(Our not so) Happy 4th of July!

Well, our 4th of July this year was eventful - to say the ABSOLUTE LEAST. It started out with Matt and I meeting my parents and brothers at the tennis courts. Matt and I were playing while my mom played with the kiddlies at the park next to the courts. Then we all gathered to watch Matt and my dad play doubles against my two brothers.

And this is where the FREAK ACCIDENT occurred...

My mom and I were leaving the court for something - I don't even remember - and I was walking behind Matt who had a ball coming at him. It landed way deep so I assumed he wouldn't go after it - WRONG. He turned around and he wasn't even swinging but his racquet came into direct contact with my tooth. Not just any tooth. My very front left tooth. It was my forever nightmare realized. I'm not kidding. I have had nightmares ever since I was little about losing one of my front teeth and I always wake up sweating and terrified. So when it hit and I immediately felt it loose - I just burst into tears. Luckily my mom was right there to hold me. I wasn't crying out of pain, although the blood would have made you think otherwise - I was crying because I knew I was going to lose my freaking tooth!!

We had no options. The tooth was cracked across and we don't have insurance that would really cover that right now - so we immediately went home - packed our bags (by packed our bags I mean we hurriedly threw random clothes into bags and hoped for the best) - and took off to CA to see Matt's dad - our dental hero!

We totally lucked out - I was planning on taking off to CO that day with my parents for a week - so I had no obligations at home - and Matt was planning to go on trek but there happened to be another person who wanted to go so he was able to bail last minute.

(About 8 or 9 hours into the drive.)

So we knew there was nothing Rick could do that night so we called up our long lost BFFs - the Ruggles - and asked if we could crash that night at their place so we weren't in the car a full 12 hours with two teeny ones. We even got to watch the fireworks with them that night!

Also - Adam was loving Rawson - he wouldn't stop hugging him - it was so cute - I need to get the pics from Raquel. He first walked up to Rawson and head butted him and then hugged him - that means Adam REALLY like him :) They were meant to be best friends.

Liv and Cos had a bit of an awkward reunion but within minutes they were BFFs again playing with barbies and dolls. Liv was SO excited to hear that we were going to have a sleep over with her!

So we got to Santa Rosa in the morning just in time for my appointment. Rick took the x rays and it was exactly what he expected. Luckily, my root hadn't been damaged but the tooth was totally cracked and it had to come out. I was so depressed but I felt SO BLESSED that my father in law was the best dentist ever! So I sat in that chair for a good two hours while Rick pulled out every tool I think he has in that office. My face was constantly vibrating from the machinery in my mouth! And they all had very intense names! Rick kept asking me if I was okay because I think my face looked very worried :) However, Rick is AMAZING with the drugs - I never felt a thing! And I had A LOT done to my gums. Best root canal EVER!

So there was still some root but he had to go and take out the nerve because it was going to die eventually. Then he had to do a lot of other stuff with the root that was still in tact. Then he put a post in there for the crown that will be attached once it's finished. Luckily, the lab was able to rush order the tooth so I'll have it by Friday.

I know this sounds like the worst experience EVER - but there were really so many instances where we felt so blessed! Everything was able to work out perfectly and the cost of driving out here is probably 1/10 of what this whole procedure would have cost if we had stayed in UT and taken care of it. And that's not including Livy's appointment and Matt's cavity :)