A Reward For a Perfect Smile

Today we headed to the dentist for Evan's six month cleaning and Libby's first cleaning ever! I was so, so nervous about Libby's teeth. She eats way more sweets than she should and she is terrible about letting us brush her teeth. The exam was far from pleasant (thank goodness Dr. April is a friend or she might not let us come back!), but Libby's teeth looked perfect. April could tell she is a thumb-sucker but told me to not worry about it right now. And Evan got an A+ for his excellent dental hygenine!

After the exams, we headed to the aquarium. Evan was so excited...it was all he talked about for days. He loves to go to the dentist because he knows where we end up afterwards.

I know Evan is only four, but I seriously would not be surprised if he ended up in a career that involved animals. Right now, he is particularly interested in sea creatures and he can tell you all kinds of amazing facts. Needless to say, he was in heaven.

Libby started out on the hesitant side but quickly became just as fascinated as her brother. She loved standing on the display ledges and studying the exhibits up close. She even got pretty brave and doing the hands-on exhibits. The shark exhibit was the only exception. No amount of prodding or goading could get her in that tunnel. Two steps in...she turned around and ran out shouting, "No, no, no!".