So last night we went to Jaxon's baseball game. Yes, that meant that it was not snowing! I had to check out where G's accident occurred and to my surprise it wasn't even 10 ft into the park. I still don't understand how it happened. Oh, well Grif is healing nicely although he is going to have a nasty scar.
I was so happy to be able to watch Jax play. His first up to bat he struck out but was walked the second time and he was so proud to score a run. The sky was darkening and I knew that the game was coming to an end. Jax was in the dugout and I was ready to go home. But then next thing I noticed Jax was back out in the out field. A play or two later a pop fly was headed right towards him (in very slow motion it seemed) and he caught it. Crazy mom screaming on the bench. The look on Jaxon's face was absolutely priceless - I wish I had a picture. He was so shocked that it was in his mitt and it almost seemed like he wasn't quite sure what to do next. I am pretty sure that someone told him to throw it to third and I was thinking no don't do that you might over throw it. But to everyone surprise they made a double play and ended the game. Not a bad way to end his second game playing in the Minor's. Oh and he got the MVP award for the game. That was a great boost for his self esteem.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Our next Emergencies
A long, long story of our next crazy emergency. It all began with the night of Jaxon's first baseball game. I was so excited that the weather had cleared enough that they could play. We were running a little behind time since we were feeding 3 families and coordinating so many schedules.I dropped Jax off and told him I would be back to watch his game. I ran back and got all the kids fed and headed them out the door so we could get back to the ball field. I had all my cute nephews and niece with me and I thought we were doing pretty good. WRONG!!! Somehow Grif had found a stick and tripped with it before we were even 100 feet into the the grass near the ball fields.
I didn't know how bad it was right away. I knew there was a lot of blood but I got everyone over to the bleachers so I didn't lose anyone in the process. there I checked out his arm and right away I knew we would need stitches. We were a block from the urgent care so I thought I would head there, but I ultimately knew we would be at the Children's Hospital again. I left all the kids at the ball field with the other team parents and headed off with grif. I really didn't panic but I just kept thinking WHY? We joke about putting the boys in protective bubbles but if we could actually do it I might really give it a try.
At the Urgent Care when we checked out his injury we could see that it was all the way down to his tendons in his wrist. So off I went to the ER. It is sad to say that we know the nursing staff there and they know us. We even had our same room that we had last time.
It took over 4 hours to get him stitched back up. He had to have x-rays done to make sure the stick hadn't done other damage or left anything behind. We also had to do testing to make sure he didn't have any tendon or nerve damage and then there was the complication of getting the skin to meet up since he took such a big hunk out.
One of the cute moments of the Emergency was Grif insisting that he did not need any more "Shocks". To him they are not shots they are shocks and I have to agree with him there. No matter how much you prepare it is always a shock to get poked with a needle. He growled a little bit at the Dr. as he repeatedly gave him a whole lot of "Shocks" in his little wound. Poor BRAVE little man!
Grif has been there so many times that he knows what he wants and how to get it. So he told them right away that he was expecting a puppy and a Slurpee. Of course he got them because once again he let them stitch him up without any sedation. Should I be worried that he is so calm and relaxed in the Emergency Room?
Could it actually get worse?! Yes, yes it could. Three days later we were supposed to be going skiing when I got a phone call from the State Health Department. They were just calling to inform us that we had been exposed to the measles. While we were checking in at the ER we were exposed to the virus. Because of the exposure we had to get a shot ASAP to help prevent us from getting the measles.
This young man had not been vaccinated and this has caused an outbreak and sent panic throughout the community. Those others who have been exposed and have not been vaccinated and are now at extreme risk of contracting the highly contagious disease.
Grrrrr! I always worry about picking up some nasty germs at the ER but this was an unexpected upset to our already crazy week. The good news is that hopefully we will have prevented our little family from getting the measles. Grif and I survived our "Shocks" and proceed forward to our next week of adventures.
