First Day of School...

4th and 5th Grade here we come....

 

Benji is going to a special school called "learning how to not poop in the basement"

Kentucky State Fair...

We had a blast at the State Fair!

 

 

The best part of the chewy.com order (according to Oreo)

Broken Arm...

Just so I can look back and remember the summer of a broken arm, below are the many pictures and x-rays of Alex's broken arm...we are thankful he is healing perfectly and that he was able to get a waterproof cast!

 

Original break June 24, 2017

 First cast after they were able to re-set it (the first time)

 

Whoa...that's really broken

A visit to the hospital on June 26, 2017 due to extreme swelling

x-ray looks good!

Orthopedic visit, they put on the black stripe to hold the cast together

2nd visit a week later to the orthopedic doctor and we found out the setting didn't work, so we are off to surgery, boo!

Surgery Day, July 10, 2017

After surgery...this boy is such a trooper

August 1st, full arm cast removed and he got a half arm cast

x-ray looks good!  arm is healing nicely

 

Half arm cast

Hey look, it's a telescope

August 22, 2017, additional healing in his arm, half arm cast off and we are onto a brace

 

Happy 9th Birthday!

 

Chicago...

We had a great family vacation in Chicago!  We stayed busy, the first day we took the train into the city (we stayed near O'Hare), walked around and went shopping.  Abby found the American Girl Place and was so happy!  The boys found the Lego store and were in heaven.  The next day we went to the Cubs game and had a blast, it was a bit chilly, but we enjoyed it, even though they lost.  The following day we explored Navy Pier, took a boat ride and navigated our way through the city on the bus...we ended up on the North side, but chalked it up to taking the scenic route, and then ended up back on Michigan Avenue where we found the Bean.  It was a quick trip, but we all had a great time!

We came home Sunday and I went to see James Taylor with my friend Laura, it was a great show!