Using toothpaste!

For a long time, Eliana has been asking whether she can use toothpaste when brushing teeth.  And all along, we've been telling her that she has to wait until her 3-year check-up with her dentist, so that we can get an "ok" from him. 

The check-up came and Eliana not only got a new pink princess toothbrush, princess floss, but also a tube of Crest for Kids toothpaste.  She was oh-so-excited.  In the first three days, she brushed her teeth about 12 times.

First, just a dab of toothpaste.

Then brush, brush, brush.

And she has to remember to rinse her mouth and spit out the bubbly white stuff, NOT swallow it (even though it tastes good, at least to her).

And then she rinses out the toothbrush when done.

Now repeat...