Our New Toy

I feel like I need to introduce you to the newest member of our family.  My husband purchased a smoker.  He is in heaven.  I am in love with the thing because Mike does a lot of the cooking.  So far we have had a pork shoulder, beef and pork ribs and chicken.  Yummy!  This summer will be all about BBQing!

It's gotta be pink of course!

Can we say poor Molly again?  Poor Molly my daredevil.  Last Friday, she was playing in Rachel's crib(like she always does) and fell jumping out.  The cry had a very different pitch to it!  I comforted her and she continued on with the play date we were having.  She complained not that it hurt but that she couldn't get dressed, and couldn't put on her shoes all weekend.  She was able to play soccer on Saturday night at a birthday party and jump on the neighbors trampoline so we didn't think too much about it.  We even MADE her take a bike ride on Sunday. After watching the arm just hang to her side we decided to take a closer look. We noticed how swollen it was.  There was NO swelling on Friday.  Feeling guilty I decided to take her to the doctor on Monday.  As the doctor was examining her arm, twisting and turning it, I thought to myself... Did I just waste $30 on a copay?  She said that it didn't hurt at all.  Anywhere he touched it!  The doctor ordered an X-ray just to rule out any ligament damage.  Well, weren't we ALL surprised... Two buckle fractures!  And the poor girl was in no pain!  The pediatrician put a temporary cast on and referred us to the Ortho department.  Molly was in tears leaving the doctor's office.  Not because she was in pain, but because she the hospital gown they made her wear wasn't up to her fashion standards!

    


So today she got her permanent cast. What a long morning!  It was so boring to be stuck in the little room.  Molly and Rachel made the best of it!!

What color cast did she choose?  PINK of course.  Its a very pretty bright pink.  Just in time for our trip to Texas tomorrow.  No swimming or playing in the lake for Ms. Molly! Enjoy the photo opp!

Student of the Month

Ava was awarded the student of the month for Feburary.  Here is what her teacher wrote about her..."Ava is respectful of others in the classroom and is willing to help with any task given to her. Great job working together Ava!"

We are very proud of her!

Grandma's B-Day

I was looking at pictures on my camera and realized how far behind I was on posting!  Here is our birthday celebration for my Mom before she left for Texas.  We had a wonderful time with Uncle Ryan too!

Piggies

We reached a milestone in the Cummings' household!  PIGGIES!  Her hair has probably been long enough for a while now but I finally took the time to put them up today!  She wasn't very happy while I was doing it.  But, as soon as she saw herself in the mirror, she was hooked!  I was able to take one picture with her eyes open and then she decided she was going to be a little ham and close her eyes for every picture!!