blessings....

The headlines and breaking news stories Sunday night were of an "Accident in Bluffdale, Leaves two dead....and one in Critical Condition." My sister Margo was the one in critical condition. Her, her husband, and their 3 kids were heading home on Redwood Road when a car driving Erratically finally lost control and crossed the median hitting them head on. Luckily Rick and the kids were fine...their big SUV saved their lives the paramedics and dr.s said.

Nobody, not even the Doctors (especially the Doctors), can't understand why she isn't a quadriplegic. They said they have NEVER seen a patient that broke her neck, like she did, and not be paralyzed instantally. They did surgery to stretch her neck and spine by attaching a halo to her head and pulling it up while they pulled her arms down. This was to help the discs go back into place. There was a possibility that when they did this proceedure the discs would sever the spine trying to go back where they were. Luckily the proceedure went great! The next surgery they took bone from her hip and went through the front of her neck to place it around the spine in hopes it will attach, they put cages around her discs and fused her spine. She will have to wear this brace for 3 months. Again, nobody can explain how she basically "walked" away from this accident other than it was a miricle! A couple with a 5th wheel pulled over when they saw the accidet happe and offered to let the kids get in and watch a movie to get them out of the cold and to avoid them hearing the news stations there and all the chaos. Cute Lindsie got her brother and sister and the couple that just pulled over to help (didn't know who they were) to kneel in prayer, "for my mom because I am worried about her and I want to bless her that she will be okay." What a cute kid!

My mom, sister Michele, Cameron and I went to visit Margo today. I took a picture of the 2 invalids :) This is how good she looked after all that! It's sad that it takes accidents, illness, death and loss to realize how important life is. It is easy to get caught up in the world and feel sorry for ourselves and how hard our lives are etc. But just thinking that my sister and her family could have been killed in that accident is scary. We NEVER know what is coming at us each day. Someone can be taken from us in an instant. I love my family! I am thankful for my blessings....which I have MANY!

Cast

Cameron got his fiberglass cast on on Monday. He was so happy at first because the lady took off his other cast and he thought he was free, but then she started to put the other one and she wasn't his friend anymore :)

At least this cast goes below his knee. So he can bend his knee and it will feel much better for him. He can crawl around, but he still feels confined and cries when I leave the room....I can't even go to the bathroom! It has been a LONG 10 days, and feels like I have a new born again since he wakes up crying several (up to 6) times a night and then has been waking up at 5:30 most mornings. Then he doesn't nap in the day....wouldn't the Lortab help with that?? Anyway, I am surviving and am actually getting used to this even though every day/night feels like groundhogs day :)

They said in a week or so he should be able to walk on it, but I have to put this shoe on it when he walks.

He was so good to lay there and let them put it on him.

Yah he got to take a bath. He loves his baths and missed taking them. Just a little video of him in the bath. I thought it looked funny for him to be naked and then have this big black thing on his leg. He likes to blow bubbles in the water while he is on his stomache. Also, listen close because he says "bath"...it is so cute how he says it! We go back to Primary Children's in 4 weeks to get more xrays and hopefully take it off for good!

Resilient

So Tuesday when Cameron woke up he couldn't figure out what was on his leg and kept hitting it and trying to get it off! I felt so bad for him. I had some people tell me "oh maybe this will help to calm him down and he will have to learn to sit still...." Yeah right! It only took one day and now he scoots all around and pulls himself up to things so he can stand. He isn't supposed to put any weight on it though and I can tell it hurts him when he tries...so he just sits back down. Even though he gets frustrated and his leg hurts him, he isn't ornrey or whiney. He tries to be happy and still finds lots of things to laugh at. I figured he wouldn't let a silly little broken leg slow him down :) I guess we will just be replacing all of his shorts after he wears the butt out.

Sooner or Later....

I just wish it was later! Poor little Cameron broke his leg last night. I took him to a park after dinner and he was having so much fun, but ended up breaking his leg coming down the slide. We were at instacare all night waiting....then he got some xrays and it showed it was

broken :( Of course this had to happen while Jeremy is in India! He will be home in 2 weeks!

he cant put any weight on it, so i carry him everywhere or place him somewhere with food or toys....which doesnt last long. This couldnt have happeed to a more active kid!!

All I can say is thank heaven for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!! That is the ONLY thing Cameron will sit still for...

We go on Monday to get a real cast put on and make sure he doesnt need surgery. Cameron is so tough. He is such a good kid, he tries to be happy and play even though he is in pain. I have to give him liquid Lortab every 6 hours which I am sure is yucky, but he gags it down. I knew having a boy=broken bones and lots of stitches but I just didn't think it would be before he could talk! I will keep the blog updated (especially for you Jeremy since you are soooo far away!!)

Grammy's annual Halloween party

All the cousins arrived for Grammy J's annual Halloween bash dressed up. Hobo Spencer, Troy a lean mean boxing machine, Lindsie a good fairy, Mallory a skull fairy, Janessa a 15 year old teenager, and Monkey boy Cameron were all excited for the fun to begin! First off is yummy pizza for lunch...

Awwww....how cute

Lindsie and Cam having fun. Lindsie can always make Cameron laugh.


