Surgery

Well I don't have any pictures uploaded yet but I thought that I would give a quick update on Morgans finger. After having stitches for 3 days we noticed that she still couldn't move her pinky finger. So we took her up to a plastic surgeon to have it looked at. Apparently she cut her tendons and that was causing her to not move. So 5 days later we were in surgery reconnecting the tendons and repairing any nerve damage that was there as well. The surgery went well and although in a lot of pain Morgan is her happy self. The hardest part is trying to get her to settle down and hold her hand up. She is now in a soft cast which will be taken off by the doctor in a week. Once that is done then we start with Physical Theropy. We aren't quite sure how often we will have to take her in but from talking to the theropist is sounds like 3 times a week. That is going to be crazy but it is so important that the theropy is taken seriously so that the finger is able to move correctly afterward. There is still 20% chance that her finger won't move right aganin and 30% chance that her feeling won't come back. So although the odds aren't great we are hoping for the best. And lesson learned Never Play With Glass Bottles.

Ewell Family Campout 2009

This years camping trip turned out to be so much fun. Every year Derricks family tries to get everyone together and we head out on a camping trip. This year we chose Ferron Mountain which was a central location for everyone to meet at. Derrick and our family headed up the day before and picked a camp spot and enjoyed being out the mountains. Once we got the tent set up we built a fire to roast our hot dogs. Brittlyn didn't like the fire getting her eyes hot so she insisted that she wear my sunglasses to keep the fire from her eyes.

They seemed to stay on much better if she wore them upside down.

The next morning we went fishing and the girls had a ball. This is the 1st Fish that Derrick caught. The girls thought that it was so cool touching a fish. they loved it.

this is the fish Morgan got to reel in.

Here is Gracies fish

Travis and Cheri brought this raft and was nice enough to take all of the little kids on a ride out on the lake.

Family picture out by the lake not everyone is in the picture.

Everyone loves sitting around the camp fire and visisting. The kids (well all of us) really enjoyed all of the stories grandpa shared. It took awhile to get him started but once he did it was story after story. Thanks grandpa these are the things that we all will remember.

We had prepared a treasure hunt, and a Scavenger hunt. once they collected all of the stuff on the list for the Scavenger hunt Grandma gave everyone their very own Hersheys Chocolate bar!!!

The kids playing down by the lake. The girls loved picking up rocks to find bugs and snail shells.

Dempsey loved throwing the rocks in the water. Everytime he threw the rock he would jump so high. Check out the air.

And as it sometimes happens someone gets an injury. The kids had been playing by the water when the discovered an old glass bottle. Morgan picked up the bottle and was going to set it back down on a rock when the glass broke. Her pinky finger slid down the glass cutting a huge v shaped chunk of finger. Derrick and I were on the other side of the lake so I ran and he paddled the raft since he didn't have his shoes with us. by the time I got to camp Grandma, Aunt Cheri, and Aunt Jill had her finger wrapped and had given her some medicine. Well taking one look at it I knew she was going to need stitches. So we loaded up camp as fast as anyone ever has and as soon as Derrick made it back we were able to load the kids and head out. We had about a 2 hour drive to the hospital ER. We waited there about an hour when we finally got to see the doctor. She ended up getting 7 stitches, and a teddy bear. Morgan is so sad she can't go swimming for 14 days. that is how long she will be stitched up.

This is in Grandmas trailer trying to get the wound to stop bleeding.

After the stitches Morgan posing with dad and her New Teddy Bear.

Waiting in the ER with her wash cloth and duck taped band aid. Grandpa made the bandaid and the nurse laughed and told Morgan she really thought her bandaid was cool.

After we got her home and cleaned up. Seven stitches total Poor little girl.

Laying down and finally resting after a really long weekend and an even longer day.

Morgan has been so good to keep her finger rested and lifted above her head. We are really glad that Cheri, Jill and Grandma took such good care of her and they knew just what to do. Or if they didn't then what ever they did worked. Thanks for taking care of our little Morgan.

So that wraps up our camping trip. Even with the accident we all had a great time. We are so greatful that we are able to spend time in the mountains and to enjoy the Great outdoors. Especially when family comes along to. Next year we are hoping that we can get all of the family out to enjoy the trip with us. We really missed everyone who couldn't make it.

Kittens

Our neighbors got two new kittens. My girls love them. Well Morgan really loves them. Gracie likes them and Brittlyn hates them. She screams if they even get close to her. Sometimes not even close they just have to be where she can see them and she freaks out. She seems to not mind as long as someone else is holding them and they are not looking at her and definatly not touching her. We barely got the picture and then she was back to the screaming.

COTTON COTTON COTTON

Oh how we love the cotton. This is a picture of our front lawn in July. There is no way of escaping the cotton. It falls from the end of June to the first of August. What a mess. The trees are great because the create so much shade for us in the hot summers but really is it worth the clean up. As soon as the lawn is mowed and clean the next day Bright white all over again. But the kids sure like to think that it snows all year round.

Even our dog Chubs can't get out of the cotton. Poor little guy.

Swimming lessons and Drive IN Fun

The last day of swimming lessons Gracie was pushing off and putting her head under the water so good. That is her with her foot poking out. She and Morgan both passed and they both get to skip up to level 3!! Good job girls.

Morgan getting help from the teacher to put face in water and float.

How lucky we are to live near a Drive In. We had never been to see a movie yet so we decided we had better go. Here are some pictures of our set up. They play two movies so the first one is usually a kid movie and the next a mom and dad movie. We stayed for both and really enjoyed our time.
The girls just waiting for the movie.

The big screen

Derrick lounged out in the car.

Caught in the act!!

I have these pictures backwards but I came into the kitchen and this is what I caught Brittlyn doing!!!! I thought only teenaged boys tried doing that.

She got every last drop out.

luckily the milk was almost empty. we really could have had a bad mess.

Feeding the Deer

Another really fun thing that we were able to do this summer was feeding the baby deer.

Some people picked up a baby deer because they couldn't see it's mother, so they brought it home with them and kept it for the night. The next day they called the Division of Wildlife and becuase they had kept it over night they were unable to take it back to the mother. Mother deer are never with their new born babies. Only long enough for the feeding and then they leave so they can protect them from the predators. Well there is a lady that feeds and takes care of the babies when they are brought it sometimes they are injured and need help and other times like this time they are just needing to be fed. We were lucky enough to go out and help her with some of the feedings while she was out of town. We had so much fun.

This picture was when the baby was just a little bit older than the first time that we had gone out to help.

Baby Buckwheat. Because the people who picked him up held him so much he was so used to being with humans that he just loves being around people. Usually when the animals are brought in they are kept as wild as possible with only one person at a time for the feeding. Buckwheat on the other hand just loved to interact with everone. This is Buckwheat just hanging out on the back porch.
The baby deer just loved to chew on Morgans Shirt.
Just one week old.

Gracie getting to feed Buckwheat his bottle. This is when we were in training to do a feeding on our own.

Summer Fun Update

So to start the summer off Gracie Really wanted to get her ears pierced. So after swimming lessons we and two of her friends went to World of Beauty and all three of them got their ears pierced. Gracie was so brave. She didn't flinch and she didn't even shed one tear.

This is the last picture of her before she got it done.

Sitting in the chair getting ready
Right after they got pierced

All three girls with their pretty ears.