Fadz

Pegged pants.  Scrunched socks.  Scrunched socks doubled, alternating colors.  Scrunched socks doubled, alternating colors with pegged pants (stop laughing, you did it too!).  Using a paper clip as a retainer.  Crimped hair.  Jelly bracelets. Jelly shoes.  Sticker books.  Big bangs.  Garbage Pail Kids trading cards.  And today, silly bandz. 

We had never ever heard of them until this summer when our Aunt Brenda brought some for the kids.  Little did we know that they are the new fad.  It's not uncommon to see kids arms covered in these things.  Maddy and Bryson have their fair share.  Maddy has probably at one point had enough to adorn each arm completely.  She likes to just give them away instead of the popular trade method.   Fads are funny.  It's usually the simplest thing.  Like those little jibbet things for crocs.  It's the things that make you go "why didn't I think of that!"

Oh and one more thing on silly bandz.  Target has Garbage Pail Kid ones. 

Onto other funny things.  Maddy came home the other day from school with news that a boy told her he has a crush on her.  I know the little guy.   He was in Maddy's class last year. He's a cute kid.  Very nice.  His family seems nice.  The next day as we were walking up to her class before school started she was bombarded with little girls telling her that this little guy liked her.   It was pretty funny.  Just made me laugh but really, we need to wait about 10 more years before we are dealing with this!   I do remember my first "crush".  Ironically enough, it was in the second grade.

Casted

We were thinking the splint from the ER was only going to be on for 5 days, 14 days later and he is finally casted.  The splint was hard plaster but the cast just seems to protect better.  That and it doesn't go over his elbow like the splint did.  His arm is pretty stiff and a little painful to straighen but I am sure it won't take long for that to work itself out.  I was able to wash off his stinky little arm before they casted it which was nice.  I know that stinkiness will be back soon but we will enjoy the few hours of it's absence. He put a waterproof cast on so bath time is going to be a lot easier, which is a blessing. Although Bryson says he still wants it covered for baths.  He's afraid of getting it wet.  Another blessing,  the 2 weeks in the splint counted for healing time so it will be xrayed again in 3 weeks and the cast will hopefully come off at that point.  Lots of little blessings today considering the circumstance. 

The doc had to push pretty hard on his arm to mold the cast which was of course a little painful for Bryson and left him with a sore arm this afternoon but nothing a little Motrin can't fix :) 

Labor Day Weekend

• Traveled over 1060 miles
• Celebrated the marriage of Janell and James (Jeff's sister)
• Got to see lots of family
• Photographed my first wedding

• Smiled as these two absolutely adorable children walked down the isle for their aunt

• Took the scenic route home

• Stopped by Multnomah Falls
• The kids walked around in amazement
• Reminded that we serve an amazing God!

• Loved spending quality time with these guys

• An extremely busy weekend but such a wonderful weekend!