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Today was Margaret Rose's first trip to the dentist. It went very well and I'm so glad we waited this long to go. She was able to understand what was going to happen and was all for getting pretty teeth. Margaret Rose is all about dressing pretty and just doesn't get why Mary Clare is not. She once told us that she liked pretty clothes and that Mary Clare liked ugly ones. This incensed MC who declared that it was not true. Instead she said she liked "pwain clothes." We did discover today that we could get Mary Clare to wear something cute by telling her it was "sporty". When the nice folks at the dentists told her she was pretty she replied, "No. I don't do pretty." At least she didn't strip down to her Thomas the Tank engine panties which she has been known to do when her clothes are not to her liking.

The dentist's office is a fabulous place that's decorated like a jungle. They even have a glass floor that when you look down you see 2 hippos in an elaborate pond display. The kids LOVE it and the decor does make a great distraction. Here's Margaret - ever ready to pose for a picture with her lovely smile about to get lovlier. PoPo stayed with her while they cleaned her teeth and said she was just amazing - polite and cooperative.

It's been almost a year since Mary Clare was there but they remembered that last time they'd not been able to get in her mouth at all. We went because she bumped her front tooth and it had turned slightly gray. They were very patient with her but the dentist was only just able to get a glimpse of the tooth last time. Today she was Miss Coopeative. I was so proud of her! When she was finished she asked me if her teeth were "sparkly". I told her they were so bright I needed sunglasses to look at her mouth. She kindly offered me the ones she wore for the cleaning.

Outside the office Mary Clare had to practice her rock climbing. Oh, and in case you ever run into her, that IS NOT a skirt she's wearing. "Skirt" is a dirty word to MC- she even hates me to wear one. We called this "sporty shorts" to get her to put it on. It is a skort after all. We went to the IHOP afterwards. Margaret Rose adores pancakes and eggs and they have grilled cheese for Mary Clare. I got this picture right before MR decided to snitch most of PoPo's onion rings! I can't believe how white MR's teeth are!