Look, no cast!!

Well it has been 4 1/2 weeks since Tyler broke his arm and his cast is off. Bryce was in charge of taking him to the doctor yesterday to get it off. They got there 10minutes early and the girl at the front desk told him it would be an hour to an hour and a half wait. Well, that did not make Bryce too happy. They told Bryce they would give him a pager and they could go get ice cream at the cafeteria in the hospital to pass the time.

Bryce, as the business man, could see his precious time and money going down the tube as he waited, so he asked if they could just hurry and remove the cast and get an x-ray and they would be on their way. The doctor could call us later, after he looked at the x-ray if he needed to. Well, the girl kindly said that would not work because their wasn't even a room for them to take the cast off. Bryce was willing to get in done in the hallway, but they did not go for it.

So, Bryce and Tyler just left. Quite upset, I might add. I got a phone call as they were on their way back to Bryce's office. He told me what had happened and explained to me that he had plenty of "tools" at his shop to get the cast off. I couldn't believe my ears. He was going to take the cast off himself with his "tools"?!

Back at Bryce's shop they first tried to soak his arm in water and slide the cast off, which of course didn't work. So then they got a grinder and cut it off. Tyler called me and said that it was off. His cast that is, and I asked him if his arm was okay and he said everything was fine. Whew!!

I think I will be taking Tyler to the doctor from now on!

Happy Birthday Tyler!!

Well Tyler is now 9 years old. His birthday was on Monday. I can't believe how fasts kids grow up. He had a great day. He played with his best friend Parker, had his favorite dinner (spaghetti), and made sure he got out of all his chores. We will be having a family party for his b-day and Brayden's soon.

He wanted a rip stick (like a skateboard for those who don't know) for his birthday. I wasn't set on it, because I don't want anymore broken bones, but his dad got it anyway. He loves it. He thinks he's a pro already.

Sawtooth Relay

Well, this last Saturday Bryce and I participated in the Sawtooth Relay in Idaho. This is our second time. Tom (Bryce's brother) and his wife Darcy signed us up. The Sawtooth Relay is a 62 mile run from Stanley, Idaho to Ketchum, Idaho. Ketchum is close to Sun Valley. It is a relay team of 6 people who each run 2 legs of about 4.5-6.0 miles each. So you basically run a total of about 9-12 miles each. It is a beautiful run through the mountains with breathtaking views.





Our team consisted of Bryce and myself, Tom and Darcy, and a couple Darcy knows from Boise, Emily and Danny. We drove up on Friday and stayed in small cabins on the Salmon River in Stanley. That was fun!! The boys (Tyler, Brayden, Brady, Creighton, and Bennett) had a great time throwing rocks across the river, finding snakes, and just being boys. We went to bed about 10:00 that night and Bryce got up around 6:00 am. He was the first one on the team to run. Him and Tom went to the starting line to check in and me and the kids slept in a bit longer. Bryce started his run at 6:45 and finished his 1st leg of about 6 miles in 45 minutes. Way to go Bryce!! He came back to the cabin and we were still in bed. But we all quickly got up and were on our way to find our team and cheer them on.





Darcy, Danny, and Emily had the next 3 legs of the race. Then Tom's first leg was the infamous climb to the Galena summit. A gain of about 1400 feet. The summit sits at about 8700 feet above sea level. Tom did a great job. That would be tough. My first leg was after Tom's, so I had the run from the top to the bottom. A loss of 1400 feet. I had never ran much downhill before so I wasn't what to expect. The first few miles were great. My lungs held up and my legs felt great. But, about 3 1/2 miles into my 6 mile leg, I noticed my feet were starting to hurt. The last 2 1/2 miles were quite painful and not much fun, but I did make it. Luckily I had some cheerleaders along the way.





After I finished I was taking off my shoes in the car as we were on our way to cheer on Danny who was running the next leg, I noticed HUGE blisters on the side of my big toes. I should have got new running shoes, because now I was paying the price. I was supposed to run the last leg to the finish line, which was only 2.5 miles but I couldn't even get my shoes back on. We weren't sure who was going to run it for me. Bryce had another 6 mile leg to do and Tom had a 5 mile one. They were going to see how they felt and then decide. It ended up that Danny ran the last leg for me. What a trooper!!





Wow! What an experience. We had a great weekend. Ellie was a trooper all day in the car on Saturday. The boys had a lot of fun cheering us on and getting us water along the way. They even hooked up with an all girl team and did some dancing (with their shirts off I might add). We have it on video. It is hilarious!!





Well I have posted a slide show of all the pictures from the relay, hopefully it worked. It was a bit difficult to get the slide show to work.

More pictures

Well I was having trouble getting pictures on my blog, but I may have figured it out. Here are some more pictures of the family. Oh and if you are wondering where Bryce is in any of the pictures, well he just got a new camera so he is now the one taking the pictures!!





Sweet Ellie Girl!!









Sneaky Little Brayden!!










One of Tyler's wounds-OUCH!!