Backtracking- Finally!

Jefferson finally lost his first tooth on December 13th, 2009- at 7 1/2 years old! He missed out on the "1st lost tooth" charts that teachers have in kindergarten and 1st grade since his teeth were being stubborn, but he was happy to finally experience a visit from the Tooth Fairy! He was a lucky boy. Since he had to wait so long for his first tooth to fall out, he got one Sacagawea coin ($1) and a JFK half dollar. Not shabby at all. Of course, his second tooth he didn't get anything for because the Tooth Fairy doesn't pay for teeth that the dentist pull out (c'mon, they have to fall out on their own!).

Finding the treasure the Tooth Fairy left for him:

Backtracking- Thanksgiving: Hoover Dam

After our trip to California for Thanksgiving with Nate's family, we decided to spend a couple days in Vegas, since we had to drop Nate off there for a business trip. We hadn't ever been to the Hoover Dam, so we drove out there and showed the kids where "Megatron" had been kept all those years.

The new bridge they've been building for awhile:


The Hoover Dam


Jefferson in awe:


Jenson hanging out in the van:


1st group shot


2nd group shot


We didn't take the time to walk along the dam, hopefully we'll go back soon and do that, but it was way cool to see in person!