Carter Family Fun: The Last huge, enormous, gigantic, crazy Catch-up (May)

A day at the Zoo!

Katey Jane's face is almost back to normal! YAY.

Sunny days playing in the yard!

Complete with naked kiddos and popsicles

Landon has followed in his older brother and sister's footsteps - he could swing all day and never be sick of it!

The couch cruiser has gained SPEED

Halsy got his first paycheck!!

My parents babysat so we could go on a "First Paycheck Date" and we came home to this. Melt Me.

What up Boi!

Poor Cameron and I had a bad week with the dentist. Cameron had cavities when he was younger in his front four teeth. When the fillings were put in the dentist gave us some okay odds that he would keep them until he was of teeth-losing age......well his poor teeth started hurting him. They hurt when he ate, or did anything. It happened on a Thursday afternoon and we could not get in with his pediatric dentist, let alone ANY pediatric dentist within 15 miles. I finally had to call my dentist from when I was a kid (not a pediatric specialist) and he did me a major favor and came in Friday at noon (his day off I might add) to help Cameron. After testing his teeth to see which ones hurt, Cameron's answers were inconclusive as to which teeth hurt. So he took xrays and it showed decay around the front teeth - the same ones with fillings. His best guess was to remove the middle front teeth.

A Little history - Cameron is the best kid at the dentist. He lets them look in his mouth, even had shots and cavities filled - the kid is amazing.

Back to the story - Dr. Robinson has no notrus in his office so we numbed him up with novocaine and yanked them. It was the worst thing I have ever had to do as a mother. Cameron was screaming and shaking and I know it hurt, but there was nothing I could do. I was there holding the suction straw (there were no hygienists there) and trying to comfort him as best I could. He was so traumatized. Poor guy. He felt better after so we thought we had solved the problem. This was his picture after that appointment.

Here he is on Saturday - fit as a fiddle.

Saturday night he started complaining that the tooth next to the front teeth was hurting. Buy Sunday morning it was so bad he couldn't function again. No eating, no sleeping, it was bad. I called Dr. Robinson on Sunday to get some pain medication and he did ok with that for Sunday. I called his pediatric dentist Monday morning to hopefully get in to see them so that this tooth pull wouldn't be so traumatic. Well, I was wrong. They were great and squeezed us in, but Cameron was having no part in it. He was screaming like he was being stabbed before they even started. I know he felt this one too.......ooooh it brings tears to my eyes and makes my tummy sick to remember it. I knew this was the problem tooth from the beginning because as soon as it was pulled his whole body relaxed and it was like there was no pain.

We went back for a check up a week later - it was bad. He wouldn't even lay on the table for the doctor. He wouldn't let them look in his mouth. We have to start over from zero. I am so sad about it. He was sooo good. Sorry Cameron.

Landon LOVES Austin

and graham crackers....

For some reason this is the only photo I took at the annual Carter Camping trip. We had so much fun this year!!

Annual Check up with Dr, Palmer! We Love Dr. Palmer. Cameron was seen for his 5 year, KJ for her 3 yr, and Landon for his 9 mo. They let me set an appointment for all three to come at one. It was crazy, but we are finished for another year!