Friday First and Funnies

Tonight, we had the honor of watching our awesomely gifted daughter and the rest of the talented cast perform "Twelfth Night" for the first-ever "Shakespeare in the Park" offered by the Berks County Parks and Recreation Board.

As it's a comedy and the first time ever done in a park in our county, today's post counts as a Friday First and a Friday Funny.

We are so proud of Emily and all the hard work she and the others put into this production.

And fun was had by all!

Some photos:

Friday Funnies

My Friday Funnies post comes in the form of a funny story about Ethan.

Yesterday, Ethan decided it was time to start walking (i.e.: toddling) in earnest. He's been toying with the idea and walking a few steps here and there, causing great excitement and impressing us immensely.

So the day had arrived to step up (pun intended) the challenge to himself and cross the room.

The cheers could be heard to the moon and back I think. (Side note: Babies are NOT usually very keen on too much excitement. They join in but are easily overwhelmed, funny enough.)

Anyways...

That personal challenge met, Ethan began toddling everywhere he could, though he easily switched back to "4-wheel-drive" when necessary/needed.

So we're heading across the children's book area of the store when Ethan spots a little 18-month-old girl we'd been "talking" to earlier. She smiled behind her pacifier.

And to borrow a well-loved phrase from Dave Barry: I am NOT making this up. He spots this little girl while he's in crawl-mode and suddenly pulls himself up to his feet and begins to "strut" (in a wobbly-baby way, of course) in front of her as if to say, "Hey, Baby."

Okay. Okay. That probably wasn't the actual thought in his sweet little brain, but the sentiments were there. He was thinking something about impressing this little girl...and that was the funniest part of all.

Oh, it's starts so young...

Friday Firsts

I decided to take a break in my weekly Friday Funnies to bring you (drumroll): Friday Firsts.

The event I'm about to list actually happened yesterday, but who's checking...

Edward lost his FIRST tooth.

With Emily losing teeth left and right (she's up to molars now, I'd completely forgotten that he was coming of age to begin this dental replacement ritual.

At lunch yesterday, he complained that his one tooth was hurting. When I asked which one, he pointed to one of his lower front teeth. I suggested that maybe it was loose and ready to come out. He wiggled it and sure enough it was very, very loose.

A bit of pushing and prodding during the afternoon had that baby finally falling out by about 6 p.m. -- during dinner, of course.

He decided to save it from the Tooth Fairy until tonight since Stuart RETURNED today (Hooray! Yay! Yee-haw! See: Happy Dance), and he wanted him to join in on the joy and celebration of his first tooth going under his pillow. Sweet little guy, huh?

Emily promptly told him that since it was his first tooth, the Fairy would probably leave him a golden dollar, card, and book -- as she did for her first tooth. Afterall, she informed him, it is a special time.

Way to raise the bar, Emmypie. *grin*

No pressure, Mommy and Daddy. er, um...Tooth Fairy.