Anyone Surprised?

So today was D-day, well C-day....

Little Pumpkin got her hard cast today. She had been struggling with what color she was going to choose, I thought she was joking, but I think she just really wasn't sure! There are so many choices these days.

And everyone had an opinion: Daddy wanted Orange (go Beavs), Blake wanted Lime Green (the color of choice these days), someone recommended doing Pink & Purple (would have solved all our problems, but alas cannot be done)!

Even this morning while getting ready she seemed distraught..."I just want to make everyone happy." I assured her that it was HER choice and she was the one who had to look at it for the next 5 weeks!

OUT with the OLD!

Daddy Lion and Mommy Lion had an idea of what color she might pick. So even though she had only black and white on today, Mommy Lion still chose this bow! ;o)

It's healing well! Maybe it's just me, but it still looked a little bent. She did so well, AGAIN!

IN with the NEW!

oh, and if you by chance call to ask her about her pink cast...you have been forewarned:

"It's not pink, it's BRIGHT pink!" ;o)

So we will be sporting pink, excuse me, BRIGHT pink for the next 4 weeks! Pinkalicious!

Welcome Home Daddy...

So, Mark's been out of town for the last *two weeks (*home on weekends). We were all anxiously awaiting his arrival Friday night. Mommylion frantically cleaning the kitchen, Little Lion and Little Pumpkin playing in Little Lion's room. I thought Little Lion was reading to Little Pumpkin... when all the sudden I hear her crying.

I ran in the room to find Little Pumpkin laying on her right side crying and Little Lion sitting nearby saying..."I'm not sure what she tripped on." As I rolled her over, it was very apparent she had a broken arm! WOW! This was a first for me, for them...small panic begins, then reality...calmly I call my good friend Magnum 'cuz her hubs is in the know being Doc and all!

So Doc talks me through how to get her into the car. I'm sending Little Lion for different things, namely a small pillow, which was apparently hard to find. (We did find it today safely keeping a doll comfy in her stroller.) Anyway, about the time I got up to go look for it, Daddy Lion was standing in the doorway of the room. "Welcome home Daddy, we're going to the E.R!"

Little Pumpkin was so BRAVE and STRONG! I could not be more PROUD of her!!!

Not even a tear when the I.V. was put in and look she was still smiling for pics after being poked and taped and squeezed! I'm sure the morphine was starting to kick in a little. (I happened to have my camera in my purse with school starting this week... a blog for another time now!)

This is her arm! No Photoshop work here!

And after it was all said in done still the best patient EVER! I will admit seeing her sedated in a twilight stage was a little hard for Mommylion, just really odd. But SO glad she has no memory of it!

Some of the better parts of being hurt... sweet cards from some very sweet friends! Gator and Little Lamb made these cards with Little Lion today (he ended up at their house for a impromptu sleep over!). The empty spaces included sweet treats like a coloring book, lip gloss and a candy bar!

More perks ~ Lolly and Pop came over with goodies! A necklace that she will always remember getting when she broke her arm. And more sweet treats ~ my chocolate lover was in heaven today! ;o)

But the best part of having a broken arm you ask?

"Only having to wash one hand!" ~ Little Pumpkin