Ski Club

I love to snowboard, although I haven't been in forever. We have wanted to have the kids learn but never really knew when to take them. This year since the boys are in Jr. High they could do Ski Club. Both of them were so excited to go and learn. It was fun showing them how to put everything on and to make sure its secure. It was a lot easier without the pants and gloves on, but they finally got the hang of it.

They both had a lot of fun. They said it was hard, especially when they fell and had to get back up. It's not as well put together as when I went, we had actual lessons to teach us. They just had someone on the bunny hill that they could ask things to, but were told to just go. Well... Beck's first time going on his first run he fell. He said his arm hurt and it would hurt into his neck but it was hit and miss so he kept going. I later found out he didn't tell a teacher AND he kept going because I told them it would  be hard to don't give up and just sit in the lodge all day. If they did I would be really annoyed. (yay mom) When he got off the bus he told me what happened and said his wrist hurt. I thought a sprain because he could still move it ok and there weren't any bumps. That was Saturday. On Sunday we started to notice that he wouldn't use it really. He was on trash and recycling and he couldn't hold an empty water bottle in his hand. We figured better safe than sorry because the only real way to know if it's a break or sprain is an x-ray. After 3 hours in quick care we found out he had a buckle fracture... or that's what the radiologist said. The PA we were seeing couldn't see it. Then yesterday we had to get a cast with an Ortho Doctor, which was another 2 hour wait/visit, and he couldn't see the fracture. He said because it's tender and he won't use it they'll treat it like a fracture though. The doctor was pushing on it and asked if it hurt, Beck said a little maybe like a 5 or 6, but when we got home he told me that when the doctor pushed on his arm that it hurt really bad. Not sure why he decided to hide that from the doctor.  Can you see the fracture?

Needleless to say this was an angering doctor experience with this fracture, but at least now its should be able to heal and he can use it again in 4 week. But he is now done with ski club for the year. I think next year we'll take the boys up and teach them before they go back to ski club.

It all wasn't too bad for Beck. Grandpa Arrington brought him some of his favorite treats, Reese's and Ice cream. There is plenty which make the other kids a little excited that Beck fractured his wrist because they reap some of the rewards.

Maybe having one of his goals this year focused on playing piano songs was a good thing. I told him he can just take the month off, but he is really excited for the way his lessons are now and the songs he has started that he wanted to try. If the left hand is easy I told him he can try, but we may just be focused on the right hand for a while.