Dear Gibson,

Today was your end-of-school-year Dance Festival.  It's been totally funny to watch you practice your dance to "It's a Small World."  I love you, but you are one of the funniest dancers I've ever seen.  And I mean that in a good way!  Let's just say that your dancing skills are a little less Mexican and a little more Gringo.  That being said, you did a great job in the dance.  You do have great rhythm, which is why you'll make a great drummer someday.  You can't see yourself very well in the video, but it's proof that I was there and sometimes that is the only parenting points you get in a day.  Showing up points.  The crazy thing is, that in one week you'll be done with Kindergarten and on to First Grade!  I remember that time of my life very well, and it's hard to believe that now its my own son moving into grade school.  Ahhh, well.  I'll try not to get too emotional about it.

You're the one in the red shirt and Hawaiian lei, by the way.

Love,
Mom

Garbage.  I can't upload the video.  It's too long.  I'm so good at taking video!  Sorry about that, bud.  Just know that it was very, very cute and that you did a great job.  Love you!

Dear Gibson,

Today you lost your first tooth!!  It was only loose for a day, but you really wanted it out.  We tried before church, and I learned that Daddy has a very weird way of pulling teeth.  He doesn't pull; he flicks.  Needless to say, it kind of hurt you.  Part of the problem is that your adult tooth has already grown in behind the baby tooth.  You look like a shark!  So there wasn't really any traction on the baby tooth.  Anyway, you fiddled with it all through church, and when we got home it was ready.  You told Daddy he had one more try and then you were going to have Grandpa pull it.  Daddy flicked it one last time, and sure enough it popped right out!  You were excited, but a little freaked out at the same time.  You cried.  It was so adorable!  So here we go into the next phase of your childhood.  I'm not ready!  Now your smile has a little hole in it.  We had pictures after that, and you made sure to put your lip down just a little so your tooth hole showed. 

Good job, buddy.  Now you can wait for the tooth fairy to come!

Love,
Mom