That's Gotta Hurt!

Here it is, Christmas day and we've had a lovely morning. The kids got up bright and early to find Santa had come!

We opened presents, then headed up to Grandma GG's for our traditional omelet breakfast with the family. It was an enjoyable day, as usual. The kids played with their cousins. Chris got a nap. Lot's of visiting and relaxing going on, nothing out of the norm.

Around 2pm, the boys started asking if we could go home. I could see why they were so anxious. Gotta get home to those fun toys they got. Tyler just got a new ripstick and a Tony Hawk Skateboard/Snowboard game for the Wii. You stand on a board looking remote and act like you're actually boarding.

We were planning on leaving around 3pm anyway to spend the rest of the evening with my brother and his family, so we start thinking about getting everything together and heading out.

Not much later, Tyler comes with tears in his eyes to sit with me on the couch. He then tells me how he jumped down the stairs and landed wrong on the last step and his feet are really hurting.

I put his feet up, give them a look and let our cousin who knows more about pain and body parts than I, check him out. We figure he's got some bruises somewhere, but the pain continues and he's still crying 30 minutes later.

I call the doctors to find out if they're even open. We have 60 minutes to get there and we're across the valley and need to drop off the family at home.

We make it in time, wait an hour to be seen, get some x-rays and visit with the doctor to find out that Tyler's left foot is sprained and his right has a break. He'll be in a soft cast for 3 days and we head back mid week for a hard cast that will be on for 4+ weeks.

Poor kid! He's got a hockey tournament in two weeks that he was really looking forward to, and some fun Christmas presents he's going to have to wait at least a month to use.

So far he's in good spirits. I think the idea of laying around on the couch, being waited on hand and food :) is appealing to him. Give him a few days when the boredom sets in.