March

Jordan plays basketball every Tuesday night at the church. He had been playing on Thursdays too in the stake tournament. That is until March 2. He came down on some one's foot and really hurt his ankle. He couldn't walk on it but he drove home (yes it IS his right foot) and banged on the window for me to help him in the house. Not what you like to hear at 10pm: "I need your help. I can't walk!" It was very painful and we wondered if he had broken it. A guy in the ward brought over some crutches (ironically the same guy whose foot was in the way :)) which saved us. The next morning we went to urgent care and x-rays confirmed that he had not broken anything. Ice and elevation was the advice. He was hoping to be done with the crutches well before his birthday on the 8th but it just didn't happen. He couldn't handle much weight at all. So Wednesday he stayed home and on Thursday and Friday McKay and I drove him to work and went to pick him up. By Monday he could put enough pressure on it to drive. When he went back to physical therapy for his elbows on the 9th the therapist took one look at his ankle and told him he needed to get to a doctor because he was pretty sure more damage had been done than just a sprain. He saw a doctor that afternoon and confirmed that he had torn ligaments and damaged tendons and would need physical therapy on his ankle. So, he has been going to physical therapy three times a week for a couple of hours first thing in the morning. It seems to be helping quite a bit though it will still be quite a while before he is back to running and playing basketball. Yesterday afternoon we walked to the park and back which is about 1.2 miles round trip. After about a mile he had had it and felt like he had pushed it too far. A week ago we couldn't even make it half a mile so he is improving.

We invested in some nice ice packs that wrap around his ankle and have definitely gotten a lot of use out of them. McKay likes to 'help' Daddy by bringing him the ice or by 'helping' him walk by holding onto his pants as he walks.

Hopefully his 27th birthday will be the one and only birthday Jordan ever has on crutches! The 8th was on a Monday (the first day he drove to work after his injury) so we went to dinner on Saturday and then McKay and I took him to lunch at Black Angus on his birthday. He requested a Pineapple Upside Down cake for his birthday. Y.U.M! McKay is getting lots of practice blowing out candles and is even more excited for his birthday in 'vulai' (July). He even prays for 'birthday' when he prays for 'Nanna, Papa, Daddy, Mommy, work (Daddy's job), Baby, and me'. If he forgets one he 'tries again'.

He got a hooded running rain jacket, a coupon for basketball shoes (kind of ironic...), trust/will software, Pilate's for Men, a vegetable grill basket, Trader Joes nuts, and several large t-shirts and lotion from my parents. He also got a card from Grandma and Grandpa Cardon on his birthday. Once again, McKay was very involved in opening gifts. Knowing this would probably be the case, I wrapped a lot of it. Birthday's are fun! I can't wait for July!

Saturday, March 13th we went to the Ano Nuevo State Park for a guided walk to see the Elephant Seals who come there to have their babies. We had made the reservations weeks ago - before Jordan hurt his ankle. The walk is about 3 miles on the sand so we were able to get our reservations switched to equal access so we rode a bus out to where the seals are and probably got a better view than we would have otherwise. McKay thought it was pretty cool to ride on the bus. It was his first bus ride and he kept looking at me with a grin and saying 'Bus Mommy!'

This pup was playing peek-a-boo with us. After a while, he and another pup worked their way up the beach to sun bathe. It was fun to watch them work their way up for a while, take a break, and then go again.
They start doing tours in the middle of December through the end of March so we were at the tail end of the season. All of the females were gone and most of what we saw were pups with a few older male stragglers.

Pups sun bathing. It is a natural reserve so nothing can be altered. We were fortunate enough to get to view most of what we saw near a dead pup. I was glad I didn't realize what the stench was until we were leaving. :)

This guy was huge. They stick their heads in the ground to sleep and can hold their breath for over an hour. They wake up long enough to take a breath and then go back to sleep. McKay thought it was pretty cool when this male used his tail to throw sand up on his back and kept asking for him to do it again. This guy also had scars all over his back from fighting with other males during breeding season. We would like to go again in December when the battles take place. :)

It was a beautiful day and we all loved being out!

We drove from the reserve to Half Moon Bay. At the recommendation of one of our guides, we stopped in Pescadero for some Artichoke soup. It was wonderful! We also stopped in at a bakery and got some garlic and artichoke bread which was also really good. My bread lovers (Jordan & McKay) really enjoyed it.

Everything is very green and there are fields and fields of beautiful yellow wild flowers. Love it!

I don't even remember what we were making but McKay enjoyed 'helping' me! This kid loves to make things and STILL asks if we are going to make pizza when we go to church. :) (We made pizza for a ward playgroup activity in January this year.)

McKay knows our routine when we go to the doctors office. He heads straight for his chair and keeps himself busy either with his doodle, eating goldfish, or coloring.

Snowman socks, train underwear and Mommy's shoes. :)

33 weeks

McKay looks forward to the weekends when Daddy doesn't have work and can stay home. By Thursday he is sure Daddy should be staying home. It is super cute. Here he is after they finished making cookies on Saturday - licking the flour off the table!