In the middle of September Brian had a PT test for school so he could graduate. Well, during the jumping part of the test he landed and hurt his knee. I kept telling him it was nothing and to "man up" and get over it and to prove my point I made him go to the doctor. It ends up I was wrong. They first said that he probably tore some cartilage and it would heal itself in a few weeks. A few weeks went by and he was still in alot of pain, so they did another x-ray and sent him to an orthopedic surgeon. There the dr confirmed that in fact he did tear his ACL and he would need surgery if he ever wanted to be a police officer. We decided it was best to wait until graduation was over and then have the surgery. We turned in the paperwork and set up a date for the Monday following graduation. We were just relieved that the school's insurance was going to cover most of it, then I received a phone call from the dr's office telling us that Brian's insurance was going to be cut off on Oct 15th, graduation day. There was NO way we could ever afford to pay for a surgery like this without the help of the insurance, so they fit us in for Oct 14th, the day before graduation. The surgery itself took only about an hour and a half, but the recovery time took almost 5 hours...what a long day for both of us. Thank heavens for my step-sister Kacie, who watched Hunter for us!! We got home about 5:3opm and some good friends brought us dinner, which was supper yummy!! They sent Brian home with what they call and drain tube. It's pretty gross, it's a tube inserted into his leg to drain the excess blood. I had to drain it once during the night and then again in the morning. Like I said it was pretty gross! The next morning we took him down to Pocatello(that's where his surgery was) to have his leg looked at and the tube removed. After that short visit we went up to the school and get him ready for graduation, he was heavily drugged so I had to do alot of helping:) I don't think he remembers half of it all. His niece Stephanie surprised him by coming all the way from Boise to be part of his special day! I am so proud of Brian for all his hard work and dedication! The recovery for his knee is going to take up to a year to be completely back to normal, but right now he is actually ahead of what the doctor expected. He is now going to the gym and working really hard to be able to go complete the PT test so that he can take his written test to have the certificate stating that he is certified to be a patrol/detention officer! We are planning for this to take place sometime at the end of January. On a side note, he did just apply for a job over by Boise so cross your fingers for us!!
This pic was taken right before surgery, he looks so nervous poor guy.
The day of graduation!!
I just thought this picture was cute, we were making home made pizza's. Hunter thought it was so much fun. Don't mind the mess in the background;)
We had such a nice fall this year. The temps were so nice, too bad it didn't last longer!! We have a tradition to pick our own pumpkins. Hunter had alot of fun, despite the rainy weather. For FHE we carved our pumpkins. I thought it would be fun for Hunter to paint a little one. He had a blast and now asks to paint everyday. This year Hunter dressed up as a lion, if you ask me I think he is the cutest lion I have ever seen:0 This year our ward put on a carnival and trunker treat. We all had so much fun and appreciate all the hard work that went into it!
I can't believe how fast the holidays came. We went to my Aunt and Uncle's house for Thanksgiving. I forgot my camera, but we had so much fun. We love them alot and thank them for always including us in their family!! They are so good to us, and they will never know how much it means to me.
This pic was taken right before surgery, he looks so nervous poor guy. The day of graduation!!I just thought this picture was cute, we were making home made pizza's. Hunter thought it was so much fun. Don't mind the mess in the background;)We had such a nice fall this year. The temps were so nice, too bad it didn't last longer!! We have a tradition to pick our own pumpkins. Hunter had alot of fun, despite the rainy weather. For FHE we carved our pumpkins. I thought it would be fun for Hunter to paint a little one. He had a blast and now asks to paint everyday. This year Hunter dressed up as a lion, if you ask me I think he is the cutest lion I have ever seen:0 This year our ward put on a carnival and trunker treat. We all had so much fun and appreciate all the hard work that went into it!
I can't believe how fast the holidays came. We went to my Aunt and Uncle's house for Thanksgiving. I forgot my camera, but we had so much fun. We love them alot and thank them for always including us in their family!! They are so good to us, and they will never know how much it means to me. Christmas this year was so nice. Hunter really understood "Santa Claus". He sang along to all the Christmas songs and always asked when Santa was coming. This year I was sick over Christmas weekend, but still loved every minute of it. My cousin Kristy gave us her kids' horse on springs. It's seriously one of Hunter's favorites! He thinks he's the coolest cowboy around. We want to thank all our family that helped put present under our tree and made this Christmas so special for all of us!
Some funny/some naughty things Hunter's been up to:
Pouring and full bottle of syrup all over my kitchen floor in a matter of seconds. Waking up and being so quiet and coloring with permanent marker all over our bathroom mirror. Stealing gum out of my purse and getting it all over himself. Telling us he wants to kick us in the bum when he gets mad at us. Coming out of his bedroom at bedtime crying and telling us we don't love him anymore because we won't lay next to him while he falls asleep. Singing songs. He absolutely loves church! A few Saturday's ago we saw Hunter's new teach for Sunday school(can you believe my baby is in Sunbeams) at Walmart, she was introducing herself to him and asking him questions. When Brian came back to the cart Hunter got supper excited and told him that he saw his sister, haha. When he woke up Sunday he kept telling me "I get to see my sister today". He's a funny kid and we love him to pieces!!
