Some know, some do not that Josh fractured his arm this last Saturday. I finally took some pictures. Jake and Josh were wrestling and Josh's arm got pinned underneath him in a strange position. We weren't sure what happened but Mike picked Josh up from the floor and knew immediately something wasn't right. I didn't see it. It was bedtime so after he calmed down we put him to bed until we decided if we were going to take him to the ER or not. We decided not to since he fell asleep just fine and the Bellevue ER said they would not take x-rays of babies that little so we would have had to go to Childen's in Seattle. But he didn't roll over all night and woke up several times crying. I had talked to a nurse and she thought it was a Nursemaid elbow which is nothing serious and a common problem for children under 6. So Sunday morning I took him in to our normal Dr office. I arrived as the doors opened and they got me right in. The Dr also thought it was a Nursemaide elbow so she tried to pop it back into place. She tried 4 times! Josh soon learned to cry when she even came close and wouldn't take his eyes off of her. He was so mad at her! She didn't feel it pop back into place so decided I should take him to Children's Orthopedic on Monday.

So Monday I got an appointment. Josh had been favoring his arm now for almost 2 days! He was his usual busy self but cried when he fell or moved his arm. I couldn't even put him in his carseat without complaint. Yet, he still wanted to climb up stairs and go down slides. What a trooper!!! The Dr at Children's took an x-ray and knew immediately it was a fracture. So they put a cast on him. He cried when they took the x-rays but when they put the cast on he was patient and talkative. I think he sensed this was going to help him. He is such a smart boy! He has not slowed down a bit. Kids are amazing that way!!!

Oh, and yes. Mike did write on his cast "You rock! Love Dad".

Gone Fishing!

After a monthly trip to Richland we had some friends that wanted to take us fishing. So one wet, cold, windy Saturday we packed into the car to go home to Seattle and made a small detour to stop and fish. Ok, so it was a 4hr detour...2hrs the opposite direction of Seattle to get there and a loooooong 2 hrs back! Not my ideal with 3 small kiddos. We drove 7 hours that day just to catch some fish. Oh, the dedication! But that being said we will have good memories left once the details fade and we can just look at the pictures. :) It doesn't even look like it is raining in the pictures, does it? Well, let me tell you, it was!

Josh learning the ropes from Dad and Jake, already a pro!

I can still hear Jake saying "Ben, just pick it up. It's ok, just a little slimy but it won't hurt you." Ben tried but it flopped and he jumped back and had enough of that. He was content to just reel them in.

Jake on the other hand...well he just needs a few lessons on how to hold a fish in pictures to make it look bigger then it is. This here will not do! But the smile is priceless.

Happy 3rd B-Day Ben!

Ben keeps up with his brother Jake so well sometimes I forget that he is only 2. But his 3rd b-day has come and gone! What a blessed family we have!

Grandma Joan and Granpa Bob came to visit. Here she is reading Dr Seuss to the boys. Not sure why Jake's finger is in his nose. :) Oh well.

Ben got his very own Diego fishing pole from Nancy! What a great gift. By far the winner. Jake and Ben have been casting off the back porch catching all sorts of gigantic "fish". They have such good imaginations.

Josh paticularly liked Ben's new Diego underwear. What a ham! He just loved the attention.

And what b-day party is complete without cupcakes? Mom made cream cheese frosting, yum! Well, yum to me and Mike but the kids didn't think so. They all complained. Won't do that again!