I didn't know how bad it was right away. I knew there was a lot of blood but I got everyone over to the bleachers so I didn't lose anyone in the process. there I checked out his arm and right away I knew we would need stitches. We were a block from the urgent care so I thought I would head there, but I ultimately knew we would be at the Children's Hospital again. I left all the kids at the ball field with the other team parents and headed off with grif. I really didn't panic but I just kept thinking WHY? We joke about putting the boys in protective bubbles but if we could actually do it I might really give it a try.
At the Urgent Care when we checked out his injury we could see that it was all the way down to his tendons in his wrist. So off I went to the ER. It is sad to say that we know the nursing staff there and they know us. We even had our same room that we had last time.
It took over 4 hours to get him stitched back up. He had to have x-rays done to make sure the stick hadn't done other damage or left anything behind. We also had to do testing to make sure he didn't have any tendon or nerve damage and then there was the complication of getting the skin to meet up since he took such a big hunk out.
One of the cute moments of the Emergency was Grif insisting that he did not need any more "Shocks". To him they are not shots they are shocks and I have to agree with him there. No matter how much you prepare it is always a shock to get poked with a needle. He growled a little bit at the Dr. as he repeatedly gave him a whole lot of "Shocks" in his little wound. Poor BRAVE little man!
Grif has been there so many times that he knows what he wants and how to get it. So he told them right away that he was expecting a puppy and a Slurpee. Of course he got them because once again he let them stitch him up without any sedation. Should I be worried that he is so calm and relaxed in the Emergency Room?
Could it actually get worse?! Yes, yes it could. Three days later we were supposed to be going skiing when I got a phone call from the State Health Department. They were just calling to inform us that we had been exposed to the measles. While we were checking in at the ER we were exposed to the virus. Because of the exposure we had to get a shot ASAP to help prevent us from getting the measles.
This young man had not been vaccinated and this has caused an outbreak and sent panic throughout the community. Those others who have been exposed and have not been vaccinated and are now at extreme risk of contracting the highly contagious disease.
Grrrrr! I always worry about picking up some nasty germs at the ER but this was an unexpected upset to our already crazy week. The good news is that hopefully we will have prevented our little family from getting the measles. Grif and I survived our "Shocks" and proceed forward to our next week of adventures.
Cousin Devin's Spring Break
Devin came to stay for his Spring Break. He and his family came to go skiing BUT Devin didn't really want to leave the boys even to go skiing. So daddy and uncle Todd went without him. Devin's excuse was that he needed to help me with Grifin. It's fun to feel so loved.
We had a busy week. We went sledding and had a really great time. I thought maybe we would go for an hour, but three and a half hours later we came home soaking wet and exhausted. We all had a good laugh. I haven't seen Elena laugh and smile so much in a long time.
One Day we went to 3 different candy factories. You would think that the boys would be in heaven but by the 3rd one they were exhausted and hungry. We thought! My boys never ate their burgers so maybe they were just exhausted. Christina and I wanted to go to our last stop just for fun. There was a show called Little Choclatiers that we both watched and thought it would be fun to go to their shop. It was fun because we got to meet Katie while we were there.
We had so many fun busy days with a lot of adventures! Another really fun day was heading up to Hill Air Force Base to see all the amazing aircraft they have in the museum there. There a lot of amazing planes but Grif was so cute I forgot to take pictures of much else. The boys got lost in the world of aviation. Jaron had such agreat time dressing up too. Jaxon and I learned about gyroscopes and the role they have in an aircraft.
We also went skiing and talked Devin into going one last time since Jax was going too. Sadly I didn't get any pictures of Jax's first time skiing but we will just have to go again. Of course it was an adventure because that is the only way we do things around here. We got up to the hill and found out Jaxon's coat would not zip up anymore. It was snowing a lot and he was getting more nervous by the minute but he finally road the ski lift up and ended up having a great time. We got up to the Mountain very late because of a strange emergency I will explain in the next post. I forget every year how much I really do love to go skiing. The powder was amazing!
