Big Day for Katie!

Katie started taking skiing lessons this year. I figure if we are going to be living in New York for 3 more years, then she might as well learn. She really LOVES it and has been begging her teacher to take her up on the "big hill" since her second lesson. She officially graduated from the bunny slope to the big hill tonight!

Katie with the 3 other skiers in her group!

Video of Katie skiing down the "big hill" for the first time! Way to go Katie!

After an awesome night on the slopes, Donnie discovered that Katie's permanent tooth was starting to come in behind her baby tooth. Katie has had this wiggly, wobbly tooth for a while now, but it just hasn't been ready to come out, but when your other tooth is already coming in, then I think it is time for the baby tooth to go!

She pulled it out all by herself! Way to go Katie!

She couldn't be more proud of this toothless smile! Katie is the last kid in her first grade class to loose her first tooth! This is a day she has been dreaming of...

We wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy asking if she would leave Katie's tooth because she wanted to save it in her first tooth box. Sure enough, the Tooth Fairy left her tooth and $5.00! I think the Tooth Fairy must pay extra for the 1st tooth!

...there are so many special moments with your kids that you want to remember forever, but it is the milestones like these that make you realize just how fast they are growing up...