Happy Birthday Little Roberto!!

This post (as all of them) is a little bit late. On Novemeber 25th my sweet boy turned 8 years old. Where did the time go.....

We did his birthday party on Saturday the 22nd. They played a couple games like pin the tail on the donkey, the balloon pop game, not letting your balloon hit the floor and last but not least a pinata!! We ate tamales and had cake and ice cream. Roberto was in heaven!

Roberto blowing out his candles!

Roberto opening his gifts

2nd Cast Change

So, Roberto's progress is great, but very slow! We are still trying to figure out the extent of his nerve damage which can take months. He started physical therapy this week which makes it actually feel better than being in the same position all the time. He graduated to a "non-walking" walking boot late last week which was mainly so that he could start his physical therapy. Due to the nerve damage we have started weekly spine injections to try and calm the nerves down in his leg. It helps for a couple days which allows us all to rest a little. So far they are telling us 3 weeks til they will let him put weight on it as long as he continues to be able to work with his flexibility.

So at the moment we are making several trips over a week to Jackson in addition to my regular ones. Life has been crazy and hectic trying to arrange physical therapy, weekly doctor visits, and the nerve numbing shots and still put in 40+hours a week at work. I think most of the time I run on pure addrenaline.

The following picture is of Roberto's leg 2 weeks after the ones I posted prior. It looks a lot better now but I wanted to show how his healing is coming along.

Halloween

Ok, so with life being so hectic I have not had a chance to post pictures of halloween yet......so let me introduce Iron Man and the alligator. We had a great day and a fun evening which started at the Victor Elementary School carnival and ended with trick-or-treating to the neighborhood homes. Gavry really got into it by the end.

Isn't he the cutest alligator you have ever seen!

1st Cast Change

I am going to try and add the photos that my Dad took at Roberto's first cast change....the only problem is that my Dad did not realize that it was on video on his camera so I am not sure how they will load. First I will update what all happened to end with such a badly broken leg/ankle.

Roberto was staining a home only 3 blocks from the hospital in Jackson. I had the day off and had numerous items that NEEDED to get done. At 9:05 I got his call informing me that he broke his leg. I called a friend of mine that I was suppost to meet in Rexburg and let her know that I would actually be heading in the opposite direction. I then got Gavry in the car and thought about Little Roberto and what I should do with him since he would be riding the bus home from school. I stopped at our wonderful neighbors house who graciously said that he could go to their house until we could make it home or set up other plans.

Unfortunately, when Roberto called I could not hear him all that well so, I tried to call his boss to find out what happened but he did not answer his phone. I then called my Mom and Dad. I only had them for a couple minutes though before I lost service on my phone. As I came into Wilson I tried Roberto's boss again.. this time he answered and had no idea what was going on but told me he would meet us at the emergency room.

When I saw his foot the first time I knew it was broke. He had a lot of swelling, not to mention, his foot was not on his leg right! After x-rays, Dr. Jost (an orthopedic doctor) came in to see us. She is WONDERFUL!! She informed us that he had a double fracture and dislocation. At first she said it would be a couple of surgeries with the first one being that night and that she was going to try and relocate a portion of the foot there in the E.R. to try and help with swelling. Roberto had lots of pain from them trying to relocate it.

We then got to go to a regular hospital room to wait for the surgery time. I had lots of phone calls from concerned family and friends trying to see what they could do to help out. Also in the mix, Roberto missed the school bus, so he ended up being walked across the street to his daycare. Gavry was his usual active self and quite the handful. I had offers from friends to come and get him which I probably should have taken....but I was afraid of his reaction.

Due to the great amount of pain they came in a couple hours before his surgery and numbed his leg which was a welcome relief! At 4:00 they came at took him to surgery which gave me a chance to come home at get things situated.

Luckily, my brother-in-law, Esteban was still in Victor and offered to come stay the weekend with the boys. What a relief to know that they would be able to be home and I would not have to worry about arrangements with other families.

I got back to Jackson about 8:00pm just as they were rolling him back from surgery. The end result was 12 screws and a plate! Roberto now jokes that he has a hardware store, one thing I admire about him.. He never lost his sense of humor even in pain! He may need future surgeries on the ankle and will definately need a scope in a year or so to take out the debree. We were in the hospital for 5 days!

So, how the accident happened..... the ground had been soft from some recent rain and snow fall and has he climbed his ladder almost to where he need to be he felt the ladder starting to sink/fall on one side. His reaction was to grab the roof, which due to the frost on the roof was unable to hold on. He fell and on his way down hit a beam that sticks out under one of the windows about 10 inches, broke the ladder with his arm, and hit the ground. His co-worker said that when he got to him the bottom of his foot was pointed straight back up at his body.

We are grateful that it was not worse and that he did not break his arm, only the ladder! He is now off of work for 12 weeks with all of it being non-weight bearing. His release date to go back to work at the moment is January 12, 2009! He at the moment is only able to get up to use the bathroom and eat otherwise it has to be above his heart! This has been quite the challenge for him since he is so active.

My Mom and Dad made it down on Monday the 20 to help out, the day before he was released. My Dad left on Tuesday the 28th and my Mom will be here for a couple weeks to help out since he is unable to do much. We are grateful for their help and the help of my ward. They have brought in meals, helped us arrange furniture, visited us in the hospital, and at home, and just be an ear to listen. I feel VERY blessed to know such wonderful people!

