What a weekend!!

Saturday began like any other Saturday with a basketball game. Karter is getting so good and is developing some awesome basketball skills. Then we were off to the Kite Festival to redeem the boys reading times for kites or books (2 Kites, 1 Book). We enjoyed yummy shaved ice and then we were off to get some lunch. After lunch we headed to the splash pad and river at Town Square. After getting our water fix, we just had to stop by our new favorite place Swig and grab drinks, treats, ice cream, etc. On the way home we stopped by to say hi to Grandma and Grandpa Graff who were doing yard work, then we were off to enjoy a night of relaxation and family time.

Yeah right, what's relaxation in this house!! After changing out of their suits the kids went out back to play ball, catch lizards, and swing. Well it was the last one that landed us in the hospital all night. Brynlei and Brekken were swinging and Brynlei fell out. After comforting her for a few minutes I looked down at her arm and it looked a little abnormal. So of course Nate and I ran her up to have Grandpa Graff check it. (Don't worry we left Karter to watch the other kids.) Grandpa looked at her arm and said she needed x-rays. We then ran to Instacare to get some x-rays done. After looking at the x-rays it was determined that it was definitely broken, cracked, etc. Grandpa called one of his orthopedic surgeon buddies and had us meet him at the ER. After waiting in the ER to get all prepped to have surgery we decided that it was going to be a long night and called in reinforcements to help Karter out (Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Abbott). All this time Brynlei is being sooo incredibly tough. We couldn't give her anything for pain until they got her IV in, then she got the good stuff (Morphine). Dr. Smith finally arrived and we wheeled her up a couple of floors for surgery. The surgery went well and she had to have a couple of pins placed in her elbow region. :( She took forever to wake up in recovery, but finally she did after about two hours. She was supposed to stay the night in the hospital but Grandpa convinced the orthopedist that she would be in good hands and he was close by (one of the many perks of having Grandpa as our doctor). Finally at about midnight we got her doped up and all adjusted to sleep semi-comfortably. Thankfully Grandma and Grandpa Abbott had already put the very worried and concerned brothers to bed.

She is doing pretty good considering what she has been through. She has loved all the cards, treats, popsicles, and gifts from her cousins, neighbors, grandparents, primary presidency, school teachers, etc. Grandma Graff brought her some new outfits that would fit over her arm and she was in heaven!!!

Her brothers have been awesome and have been waiting on her and taking care of her like a princess should be.

She gets the pins taken out in three weeks and then gets to have either a hard cast put on or another soft cast.

Thank You to everyone who has been there for Brynlei and us at this time. It is much appreciated. Thank you for all the prayers, cards, gifts, emails, etc. It means a lot to her and to our family. Her school teachers and dance teachers have been awesome in helping us rearrange her schedule and being able to make-up classes.

I will try to get a picture of her arm up this week. It amazes me that we have lived through 4 boys with no broken bones, etc and Brynlei seems to have gotten everything :) (Go figure!) I just have to say that she is the toughest little girl I know. We love you Brynlei!!