Papa Fanning

April 21, 2012
My grandfather, Hal Fanning, self published a book with his short stories and poems and a song he has written over the years.  The book is beautiful and a wonderful keepsake we will treasure.  He had a book signing at my parents.  It was all very exciting and fun.  We were surprised to find out that everyone received their very own copy.  Our children have read many sections and taken the book to school and shared with their teachers. Pretty adorable.




Papa with his editor and a family friend Don Bonifay.  Don spent hundreds (thousands?) of hours helping Papa edit, type, format and eventually publish his book.
 



Papa gives THE BEST hugs!



I think he calls Bryn "shorty."  (I do too for that matter!)



Tanner getting his squeeze.

First and Second cousins! Charity, CJ, Briana, and Brinley



More cousins: Tanner and Holden stuffing themselves with the flavored popcorn Gram provided. (Kettle corn, Ranch, and White Cheddar....yum!)

The line to have "the author" sign your book.

Meisje with Papa



Hudson and Adam reading their book.



Aubrey reading hers.  The book has fun pictures of family spread throughout that go along with some of the poems.

 

It was really so cute how everyone got comfy and read away.

 



The girls headed outside because it was time to go, and I found them on the sidewalk reading. 

The Tooth Fairy

April 17, 2012
Oh the excitement of loosing that first tooth!  Aubrey's tooth was very wiggly and finally, with a little bit of advise from a friend at school to "just twist it", it came out.  She was one happy little girl.  She came home with a cute little tooth case.  Her teacher put her name up on the Big Tooth in her classroom.  She kept squealing "is this a dream?!"  She even drew a picture and wrote a sweet note to the Tooth Fairy letting her know she could "cip the cas." (Keep the tooth case.)



So excited to go to sleep.  She has her note and tooth all ready, and luckily the Tooth Fairy remembered to stop by!
Aubrey was hoping to get $100 but seemed very pleased with the $3.25 that was left under her pillow.

May 7, 2012
Tooth #2 is out!  Aubrey mentioned Monday night that her tooth was a little bit loose.  Well, I was very surprised when I picked her up after school and she came skipping to the car so excitedly.  Her friend Corbin once again told her just how to remove her tooth.  "Push it, just push it."  Once again she decided to write a note to the Tooth Fairy.  This time she wanted to "cip" (keep) her tooth "pleseeeeee!"



She was happy to be able to eat her after school snack, an apple, without worrying about her tooth.  She said lunch was a little tricky because her tooth was so loose!
 



Love the note:)



This must be her lucky shirt because she was wearing it both days she lost her teeth!