So, here are the photo's/video

The good and the Bad

Well, I don't even know where to begin......I guess with all of the good stuff. Life has been busy and I only have a moment to update. The end of September we took a family trip to Cody, Wyoming. It was beautiful!! I loved every minute of it. I took lots of pictures that will post at a diffrent date. I got a new camera and am having trouble loading pictures off of it. So, new pictures will follow as soon as I can get it all fixed.

School is going great for little Roberto. He finally lost his first front tooth and the other one is loose. Maybe I will have a jack-0-latern for halloween!!!

Now, for the bad news. Friday on my day off I got a call from Roberto in the morning. The only thing I understood was "I broke my leg", "Edgar is taking me to the hospital." I left in a hurry only to discover that yes, he broke is leg, down by the ankle. He shattered and dislocated his ankle. He broke the Tibia and Fibia. So, after 3 hours of surgery, 12 screw, and 1 metal plate he is back together for the moment. He will be bed-ridden for 2-3 weeks and then 8-12 weeks of non-weight bearing. I have lots of details on everything and actually considering all of the circumstances feel blessed that it was not worse!!! Lets just say that with the fall he broke the ladder with his arm!!! You should see the bruise. I need to get back to Jackson to be with him since he does not like to be alone but wanted to do a quick update.

New Puppy Cocoa!

This post as well is late.... I got Cocoa, a cocker spaniel while Roberto was gone to Mexico (what a surprise he came home to)! She is the sweetest dog and we have really enjoyed having her. She is beautiful (of course, I have to think that). The boys also enjoy playing with her.

Isn't she cute!!

Here she is sticking her tongue out!

Backyard almost complete!

I have been meaning to put some pictures on here of our backyard so you can what it looks like now. We have had the sod laid for about 7 weeks so I am very behind in posting this. At least you

get the idea of what it looks like though.

This one is at the bottom of the hill looking out towards the back of the property.

This picture is from the back of the property showing the hill, firepit, and a little piece of the garden.

Best Weekend EVER!!!

I am a little behind in posting this but... the weekend of July 26th was possibly the best weekend ever! We had laid 3,000 sq feet of sod on Friday and thought it would have taken the whole weekend but when we finished on Friday we decided that Saturday we would play! We brought out the slip-n-slide..... no neighbors where home so we all joined in the front lawn. I was crispy fried from the sun and could not sleep the next 5 nights very well but it was worth it!!!

YES that is a naked baby and he was in 7th heaven!

I will spare you pictures of Roberto and I but we had a blast!!!!

After the slip and slide we went to Wilson to see the Bar J Wranglers. I am very sad to say that in living here for 8 years, it was the first time I had ever been!!! Boy, have I been missing out!!! I knew both brothers from one of my previous jobs in Jackson. They tried to talk me into going to it back then but life is always so crazy we never had time. I was happy that in the end I was able to visit with Brian a little and let him know that I was sorry it had taken me so long to get there.....I think we will be having a new summer tradition at our house!!! The photos are bad but the memories are great so bare with me on the photos.

Did I mention we had GREAT seats!!! Only 5 rows back. I was awesome. I definately recommend it to anybody!!!

OH MY GOODNESS!!!

Unfortunately, today was not the best day..... the following pictures should explain as to why. We came home to shingles in the flower garden, both rear view mirrors broke out of Roberto's truck, bark pilled off of our trees, the garden ruined (my tomato plants are the things looking like sticks in the garden) and last but not least the siding on the whole back of the house ruined.

YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY!!!

The title of this post is exactly what Gavry says whenever he is hungry, really likes something, or sees something yummy on t.v. Yesterday he was watching tv after his nap and a commercial came on the tv for pancake puffs with filling. I was in the kitchen making dinner and he started saying, "NUMMY NUMMY" when they showed the demonstration of the filling. He is so full of life, I love him to pieces! Last night the boys had spaghetti for dinner and I could not resist taking the above picture of Gavry. HE LOVES SPAGHETTI!!!

PIES, PIES, & More PIES!!!

I am little behind in posting this but on June 28th I made 22 pies for a wedding in Jackson, Wyoming. Ever wonder what 22 pies look like loaded into a car??? (Probably not, but here is a picture anyway)! It was a lot of work and made my home very warm!! I started Thursday night when I got home from work til around 2:30 am and then started Friday morning again at 6:00 am. I finished them all Friday night around 11:30 pm. I delivered them to Moose where the reception was about 10:30 the next morning. Boy was it a relief to know they were there safe and in the cooler!

Busy Weekend

On Friday, Roberto had his liver biopsy. It went pretty well. Gavry became a "Daddy's Boy" as they were prepping him for surgery so when it came time to wheel him away, Gavry was screaming. I think the whole hospital could hear him. The procedure took about a half hour and then they let him sleep for about an hour before we went back since Gavry was only wanting Daddy. He did a lot better when we went back after the surgery though. On Saturday Roberto wanted to go to Idaho Falls. He said it feels like 50 people had kicked him in the ribs (Ouch)! On Sunday, he wanted to plant some of our trees and shrubs in the backyard. We got most of them planted and he did quite well. Gavry is definately our little helper. He was trying as hard as he could to help out with everything! It was quite cute. The boys made their dad a stepstone for Father's Day. Roberto made a bear and I helped Gavry make a hand print. Boy was that fun!! Needless to say their dad loved them. Little Roberto and I made him breakfast of bacon, hashbrowns, and scrambled eggs. Our weather is finally beautiful and the garden is coming along quite well now. Yeah for the beautiful weekend!

First Time

Ok, so everyone has to be patient with me while I learn what I am doing. I have heard about this for awhile now from the great ladies I work with and decided that I could try it out. Hopefully I will get the hang of it quickly.