Making more room...

Peyton is such a trooper, yesterday he had his tonsils and adenoids taken out as well as a Turbinate Reduction (tissue removed from the inside of his nose). He's been having trouble with snoring and apnea due to his large sized tonsils and adenoids. He also has problems with asthma and allergies and frequent upper airway infections. The doctor said making more room in there by removing all the inflamed tissue would help lessen all these chronic problems.

Peyton was pretty scared at first and even tried to talk Dan and I out of taking him to the hospital. He was so brave and hardly cried (before the procedure). They gave him some Versed to make the separation from Dan and I easier. I was a little freaked out because the Versed really did a number on him, he was still conscious but limp and really out of it. After the procedure he was really upset because he just felt yucky! Once we broke out the transformer we got him he was a little better. He just wanted to go home. The worst part was taking out the IV, well, taking off the tape to take out the IV. Who woulda thought??? I was and am a little upset because they poked him 14 times to do the IV and get some blood for some allergy testing. Luckily he was unconscious for it, but still that makes it even worse!! Who's the crappy nurse or phlebotomist who has to poke 14 times on a child that isn't even moving!!?!?!? P has bruises all over and he is complaining of the spots hurting, my poor baby! Overall it went OK , Peyton is a real tough kid!

Peyton playing in the waiting room before the surgery.

He was given this super cute giraffe, he named him Lightning McQueen.

After his surgery, even though he was in pain he still forced a smile!

New Ride...

Sorry about all the posts, I have gotten into a bad habit of saving up a ton of pictures then posting 3-4 times in one day. I'll work harder on posting less material, more frequently.

Anyway, I just wanted to post a couple pictures of our new truck. We have been wanting a truck since we first got married and we decided now was a good time for us since people are trying to get rid of them because of the gas prices. We wont really drive it much since Dan has his work truck, we'll just be using it for camping and moving things and other things that trucks are used for. Anyway, here it is...

It's a 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 Z71 off road 4X4

Envy of the Neighborhood...

I think Peyton is officially the envy of the neighborhood. The doorbell hasn't stopped ringing since we finished this last project! Check it out...
Before

Getting ready to start the assembly.

First time down the slide!!

After the playground bark was added.

We got it at Backyards inc. at the Freeport center (Lifetime Products)

Finally!!

We finally have a fence around our yard!! Thanks to our great friends Curt & Jodi. They did all the work and we assisted. We wouldn't have been able to do it without them, thanks guys! It's nice to finally have a place where the kids are safe and keep certain neighbors OUT!!

Cleaning off the camera...

I haven't posted for a while, so I had a few things on my camera. These are just some silly videos and pictures of the kids.

The 3 Amigo's. Kaysen Ricardo & Peyton.

Dan tried to keep Bailey up so I could see her after working a day shift, she just couldn't make it.

Bailey loves to bust a move, even if it's to her brothers singing

This is Peyton's game he plays with Sally (the dog).

You can't see her in this video because she is sitting in her bed.

Swim Lessons...

Yesterday was Peyton's first time for swimming lessons. He was pretty excited the whole day until we got there and he asked to play on the fun play thingy in the water and I said no. That's when it all started... the bawling and screaming that is, not to mention the embarrassment (only for me of course!) If you can picture it... I had Bailey in the stroller, the diaper bag, Peyton's swim bag and Peyton was throwing his head back acting like the world had ended. There were oodles of parents and children everywhere. They were all sitting down quietly to hear the first day of class rules and divide into classes. I tried to calm Peyton but it wasn't working at all. He was screaming louder and louder. All of you who know Peyton at all know that this is VERY out of the ordinary for him. He is the most obedient, submissive child ever! I drug the stroller behind my trying to quiet Peyton and move away from the quiet crowd. I could feel all the eyes burning into my back and my face was so hot, I know it must have been beet red. I quietly told Peyton if he didn't stop he wouldn't swim at all, that calmed him down a little but only for a second. Then I tried the "if you don't stop this we are going home" threat, that bit me in the butt when he started yelling "I wanna go home!" AWESOME!! By this time I was tearing up a little. I had to pull out the last resort "bribe" card "if you just swim today and be obedient, I'll buy you that Rally Rocket Bumblebee Transformer we saw at Walmart today". Bingo! Suddenly he was quiet. The rest of the lessons went OK, it didn't help that Peyton got sunburned on Sunday so his back was pretty sore and was making him cold. He only cried twice during the lesson but I quickly reminded him of the Transformer deal and he calmed down right away. Next time I'll make sure Dan is in attendance the first day of swimming, from the very beginning!!

Ouchie sunburn!

The shirt seemed to help (it was psychological).

This is when the sunburn happened.

(I think the neighbor rented this slide, not sure, I was at work).

Of course, Dan got there just after the kids got in the water. Just in time to take some pics and video and not have to deal with the crazy fit!