It has been quite a while since we've been up to play at Mason's house! With Aunt Marla being in Greeley for 3 weeks and now at home recovering we thought it was time for a long over due cousin get together! Mason has so many fun things to do at his house that sometimes it's hard to decide what to do first!

Today it happened to be Mason's swing set and sand box!

It wasn't long before Petey was off chasing a squirrel, so down we went to see what all the ruckus was about!

What's everyone looking at?!

Oh, I see! Poor little guy.

The boys gave up on the squirrel after about 5 minutes, and quickly found the golf cart! Petey is persistent, however, and kept on a barking and sitting at the bottom of the tree for what seemed like forever!

I was able to catch a couple close ups of two silly little boys! Say CHEESE!!!

Soon the entertainment shifted to Uncle Tony's trailer and some fun with pine cones and a dump truck. What is fun about pine cones and a dump truck, you ask?!

Allow the boys to show you...

First, you fill the truck with as many pine cones as you can....

Then you send it down the trailer with a good push......

then..........

CRASH!!!! You have pine cones flying everywhere!!

Then you stack them all back in and do it all over again. Trust me, the boys thought it was the coolest thing ever!!!

After all the fun and excitement outside we went inside for a little pizza and macaroni and cheese! Tyson also found time to read Mason a few books before we came home for naps!

The boys had a great time playing together. We can't wait for another play date!! Who knows what cool stuff they'll come up with to do next time!

"Worst owie ever!"

As I was saying in the previous post...we were going to end off the perfect morning with a picnic lunch at the Spearfish park before heading home for naps! The boys ran in to play while Scott and I got every one's lunches ready. Within 5 minutes I see Tyson fall down on his butt. I couldn't see what he fell from because of the angle I was sitting at. He stood up and was holding his arm as he walked towards us. He was crying, but nothing out of control. Scott went to check on him while I stayed at the picnic table with our stuff. Pretty soon they make it back to the table and Scott is telling me to pack up the stuff. It only took one look at Tyson's arm to know we would be making a trip to the Spearfish ER!!



It's not real easy to see in this picture but his right arm, down by his wrist, kinda sinks in....something it normally doesn't do!!

He was so brave through everything. He didn't even cry that much considering what he had just been through! While he was laying there he looked at us and said he was pretty sure that this was "his worst owie ever". We both said he was probably right!!



Waiting for the Dr. to come in and let us know what they found on the X-Ray.




They splinted his arm after giving him some Tylenol with Codeine, and we were told to call Dr. Mortimer today to see about getting it casted. Oh, I guess I forgot to mention that he broke his radius bone in his arm! (See x-ray below!)




It's pretty hard to see as this is a picture of a picture, but right below the wrist you can see where the bone on the left of the picture is broke straight across and somewhat displaced to the inside of the arm!

He didn't sleep well at all last night due to pain, so I called Dr. Mortimer this morning and he said to come on in so they could cast it. We went to Black Hills Pediactrics, but after reviewing the x-rays, he actually sent us to BH Orthoepedics and his son (Dr. Luke Mortimer) to make sure it was casted correctly since the bone is somewhat displaced.

He again was a champ and they casted it with no problem. They x-rayed it after, and because it is somewhat tipped he has to go back next Monday for another x-ray to make sure it doesn't move any more. If it does, they will have to remove the cast and "move" it back in the right place....owwwww... let's just say we're all crossing are fingers that won't be the case!

Now on to the important part.....the cast color.... He chose Green for Green Bay Packers!! He had told us yesterday that he was going to pick blue, but today when he told them green he quickly looked at me and said he changed his mind to green because that was Green Bay colors, and blue would have been Broncos!!




We stopped by Dad's work to show him the cast on the way home, so he got to be the first to sign it! When we stopped to pick up Aiden at Tara's they all signed it, so I'm thinking by the time he gets home from school tomorrow it will be tough to be able to see that the cast is even green!!



It goes up past his elbow so eating will be a bit of a challenge for this "right hander". I'm sure he'll pick it up quick, and he might even be ambidextrous by the end of this 4-6 weeks! As for the pain....almost instantly when the cast was on he said the pain was gone! He got a little too crazy a couple times this evening, though, and was quickly reminded he still needs to take it easy...at least for a couple more days!



I'm thinking he feels better..don't you?! By the way, he fell down trying to jump up and reach the monkey bars (his favorite, or should I say used to be favorite thing). He told us while we were sitting in the ER yesterday that he wasn't "going back to that park and monkey bars ever again!!"

Spearfish Canyon!

Sunday was predicted to be a gorgeous day and we had heard that the trees in Spearfish Canyon were at their peak. We decided to load up the boys and a picnic lunch and head on up for a drive to check it out for ourselves!!



I think we all would agree that the scenery was absolutely beautiful with weather to match. The first stop, of course, was Bridal Veil Falls.




Dad and the boys walked down to the creek to get a closer look. I, however, stayed on top as my flip-flops were not exactly "hiking grade"...that and I was a bit cold as the temperature was a crisp 55 degrees when we started out!

