I love my freckles, really I do. Even when I was in jr and sr high I never wanted to cover them. They give me color, character, and hide some of the redness.
I have to tell my girls to at least once a week to embrace the freckles. There is no fighting them. Even with a SPF 70 sunscreen the freckles appear, sometimes daily. Hopefully they will.
Here is my proof that there is no escaping them.
Rapunzel, November 24, 2004, age 6 1/2:
Rapunzel, August 14, 2008, age 10 1/4:
SuperChic, August 24, 2004, age 21 months:
Superchic, September 19, 2008, age 5 3/4:
Also, please note the pride in SuperChic’s eyes. She has lost four teeth in less than two weeks. The bottom two were lost Tuesday, 9/9, and Thursday 9/11, I think. the two top ones we pulled this morning.
Here’s a hint on an easier way to get a loose tooth out. Tie dental floss around the top of the tooth, make sure you knot it. Give the kid a Popsicle, to numb it up, and give it a little tug. Her tooth came out on the second or third tug. And I mean a little tug, nothing really hard. (The Popsicle also helps to keep the tooth from bleeding, a plus in my book).
bethany actually says:
I’ll have to remember that popsicle thing!
September 21st, 2008 at 1:01 am
DeeJay says:
I like the freckles. Little angel kisses as we call them.
September 21st, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Jummy says:
I’ve always loved freckles, though I don’t know if Africans freckle. I have noticed that as I’m getting older I’m getting what I’m told are skin tags. If they weren’t the tiniest bit lumpy I’d love them…maybe I will in time!
Look how huge superchic’s eyes were behind those glasses! Gorgeous.
September 21st, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Rhi says:
SuperChic does look proud! You’re all darling
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:46 pm
bluejaye says:
We are done with losing teeth. The kids pulled their own by holding the tooth with a dish towel and pulled. The towel gives them the grip they need.
I love freckles. My kids look great in them. I think it makes them look fresh and healthy. At their last Dr. visit she made a point of telling me that they were a sign of skin damage….(we weren’t using enough sunscreen)…viva la freckles.
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:55 am
amy says:
adorable
love em!
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:42 am
One Scrappy Gal says:
The freckles are so cute!!
Wait…they start losing teeth at 5?!!
September 24th, 2008 at 7:39 am