Family Pictures

Kim took some family pictures for us. I love them, except for the fact that I am in them. Oh well, lesson learned: take time to get yourself ready before getting the kid ready.

 How we all felt by the end:

Southern California

We were long overdue for a family vacation, so we headed over to Southern California a few weeks ago. My mom came with us because we needed a little extra help. We started out at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point. It was a fun little aquarium. 

I told Eve she was brave for touching the starfish, and she said, "I'm not Merida!"

 David almost attacked a stingray. 

 We watched a squid dissection. 

 Looking at the jellyfish.

 The next day we went down to Old Town San Diego. 

 We put the kids on these barrels and David wanted to hold hands. 

 Isaac spend most of the weekend in the baby carrier.

 Then we went and visited the Mormon Battalion site and panned for gold. 

 Then we drove over to Coronado Island and played on the beach.

 The kids were not fans of having sand everywhere.

We spend our last night at Mickey Mouse's Halloween Party at Disneyland. We had a great time.

 My mom took Eve and Isaac home around 9, and Chris and I stayed with Sadie and David until it closed at 11. We opted to walk back to our car instead of taking the tram and this is what we found in the stroller when we got there. 

Evel Kinievel

On 9/11 Eve fell off a kitchen stool and broke her arm and dislocated her elbow. I knew we probably had a broken arm in our future with 2 kids in gymnastics, but I didn't think it would be Eve. I was making dinner and I heard her fall and scream. I walked around the counter and she was trying to stand up and her poor arm just hung there limp. I picked her up, sat down on the couch and called Chris. Luckily he was about 3 minutes away from home. He got home at about 6:30 and Eve and I left for the Phoenix Children's Hospital Urgent Care Center. They took x-rays and sent us off to the Children's Hospital downtown. 

 They had to put her to sleep to set the bone and elbow. Here she is just waking up and looking kinda groggy. She was a real trooper and was so brave about the whole event. We finally left at about 3:30 am. 

Here she is the next day! A little tired, but still her same old self. She did not let the sling slow her down! She had to wear the splint and sling for 2 weeks. 

 Luckily she is left- handed, so she could still color.

 She wanted to try out using her toes.

 Minnie Mouse broker her arm, too!

 We dressed up like pirates for some free donuts. 

 After 2 weeks she got her pink cast! She loved it!

 Yesterday, she got her cast off after only 2 weeks. Apparently when you are only 2 your bones repair themselves at a super human speed. She was very sad to see the cast go, but very brave while getting it off. As a side note I broke my arm when I was 2 also and the scariest part was when they took the cast off! Her arm is fairly stiff from being in the same position for 4 weeks, so she doesn't really want to move it. She kept telling Chris last night, "I can't, my arm is broken!" Which is funny because she NEVER said that while she had the cast on. She just did whatever she wanted anyway.

David and Isaac

Yes, I do believe they are brothers.

 Top: Isaac, Bottom: David

 Left: David, Right: Isaac

Top: David, Bottom: Isaac