I'm not quite sure how Aiden can see from under that hat of his, but it goes with us wherever we go. It actually has become his "security hat" if you will; as he wears it everywhere and if we are ever around a lot of people he doesn't know....the lower the hat goes!!

Hey, there he is!!

We drove all the way up to Roughlock Falls...beautiful!!!

Aiden is going through this phase right now where he hates to have his picture taken...that is unless he decides it's a good idea. That, however, rarely happens; so instead we find ourselves trying to sneak up on him to catch a picture. It unfortunately means that the whole posing with his brother or with us almost never happens! Hence, I give you the following pictures.....

Tyson was so kind to take Mom and Dad's picture together. He did an awesome job, if I do say so myself! Note the baby waterfall just to the right of us.

Aiden got a kick out of feeling how cold the water was...Brrrrrrr.....

Tyson collected a few leaves to bring home for a souvenir.

Aren't we sneaky....caught ya!

Gee, I wonder where Aiden is? Oh, that's right, he would be running as quickly as he can away from the camera yelling.. noooooooooo.....

Not to fear...Dad told Aiden to look at the leaf he found to get him to turn around, then quickly snapped the picture....got ya again!

We are persistent and always give it our best try...usually to no avail.

Tyson hung in there with Dad. Thanks Bud!

The boys had so much fun running down the hill to the next water fall. I just knew Aiden's legs were going to get ahead of him and he'd go rolling down the rest of the way. Somehow, amazingly he made it safely down with big brother by his side the whole way!

By the time we were driving back in to Spearfish at 11:00 am the road was getting very busy. Everyone apparently thought it was a perfect day to enjoy the hills!

With scenery like this, it's easy to see why! Trust me, the pictures don't even come close to doing it justice!

We took the boys to the Fish Hatchery when we got back into town. They both thought it was the coolest thing ever!!

Aiden.....is that you under there?!

The favorite part for all the boys was feeding the fish!

Here fishy fishy!!

After the fish were fed we walked across to the park to enjoy our picnic lunch we had packed and play at the park. Dad and I set up the table with the food while the boys ran in to try out the park quick.....here marks the end of a perfect fall day!!!!

To be continued.....

Wedding Bells are Ringing!!

This last weekend we got to celebrate Aunt Amy and Uncle Terry's wedding! They had asked Tyson to be the Ring Bearer, and he was up to the challenge!


He looked so handsome!


The pictures were probably the hardest part of the whole night. I think he was tired of them after about 2. He hung tough, though and made it through them!

Cousin Rachel was the flower girl! They looked so sweet together!

Check out those 2 handsome men! Uncle Terry and Tyson.

Amy looked absolutely stunning! She sparkled in her beautiful gown! She made a very beautiful bride! You are an awfully lucky man Terry...but, of course, you already knew that!

The pictures were finally over and it was time for the "Big Show"! Rachel was a bit nervous to see all of the people, but she toughed it out and they both made it to the front of the church.

Just waiting for the beautiful bride!

The ceremony was wonderful. Tyson was pretty tired by the time it started, however, and found it tough to stand still at times! He was either yawning, shuffling his feet back and forth, waving his hands over his head, and squatting down as he told me "I'm tired!" I quickly became like a coach trying to get him through the "big game!" mouthing back that he was doing good and to try and stand still just a little longer!

During the lighting of the candle Tyson tried his best to catch a peek at what was going on! Cracked me up!!

"You may kiss the Bride!"

"Thank goodness it's over...notice the hands over the head. This was a frequent position throughout the wedding! Oh well, it added for a little comic relief, I guess!!

No wedding is complete without a dance, and the boys could hardly wait for it to begin. Aiden kept asking if it was time to "dan" (dance)!

In the meantime, there was plenty of M&M's and pretzels to snack on! Aiden even shard his punch with Great Grandma....so sweet!

CHEEEEESE!

They did the big introduction when Terry and Amy arrived. Again, Rachel and Tyson were a bit overwhelmed so the Mom's got to be there for back-up!

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Beers!!!!!!!!

Tyson even got to sit at the head table. He was so big, and actually sat up there to eat his supper before coming back to our table and sitting with all of us.

Grandma and the boys! Don't ya just love Aiden's expression?

Gettin roughed up by cousin Collin!!

Finally, it was time for some dancing! The boys were ready and made sure to pull out all their best moves to help impress the ladies. Aiden ruled the "chicken wing"! Yep...he would take his left arm bend it up tight and flap it just like he was ready to take flight. Just the left arm, too. The right kinda just hung out and did it's own thing! Too cute!

Grandma and Aunt Di cuttin a rug!!

Check out that left arm!! Finger-lickin good!!

Tyson watched cousin Sara and Josh Jitterbug and thought it was super cool, so we had to give it a try!

The boys gettin down! Tyson's favorites of the night were the "Hokey-Pokey" and the "Chicken Dance". He rocked em!!

Get your groove on!!

Tyson and Aiden literally did not leave the dance floor until we finally carried them out of there at 11:30 pm!! They had a blast!!

The wedding was wonderful, and the whole night was a blast! Uncle Terry and Aunt Amy sure know how to throw a great party!! Congratulations to you guys! We love yo so much! Here's to many many happy years of marriage together!!!