This boot was made for walkin'...

Hello! We are here... sorry for the serious lack of pictures lately!

Here is a quick picture of the kids opening their Valentine's day stuff. Nothing super-exciting, trust me. They had already opened goodies from Grandma and Grandpa earlier in the week, so these bags were just re-used from that. We only gave them some spring clothes and one book each. They were mildly excited about their new books, but definitely not excited about the clothes!

This one is from this past Saturday when we went to the Craters with the Jongs and the Mericles. The plan was to get together with the husbands and 10 kids and have a fun, relaxing brunch. Here is a picture of at least a sampling of all 4 families.

The kids played well together and it was good to catch up for a little bit. Unfortunately, Brett was being silly on a step in their kitchen and fell. We tried to see if he would just walk it off and be magically better in a few minutes. Sarah even made him a PB&J because it's his favorite food ever. After several minutes, he was still crying some and grabbing the outside of his foot, so off we went. Conveniently (not) the pediatrician closes at 12:00 on Saturdays and it was 12:15. I refused to go to the ER for something that was not a true emergency because we'd be there forEVER, and I knew that urgent care would maybe do a quick x-ray and then who knows what. But, thanks to my Saturdays spent at Target, I remembered that Raleigh Orthopaedic has walk-in clinic hours at night and on Saturdays until 2:00. They were great. They took us back almost immediately and talked it all through with Brett so that he stayed calm. Turns out, he sprained his foot and will be in a boot until at least mid next week. Then we'll go back to see the Pediatric Ortho guy and make sure that everything checks out ok. Apparently, when you take x-rays of kids feet, they all look weird and kind of broken because they're still growing so much and so fast. So they'll make sure that his foot looks "normal." Brett thinks the boot is pretty cool - it's definitely a conversation piece for him at school :) I'll take a picture and post it soon, I promise!

In an effort to share the wealth, here is a fun little site that I'd like to share with all you bloggin' mamas out there! Enjoy :) http://template-mama-freebloggertemplates.blogspot.com/