Broken Arm :(

Yesterday I got a call from the school nurse that Megan had fallen off the monkey bars at recess and they thought she had a broken arm. :( Poor Moopert. So, Kylie and I headed straight over to school to pick her up and take her to the hospital. Amy offered to take Kylie and have Jack head to her house after school, which was a huge help! Megan and I headed down to Bumrungrad.

The school had put an ice pack and splint on her arm, wrapped it with an ace bandage and then put it in a sling to keep it immobile. It looked like it was already in a cast and we had a bit of trouble at Bumrungrad trying to explain that she didn't need to see the Orthopedist, but that she needed to get a cast because she just broke her arm! They were great about putting her in a wheelchair (which Megan didn't want at first because she kept saying "My arm is broken, not my foot") to keep her from getting jostled or bonked. We saw a doctor, went to get x-rays, went back to the doctor, found out that she had broken both the ulna and the radius in her forearm, but that it didn't need to be set or operated on! She got a cast and a fancy sling! She'll be in a cast for 6 weeks (almost all the rest of school). She's in pain, but taking tylenol to help...had a rough time sleeping last night and is home today.

Megan's friend Punnava helped her to the clinic at school and told her that "Medicine is the best laughter" and then burst out laughing...Thankfully I had some funny pictures of Kylie on my cell phone to help out at the hospital when Megan started crying....little sisters are good for a laugh :)

Megan was about to start a 6 week unit on swimming for PE and is bummed about not being able to swim, not being able to ride her bike, not being able to play the recorder for music, not being able to finish her dot painting for art, not being able to cartwheel out of the sanctuary for the Easter program this weekend.... It's her right arm, so she'll have difficulty writing with her left hand and learning to do things with her left. Things she's not bummed about? Not having to do dishes and not having to shower by herself :)

Aside from having a broken arm - we had a good time yesterday at the hospital. It was a good time to chat and then we did lunch afterwards at Beirut (her choice over McDonalds)!

Coca Cola cutout Pictures

Jack

Megan

Kylie

The Bike Ride

Since January, we've been working on Kylie riding her bike. That is to say - Kylie has been able to ride her bike since January, she just couldn't ride it without crying. The goal is to have Kylie be able to ride around the lake with Dan, Jack and Megan - which is 2.2 miles or so. It's a big goal that Dan wanted to do with all 3 kids before we move from here. Well, after much practicing outside on our street, then some around our neighborhood, then out of our neighborhood the opposite way of the lake around a circle so that she could get used to riding in cones next to the road...to the big bike ride! I met them 1/2 way around with water and a hershey's kiss :) Kylie did great and they had a great time! They've now done it 2 more times and she's doing great on her bike!

My Birthday

I had a great day! Dan took off for the day - which was great because we had Amy's Bonus here while she was in the States visiting a sick friend! Dan let me sleep in a bit - while he kept the Bonus and Kylie busy! I got my new awesome Jim Thompson Throw blanket that I've been wanting forever for my birthday from Dan and the kids! We went downtown the Monday before my birthday on an adventure to find the store, look for the blanket and eat dinner at a restaurant we had never tried! Soooo worth it and they had the exact color I wanted - a fun aqua color! Dan, the Bonus, Kylie and I went to Starbucks for breakfast and CoCo Curries for lunch and then in the afternoon I made the Best Broccoli and Cheddar Soup Ever and ordered yummy chicken salad sandwiches from the NY Diner right near here - complete with sweet tea for my favorite dinner ever! Plus I made a wonderful blueberry bread with orange glaze for dessert! It was a good night and we had a great time!

Dinner at Roadhouse BBQ after shopping at Jim Thompson - not sure the kids were supposed to be in the restaurant, since it was basically a bar, but we ate early and no one seemed to mind. Fun high tables and good ribs and bbq!

Ginormously huge menu on each table

Apparently the most beers on tap in Thailand - including one of Dan's favorite's Leffe from Belgium! The 50cc'er.

Breakfast at Starbucks outside with Palm Trees :)

Me and my Tweeter

Dan and the Bonus at CoCo Curries

Me and the Budge at lunch

Opening presents with the kiddos after school

Amazing dinner!

Hi, My Name is Kristen, vol. 3

...and I'm the Birthday Girl because today I turn 33!

Job: Stay at home Mom. This is my last birthday that I'll have with a child home and not in school. We'll see where God leads me next year and what His plans are for me in Kuwait!

