Portraits

My mom took the girls to get some pics done and they turned out fabulous! I must say I have some pretty darn cute kids :). We were able to get a Walmart Club card which gives you a free 8x10 everytime you go in! You could go everyday if you want! So holiday pics, family pics, swimsuit pics here we come! I love FREE stuff! So here were some of my favorites from the shoot.

Alexia- 8years old
Shelby- 2years old

Santa Cruz

Monday we headed to Santa Cruz with my parents for a quick little getaway! It was so nice since we havent been able to do much since I got hurt. Basically all our summer plans got tossed out the window so this was so nice and so much fun! The weather was perfect and the kids were sooo good :)

Shelby spotted the "Willy" ride while we were standing in line buying ride bracelets and wanted to ride him first! This was her first ride without me or jimmy....we werent sure how she would do. It started and by the second round she was screaming "I no like this" we were cheering for her and trying to stop laughing but it was pretty funny! She wasnt crying she just kept yelling...shes such a trooper and stayed on til it was over. When she got off we all gave her high fives and cheered at what a big girl she was and that seemed to settle her right down. I thought for sure she would be done with rides tho..... I was wrong! She loved the boat ride, the cars, and this pepsi train they had...she even rode them without sister! (sister went and rode the scary haunted house ride with papa joe) She definately got her money's worth riding these over and over!

putting her hands up

on the cars...she loved beeping the horn

she wouldnt even look at us she was so serious about driving that car!

This was another funny story! So shelby loves rding horses and talked about riding them the whole trip...well we headed to the carousel and they have a big clown on the wall and a ring dispenser that kids can pull rings and toss them in the clown mouth while riding the carousel...Shelby caught a glimpse of the clown and that was all she wrote. She wouldnt even sit on the horse so her and my mom had to settle for a bench in which she said she didnt like it the w.h.o.l.e. time (my poor mom) she was terrified of the clown. I have no idea where this fear came from as she has never even seen a clown before then...but they pretty much terrified her anytime she saw one the whole day.

lex and gram on the tilt a world...having a blast!

Lex and her papa joe doing the soaring ride.

our pilot :)

doing the dragon roller coaster

We had so much fun...even tho I had to sit in the wheelchair all day and Jimmy had to push me around...we definately cant wait to go back when im all healed up. Thanks mom and dad for a fantastic day!

ps..the potty traing is almost over! Shelby has been doing so awesome and all day in santa cruz never had one accident and peed on the big toilets every time!! She is AWESOME!

post op appt

So today i had my post op appt and all went well. They said I was healing up and took off the splint and put on a cast! It was painful while they were doing the cast only due to the position that they put my foot in while they casted it. My foot has basically been straight since it was injured on 6-20-10 and today they bent it....OUCH was about all I could say. They physicians assistant that did the casting let me take pics of my incisions and of my xrays which was pretty cool. I didnt post the pics of my incisions becuase they were yucky looking but here is my xray.

my new ankle...with the screws and plates

the final cast.....pink of course :)

surgery is over

Well i had my surgery on friday and all went well. Thank you to all of the wonderful doctors and nurses at fresno community hospital. I was VERY nervous but everyone was sooo nice and made me feel so much better. They explained everything and were so comforting. They really were amazing!! My wonderful husband and my dad were with me right up until i was wheeled back for surgery so that was nice. They got to keep me company :) My mom and sister were there when I came out of surgery and that was a big surprise. I was happy to see everyone. My grandparents watched the girls so it was nice to not have to worry about them :). I stayed for about 2 hours after my surgery was completed and then was able to come home. It took me awhile to come out of the anesthisia and i was surprised that i had so much pain. It was a very weird experiance. It is very hard to explain and not what i had expected at all. They were giving me morphine which did help take the pain away however it didnt last at all. Finally when my vitals were stable enough I was taken to the recovery room where all my family was able to stay. we hung out there for awhile and then they discharged me. I felt good all that afternoon and evening. The next day however was dreadful. I have been in sooo much pain since the surgery. I have to keep my foot up at all times which is very hard to do. My poor husband has been so good and him and the kids are really trying to do their best to make me happy, Im very thankful for them :) Its just hard to not be able to do ANYTHING for myself, let alone my family. Its a bummer but hopefully it will get better everyday. Thanks for all the prayers, messages, calls, texts and well wishes.

surgery

Well i went in to the surgeon today and they scheduled me for surgery.....TOMORROW!! Yikes! So im a little freaked out, ok A LOT freaked out. We went and did all my pre op stuff after my surgeon appt and then went to my parents for dinner and to hang out for a bit. The kids are going to stay the night with my parents because we have to be at the hospital at 530am!! My surgery is set for 830am. Please say some prayers for me and for my family...im not used to being away from the kids especially shelby and this whole incident has been hard on us. Although they have been having fun at grandma and papa's i miss them like crazy! Poor Jimmy has had to do way more than he should and has been such a trooper. I love them! My parents and sister have been amazing with helping us with the kids when we have appointments and letting us come over for dinner :) My grandparents have helped us as well with meals and watching the kids so THANK YOU to my awesome family I feel very blessed, and love you all so very much!