Saturday was going to be "the best day of my life" according to Dallin. He was so excited about his birthday party he could hardley stand it. He even decorated his own Lego cake and was so proud of it. He was so anxious to play with all his friends and to do the zip line (because the birthday boy gets to go twice). All his friends arrived and he was having so much fun.....for the first 10 minutes at least.
That's when I realized he had injured his arm in the inflatable obstacle course. He's a pretty tough kid, but he just could't stop crying. I knew it was bad when he told me he "wished he never had a 7th birthday" and he just wanted to go home.
Luckily, dad was able to play the superhero and run down to the office and bring Dallin a splint. The support of the splint helped him at least enjoy the end of the party with his friends. He was so sweet to say it was the "best party ever" and "the best part was spending time with my friends."
He did so well with the splint that we decided that we could wait until monday to take him to the doctor for an x-ray. He rarely complained about the pain, but he was very guarded, expecially when the brace was off.
So it turns out he fractured his arm! He was all smiles when he found out he was getting a cast! He called it another birthday present. He chose a waterproof, camoflouge and glow in the dark cast and it is really cool! Casts have sure come a long way since I was a kid!
It was not quite the way I had planned his birthday party to go, but I'm so happy he was able to have a good time, despite the broken arm. I sure do love this kid!
Here's the cake he was so proud of, but just didn't feel like eating.
Opening presents seemed to cheer him up a bit.
Just happy to be spending time with his friends.
6 comments:
Ouch - he does look thrilled about the cast, though! How fun that he got to help decorate his cake!
What a Birthday to remember! Your boys are growing up fast. Hope you are all well.
I didn't realize Carter was actually telling the truth when he told me Dallin broke his arm! Poor Dallin. He certainly knows how to look on the bright side of things--another birthday present :)
Love your post! I always wanted a cast when I was a kid, so I guess Dallin is pretty "lucky" by little kid standards.
Oh my goodness! He's pretty tough to make it through the whole day with a fractured arm and still have a smile on his face!
Oh man, a broken arm at his birthday party :-( Poor Dallin! But what a positive attitude he has! What a trooper! Gavin would flip over a glow-in-the-dark cast! We miss you guys tons!!!
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