Tuesday, April 04, 2006

International Hat Monday on... Tuesday!!!



This week: Morocco! Yes, we pretty much ran through Morocco this year and took about 20 pictures. Anna is pictured with native head garb. Mostly the photo-op thing this year. Last year, (below) on the other hand, was a bit more special:


Anna, lost her first tooth in Morocco, at the Tangierine Cafe. The crazy thing was that she lost it during a ticklefest with her friends, the Oldenbergs, from Grand Rapids (pictured) that we met down there. She lost her tooth and it was bleeding but we couldn't find the tooth. THE TOOTHFAIRY WAS GOING TO BE A NO-SHOW!!! That didn't sit well with Anna, so we looked all over for the tooth. Yes, the booth we sat at was rather dark, and yes, a main staple of Moroccan dining is rice. A five year old's tooth is about the size of a grain of cooked rice. So, after we searched through much food on the floor that had probably seen time in other people's mouths, we finally found the tooth! And yes, the toothfairy made her first appearance that night! Here's a happy Anna after we found the tooth:

3 comments:

Leah B said...

I love the tooth story. You have a way to tell a story that just cracks me up! A good parent does many uncomfortable things for the love of a child.
Leah Banicki

amberWIRE said...

You have the cutest pictures on your blog. I'm a big fan :o)

Kristin Baker said...

My brother works at the U.S. embassy in Morrocco. It's beautiful there.