buddies ( not for the feint of heart)

These two are starting us out with a bang, or more like a crunch this year.

On January 7th Mason went with a friend to the gym to help him with a science project. They would be on treadmills and wouldn't take very long.

After they were done there was the incident where a 600 pound tractor tire crushed Mason's hand. They were trying to lift it.

It was hurt pretty bad and he got a ride to the hospital in an ambulance on account of the bone showing. (the pic is coming up, you are warned.)

The plastic surgeon Dr. Goldstein was so nice! He fixed him right up and Mason was one tough kid. He was cleaned out and stitched loosely to see how the skin was going to do.

We went back a few days later and he said it looked great! I didn't think so... He wanted to schedule a skin graft for the next week.

Mason went in for the skin graft the following Monday and was wrapped back up.

Today we got another look at it, and it's coming along.
Then Last Sunday the 15th Gunner was wrestling with Rigdon and somehow he ended up getting his arm bent the wrong way. I wasn't there so I didn't know how bad.

He cried a little then fell asleep. He seemed a little fussy but we thought maybe he strained the muscle or something. Monday he was moving it around and playing. He just didn't want you to touch it.

At preschool he got bumped in the upper arm pretty gently and was very sad so his teachers thought I should take him to get looked at. I had been thinking about it and even scheduled an appointment the day before, then cancelled because he was playing and moving it.

We went Tuesday afternoon, the Dr. sent us for x rays and at 6:15 called to say he indeed had fractured it above the elbow! I said are you serious!!??

Tomorrow he is going to get his cast put on. He still moves it and seems fine. The Dr is quite impressed. He said if he had that injury he would be in his bed moaning. Rig is a tough kid too!
Mason's arm Where they took his skin for the graft. ( sorry it is out of order.)
The injury!
Getting stitched together.
At the hospital, all done.
Wednesday After the skin graft on Monday. The pin sticking out is to keep his finger straight while it heals.

Hopefully we have paid our dues for 2012!