Avery's Preschool Field Trip - Hee Haw Farms

 Earlier this month, Avery's preschool class went to an adorable little farm

and pumpkin patch down in Pleasant Grove called Hee Haw Farms.

Sean had the day off, so I pulled Lexi out of school that day and our whole family went.

 

 

Eli's absolute favorite part of the whole day was the petting zoo.

He loved all the animals and could have probably been happy there for hours.

 



Poor Avery is not an animal lover. In fact, she is scared of almost all animals. (I was too as a child.)

So she did not like the petting zoo at all.

She did chase a few ducks and chickens though.

 



 

 

There was a GIANT corn box. We spent a lot of time in there too.

 



 

Sean even got in on the action.

 

Eli was so excited to get on this tractor.

He loves all vehicles!

 



How Eli gets through a maze...

We went on a hay ride. Eli really loved it.

 



Next we went out to the pumpkin patch.

 



 





Avery Has Two Arms and Legs Again!!!



At the beginning of the month, we started weaning Avery off her walking boot.

We started by letting her sleep without it for a few nights.

Then we practiced walking without her boot at home.

He practiced a little bit longer each day.

Here she is walking without her boot for the first time.

 

 

And here she is going outside without her boot for the first time.

We just went to get Lexi from school, so she was in the van almost the whole time.

 

 On the 7th of this month Avery got his cast off!

First she got another round of x-rays.

 

You can really see in this next x-ray the new bone growth in her leg.

 

Eli was really good during the whole appointment.

 



 

 

 I have never broken any bones before so I had no idea what to expect.

Avery was not a fan of the saw.

 

After the hard part of the cast was cut, special scissors were used to cut off the gauze part.

 



And here is her arm seeing the light of day for the first time since her accident.

 



Avery was not a fan of having her cast off at first.

She was super protective of her arm didn't want anyone to see it or touch it.

 



For several days after she got her cast off, she soaked in the tub.

I was hoping that would help get rid of all her dead skin.

 



And here she is the day after she got her cast and boot off.

I'm so happy for her to look normal again.

Now people won't stop us every where we go and ask what happened to her.

 



 

I just want to note that her right arm and leg are both now smaller than her left ones.

Also, her right arm and leg are a lot hairier after not see the sun for 5 1/2 weeks.

And I'm happy to report that Avery is walking, and running and climbing now.

And she is using her right arm normally.

She does get upset still sometimes if someone touches her arm.

She has her finally follow up with her surgeon on November 18th.

At that appointment he will assess her range of motion

and determine if she will need physical therapy.

I'm just so happy to put this all behind us and make it a distant memory.

Sam's Phone Pictures from September

 I just cleared all the pictures off my phone. Here are a few of the ones that I took in September.

We had a FHE lesson about the First Presidency and the Quorum of the 12 Apostles.

(It seems disrespectful that this pictures is upside down but for some reason that's how it uploaded.)

 

Shopping at Sam's Club.

 



One-on-one time with Eli while both of the girls are at school.

 



Eli loves the basketball court and hoop in the middle of the complex.

Probably because he frequently sees his dad playing their with all the 12 year olds.

 



Lexi drew this picture of her dad in Sacrament meeting.

Then she held it up high so he could see from the stand.

 



Eli and I played outside a lot while the girls were at school because

Avery couldn't do a lot of outdoor things with her boot and cast.

 



Eli and I took a trip to the library by ourselves. Going places with one kid seems so easy now!

 



Sean and I took turns taking Lexi to String Camp.

 



Sean and I went to Yogurtland after my night at String Camp.

 



Avery is the funniest. She just loves laying and lounging around. I found her like this one morning.

 



Suckers and they are instantly quiet and happy.

 



We go on family walks around the complex almost every night.

One day, Eli didn't want to let go of the scriptures he was looking at.

He wanted to carry them with him on the walk. He's so spiritual.

 



It's just too fun not to play with the costumes at Target...

 



Shopping at Best Buy. Sean got Chrome Cast and we love it!

 



Family date night at Yogurtland. We love that place!

 



The girls playing in my Grandpa's backyard. Look at the "Fairy Garden" in all the rocks.

The girls were fascinated by them.

 



Eli unsure about the car wash.

 



Avery just being Avery on the swings...

 



Lexi pushing Eli.

 



Wendy's. The kids were excited to each get their own water.

 



When Lexi saw these pumpkins she exclaimed, "Those are expensive! $99!"

 



Shopping at Target with Thing 2 and Thing 3.

 



Sean being the counselor in the Branch Presidency over Primary goes to Primary a lot.

The kids just love him. He is always doing something hilarious!

 



Here's Lexi at P.E. at school. Which was all in Spanish.

 



And here she is at running time at school. She is all smiles when I come to school every Monday.

 



She's just the cutest little student!