Finally we came to our last night and Devin was not going to let his parents talk him into staying at Grandma's instead of our house. He and the boys woke up early so they could play Rock Band before he went home. It ended up being about 11 before they finally got on the road. The whole trip he talked about moving here and staying here and what he would do if he changed to the boys school. He also started calling our house his house and home. It was crazy having 4 boys in our scrunchy house but they made so many memories through all of our adventures. They shared beds, germs and sicknesses as well as a lot of laughs and fun.
We had a busy week. We went sledding and had a really great time. I thought maybe we would go for an hour, but three and a half hours later we came home soaking wet and exhausted. We all had a good laugh. I haven't seen Elena laugh and smile so much in a long time.
One Day we went to 3 different candy factories. You would think that the boys would be in heaven but by the 3rd one they were exhausted and hungry. We thought! My boys never ate their burgers so maybe they were just exhausted. Christina and I wanted to go to our last stop just for fun. There was a show called Little Choclatiers that we both watched and thought it would be fun to go to their shop. It was fun because we got to meet Katie while we were there.
We had so many fun busy days with a lot of adventures! Another really fun day was heading up to Hill Air Force Base to see all the amazing aircraft they have in the museum there. There a lot of amazing planes but Grif was so cute I forgot to take pictures of much else. The boys got lost in the world of aviation. Jaron had such agreat time dressing up too. Jaxon and I learned about gyroscopes and the role they have in an aircraft.
We also went skiing and talked Devin into going one last time since Jax was going too. Sadly I didn't get any pictures of Jax's first time skiing but we will just have to go again. Of course it was an adventure because that is the only way we do things around here. We got up to the hill and found out Jaxon's coat would not zip up anymore. It was snowing a lot and he was getting more nervous by the minute but he finally road the ski lift up and ended up having a great time. We got up to the Mountain very late because of a strange emergency I will explain in the next post. I forget every year how much I really do love to go skiing. The powder was amazing!
Finally we came to our last night and Devin was not going to let his parents talk him into staying at Grandma's instead of our house. He and the boys woke up early so they could play Rock Band before he went home. It ended up being about 11 before they finally got on the road. The whole trip he talked about moving here and staying here and what he would do if he changed to the boys school. He also started calling our house his house and home. It was crazy having 4 boys in our scrunchy house but they made so many memories through all of our adventures. They shared beds, germs and sicknesses as well as a lot of laughs and fun.
Spring Break
Our Spring Break was filled with Snow, Sickness and Sleepovers. Daddy did get to take a day off and go to the zoo with us. It was a beautiful day and we had a wonderful time watching all the animals enjoying the Spring weather. This time the elephants were happy. The baby was rolling in the mud and the mama was throwing dirt on herself too. We found out later they were just putting on their sunscreen.
We did have lots of baseball practice to keep us busy too. Jaxon and Jake had a great time with their sleepovers. Jake slept over at our house two nights and Jaxon finally talked him into one at his house. He just loves sleeping over here because Grif and Jar are here too. I thought they would get sick of each other but apparently not yet.
We did have lots of baseball practice to keep us busy too. Jaxon and Jake had a great time with their sleepovers. Jake slept over at our house two nights and Jaxon finally talked him into one at his house. He just loves sleeping over here because Grif and Jar are here too. I thought they would get sick of each other but apparently not yet.
Jax's Jr Jazz Team
What a fun Jr Jazz season we had. Jax improved and got a little better each game. He still has a little more confidence than talent but I think that will come. His problem is he thinks he is already an NBA star and loves trick shots. I guess we better get a hoop so he can practice the fundamental shots.
Ryley Sleeps Over
So it's sad to say that the boys love it when Grandma and Grandpa go on vacation. We miss them but the boys LOVE having Ryley sleep over. She is just part of the family now. I thought I lost her for about 30 seconds when I couldn't find her in the middle of the pile of stuffed animals. She gets about 3 walks a day (one for each boy) and lots of love.
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