Blake finally lost a tooth!

That's right.... my big 7 year old just barely lost his first tooth! This boy has been hoping and waiting to lose a tooth since he was 5. His front two bottom teeth have been loose for a while. In fact, his adult tooth is almost completely grown in behind it. I took Blake to the dentist for a checkup, and the dentist told us if these two teeth weren't gone by his next visit, (which is this month) he would have to have them pulled. Each costing $60. Terry decided he wasn't going to pay the dentist to do something that we could do ourselves, so he told Blake that if he could get them out himself, he would pay him $20. So Blake started working on getting it loose. Once it was ready to come out, Blake let Terry tie a string around it and pull it out. It worked! So his first tooth came out on December 23rd, 2011. So Blake had a pretty exciting couple of days. The Tooth Fairy came, then Santa came the night after! Since taking this picture, Blake, with the help of Terry and a string, has managed to get the other tooth out as well. Thanks to Blake for saving us a total of $120! Although, I'm pretty sure Terry still owes him the $20 he promised him. The Tooth Fairy brought him $5 a tooth, so by the time he gets paid by his dad, he will have made $30 for 2 teeth. This boy sure knows how to make some money. All I can say is, I'd rather keep it in the family than give it to the dentist!!