losing a tooth, not the good way

My five year old lost his second tooth the other day. He'd lost the first a while back, one of the lower middle ones. The tooth next to it had been loose for quite a while. I never got the whole story from him or his older brother. It must have been done jokingly but the kid took his fist and literally knocked his own loose tooth out. No tears, no arguments, just a five year old knocking out his tooth. Not sure if I should laugh or cry on this one.

bedtime

I do love bedtime with the boys. Usually. Wash up, jammies on. This can take five minutes on a good day, twenty minutes other days. The boys like to "goof off" as they say. Silly stories made up on the fly, tickling is king. Then we settle down with a good book. Chapter books are good but we've been on Shel Silverstein for a while now. Always go back to him, mostly the three classics A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up. Can't go wrong with those. A little back scratch, a little chat about the day and lights out. I hope it's a good way for my children to end the day.

impersonating dad

My seven year old son did a wonderful impersonation of me. It was damn good. Exaggerated, funny, very clever. Kid's amazing. He did a full minute bit on me. Sure, I've given a lot of material to work with - I'm neurotic and all that. The boy poked at my massive disdain of parmesan cheese, my displeasure of the cats, maybe something about vinegar or cake or something. Point is, kids are funny. They're so often fun and funny. Parents need to absorb that and nurture it. Even if there's a little mischief involved. Mischief shows thought and direction. A little fun won't hurt anything. Comedy is underrated.