Grammy has a fun game/song that the kids love...where you pull different colored cats out of the witch's hat and sing the song as someone plays the tamberine. Cameron thought it was pretty fun to pull out the cats out of the hat.

The cutest little mokey I've ever seen!!

Trying to play ring around the rosies with the witch...

Just being happy Cameron (even after waking up at 5 am this morning and refusing to take a nap!)

Having fun decorating cupcakes. Cameron didn't want to waste time decorating...he just ate them plain :)

Hobo Spencer is soooo creative! These were his cupcakes, he made faces. Grammy had a ton of candy and differet things to decorate them with.

Then we all went outside to Grammy's "pumpkin patch" to find/pick a pumpkin. Cameron thought it was a ball and kept throwing his :)

Crazy cousins!! Janessa is holding the Lybberts new puppy....they brought it and suprised us all. It is really cute!

Cameron was so excited to find his pumpkin and throw it. So just a warning to all of you who put pumpkins on your porch....:)

Then we went inside to decorate pumpkins. Grammy ordered these way cool and way easy to decorate foam sticker kit things. She had all different ones like Frakenstein, a cat, dracula etc.

Luckily the pumpkin survived. We just decorated the front side that had less holes and bruising. The back side had a big gash from being chucked so many times!

Cameron's pumpkin was Dracula

He was having a little melt down at this point...not wanting to be told he had to stand in one place for 2 seconds to take a picture. I tried to jump in and help hold his pumpkin, but he just sat on the ground :) I don't blame him, he was so tired. Plus I can totally handle this, he is such a good kid and rarely has a melt down. I just wish he would take his naps and it would solve a lot of issues. It was the end of the party and he had exausted himself with too much entertainment. Thanks Grammy J for your FUN parties. They are always so creative and I know it is a lot of work. I didn't get pictures of Halloween Bingo, the treasure chest prizes, the huge prize/treat sacks, or the dart game....there was too much stuff! We look forward to the party next year.

A fun weekend

My parents rented a house/cabin up in Heber for the weekend. We stay somewhere up there every year. We always have a ton of fun hanging out, watching movies, hot-tubbing, laughing, eating and visiting!

We played Chinese Checkers....

Troy and Cam hanging out on the bed watching football with Jeremy.

Cameron had fun on some of the rides in Park City at the outlets. It was funny because he got on this dump truck and thought it was so cool. He was shocked when it started moving all around and wasn't sure what to do. It was his first experience on one of these rides :)

The cutest thing ever was when I looked over and saw Troy and Spencer reading to Cameron on the couch at the cabin. For some reason it seems normal for the girl cousins to play with Cameron and have fun with him, but when the boy cousins hang out with him it seems extra special (especially because they are so much older than Cameron). Both Troy and Spencer are so cute with him...they were worried about small beads being on the ground because they didn't want cameron to swallow them. Troy laughs at Cameron all the time because he thinks he is so "cute" and "funny"

Mallory and Cameron had fun together. Mallory is a silly cousin :) She likes to play with Cameron and his toys.

The place was "pet friendly" so we brought Tica and Michele brought their dog Archie. Cameron wanted to take Archie for a walk....

One morning Cameron left the room for a minute and it was really quiet in the room he went in. So Jeremy peeked in the room and saw Cameron in Archie's cage....he came to get me and I grabbed the camera. What a funny kid!

Eating at Dairy Keen is always a must when we go up to a cabin every year. The kids love to eat on the train outside and watch the little electric train inside the place that goes around the entire celing.

Camerons latest obsession....playing with light switches. At least he can reach these ones by himself. Usually I have to hold him up to the light switches and stand there while he flips them on and off for 30 minutes or until my arm falls asleep :)

I wish I had taken a video of Grammy blowing bubbles....He goes CRAZY for bubbles. He loves to grab them and squeels and laughs. He says bubbles so cute too!

Isn't that the cutest smile ever?!

Cameron had fun "jumping" to Grampy over and over. I say "jumping" because for some reason he really doesn't know how to jump (he never has), he just falls to you. But he sure has fun doing it!

Of course Cameron wouldn't let Grampy out of his sight as usual. He cries when Grampy goes to the bathroom and he can't see him! They have a special bond :)

Cameron, Spencer, and Jeremy shooting pool....Cameron mostly yelled "ball...ball" and then had fun carrying around the pool stick.

Yup...ring around the rosies was played over and over....and if you came in the room you were included in the game. He goes over and grabs your finger and brings you into the circle.

Notice how the adults "fall down" and how the kids fall down! There is something about getting older....it's harder to get up :)

Janessa, Michele, Me, and Margo

My cute family on the cabin deck. We had a great view...it was very pretty and peacefull up there!

Grammy and Grampy with their grandkids....2 of the 6 are already taller than grammy :)

A cousin picture....with cameron floating in the air. He was soooo tired and needed a nap. He was sick of pictures. He fell asleep in the car 30 seconds after we took off....poor little guy had a busy, fun weekend!

The guys....Barry, Jer, Cam, Grampy and Rick. Thanks mom and dad for the fun weekend. It's always fun every year. I can't wait to see wherer we stay next year!!