Rachel's new smile ~ Lubbock, TX ~ Lubbock Photographer

Yesterday, my daughter Rachel lost her first tooth at age 4 1/2. It had been loose for about a week and yesterday, she pulled it out all by herself. She presented her tooth along with a new gap in her grin. I took some pictures of her today

This has been a momentous week in the Barrick household for another reason: On Monday, the Kentucky men's basketball team won its 8th National Championship. For a Kentucky girl like me, it means the world. Go Cats!

Head coach John Calipari and Kentucky President Eli Capilouto hold the trophy after the Wildcats 

defeat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59  in the National Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's 

Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 2, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

(April 2, 2012 - Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images North America)