Merry Christmas...

...from our family to yours!

Junior Pro Basketball 2009

This is the year of many firsts for Clayton! Another of those included Junior Pro basketball at his elementary school. Clayton was a little nervous at first, but he quickly fell in love with the sport. The season seemed to end in no time and they had their last game Friday night and received their trophies afterwards. Clayton is very proud to add another trophy to his growing collection!

Girls Getaway

For the first time in my LIFE (literally) I left my family members and travelled to Denver, Colorado on the first weekend in December to meet some of my best friends in the world for a weekend of shopping, dining, and lots and lots of talking. I was nervous about being away, but that quickly faded as we laughed and gabbed and shared as we were able to take a break from the lives we all so similarly share. It was a ton of fun and I am so glad I did it and did not let the guilt keep me from participating. All Moms should commit to taking some time out for themselves!

A Thanksgiving to Remember

Sorry it's been so long since I've written! Thanksgiving morning Evan decided to pull Blake out of his crib! Andy had gotten up early to go deer hunting and I was brushing my teeth when I heard Blake crying painfully outside of my bedroom door. I didn't notice right away but after I fed him his breakfast and put him down I realized that something was NOT right with his foot or leg. He tried to take a step and just collapsed. I had him try to walk a few times and each time was painfully unsuccessful. I decided to take him to the children's hospital an hour away because I was so concerned. The doctor explained that although babies bones are very difficult to break he could have what they refer to as a "toddler fracture." A toddler fracture happens along the shin bone and is the result of more of a twisting action. I told her I didn't see the accident but that I suspected that maybe his foot got caught or something. We agreed that if it wasn't his foot then it was a good possibility that it was his leg and that that could've easily happened as he was being pulled out by a kid not even 10 lbs heavier than him. She also explained that there was a good possibility that the "toddler fracture" would not show up on xray, that it is something that is much more easily detected on xray after it has healed. They did 15 xrays from the hip down and Mommy got to play assistant to the xray technician for all 15, fun, fun. The xrays came back clear and we concluded that it was either a bad ankle sprain or in fact a toddler fracture. She explained that the toddler fracture would heal so quickly that he wouldn't even need a brace. As the days passed it was evident to me that it was his leg and not his ankle. He slowly started to bear weight on his leg and pitifully limped around. It just so happened that I had videoed him walking just a couple of weeks prior to that. He had gotten some new "sqeaky shoes" and I wanted to get him on video walking in them. So I couldn't resist comparing that to his limp walk. So now I will always have to tell Evan the story of how he broke his brother's leg! This was definitely a Thanksgiving to remember!