One fell off and bonked his head

What a fun week we have had! Tuesday night we got to take a little trip to the ER. Carter was standing up on a chair and fell off, hitting the back of his head really hard. He started throwing up after he went to sleep (in our bed...fantastic), so we took him in to get checked. It was so sad, because it was his first time really throwing up and he was so sad about it-- "I throwed up everywhere and I'm cryin' about it!". They were great at the hospital, they were really good with Carter and we didn't have to wait at all. He did get a CT scan of his head, which thrilled him. The entire time there he was very sad and tired, only nodding when the doctors asked him questions. After the CT scan, he perked up, on the way back to his bed he said "that machine made me feel better!!!". Then he was chatting it up with the nurse about how the fan went around and around and then it stopped... and on and on. That lasted until the nurse felt the back of his head --he looked at me and said "but it didn't make my head feel better". Then he threw up and sad Carter came back. Everything was fine and we came home and he was fine today, thankfully. He gave us a good scare. It really made me grateful that my kids are healthy and nothing was seriously wrong (and that we have great insurance).

Alright, so that wasn't fun, but yesterday we went to the Wisconsin Dells, and that was so much fun! For those of you who don't know "the Dells" (as they are referred to around here) is the water park capital of the world (at least America) here in the middle of Wisconsin. There are at least 10 huge resorts with all kinds of water parks. Anyways, most people go in the summer when it is warm, but not us. We wait until it's cold and we can go cheaper. We went to the Kalahari resort, which boasts the largest indoor water park in the country. We went with a couple of friends and their families and we had such a great time. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera, so until Kara and Cassidy are kind enough to email the ones that they took to me, I have nothing but a hotel key card to remember this fabulous trip by. So sad...

Oh, wait, we did get another night free, so I guess we can go back and recreate this trip with pictures. Somebody called the front desk last night saying that there was loud music. The security team wasn't sure which room it was coming from, so instead of listening at the doors, they knocked on them. So, we woke up at 4am to a loud knock and some joker asking us to keep it down. Mike was beyond furious, since we had been asleep for hours and he couldn't get back to sleep after that. So he complained before we left and we got a little phone call tonight from the GM apologizing and he said he would be sending us a little something. Sweet! Not only did we get a great deal in the first place, we got another free night. Totally worth the 4am wake up call (at least for me, I went right back to sleep). Maybe in February when we need a break from the winter and the house work we will go use it. Anybody want to join us?