Just when we thought we were in the clear….

So yeah, it happened, Carlee broke her ankle, AGAIN!!!!

She was riding the motor scooter and just took a corner too fast and that was that.  It was after a super hectic morning and day, so really, it was the icing on the cake.  There are almost no words for what I was feeling.  It was horrible, Carlee was in soooo much pain, crying so hard, and begging to have her crutches.  Reid helped me load Carlee in the car and I called Andy who had just gotten off work and told him to meet me back at the ER.  Part of me was hoping for a miracle and that it would not be broken, but just looking at her ankle and seeing her pain, I knew.  There is nothing worse as a parent to see your child broken and there is nothing you can do about it.  I would give almost anything for Carlee not to have had another broken bone.

We met Andy at the ER and Nana was there too.  The nurse was so sweet to Carlee and Andy got to work right away on getting her an x-ray and a splint.  I just kept rubbing her head hoping that the x-ray would come back normal and that it was just a bad sprain…..but that wasn't the case.  We eventually left the ER with Carlee in her splint and an ice bag.  I was in a slight panic because we had to get Tessa ready for her ballet show and I wanted to go to that, and didn't think Carlee would be up for going, but who was I kidding, it's Carlee!  Of course she wanted to go to the ballet.



So we went home and got Tessa ready and Carlee put on a dress and brushed her hair and we were off.    Carlee amazes me all of the time.  She is such a strong and happy girl.  Seeing her go through all of this again is such an outer body experience, so not real, but it is!  So we will just wait for the time to pass, and pray for the best.


Miss Carlee at the ballet….

 
Carlee and Nana…

And here we are a few days later, getting the cast….

 

Is There Gym Today….

Marin has LOVED being in gymnastics, it was one of the best things we could have done for her.  And  one of the best things about it is Jessie, her best friend, was in the class too!  Marin asks me, nearly every day, if there is gym today.  She loves wearing her leo and going to the gym and bouncing around.  Her teacher Mrs. Krista is so great with her.  Marin and Jessie have a tendency to be crazy around each other and Krista was always so patient with them.  So here we are at the end of the school year and at the Spring Fling where Marin was ready to show all of us the things she had learned in gym class.  I wasn't able to take her because I was doing the East Helena Triathlon, but Mishel took her for me and took all of these fun pics of Marin and Jessie.











 










And here the girls are on the very last day of class...

Memorial Day as it should be….

Our Memorial Day this year was awesome!  I was determined not to let the kids just sit around the house doing nothing on their day off of school (not that we ever do that anyway).  I rounded up the kids and decided we were going to go on a hike up Mt. Helena.  Porter invited his friend Sam and their whole family ended up coming, which is great because we love the Bingham's.  It was the perfect weather for a hike, the sun was shining, but it wasn't too hot.  The kids were all troopers, I was especially proud of Marin, she just goes along, even with her short little legs, she is happy.  We of course did not make it to the top, but it was far enough and just enough to enjoy the beautiful views and  nature.  It is so neat to be up there and see all of Helena.

 
Tessa was the leader and of course, looking so cute.

 
At our first of many breaks. Love Jodi and Jim.

 















 After the hike we made our way to the Bingham's to see the bunnies. We all of course wanted to take one home, but I think our family has hit the maximum amount on pets.

 




 Later that evening Andy got home from work and we decided to go meet the Lay's, Furhimas's, and the Christensen's down at the lake and have a BBQ. So we loaded up the grill and tons of food and went for it. It was such a beautiful location, just tons of fun. The kids were running all over, playing in the water, climbing the big rock hill, making s'mores, etc. Just a perfect evening with people we love.

 
Jared and Baby Hudson

  Kristin and Seth

 
The spot

 
Micah fishing

 
The giant rock pile that the kids couldn't stay off of.

  Marin and Ramsey

 
Dallin C., Dallin F., and my Porter man

  Tessa May all bundled up.

 
Mason and Blake

 
Jayden and Hudson

 

Bikes and bets….

Marin just got herself a new big girl bike!!  She has been talking about it for months and months.  The bike shop is right near the place where Tessa does ballet, so every time we would go to ballet, Marin would ask about the bike.  It's so fun seeing her on it, she is just so proud of it and she looks so big on it!!





And then later in the day Porter and Andy had a mean game of Jenga going on, and what came along with that was a bet. The person who knocked over the Jenga tower was going to get a plate of whipped cream to the face. And that lucky person was Porter….. I was so impressed by him that he didn't freak out or back out, he totally manned up and took the plate of cream to the face….