Busy Bodies

Did I mention that I turned thirty two? And did I mention that on that memorable day, Adele climbed out of her crib and broke her leg?



It was a banner day.
She broke both bones in her lower right leg (tibia and fibula, for those of you who like to know such things) and luckily she's healing really well. We go back in two weeks for more x-rays and then she'll graduate to a below-the-knee cast so she can practice putting weight on it again. Right now she's in an ankle-to-hip cast which is bent at the knee so that she can't walk on it. And, to put it mildly, she REALLY doesn't like that.



(Georgia made the executive decision that Adele's cast should be purple. We didn't argue.)
We were already scheduled to leave for Milwaukee on Monday (the 9th) and Adele's doctor said it was ok, since being in the car for twenty something hours would be a good way to keep her still.
It was a long 23 hours, let me tell you. But the girls really were great. The car looked like this:



The ace bandage running across the backseat was a makeshift sling that Casey rigged so we could elevate the baby's foot to keep the swelling down.
Off we headed, stopping in Iowa along the way. Would you like to see some corn? Because Iowa has some. A LOT, actually.



It also has bridges. Of Madison County! Really, this is a covered bridge in Madison County, Iowa, the birthplace of John Wayne.



We stopped at the University of Iowa, where Casey went to school before transferring to UT.



We stopped and saw the Field of Dreams, which was really fun. But we didn't play baseball, which I'm actually a little sad about.



Then we made it to Milwaukee, where we were finally able to introduce Adele to all of her relatives. Part II of the trip in photos coming soon!