Britt's Blog - A Picture a Day

See You in a Week

I'm checking out for Spring Break.  I hope yours is great! 

I'll leave you with this spiritual thought.

Cripple Update

Thank you everyone for checking up on our two cripples.  Here's a quick update.

Chulo is doing great.  He's healing fast and hardly even limps anymore.  Unfortunately, he's so drugged that he keeps peeing in the house.  I have to keep reminding myself how hard I cried when I thought he was going to die.

Macey's doing better as well.  We took her to the orthopedist on Tuesday.  (No, not Grandpa. :(  We didn't think she could stand the drive.)  He told us that she has a "buckle fracture".  Instead of her bone being like a snapped twig, it's more like a crushed pop can.  OUCH!  

It sounds horrible, but it heals faster and doesn't require a cast.  YIPEE!  We can just use her brace for the next three weeks when we think it will protect her from further injuring her leg.  This is great news for Macey as she hates her brace. Hates it.

Thanks again for all of your long distance love.  It means a lot to us.

Primary Activity

Last Saturday we had a Primary Activity Day.  We learned how to make strong families.  First, we made family home evening packets.

   

Then we went through a big obstacle course in the dark with "Holy Spirit" flashlights.  No one got hurt.

 

Next, we made Temple Tiles for our rooms.  They were so cute.

    

Last, we ate ice cream sundaes.  These are my counselors.  Aren't they darling?!

 

We learned how to make our families STRONG!   And we had fun.

Do You Want the Good News or the Bad News?

Yesterday the kids said good-bye to Chulo before school - not knowing if they'd ever see him again.  It was possibly the most heart wrenching morning of my life.  When I dropped them off at school, they were still crying.  So sad.

     

Then I took Chulo to his surgery.  He did GREAT.  The vet reconstructed his knee and said that he did "surprisingly well".  Yay!  The kids were so happy to see him after school.

Now for the bad news...

Last night Macey and Sawyer were jumping on the trampoline and collided in a jumbled mass.  Then Macey started screaming and afterwards wouldn't walk.

We took her to the doctor, and she has a BROKEN LEG!  Poor little thing.  She's in a splint for a week and then a cast for three more.

Now my two cripples are home watching Hello Kitty, eating snacks and healing.

Handy Macey

This is our new fix-it girl.  She loves tools and wants to "fix" everything - usually by hitting it with a hammer.  It must be a result of being from the Handy Manny - Bob the Builder generation.  I think with that crack, she might have a future as a plumber.

   

She's sure cute though.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

 

Two Wheeler

This weekend Sawyer decided that he wanted to ride a two-wheeler.  With him, that's about all it takes. He climbed on Shaylin's bike and just started riding.  Jason ran along side him for a while, but Sawyer thought that was insulting.  Within about five minutes, he was riding by himself.  It was crazy!

He loves it now!  All he wants to do is ride that bike.  He doesn't even mind that it's sparkly and purple.  It's been two days and he's already skidding to a stop and popping wheelies.  

He obviously didn't inherit his coordination from me.  I couldn't ride a bike until I was 9.

    

More Dog Drama

Check my "Project 365" updates on the side bar.

Does everyone get this emotional about their dog?  We're falling apart here!

World's Best Parents

Okay, on Saturday our three oldest children were at a birthday party.  Jason and I were playing with Macey and talking about how fun it was to have some time alone with her, and about what fabulous parents we are.  

We then looked over at Macey and realized that she was standing two feet away from our dog (Chulo), watching him chew on a PRARIE DOG that he had just caught.  The prairie dog was squirming and squealing while our dog chewed on it!!  

I quickly whisked Macey away while Jason put the poor (now dead) prairie dog in the garbage.

Ever since, Macey has been telling everyone, "Chulo got a new toy and it squeaks!"  "Oh Daddy, why did you put Chulo's new toy in the garbage?"  "Look!  Chulo is so sad.  He wants his squeaking toy back!"

We are the world's best parents.

Kitty

Macey spends a lot of time these days pretending to be a kitty.  I think she really believes that she's a cat sometimes. I have to get her "cat food", she meows like a pro and she often licks my face - in public. 

We LOVE it when she's a kitty because apparently kitties like to cuddle, and they're really well behaved at church.