The girls went to the pediatric dentist today for a cleaning. This is their 2nd visit so Ashlyn was very relaxed and actually had been looking forward to going back. Avery was a little reluctant when it was her turn. The dentist and hygienist were actually very good with Avery and had her lay in my lap with her head on my knees while they cleaned her teeth. Boy have times changed! I still remember my first visit to the dentist. I was around 4 or 5 and quite frightened. Parents were asked to remain in the waiting area which made me even more uneasy. I remember crying when the hygienist was trying to take x-rays of my teeth. She squeezed my cheeks and said with a clinched jaw, "We don't cry here!" So I was relieved at the girls' first visit when the hygienist welcomed me back. While getting her teeth cleaned, Ashlyn was entertained by watching a movie on a flat screen embedded in the ceiling. I recall being entertained only by a paper poster of animals when I was young. Like I said... boy have times changed!
After the dentist, we came home to work on Ashlyn's school project... a carrot contest. I had to read the paper twice when I took it out of Ashlyn's folder... what in the world? In honor of the state fair, her school had a carrot "dress up" contest. I mentioned the contest to Mag and she gave the suggestion of dressing the carrot as a clown. So Ashlyn, Chris and myself came up with this clown carrot below. Ashlyn won "most festive carrot!" I thought it turned out really cute.
