That's Carter and Emmy (my sister's new little girl) in front of our Christmas tree. With that image, I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. There will be no updates until Jan. 2. Taking a little family time to spend with the ones that mean the most to me, so the Interweb will have to get along without me for a week.

See everyone next year.


Tooth Monkey
Originally uploaded by allaboutduncan.

A few weeks ago, Carter had his first dentist appointment. To prepare for it, we went to the Discovery Center, where they have a play dentist office set up.

Just in case Mom or Dad (or Grandma or Grandpa) doesn’t want to play the patient, they have what I call the Tooth Monkey. It’s a stuffed monkey with a full set of human (or larger) size choppers.

Carter thought it was cool and had a blast. He did great at the dentist, but I think the Tooth Monkey has me a little scared.