An eye patch and a missing tooth

Today we took the summer-breaking girls to Pirate's Dinner Adventure. For those of you who haven't heard of it, it's the swashbuckling sibling of Medieval Times. Sydney's obsession with a pirate's life was highly inspirational in us planning the afternoon.

The entire affair lasted about 3 hours, including preshow entertainment and the entire show itself. The whole crowd sat in six different, color-coded groups and whooped and hollered like Pavlovian maniacs every time a spotlight hit them or their matching colored pirate leader pointed at them. Sword fights, gun shots, acrobatics and lots of barely decipherable dialogue all accompanied by a chicken and beef dinner -- just like the real buccaneers. All in all, good fun.

Earlier in the day, Emelie lost her first baby tooth. Her bottom right incisor, which had been precariously rooted like a dandelion in a hurricane for about the past three weeks, succumbed to a final prod and came out without incident. Emelie was thrilled and proceeded to tongue her little gap happily the remainder of the day. She now sleeps quietly, awaiting her first visit from the Tooth Fairy. Sleep well, little bunny.

And all of you.