The X Ray

Here it is... It hurts me to look at it. He his holding his hand up so you are seeing a side shot. yowzers! Kind of hard to see, but you get the idea.

All Screwed Up!

Today was a first for me. I got a call from the school that Jack was at the nurse and they thought I should come. Turns out, he fell at recess and landed on a screw and it was stuck in his hand. So, by the time I got there, he was very worked up, they could not get it out and had wrapped it up ready for me to take him to the doctor.

So, we ended up at the Urgent Care. My nice Mom came and met me so I did not have to endure this all by myself. As most of you probably know, Jack is not a fan of needles, pain or blood so this was not going to be a pleasant trip. But he did great!! I am so proud of him. I know the screw really hurt, and then he had to get a big shot to numb it. He was so brave. I am telling you, it hurt me to watch it so I know it had to really hurt if it was in your hand.

The doctor was great and was very good wtih Jack. They got it out and all is well. I told Jack, it is going to be a great story now that he has survived! Here are our souvenir pics! Notice the piece of shingle attached to the screw by a big bolt. And this thing was flush against his hand--all the way in. He was very brave!!

THIS JUST IN---Jack and Scott are home and the screw measured 1 inch long! We are working on scanning xrays for you all. I am sure you are on pins and screws waiting for them.

Trick or Treat!

Halloween is finally here! Luke woke up and was ready to trick or treat by 8am. But we made it until dark and everyone was so excited. We have a great neighborhood and met up with all the kids on our street and all went together. Scott's Dad came for a bit and we picked up my Mom and Dad along the way as well. It was so crowded! I can not even begin to describe the number of people there were in our neighborhood, it was crazy!

Emma hit the houses on our street and then decided it was better to ride in the wagon and play with the candy. She was precious in her costume and had a blast! She is all about the candy and just holding it and knowing it is hers. Jack was a great Indiana Jones and we even had another one on our block. He lasted longer than the little two but kept on with some neighbors. He had a great time. Luke loved it. This was really the first time he understood and actually wore a costume. He was having a great time and was so genuinely excited after every house to see that he got candy! It was fun to watch the night through his little eyes. He was doing so well until we took a big tumble down a driveway and whacked our forehead. It was one of those where everyone heard him hit. I felt so bad for him but after a few tears he rallied. He wasn't going to get too far ahead and no more running but he made another block or so with a big egg on his head.

After we went, we came home and handed out candy. It was so nice so we just sat outside and handed it out. Jack and Luke loved giving the candy out so it was fun to watch. Emma was not so sure why we would want to give any of our candy away but she stayed calm and just kept taking some for herself! Juju and Paki and our neighbors were all around and everyone just hung out. It was a very fun night and I have some very sugar high, sleepy kiddos!

Patriot Football

This year, Metro elementary entered a new football conference. Everyone said at first we would be outmatched, but our boys have done great! Our biggest problem is the other schools have more players therefore more depth but they are much larger schools, like Union. It has been trying because it is the first time since 1st grade that our boys have not won all their games and have had to face defeat. It has been a really good lesson for them all and they have really risen to the occasion.

Tonight was the first night of playoffs and our team did great! On to the next game Saturday. Go Patriots!

Pumpkin Carving Party

A silly face, a he or a she...What will you carve your pumpkin to be??

Friday night we had a pumpkin carving party and it was a blast! We ended up with about 8 families over with about 20 kids. It was organized chaos, but everyone had a great time. We had pumpkin decorating where the kids could all decorate little pumpkins with foam stickers. Jack headed this up and was so great! He made sure every little kid got a pumpkin decorated. Look at this pic and you can see a pirate and a cat. He was great!

Then, we moved onto knives and goo. It was funny to see who was serious and who was grossed out! Everyone did great. Jack got to help Scott with ours and I think this was his first time to pretty much do all the carving. Luke and Emma had fun bouncing and playing with all the other kiddos. Everyone was very excited and very tired at the end of the night. We need to do it again next year! It was a fun night for our family and lots of our friends.