Paige and the Broken Arm

Yep you read the title of this blog right, Paige broke her arm.  I told you this month has been busy.  I received a phone call Monday afternoon that said Paige needed medical attention while at after school care.  I had to basically pull from them what part of her needed medical attention.  They told me they thought she did something to her arm or wrist.  Once I got to the school I found her sitting in a chair with a splint on and ice on it.  She didn't have a single tear on her face, just looked like she was in trouble.  I took her to urgent care which the amazing nurse saw her and rushed us through as radiology was leaving for the evening in 15 mins.  We did some xrays, they poked around on it and figured out it was fractured.  Tuesday we went to get her cast put on.  She has what is called a buckle fracture in her left arm.  Basically she fell off the monkey bars and while trying to catch herself fractured her arm.  Did I mention she was on monkey bars for 2nd grade and above?  Yeah we've had some conversations about why there are rules in the world.  Getting her cast put on was a cool experience.  The nurse turned it into crafting and science with Paige which are two of her favorite things.  Paige was really into it.  I took some pictures while they were putting it on.  So it's a cast for 3 weeks and then we'll find out what the plan is from there.

Just us girls in the waiting room.  Sent this to Daddy to let him know she was being brave.

The start of the process.  Paige was leary at this point as she had been poked a lot that day and couldn't take much more.

Nothing like using your nice new shirt as a kleenex

All in all we ended up with a nice red cast.  It's pretty low on her hand so she can almost use all of her fingers normally.  It's now full of signatures from Kindergarten.

Of course last but not least, GO CARDS!!  Nice to win game 1 last night and we'll see what happens from here.  I've sworn to not put anything on social media as our friends are split between Cubs and Cards.  But my blog is fair game!!  Here are my little Cardinal fans watching the game last night, or Toy Story, but who's counting.  That's what's going on with us.  September was nuts, and October doesn't look like it's slowing down much.  Soon enough the holidays will be here.  Today we're off to buy our new car!  My Honda I bought in college will be leaving our family and joining a new family for a 17 year old who is getting his license.  We're super excited!!

Pumpkin Patch With The Hiatt Family

After a soccer game one Saturday my sister and her kids were in town so we decided to meet at a pumpkin patch close to Ankeny.  Man did these kids have a blast.  We jumped on a big jump pad, drove trikes, went down the big slide, played in the corn pool, etc.  It's always great to get these kids together as we don't always get to see each other as much as we want.  It's fun to watch them all now they they are getting so much older.  Colin, my sisters youngest is just my little buddy and has been since the day he got here.  Aunt Nik and Colin did a lot of trike racing that afternoon.  Sometimes we let him win, sometimes he cheats to win, and sometimes you just have to beat him haha.  Love getting to see them when we can.

Carly (Heather's oldest) driving Colin (Heather's youngest)

Going down the big slide

Elise (Heather's middle child)  and Paige racing

This was the most fun thing.  It was like a giant hamster wheel.  Elise and Paige went on this so many times but were just giggling like crazy.  Colin and I even went for a ride a few times.

This is one of the many races Colin and I had.  This is me having to go off road because he kept blocking me so I couldn't pass him.

This is after he beat my mom and I

duck races

Corn Pool

Paige and Soccer

Where do I even start with Paige and soccer.  Paige started learning about soccer at daycare.  I signed her up for the 2 free soccer classes that they did at daycare, well they just kept taking her and she loved it.  So she became old enough to play through Ankeny's Parks and Rec department.  At her age level they play indoor soccer.  Paige had a blast!  She is out front leading the pack and in there fighting to get the ball.  She doesn't really slow down and stays in it.  I'm wondering if this is the sport that she's going to play when she's older, funny because Rob and I both didn't want our kids on a soccer field just because we don't understand soccer.  Her team was not very good at the start but week in and week out they are learning to play together, passing the ball to each other and communicating while out there.  I think that is HUGE for 4-5 year olds.  Her coach is in there and helping all of them.  We've played a ton of teams where the girls are either crying to their parents or saying they just don't want to play.  Paige's team gets up and runs out there the minute the coach tells them it's their turn.  Proud of those girls.  Paige's season was cut short but we'll get to that in another blog.

Paige's face after she scored her first goal

Fun Day At The Park

I realized today that I am behind on blogging.  September has been CRAZY for us.  Over Labor Day weekend we went to Omaha just our little family and stayed at a hotel.  We had a blast!  I didn't take a lot of photos as I tried to just enjoy the weekend.  We went to the zoo, did a TON of swimming in the hotel pool and enjoyed watching football and movies.

These pictures are from a Sunday we spent with our neighbors Brittany and Claire.  Britt moved in next to us when we were in the duplex when Paige was 4 months old.  We've hung out ever since.  Now Claire is here and goes to the same daycare, our kids are basically cousins.  We had a blast on the swings, slides, and Paige climbing everything she can find.

Paige took this picture of us

They left the house matching and didn't even realize it

Claire and Paige going down the slide

We've got to work on Claire's selfie skills, Henry's got it down