No Iceskating for You

We all went to the zoo yesterday ( and yes I got the seal to kiss the glass again) and then went ice skating, followed up with dinner at Gallos. All went well at the zoo, we bundled up quite well. We grabbed lunch at Subway and then headed to the mall to ice skate. No, I did not go ice skating but I was tempted. I sat and drank my caramel soy latte, read the paper and chatted with others nearby. The kids (and that includes Adam and Papa) decided to play tag as they skated. Do you see where I am headed yet?.... All was going well, Austin was it and he was skating after Papa. He swung his arm out after him and lost his balance. Now we all know how graceful of a person Austin is....and he went down with every ounce of grace he has!!Adam was right there with Autumn (holding his hand), and he let go of her and kind of pushed her to Papa. Austins put his right hand out to catch himself and he hit the ice so hard his head bounced. We were initially concerned with how hard his head hit because he couldn't see who it was asking if he was alright...which was Adam. They managed to get him up and assisted him off the ice to where I was. He has a goose egg but he says it doesn't hurt. He was complaining more about his wrist. He said he was fine, but that it hurt to move it much. I was watching for swelling/bruising, but nothing was really happening. This was around 2:30. He was done skating so he just watched from the sidelines with me. We were joined shortly by Papa, but the last three can go for hours. We did end up leaving the rink about 3:30 and walked once around the mall. We then went and ate an early dinner, which was good because we were so full, we needed the extra time to digest before bed. After we made it home, Austin and I decided we should go get his wrist checked out to be on the safe side because it was still hurting. Here is where I give props to the hospital up here. It is so much nicer here... but Mtn. Home doesn't give much to complement! We were taken back fairly quickly, had ex rays and then sent back to the waiting room. We were there about ten minutes when the doc called us back. Good news is that it isn't broken, but he does have a wrist contusion....bruised wrist/sprain. Because they are concerned about the growth plates in his hand Austin is now sporting a stylish splint for the next ten days.