Wrist Update / Skiing

So... earlier this week we took Andrew to an orthopedic doctor to have a more permanent, hard cast put on Andrew's broken wrist. That doctor took more x-rays just to confirm, but he though that if it HAD been broken, it was very minor (x-ray from January 1st E.R. visit at the left). He didn't call it a broken wrist, but more of a severe sprain. Nonetheless, he told us to keep it in the wrist brace we had, and that if it didn't hurt anymore by January 18th, he could return to full activity.

Well... last night after the kids got home from school, the family went skiing up at Bogus Basin, and after much begging, pleading, and groveling, we decided to let him go. He wore his wrist brace, and did just fine. Andrew makes us all sick, though!!! He had gone snowboarding three times previously, and last night he was on skis for the first time. He picked it up right away, and by the end of the night, was even going down the more advanced bunny hill run.

Also last night, Mark had a private ski lesson, and it REALLY made all the difference. He now loves skiing, is going a great job of it, and we'll have a hard time keeping him off the slopes, for sure!!! Steven's also getting it - we're just becoming a ski family, I guess!