Boo for boo-boos

There were many, many adhesive bandages used in this house today.

I woke up on the couch this morning, where I ended up after trying unsuccessfully to share with Zoë. I didn't feel too great for most of the morning, and thus opted for the stationary bike at the gym, rather than the step class Kristen had signed us up for (and did attend herself).

Our streak of lovely weather is supposed to end with tomorrow's rain, so we took a quick trip over to Fort Rock Park this afternoon while the sunshine lasted.

"Miss Lynn, will you take my picture between the cars?"


The metal slides were a little too hot for small bums, so here is Zoë thinking better of it.


Kristen informed me today that when the four-way seesaw was installed at the park, Zoë referred to it as "the duck heads."


There is a baseball field adjacent to the park, and Z likes to pretend to swing a bat and run the bases--she actually did a very conscientious job of touching each bag as she went by . . . as seen below at first . . .

. . . just past second . . .


. . . and in the home stretch!


She's also a fan of hopscotch . . .


. . . and hill-rolling!


In addition to the various delightful entertainments, Fort Rock Park apparently also has some wild strawberries (in progress)! So far, they are pretty little blossoms.


So, after we got home from the park, Z wanted to ride her scooter along the bike path. And then race me on foot along the (paved) path . . . which is the point at which she took a hard fall and the day took a different turn.

She soaked her wounds in the tub for quite a while, and was originally reluctant to let me photograph them.


Kristen, on the other hand, had no such hesitations when a previous injury of hers re-opened while trying to administer First Aid to her daughter.

Band-Aid Buffet! (Not pictured: Sushi and Bacon)


This photo didn't turn out that well, but Z got her worst scrape inside her left elbow (we can't quite figure out how).


Two on the back of her right hand (I told her it looks like a snake bite):


And one on the knee:


And after:




After all this bandaging, the "all better" was made complete with the delicious pots de creme Kristen made and we had for tonight's dessert!

Tomorrow we are getting up early so that Kristen can go to the dentist (boo), we can get breakfast in Bend (yay), and go for a tour at the brewery (YAY YAY!) I'll try and take lots of pictures so that you can enjoy the good times retroactively tomorrow . . . thanks for reading and happy Monday!