Last month, Connor was climbing on the toilet in my bathroom--presumably to get in the cabinet above the toilet or climb onto the sink. I heard a crash and a scream and ran in to find him on his back on the bathroom floor howling in pain. We went up to my mom's later that day and I warned her that his hand was bothering him after his fall. When I returned, she said that it hadn't bothered him at all and he had not favored it.
Over the weekend, it swelled up to 3x its normal size, so I decided to take him to the doctor. The doctor did not think it was broken because of the swelling and bruising (he said that is more indicative of a sprain than a break), but he sent us for x-rays. We went to the Instacare where they did x-rays but did not see a break, so they sent it off to the radiologist. They said that sometimes because of the extent of the swelling it can cover a hairline fracture, so I would have to come back in 7-10 days for additional x-rays. It was still extremely swollen and bruised. I kept calling the Instacare to find out the radiology report. After 10 days, they reported that the x-rays were of too poor quality to be read. WHAT?!?
I immediately took him to the hospital for x-rays. They were read 24 hours later--my pediatrician called to say that it was in fact broken, and I would need to bring him in immediately for a cast (it had been two weeks since the initial fall). Poor guy! He was such a trooper!
Connor was way more interested in the zoo animals on the wall than in the cast the nurse/PA were putting on his arm. However, as soon as we got in the car he was begging, "Mom, OFF!"
Trying to lift a log all by herself--won't be long till she can fling it!
No name baby giraffe
The carousel
The train
Giant spider web 
Aspen enjoyed playing with Alicia & Jonathan's new kitten.
Raspberry waffles with whip cream for breakfast, yum!
Devin enjoyed chopping wood for the fire.
Emma (and everyone) helped wash dishes--it was worth it to pay for a camping spot with running water, flush toilets, etc.
Connor practicing his karate moves. 
Connor and Aspen met a little girl at the next campsite who they enjoyed playing with.
A stellar jay (we took this photo for Grandpa Pearson)
We once again hiked the mile to Spectra Point, which wasn't too bad, so we decided to hike the second mile to Rampart Overlook--bad idea. The second mile was all downhill, which meant the third mile was all uphill, and with 35+ additional pounds on our backs (Dennis carried Aspen & I carried Connor), we thought we were going to have to crawl out of that canyon! We made it, however, and it was beautiful (Aspen did hike that downhill second mile). 
We made it!
And what could be better than a bubble bath to clean up when you return?
Connor was way more interested in the zoo animals on the wall than in the cast the nurse/PA were putting on his arm. However, as soon as we got in the car he was begging, "Mom, OFF!"
That same day, Aspen did get to go to the preschool to meet her new teacher, Mrs. Bahr.
Connor definitely wanted to get in on the action.
Aspen with Mrs. Bahr
The next day Shaylee was off for her first day of high school. Unfortunately, Emma's TB test hadn't come back, so she couldn't register or start until the following day, so Shaylee struck out alone for the new high school.
What a babe, as always.
Emma getting ready to go to the District Office, again.
Both girls off to school on Friday (Shay's second day, Emma's first)
Aspen on her first "official" day of preschool with Connor, friend Alisha & her brother Luke (Alisha's mom had to make a last-minute trip to Wyoming, so Alisha joined us for the first day of school).
Aspen & Alisha
All ready in class
