Toothless

Cooper had a skateboard injury about a year & a half ago that knocked his front 4 teeth loose. At the time we thought we were gonna have to pull all of them. Luckily they hardened back up but the dentist warned us that since there was nerve damage he could have problems in the future with them. Well a few days ago he started complaining of a tooth ache. He has a high tolerance for pain so we knew it must be bad. We called the dentist and he said get in here right now...so off we went but not before a quick picture

luckily we got that last toothful smile above because within minutes of being at the dentist he was on the table getting prepped for extraction
he was such a trooper, didn't shed a tear. Even the dentist was impressed. His tooth was abscessed so it was a good thing we went in. Now he and Cameron both have the same front tooth missing.
Just in time for Halloween, a jack-o-lantern pose showing off the new missing tooth. Cooper was pretty excited to share his tooth and story with his class so having the tooth fairy take it just didn't seem like an option. He decided to leave a note instead.
Guess what? It worked! He got to keep his tooth and got $5. Yup, $5 - I know a lot more than we got as kids but inflation you know.