Michael Wrecks The Four-Wheeler

I always get nervous watching the guys play around on the four-wheelers. With all the wheelies, jumps, fast turns, cookies and other stuff they do, I knew sooner or later there would be a crash. Michael went four-wheeling with his friends down in the pit at their house and he ended up hitting the front brakes and the four wheeler threw him off and then rolled on top of him. Lucky the guys he was with were super nice and helped him up and got him and the four wheeler back to our house all safely. So thank you to the Thompsons down the street! When he got home we knew immediately that his wrist was broken, but he thought maybe his shoulder was broken as well, and his leg hurt really bad (that's where the weight of the four wheeler hit him when it flipped). He was right. His left clavicle is broken as well as his right wrist. Poor kid. I'm proud of him though because as tough as it's been he's been a trooper.

So here are some pictures of his wrist. It's kind of hard to see because I couldn't get the right angle but if you look close you can see two huge "bumps" one more red than the other one (the ice was on it). 

This is his leg- 

As far as his shoulder, I didn't get a pic of it before we went to the doctor because it hurt too bad for him to take his shirt off which is the only way you can see any displacement anyways. Here are a couple of pictures of the x-ray of his left clavicle though.

So, for those of you who can't see where the break is, if you look at the top right area of his shoulder, there is a bone below the top bone. Those two bones should be together. They obviously aren't. The break is good in the fact that it just needs to be pushed together so it can fuse together, but it doesn't have to be moved at all first (sideways). 

There's a closer up pic of it. 

So he's been on the couch since the accident so that I can take care of him and sleep out here with him in case he needs something in the middle of the night. He had a hard time trying to feed himself, so the first night I had to feed him. I know it's tough for him, but he's been so good about not complaining or anything. He's a tough kid!

Left clavicle and right wrist- what a bummer!!! 

Yesterday we went to the surgeon to see when the surgery on his shoulder would need to take place. When we were in with the nurse, he got really sick from the pain meds and ended up throwing up, which she said was a good thing since they were going to take him in immediately to surgery. Then when the doctor came in, he decided that because he's only 18 he wanted to treat it as conservatively as possible. They put a clavicle brace on him which we will use for about 9 days, and then go in for another x ray. If it's working, we will keep doing that and hope the bones fuse back together on their own. If not, it will be a 2 part surgery, requiring a steel plate and screws to go over his shoulder, which will then have to be taken back out in another surgery 6 weeks later so the shoulder doesn't fuse wrong. We are praying that the brace works.

After they got the brace on they put a cast on his wrist. He chose to have it be red, and I think the cast is helping his wrist feel better already.

Well that's about all I have to write about the accident. I love Michael and I'm so glad it wasn't worse than it was. I hope he recovers quickly! Love you Mikey!

Greenlei Turns One

I can't believe it's already been a year since that sweet little baby was born. It's been so fun to watch her grow, but it's going by way too fast. I took tons of pictures, so this may be a long post, but she's adorable!

She opened my present to her first, which was some pink leggings and a green t-shirt and some cute little bracelets. She really liked the bracelets. It was so adorable. And she would pick it up, then she'd look at TJ and smile and hold it up to show him. It made me laugh! 

The next are a few of her opening presents from everyone else. Sorry but I don't remember who got what, so it's just going to be a mix and match of opening present pics!

So my Aunt Sandy and Uncle Craig (her Grandma and Grandpa) gave her a card with her gift that plays the Winnie The Pooh theme song when you open it. It was adorable because she would open it and then do this little dance and she kept looking over at TJ and doing this little look. I loved it. 

Josh and Michelle got her this little car that you put balls in the steering wheel and they pop out of the bottom of the car when they hit a certain spot. It's cute and she was loving it!

Instead of doing a cake for her birthday Michelle decided to make lemonade cupcakes with rasperry frosting. They were really good!

At first she wasn't really into it...but once she realized she was allowed to eat it how she wanted and smash it all over she had a blast with it! I think more went on her than in her though lol.

And here are a couple after she was cleaned up and put on one of her new outfits. 

I absolutely adore this little girl (and of course all the other girls) and can't wait to continue watching her grow up. So glad I get to be such a big part of their lives. I love being "Auntie Jade" :)

Grandpa Jackson's Surprise Party

This weekend was crazy busy! Saturday we had a surprise birthday party for my Grandpa Jackson. It didn't last long, but it was fun and he was definitely surprised. 

