Cast OFF!!

Jake got his cast taken off yesterday!! As soon as we got home he got to take a nice, long bath!! I think the smell of his stinky foot will forever be imbedded in my nostrils. GROSS.
Let's keep our fingers crossed for NO MORE CASTS!!

Another Cast For Jake :(

This was our happy boy before....

This is him after...

On Sept 2nd,

Jake and his brothers were playing out in the backyard

after the boys had gotten home from school. I heard Jake screaming so I hurried outside and found all 3 boys on the trampoline. Jake was in obvious pain. He wouldn't put any weight on his right leg. I knew that wasn't a good sign. As soon as Curt got home, I took Jake to the Urgent Care. Long story short, he wore a temporary splint for a week, until we were able to see the pediatric orthopedic specialist. He took more x-rays and informed me that he suspected a "toddler fracture" on Jake's tibia. The dr couldn't actually see the fracture, but was able to see an area on the tibia where it was healing. So....Jake got to have a full cast on his leg. He was such a good boy! I was so proud of him :) The cast hasn't slowed him down at all. He will only wear the cast for about 2 1/2 weeks and we are very much looking forward to then!!

The Boys' Favorite Past Times

Lego's

Star Wars drawings...

Ty's Animals

One morning before school,

Ty was playing with these stuffed animals and asked me to take pictures of them.

Then he discovered that, because his horse was magnetic, it would stick to my metal sign. He kept changing its pose for each picture. What a crack up!!

Makutu's Island

On Saturday, August 14th,

we took the boys to Makutu's Island. We wanted to do something fun with them since Daddy had been gone a lot with coaching his football team. The boys had so much fun!!

The Cabin

Fun at the Cabin...

August 21st

Alex "Chuy" came with us this time.

Scout was in HEAVEN!!

The Black Mesa

Where Has the Time Gone?

Luke and Ty started school this week!

I can't believe that Ty is in all day Kindergarten now. It feels strange to have him gone for so long each day, but I am happy that he gets to go to school with his big brother. Luke is now in 2nd grade!! He loves school and really enjoys learning.

Jake can't be left out of any photo opp!

Jake's "Blue Band-Aid"

On Tuesday, July 14th, Jake was climbing on an entertainment center (we think) and the T.V. somehow fell off....landing on his left foot. Curt took him to the ER (because I was on my way home from Ohio at the time). After 7 loooong hours in the ER, they were sent home with a splint, a prescription for pain meds and orders to see a specialist the next day. The x-rays and CT scan showed a fracture of the heel bone and also a misplacement of another bone :( The podiatrist put a cast on him and said it would take about 5-6 weeks to heal.




This little kitty was given to Jake by the ER dr.

Tuckered out. FINALLY getting some sleep!

Jake really had a rough time for the first few days....but thankgoodness he is happier now and is figuring out how to get around with that big club on his foot. We go back in to see the foot dr. on the 29th...more xrays and a new cast. Jake wants red this time :)