{William's First Cast}

I got a call from camp that William slipped and landed odd on a bouncy during carnival day. Spoke to the counselor and she notified me that he's been complaining of pain in his right arm. She told me that he fell 15 mins ago. I was finishing up a meeting at work and asked her to monitor and keep an eye on him and I can pick him up in a couple of hours if need be. I called at lunch at they told me that although he seems to still be hurt, he wasn't complaining about it and was "ok" and even turned down their offer for an ice pack.

I picked William up after work and noticed that he couldn't straighten his arm. At dinner, he also used his left hand to eat instead of the right. Wow, something is really bothering him! Mother of the year award here, for deferring pick up! I contemplated on rushing him to ER, but a circle of expert Mom friends suggested that it's really best to just go straight to an orthopedic doctor, if he's not experiencing fever or complaining of discomfort. The following day, I called the orthepedic office and grabbed the earliest appointment. The X-ray deemed that he had a hairline fracture on his elbow and will need to be on cast for 3 weeks. We were in and out of the office in an hour! Impressive and what an awesome $ system. LOL.

William was asked to picked a color for his cast. Was not surprise when he went with orange. Auburn fan thru and thru. The doctor also informed us that he needs to be off any strenuous activities. Bummer because William was looking forward to his soccer camp (we had to cancel). Also, what a torture not be able to enjoy swimming on this hot summer day. But, very typical of William, my lil boy always sees the bright side and can be as happy as can be. He was sort of excited for the cast because he can have friends sign it :)

{Stone Mountain Family Hike}

It was such a beautiful cool summer morning and we didn't had anything lined up. Instead of being lazy, we decided that today would be a perfect day for the family to hike Stone Mountain. The walk up trail to Stone Mountain is a 1 mile fun trail. and the top is 1,686 feet above sea level. It's been known to be a challenging trail but we know that William and Samantha can totally do this and we will just take our time.

Here we are ready to go!

Hopping from one rock to another made for a fun adventure for the kids.

Don't be fooled by this tiny legs. Her determination is big and she was ready to conquer this hike.

This resting spot was the perfect place to just soak everything in and enjoy the view.

Almost there.

We made it. The skies were clear and we were able to enjoy amazing views of downtown Atlanta, the North Georgia mountains and the surrounding area.

An awesome first Stone Mountain hike for us. We decided to get the parking pass that day and will be going back again!