Father Daughter Dance

The annual school Father Daughter Dance...

Another fun night in the books for these two!

Shed Hunting

 It was a beautiful day for a hike in the woods. We followed the deer paths and 

went searching for deer sheds. We're quite novice shed hunters; we only found one

small one. But we enjoyed our time together nonetheless! Kiera was a trooper 

despite having her arm in a sling. 

 Stopping for a rest half way up the hill

 Overlooking the pond as we hike down the hill

 Posing for pictures on the mossy rock

Kiera's First ER Visit

Kiera reached a milestone that we would rather not have met...her first visit

to the Emergency Room! Friday night, Kiera was in the basement getting ready

to give us a "gymnastics show." She was doing a back walkover and landed on

her right arm funny. We tried ice and Advil at first, but thought a trip to the ER to 

have it checked out was necessary. The doctor thought it was a fracture but 

 x-ray was inconclusive, due to swelling on the elbow. As a precaution, Kiera's arm was

 put in a splint and a sling. A follow up appointment with an orthopedic pediatric doctor

 gave us good news...a sprain rather than a fracture! She's been pretty upbeat about it

all. Her favorite part of it all? Not so much writing to do at school! Her least favorite

part? Other than the pain, not being as active as she usually is. In addition to her arm, 

she had walking pneumonia earlier this winter...we're hoping for a much healthier

2017 for Kiera!