Ouch!

In an effort to enjoy the last few days of snow on the ground this winter/spring, Mamoo and Papa took Esme sledding.

On Papa's first trip down with Esme, the hit a bump and went flying.  Esme scraped up her face (apparently she's related to me!) from the snow and from her headband that came down over her face.  The little teeth on it really got her.  This is the picture Mamoo texted me.

Unfortunately, Papa Rex hurt his back and had to be taken home right after the wipe out.  Mamoo didn't want that to be Esme's last sled of the winter, so after they dropped off Papa at home, they went back to the hill and sledded for quite awhile.

When I got home from work, Esme was sitting on the couch under a blanket.  This is the girl who is NEVER cold.  I asked her if she was cold and she said no (of course not!) but that being covered up with the blanket was helping her face to feel better!  Apparently, Oreo cookies help too since there were a ton of Oreo crumbs on her face. :)

We were a little worried because she had swimming lessons tonight and hoping that it wouldn't sting when she got in the water.  We put some Vaseline over the cuts and she did great!  It didn't even seem to bother her at all.  I think afterwards she was a little more swollen, but maybe that would have happened even without being in the pool water.

The good news is that every time I ask her if it hurts, she says no.  So I think it looks worse than it is.  Let's just hope that this is the last time she tries to land on her face...