December 12th was a day to remember and the reason there haven't been any fun holiday posts. Lydia broke her leg ice skating. So we visited the emergency room for a second time with our oldest daughter. When I called my best friend, who has two boys, she said "God didn't really spare you anything by NOT giving you boys!" No kidding. We absolutely love Lydia for all her strong will, independence, determination, intelligence, and agility. But the last 2 and a half weeks have been A LOT of sitting for her and its been hard. Hard on the rest of us as well, as we do our best to take care of an 80 lb baby (so to speak)! This week she will go in for a full cast and then the doctor says she can try using some crutches. We are ALL counting the days! As for me, I didn't realize how much I had come to count on her for help each day and I will be glad when things are back to normal. Maille has made her best attempt to step up to the plate and help out more than usual. Today she even cleaned Lydia's room! What a great sister! Brian has been trying his best to keep up with work during this already busy time of year. Christmas pics coming soon!
