Drama/Halloween/Birthday

Does it ever feel like things just come and go so quickly that if you blink you will miss them? That is how the last week was. A lot happened in such a short amount of time that I really didn't have much time to think about any of it.

Halloween turned out to be completely different this year. Jess and I didn't dress up. I know, so not like us! We didn't go to the Trunk or Treat, first for us. And we couldn't get Mason to smile much. :-(

Mason went to his cousin Austin's birthday party on Friday night for a sleepover. I was suppose to pick him up Halloween morning at 10 am. At 9:30 when I was getting ready to walk out the door, I get a call from Erin, Austin's mom. She said, "Uh, we've had an accident!" I said, "OK?" She then tells me that Mason's front tooth has come out, completely. It took a second to register what this meant. This is Mason's permanent tooth. Neither one of us knew what to do. So I frantically called Jess to get a hold of our dentist while I tried to get a hold of Mason's dentist. Within a couple of minutes I had called Erin back to tell her that my dentist was going to meet me at his office. Well, in that time, Erin's friend/father of one of the party goers/Endodontist had shown up to pick up his son. He took the tooth, shoved it back up into place and then he and my brother Kevin took Mason over to his office. Mason now has stitches up his gums and a wire going across his front three teeth. Hopefully it will take and his tooth won't die.
I have to say that I could not be more grateful to that generous man. He was on his way to his daughter's basketball game on his day off that was also a holiday. He spent two hours working on Mason. We are also taking Mason back to him for a check up in a week and then in two weeks he will give Mason a root canal. So I want to slip him a little referral, if you need a great Endodontist, see MATTHEW COX!!!
So here is what happened to cause this drama..... He was jumping from side to side in a bounce house and his tooth hooked the net. When he dropped, the tooth was yanked out! He really handled it way better than I ever would have. And I have to say thank you to Erin and Kevin for handling it so well. Erin was in there hugging him and being very motherly, thinking of the missing tooth, which is something I never would have even thought of. And Kevin spent the two hours at the dentist office with us, helping Matt prepare everything.

Erin and Kevin invited us over to Erin's sister Sarah's house for Halloween night. Every year Sarah puts on a Chili Cook Off with her family. Then all the kids split into different age groups and head out to trick or treat. This is the first year my kids have ever trick or treated door to door and they loved it. They loved being with their cousins, they loved walking the streets, and they loved coming back and dumping their candy to see what they got. I have to say that Jess and I liked it a lot better too. It brought back so many memories of how we used to spend our Halloweens. We had a great time and hopefully they'll let us crash next year! (hint-hint)

I don't know if we were able to get a smile out of Mason all night. I don't know if he just didn't feel good or if he didn't want his teeth showing. In case no one knows, Mason is Duke from G.I. Joe, Maddox is Snake Eyes from G.I. Joe, and Claire is Cinderella. Her favorite princess. Jess and I did wear black for Halloween so we should at least get points for that, right?

I am lucky enough that Erin's kids and my kids are the same age. Mason and Austin in the top left, Maddox and Seth in the top right, Claire and Brooklyn in the bottom right, and the group of dressed up party goers in the bottom left. You can see why my kids had so much fun!

Jess' dad dresses up pretty freaky every year and we usually find him hiding some where. One year we came home to a dead body laying on our front lawn with a knife sticking out. This year was by far the freakiest! You can tell by the pictures. Maddox was even scared. You can see him hiding behind Jess trying to get away. It's one of the traditions we have come to look forward to.

On Sunday, the day after Halloween, Jess turned 31!! The last year has just flown by. It seems like we were just making a huge deal about the fact that he was now in his thirties. We spent the day with just the two of us. Jess' mom, Jill, kept our kids on Halloween night until Sunday at about 5:00. It was so nice to have that time together. I have to say that I am married to the greatest man ever!! There are so many reasons why I love this man. He is perfect for me! Happy Birthday Jess!!!