The fair

So we finally went to the fair. It's been here all week, and the town is all a buzz! The fairgrounds are huge, and there were a ton of rides and even more good fair food. We met Landon after work, and headed there for a healthy dinner.

We started with these things called spaceburgers. Basically ground beef, thousand island and lettuce in a panini type sandwich.

Then we moved onto the rides. They had your typical carnival stuff. The kids all rode these swings, and then Colton and Whitley rode this circle roller coaster.

Kennedy is braver than she is tall, but still couldn't go. So she settled for these motorcycles, which she said were lame.

We walked past this pony ride, and Kennedy just had to ride. Whit didn't want to miss out on the fun, and Colton thought he'd crush the ponies. So he opted for some paintball shooting.

We headed into the barns to see the animals. Colton had a couple of friends that had raised sheep, and were showing them at the fair. We found them, along with some pigs, goats and cows. By then we'd been there for a couple of hours. It was hot, and we had just enough energy to take down a funnel cake! As far as this new experience, and would have to say been there, done that, don't need to do it again!

Cast drama

I took Kennedy in yesterday to get her cast. The splint was nice because we could take it off at night to give her a bath. Now that she has the cast, there will be no more takin' it off. Our Dr's. office didn't have waterproof casts, so she went for glow in the dark.

We hadn't been swimming for a while, and the kids were begging to go to the pool. So I cut a garbage bag in strips and wrapped her cast with them like an ace bandage. Then when we got to the pool, I put her arm in 2 gallon sized baggies, and taped it all shut. This thing was Ft. Knox! I instructed Kennedy that she couldn't go in past her waist, and that she had to keep her arm out of the water. I watched her walk around for a minute, and then try to swim with her head in the water, and her arm out. She did pretty good for a second and then lost her balance. YEP the whole arm was submerged! I got her out of the water, and the baggie was filled with water. So I'm trying to hurry and get it off and maybe save her day old cast. Remember Ft. Knox. I couldn't get off, so I just bit a whole in the bottom and let the water drain out!

When we got home, I cut all the plastic wrapping off her arm. Her cast was sopping. Her hand was like a raisin, and I knew that she'd have to get another cast. I hurried and called her Dr. and got her right back in to replace it. This time she chose red. While she was getting her arm wrapped she was explaining to the Dr. that when she got this cast wet, she was gonna choose baby blue next time. She just laughed. I did not! Needless to say, we will not be going to the pool again.

Redmond trip

We have been in Seattle/Redmond this weekend. We spent some time driving around, and making ourselves a little more familiar with the area.(more on this later) It is so pretty there. Very green and lush. We were able to do a little school shopping, and of course every chance we get to go out to dinner at a restaurant that we love is always a bonus.

Our first Break

It finally happened to us. I thought there was a slight chance that we were going to get through our kids without a broken bone. NOPE. Last night we were getting ready to take Colton to scouts, and the kids were out in front racing. Whitley was in the back of Landon's pickup, and Kennedy was on the bumper. They were going to jump off, run across the street, and back! When I saw what was about to happen, I said "Don't jump off of there, you're gonna get hurt". Then I hear Colton yell, "GO". The girls jump, and Kennedy's feet slip out from underneath her. She landed on her hands, and then onto her face! For any of you that know Kennedy, whenever he hits her head, she pukes! So I ran over to her, picked her up to see the damage. Her gums were bleeding, and so was her nose. Somehow she didn't yack. She just kept complaining that her arm hurt. We put some ice on it, and gave her some Motrin, and decided to just watch and see. She favored it all night, and still again this morning. She can't rotate her wrist at all! So I take her to the Dr. and sure enough, she fractured her left wrist. They put her in a splint for a week, and then we go back next Wed. for the cast. So much for swimming the rest of the summer. Kennedy is so excited that she has a cast. I don't think she completely understands that it's gonna get really annoying to wear that for the next 5 weeks!Getting her x-rays
Putting on the splint

Newly splinted

Fancy Pudding

The other day at the grocery store Colton asked if we could get some pudding. Not the kind that is already made in the refrigerator section, but the "real" pudding. He told me that Ahma (Landon's mom) use to make pudding for them when they would spend the night. How could I say no.

Today we ran to the dollar store and while we were there he spotted these "fancy
glasses". He told me we had to buy them, because they were perfect for the pudding. When I asked him what he was talking about, he said that Ahma use to put the pudding in fancy glasses for them to eat out of. He said that these glasses were NOT as fancy as Ahma's, but they would work. Again, how do I say no. So when we got home, he whipped up a variety of pudding in these fancy glasses for dessert tonight. I thought it was such a sweet memory of Ahma that he has. It's something that I never knew she did for them, but it was so like her to even make pudding "fancy".

Dancing with the Stars and Elephant Ears

Tonight it was Kennedy's turn to give the FHE lesson. You never know what she's gonna come up with. Tonight we read a story from the Ensign about learning to be a patient parent! I don't know if that was a hint, or if she just liked the pictures that went along with the story. After the story, our activity was a dance program! She played Neil Diamond's "Coming to America" and really let loose. I think we've been watching too much So You Think You Can Dance, because she enlisted Landon's help with a lift. Of course, Whitley couldn't just sit and watch, and she had to get in on the action.

While we were in Seaside, our friend Travis discovered a delicious treat called an Elephant Ear. Basically a giant scone with butter, cinnamon and sugar. YUM. For dessert tonight, Kennedy decided that we would have elephant ears, so I defrosted some Rhodes rolls, fried them up, and slathered them with butter, cinnamon and sugar. Not bad for an imitation. I would say all in all, Kennedy did a pretty good job with FHE tonight!

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