DISNEY WORLD!!!

We had an awesome time at Disney World. It was Gus, Jackson and I...plus Gus' parents, my parents, my sister Dana, and my brother Doug and his family. Here are the highlights:

I guess I should explain the lame sling. I had an indoor soccer game the night before we left and I hurt my elbow really bad. Considering I couldn't straighten my arm and that we had met our insurance deductible...I figured I better check it out before we left. So 6 hours before we had to leave our house for Disney I headed into the ER. The x-rays didn't show any fractures but the joint was swollen, which usually indicates a fracture. So worst case: it was a fracture and best case: it was a bad sprain. Because the doctor was unsure, he said it had to be treated as if it was a fracture. So for the first two days of our trip I was in a full splint and wrap. After two days or so it was feeling better and my range of motion had improved so I figured it was just a sprain. It is still a little sore now and pretty bruised, but doing much better. It definelty put a damper on the first few days of the trip though.

Anyways...ackson loved it. He loved the water parks, the boat rides (Pirates of the Caribean and Its a Small World), the safari and loved all the little kid rides. He was really excited to see the charaters from a distance but freaked out a little when they got closer. One annoying thing was he got way attached to his binkie and asked for it all the time. So 3 days after we got home we took them away. It has gone surprisingly well and I wish I would have done it a LONG time ago.

All in all it was a great trip!

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Be Warned...

This is going to be a picture-a-thon of a post, but I have a lot to share. August was a great month which started out with an awesome birthday thanks in part to a huge birthday surprise from Gus. A new DSLR camera, the Nikon D60 which I love! The day after my birthday I started a photography class which taught me a lot and was a lot of fun.

August also started with South Weber Days. Jackson and his cousins loved the parade, especially the candy. I was nervious that Jackson wouldn't understand the concept of grabbing the candy, but he is my son after all, so he did great.He crashed in the car on the way home with a sucker in his mouth.

The evening after the parade they had activities down at the park.

We also went to the Davis County Fair with our neighbors. Gotta love free family activities right? They had a petting zoo and small carnival rides which were both a hit with Jackson.

Jackson loved it so much we went back that weekend with Gus.

We go to the Treehouse Museum about once a week because Jackson is always asking for the "choo-choos" and the "chows" (cows).

And lastly, Gus has been playing softball again (he has played on at least one team every summer since we met). However his season will be cut short this year because he is having shoulder surgery on October 1st. His dad is playing on his team this year so its been fun to watch as a family. Here is Jackson with his cousins.

Thanks for hanging there, hope you weren't bored to tears. The most exciting news of all is that we leave for Disney World in 10 days....CANT WAIT!!!