You can't see him that great, but he's walking in next to the fridge...

As you can see in this pic, he was surprised!

Aunt Linda and Uncle Mike

Aunt Moe and Uncle Brett

Alex, Aunt Jen, Mandy, Bryce, Uncle Bill and Michael

TJ and I

And last but not least, Grandpa blowing out his birthday cake candles. 

Happy Birthday Grandpa!!!

B-Town Days 4,5, and 6

In my last post I mentioned that I wasn't feeling well. I started to get a sore throat on Wednesday afternoon, but figured it was just allergies. Boy, was I wrong. I spent Thursday and Friday in bed in the hotel room not wanting to move. I had an ear ache, my throat was killing me, and despite the laws of physics, my nose was both runny and stuffed at the same time. I just was not feeling well at all. Friday night, I took some benadryl hoping it would help, but was up all night Friday night because I could not get comfortable and get to sleep. I even stood up and walked around the room to try to get my sinuses to drain so I could at least get relief from that. No such luck. 

Saturday morning my dad and I woke up, got packed and left the hotel to head home. By the time we hit Twin Falls I was in so much pain I couldn't take it anymore. We decided to stop at an urgent care clinic. 

Thank goodness we did. Come to find out, I had a bad ear infection, strep throat and a sinus infection. The doctor wrote a prescription and sent us on our way. At this point, we'd been on the road for about 3 hours (stop at the dr. office included). It then took us another 3 hours to find somewhere to fill the prescription because everywhere we went either didn't have the prescription or was out of it and couldn't fill it all, therefore couldn't give me any. Thank goodness Wal Mart in Pocatello had what I needed and was open late enough to be able to get it filled. 

Today is Sunday, and I've been resting on the couch and still not feeling well, but I'm hoping the medicine kicks in soon and I'll be better shortly. 

Needless to say, this trip to Boise was just not my cup of tea. 

That's the trip wrap up!

Tissues, Meds, and Receipt from Doctor....Ugh! 

B-Town Day 3

So I didn't post last night because I was out late with my cousins, and it took me a while this morning because I woke up sick. (Boo!!)

So yesterday we met my cousin Levy to go to lunch at Mai Thai (Yaay). It was a blast! I love Levy and I was really excited to get to spend some time with him, and of course I love Mai Thai and was excited to go back! I forgot my camera at the hotel so I don't have any pics of Mai Thai with Levy!

After we were done with lunch, Levy dropped me back off at the hotel and Ashlee and Abbie came over to pick me up to go shopping at Ross. While we were there, Abbie decided she wanted new shoes and as we were going past anything she wanted she would just say "mine. mine. mine. mine." like the birds in the Disney movie "Finding Nemo." So while she was trying on some sandals she loved, I found some Gladiator shoes and we had her try them on. They were a little too small, but she looked absolutely adorable in them!

After we left Ross, we went to get Ashlee some food 'cuz she was starving, so we went to this Japanese sushi bar place. I had already eaten at Mai Thai so I just ordered some pot stickers. They were delicious and I loved the way they decorated the plates.

Abbie kept yelling and being loud and wouldn't listen to Ashlee, so Ash would have me tell her to be quiet, but I used the primary trick of "Ok, quiet time. Time to fold your arms and close your eyes." It was so funny. She did it every time and then she would just smile at me. She was so funny.

Yes, I realize that I have a lazy eye in that picture, and yes, it's annoying, but Abbie is cute so whatever.

After we went there, we went over to see Uncle Richard and Aunt Josie. We hung out at their house for a while and visited, then decided to go see Ashlee's grandma Linda and drop Abbie off for the night so we could go to dinner and a movie with Richie. 

We met Rich at a place called "Jalepeno's Bar and Grill" in Nampa and had some Mexican food and drinks for Richie's late birthday present. 

I have never tried a mojito before but have always wanted to, so I ordered a mojito and Rich ordered a Blue Moon beer, so I told the waiter to put his drink on my ticket for his birthday present. The guy played it off for a while, but then after we were done with dinner, they showed up in true Hispanic culture form with the sombrero and singing Happy Birthday to him. It was EPIC.

After we left Jalepenos, we decided to go see the movie 21 Jump Street. It is so funny and if you aren't offended by bad language and sexual puns the entire way through the movie, I would recommend it. If you are offended by that, I would recommend you don't see it lol. It was fun though, and I had a good night with Ash and Rich. Thanks guys! :)