Saturday, January 2, 2010

Broken Collarbone

Well, we have our first official broken bone. Justin broke his collarbone on New Year's Eve. He and Mason we climbing on the play structure at the mall that they got tangled up in each other and fell. At first I didn't think anything was wrong. However, Justin would cry when I tried to pick him up under his arms. Other than that, he seemed fine.



After naptime we decided we better get him checked out (plus we have new, more expensive insurance starting 1/1). Tommy spent 4 hours at urgent care...and sure enough, it was a broken bone! Here is the x-ray. Poor Justin, there is nothing that they can do for him...they didn't even give him a sling. And, at this age, no good drugs.



So far, Justin is being a pretty good sport. Today has definitely been his most whiney. Guess we have to take it slow for a while!

Ice Skating

I wanted to share some pictures from a new activity we have been learning. ICE SKATING! We have gone 3 times in the last few weeks. The boys are starting to get the hang of it and even like it. Thanks Deidre for helping us out!

Merry Christmas - part 2

Here is our attempt at a nice family picture for Christmas. Getting cooperation from all parties involved is lots of fun.



Here is my shot of the boys coming down the stairs on Christmas morning. By the time the camera had adjusted, Mason had already passed me by. (This is 4:30 AM.)

The boys were pretty happy with all of their gifts. We had to take their 3 year old helmets back and trade them from some 5 year old helmets...Mason's head is just too big!
Here is the boy's first attempts at the new bikes. They are pretty scary, but they are getting the hang of it!

Merry Christmas - part 1

We had a great Christmas this year. The boys were so excited and for the most part, they understood what the season is about. It was a lot of fun to experience visiting Santa, going to Snowflake lane, looking at Christmas lights and making goodies. I look forward to many Merry Christmases to come! Here are some of the highlights!
Here are the boys visiting Santa at the Space Needle:

Mason & Justin made gingerbread houses on Christmas Eve. It was messy, but fun!
Here are our Christmas Eve pictures. It took about 50 tries to get a shot...we were so excited. It was all the boys could do to sit still!