Jonas and the {broken} elbow

Well, this is our first broken bone in our entire family.... or at least I think so. I don't think Jason has broken anything so far. Jonas and daddy were on the trampoline dancing (yes that is true) while the water hose was going beneath them. I guess with all those incredible dance moves on the slippery mesh, it caused an accident. Jason was with Jonas alone while I was in northwest Arkansas with my mom, aunt, and Reese. Even though Jonas cried right when he fell, he was consoled easily and even went inside for a shower. Jason began to notice that Jonas wouldn't use his arm and also Jonas complained of pain. Jason wasn't sure what to do and wasn't able to get in touch with me via phone. He called Beverly (my bestie and nurse in ER) where she advised him to go to the ER thinking something might be broken. Sure enough, Jonas cracked his elbow and received a splint. Here he is showing it off. And Jason said Jonas was a champ in the ER, loving the attention ;) A big thanks to Pam and Jana (my fellow coworkers in Child Life) for checking on J&J and providing support to both of them. THANK YOU! They were also texting me and giving me a heads up on how J&J were doing too.

A big ole FIVE days later we head back to ortho clinic for our cast (today). I was able to be with Jonas and he did GREAT! He loved being there and smiled the entire time. Even the staff commented on how sweet and happy he looked.

This was after his splint was taken off.... getting ready for casting.

He chose a blue cast and you can see the beginning of it taking place.

All done! We celebrated by throwing pennies in the fountain of the hospital and Jonas eating 1/4 lb of gummie bears! All smiles by this precious boy! He gets his cast off in 3 weeks.

Reese's {Gymnastics} Recital

meet Reese {and her 4th birthday}

Reese Elizabeth, born March 20, 2007, turned the big whopping 4 this year. We celebrated with a party at The Little Gym where her friends and "classmates" came to play. I went through my phone and grabbed some fun pics of her throughout the last few months. Her bday party pics are on my mom's camera so I don't have any of those to share.


I must say this face is typical Reese. She is fun, wild, and energetic all the time.

Reese being like dad. This was at Aunt Deb's house back in the Spring, I am guessing.

Here is Reese's BFF, Kelsie. They are best friends and oh so sweet!

Here are some questions I asked Reese----

What is your favorite color? pink

What is your favorite movie? Dora (which is totally not true, as she rarely watches Dora)

Who are your best friends? Josie, Bella, and Kelsie

Is Jonas nice to you? no

How is he mean? Because he pinches

What is your favorite food? macaroni and cheese

Favorite fruit? apples (which isnt true either)

What games do you like to play with daddy? books and puzzles

Where does mommy work? by my school

Where do babies come from? bellies

What do you want to be when you get older? snowman

What does mommy do at her job? go to work, walk there, talk to people

How do cars go? press a button and they drive

What do you like at Silver Dollar City? trees and rides

What is your favorite drink? lemonade (as she rarely drinks this either)

How old should you be when you get married? 26

What does being married mean? i dont know

Where does God live? in the sky

What do we do at church? eat baby eat

What is a prayer? pray for our food

What is your favorite toy? cats

Well, some of her answers are random and she answered a few of them based on what was sitting in front of her.

Happy late Birthday on the blog, Reesie! We love you bunches and you are totally fun to be with. I tend to wonder if I acted like you when I was your age and my mom says no. I do see some of my behavior in her when I was in elementary though.

Oh my!

Yes, it's been way toooooooo long. This is what happens when you get older, as most of you already know. Time slips away and before I know it, 4 mths have passed and I think.... where did you go? I haven't ever put on here a post just for Reese turning 4. Hopefully I will get to that soon. She turned 4 on March 20... sad I know. She deserves a post that is just about her.

I can at least provide you with a recap of what we have been doing since summer started. And phew.... it's really hot this go round. I rarely take pics with a camera anymore, so all the pics I post are from my iphone.....

Both of these were taken yesterday

And this one was taken a while back but none-the-less, very cute!

I really would like to share more pics, but it's not that easy to upload and I don't have the patience right now. It's almost 11:30 and took me an hour to change my background. I know, I know.... I did this last time. I waited so long between signing in on my blog, I forgot how to do everything. I can't promise that I will update often as Facebook has crutched my blogging. I have been sending my inlaws pictures because updating seems harder.

A few things we have concquered since the last time I wrote--not in order:

• swimming lessons- and it has done wonders for my children- 6 wks worth


• Branson- Silver Dollar City- with my mom and kids- no Jason


• a quick Mississippi weekend trip- wanted to stay longer, didn't work out-


• Mississippi Children's Museum-- great place and kids had fun


• Jason- U2 concert in Nashville- ran into ole USM buddies


• Millie got shaved for the first time--April and then again this past week--


• Celebrated my grandmother's 90th birthday


• My mom's family came and stayed with us while we celebrated


• Ryan Keeton's wedding-- had a blast!!!!


• Reese completed her first year of gymnastics


• Reese killed her first frog


• Jonas made himself the coolest hat all by himself--

• Jonas advances to Kindergarten in just a few weeks----so hard to believe


• Rearranging photos on our dining room wall-- pics to come-- something I started yesterday


• got a new family vehicle

Well, that's all for now. We spend most of our days swimming and hanging out with friends. Jonas goes to school during the summer so we have been swimming during the evenings too. It's been really hard getting up at 6:15. I have been pressing snooze and Jonas has been getting to school late....like 3 days a week he is tardy. We will have to do much better when K starts.