Interests: Blogging, painting, reading blogs, reading, having Dan twirl my hair, hanging out with friends, EW bible study, shopping.

Favorite Foods: beef fajita salad and guacamole at Que Pasa, chicken cutlet with Japanese curry at CoCo Curries, Shiche Taouk and hummus at Beirut, Lard Na, Pad Pak Nuam Sai Gai (stir-fried veggies w/ chicken) at Sudathai, Fried morning glory salad and crab in yellow curry at River Tree House, samosas and spring rolls from Villa with Kylie...Sweet Potato soup, Broccoli Cheddar soup, homemade gumbo...

Favorite Shows: Mad Men, How I Met your Mother, Sing Off, Outsourced, Glee, Little House on the Prairie (halfway through season 7), Top Shot.

Books I've read more than once this year: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn (read them all more times than I can count), The Tea Rose, The Jewels of Tessa Kent, A Bride in the Bargain.

Dan's Birthday

Dan's birthday was interesting. It was a Sunday, so we had church - it was a rare weekend where he was in town and not playing bass or leading worship - but he did announcements. Then, instead of normally going to Que Pasa after church, the church had a pot luck lunch after the service! So, we stayed for the pot luck and made this: Pioneer Women's Chicken Spaghetti. Soooo good.


After church, Jack treated Daddy and the girls to a Slurpee from 7-11!


Then, Dan wanted to go to Ken and Amy's house for dinner - so we went over there, did some Wii Just Dance 2 and were supposed to order Que Pasa, but the adults filled up on guacamole and salsa so we fed the kids leftover lasagna! I made a Tim Tam ice cream cake for dessert it was delicious! It was a fun time over there with all the kiddos - and a decent birthday overall! Happy Birthday my Tweeter!!!

Hi, My Name is Dan, vol. 3

And today is my birthday because I'm 35!!!

Favorite Foods: Cashew Chicken, Japanese Curry with Chicken Cutlet - Spicy level 2 - regular rice - with cheese, Bacon Cheeseburger at Que Pasa, Tim Tams and Tim Tam milkshakes.

Interests: Playing guitar/worship band, anything having to do with technology, xBox 360, twirling Kristen's hair, traveling the world, biking with the kids, watching Clone Wars or X-Men Adventures on weekend mornings with kiddos.

Latest Purchase: Buying 2 guitars at one time! 1- 5 string bass and 1- electric guitar. I've been looking at them for a while and saved up the money - finally went and purchased them while Uncle Matt was visiting!

Current TV shows: Top Shot, How I Met Your Mother, The Office, Glee (maybe still), The Sing Off, Star Wars Clone Wars cartoon and Outsourced.

Latest sayings: "My life is half over!" because I'm 35 and the Bible says that your days are numbered at 70 years (Kristen doesn't like hearing this). "Drop it like it's hot!" "True story" "Erroneous" "Oh, got you there!" "I'm just gonna play some xBox for a minute..." "See!"

Things I've checked off my to-do list in Thailand: Swing through the trees at Flight of the Gibbons, visit Chiang Mai with the family, stay downtown with the kids at Frasier Place and swim on the top floor, go to Centara Pattaya with Ken and Amy's family, buy 2 guitars!

New things I've done in the last year: played countless hours of xBox 360, ventured into xBox live, became an Elder at CCC, took on leading worship at church (highlight - any and every Chris Tomlin song), visited 1 new country - KUWAIT, got awarded a follow-on tour, enjoyed the iPad, read the complete Twilight series (and loved them) courtesy of my wife, solved the 12 sided Rubik's cube, preached 2x's at church.

Why my Tweeter loves me (written by Kristen): Because he is an amazing man of God who loves God, me, Megan, Jack and Kylie. He loves others well and is giving of his time and resources to help others out. He doesn't complain. He gets sweaty at the drop of a hat and can sit and sweat on our sofa while I'm under a blanket freezing. He twirls my hair for hours on end. He calls whenever he can while he's on trips - at least 1x a day, connection permitting. He brings us back souvenirs from trips and makes us a priority even when he's not around. He encourages me to spend time with God, teaches me new things continually and makes me laugh and smile. He's an amazing husband and I'm very thankful for him!!! Happy Birthday my Tweeter! Here's to another great 35 years (or more!)!!! I love you!!!

Me and my Birthday Tweeter

Daddy and the kiddos

This Fall in NY with his cousins