crash

this past weekend we went on our annual hardcastle snowmobiling trip.  gordon's parents rent a log cabin at bear river lodge where we are able to spend quality time together as a family.  we play games, watch movies, eat a lot of yummy food (the sweet kind), and snowmobile.  this year was not the last year.  we added four more adults (aunt karen, uncle wade, uncle paul, and trevor), one new little baby (baby k), received some sad news, and then 20 minutes and two miles into our snowmobiling adventure we had a crash.  my mother-in-law crashed into my brother-in-law's (justin) snowmobile.  she flew off her snowmobile, crashed into her windshield, then her body slammed into justin and she landed on the ground, not moving.  we were the tail end of the group so when we arrived at the crash we didn't know what had happened.  gordon's uncle wade came up to gordon, told him to go back to the lodge and have someone call 9-1-1 because we need an ambulance.  we waited for what felt like an eternity for medical help to arrive.  once they did they concluded she had broken her arm and her helmet had pushed her sunglasses into her head causing some cuts.  she was towed away to a hospital in wyoming, told she would need surgery on her arm, then returned home saturday evening to a hospital close to home for surgery.  her trip ended early.  she was adamant that we all enjoy the rest of our trip, continue snowmobiling, play games, and have a big breakfast sunday morning (seriously, she said all of those things while she was lying on the ground waiting for help...she's that kind of person that worries about everyone else but herself.  she's amazing).  so we did as she requested.  it wasn't the same trip, but the memories we've made will last forever.

we're so glad gordon's mom is doing well and recovery nicely.  we love her very much and are so thankful for all the time and effort she puts into the family events she plans.  thanks for another fun trip!  now how about we go back to being boring?