We decided that Saturdays would be family activity days this year. We have had passes to go ice skating for the past 9 months and we decided to finally use them today. Nate stayed home with Hazel and I took the other three kids. We had such a good time; Isaac was learning to spin and Aspen made some new friends there (she makes new friends everywhere we go), and Toby was speeding around the rink. We watched the zamboni clean the ice and excitedly got back on the rink for some more fun. But 3 minutes later I saw Toby on the other side of the rink, crying. So I sped over to him to find him holding part of his front tooth in his hands. He had fallen and broken off part of his front top tooth.
Anyway, to make the story short, we left and called the dentist, (who was out of town, so we had to call the back up emergency dentist) and Toby had his tooth temporarily fixed. Then we had ice cream (which heals all wounds
and bought me the rights to publish these photographs). Next week we'll go back to our regular dentist to see about a more permanent and normal looking solution. But Toby was brave and now has a good story to tell. Just not the ending that I had hoped for today.
Anyway, to make the story short, we left and called the dentist, (who was out of town, so we had to call the back up emergency dentist) and Toby had his tooth temporarily fixed. Then we had ice cream (which heals all wounds and bought me the rights to publish these photographs). Next week we'll go back to our regular dentist to see about a more permanent and normal looking solution. But Toby was brave and now has a good story to tell. Just not the ending that I had hoped for today.
Toby, ask Hannah about accidents and damaging teeth - she knocked out her two front teeth when she fell off her bike going downhill on our rather steep street - at least you look fine - she looked pretty awful - we have the pictures to prove it! (But she looked just fine within days - kids heal so fast.)
ReplyDeleteits pretty ironic, but i like hannah, bumped out my two front teeth when i was younger. Next time i see you we will have to swap stories.
ReplyDeleteDear Betsy that is every Mothers night mare. Heather knocked out both her front teeth a few days apart thank goodness they were baby teeth. (I am Harry's sister) it is fun to see and read what everyone is doing.
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I am so sorry that you had to have your tooth knocked out. At least it is fixable. Talk to Peter. He had his front tooth knocked out as well. It seems you are in good company. I had four of my bottom front teeth knocked out in a car accident when I was 18. It happens. We love you and hope that it will heal soon. Love you.
ReplyDeleteRobin lost her two front teeth playing steal the bacon at young womens when she was in high school. It was a week before her senior portrait. She had temporary ones until the swelling went down but the temporary ones would pop out while she was talking.
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