WARNING... from Grant

For a kindergarten writing prompt the students in Grant's class listened to a book called The Gingerbread Baby, then wrote about something they would run away from. The picture above was displayed by Mrs. P (above)in the hallway and it made me laugh. I hope he stays far away from the end of our driveway, and the zooming cars there, for the rest of his life. Run Grant run!

Last day of cast!

Grant got his cast off this week. Hooray hooray hooray! I don't know who was more excited about it- me or Grant. The only thing I'm going to miss about Grant's broken leg was the primo parking spots I got to park in while he's been hobbling around. Although, when you have a hadicapped parking issue you aren't really ever glad your needing to park there in the first place.

The doctor said Grant won't be needing any physical therapy and that his leg muscles will be get stronger quickly because he's young. I cant' wait for Grant to be his formerly bouncy self!

Super SIX and super silly

Grant said he wished his leg wasn't broken for his birthday. He did get to switch to a walking boot a couple of weeks ago. That helped tremendously with bathtime. Grant has also been able to get around better with the shorter boot vs the huge thigh-high red cast. I think whoever invented the "walking boot", or any cast you can take on and off, is a genius.

Back to Grant's birthday... He still had fun turning six and celebrating with his family. Having a party with his friends will be put on hold until his leg is better.

VROOM!

Driving with a broken leg. I don't recommend this if you're over the age of 16. But for a six year old it is totally doable. Carter got this jeep when he was two from my mom, Joe, and Hollie. I thought...these people are trying to drive me insane... at the time, but this is a toy that Carter still loves. I can't say that about any other toy he has. Count on good ol Grandma to hook you up with the cool toys!

Hangin' Out at Home

Here's the boys hangin' out and playing video games and watching TV. Grant doesn't have quite as many options right now with his bum leg. Besides being a bit more "plugged in", he's also been doing puzzles, coloring, and reading. He gets so tired of sitting. He's been practicing using his orange crutches more and is really doing much better with them than even just a week ago.

Grant's First Day of Kindergarten

Grant had his first day of Kindergarten today. He was pretty happy before school, but came home feeling discouraged because he couldn't play on the playground at recess. I felt bad that he's still having to deal with the repercussions of the accident he had. Poor boy. He just wants to run and play. It's going to be a long time before mid-October comes and his cast comes off. Eventually Grant will be back to his bouncy self. I just have to remind myself of that every day.

Let the schooling begin!

The kids are on their way to school today. Carter's face expresses his opinion of going back to school. Madison is excited to reconnect with her friends (her last year at elementary school). And Grant feels like he's been waiting to go to Kindergarten his whole life. I think he's already met the kindergarten requirements for WA before even going to school, but hopefully there will still be new things to learn. I'm a little worried about how he'll do getting around the school. He's taking his wheelchair and his new orange crutches (thanks Pat) so he has options on how he wants to get around his class. Parents of kindergartner's might usually be worried about how their kids will fit in, or what they will or won't learn; I'm worried about Grant falling over and breaking his "good" leg.

Accidents happen and so do miracles

Grant was riding his bike around our circular driveway when he decided to ride it to the mailbox to get the mail. He picked up speed as he got to the bottom of the driveway. He panicked and forgot to use his brakes, causing him to ride right out into the road. Yes, he was hit by a car. BUT he only broke his leg. That's it. Although it was traumatic, it could have been soooo much worse. For that reason I count this accident as a miracle. We are grateful to our Heavenly Father that Grant is still with us. We are also grateful to the multitude of people that were immeadiately around to help us. Miracles do happen, it is up to us to aknowledge where they came from.