Contest Winners Announced!

First, we wish to thank all of you who took the time to write in an explanation of the injuries incurred by April and Ian. They were far more entertaining than what really happened. After much discussion and deliberation, taking into account the creativity and originality of the stories, we chose the following people to receive fame and glory and a painting by Megan:

Third Place goes to: Emmy!




Second Place Tie goes to: Andrea! and Tyler!





First Place goes to: Grandpa Young!

Megan says she will do a painting for ALL the winners. Isn't she nice? Winners may request the subject matter of their paintings in the comments section.

Now, what really happened was actually rather boring. Grandma Young guessed part of it correctly. Our family was out on a Sunday afternoon bike ride when April's foot got stuck in her toe strap when she came to a stop. Gravity pulled her over and instinctively she reached out to brace herself, landing full impact on her right arm. Fortunately, all bones were intact (she got checked at Instacare where she also received the lovely splint and bandage), however she had lots of pain, some colorful bruising, and mild swelling (to quote Erin, "Oh, your bruise is PURPLE! I like purple. It's pretty."). One week post accident April has discarded the splint and just has one of the bandages still wrapped around the wrist. Movement is still limited, grasping and lifting are still too painful, but it is healing. She would have much rather gotten the injury by bailing off the ATV while chasing bears as Becca suggested.

A day after April's accident, Ian was playing "Kick the Can" at a homeschool group activity (Oh goodness--socializing with other homeschoolers! World take note!) and chose to run through the branches of a tree in an attempt to get the can. He successfully kicked the can and won the game, but the branches scraped up his face. We cleaned up the wounds and one week post accident, Ian's face looks great with just a small spot below his eye.