The Tooth Fairy Is Real....Just Ask Eli

So my little 10 year old thought he was going to pull a fast one on the ole' tooth fairy...and not that I think a ten year old should still believe in the tooth fairy but I am always up for a good challenge...so when Eli lost a HUGE tooth this weekend and then smirked at me while telling me he was going to put it under his pillow but he knew it was me....I thought that the tooth fairy should at least get a fighting chance to show she is real. So, when we put the kids to bed Eli put the tooth under his pillow...but then after I left he put it in his pocket so he could "prove whether the tooth fairy was real or not"...


And when the tooth fairy tried to retrieve the tooth she was unsuccessful because of course...she did not know to what extent she was being tested...but she left her gift anyway...expecting a good laugh the next morning...but when Mommy went to wake the boys up this morning...Eli stood up, wrapped his blanket around him...and his tooth fell onto the bed...and with seconds to spare she scooped it up, put it in her pocket and secretly smiled to herself...and when she asked Eli if he had been visited by the tooth fairy...she got to smirk as he ran back to his bed...and came back smiling but confused...he said, "did you hear me tell Noah I was going to test the tooth fairy by putting it in my pocket?" and I truthfully answered NO...and we both just smiled...and I just love this job of mommy!!