{Little Mr @ the ER}

We had to spend the morning and leading into the afternoon in the ER with our baby Little Mr..... :-(

Poor baby.....The other day I noticed he had a scratch on his left index finger....not a big deal really.  Well over the next couple of days I  noticed it getting red.....I showed The Mr and he said it wasn't anything to worry about (The Mr is a medic in the Army, remember so I rely heavily for him to calm the 'mommy nerves' when it comes to the kiddos).  I was keeping it clean and keeping a close eye on it.....it was getting worse though.  :-S

Well, when I got Little Mr up this morning I noticed that the 'puss' had started going AROUND his finger and that there was more red......so I brought him up to show The Mr and now I'm pretty sure we should bring him in.  So we got all the kiddos situated....shuttled Mr E and Mr A to a friends house to wait for the school bus there, and got Mr T and Little Mr dressed and ready to head to the ER.

Got all checked in at the ER.  They got us in a room pretty quickly....I was impressed really.  Someone came in to see us quickly too.  Don't really know if it was the time we were there or if it was what was going on with Little Mr.  :-S

So, they basically told us that he had a cold sore on his finger.....since that is the finger that he sucks.....he doesn't suck his thumb....he puts his index finger in his mouth.....and since he'd had a cut on his finger and then put it into his mouth.....yupp....cold sore.  Poor thing.....it looks horrible!

BUT.....that's not all!  See.....at the begining of the week Little Mr wasn't feeling well, and was running a fever pretty bad.....so in order to make sure that these two were not related they had to run all sorts of tests.  They took some x-rays and ran some cultures and things like that.....BUT....BEFORE they did all that......

they had to put an IV in my baby.........

And yes, he looks all cute and dandy here after it's all done, but that was one of THE hardest things I had to do as a Mommy......I couldn't even BE in the SAME ROOM......I took Mr T and walked around the ER because I could hear him screaming and I was crying.....not such a happy time for Little Mr or for Mommy.

One thing that was really cute though....when he was sitting waiting for his x-rays to be taken.....which was right after he'd gotten his IV put in....he wanted me to hold him.....and he points to his IV to show me and he says "Look Mama....cool"

*shakes head* yah cool huh

They gave him some meds through the IV and sent us home with some more meds and a follow up appointment.....so he should be getting better soon.  But they said all is well........we'll see how it goes.  :-)

So we are all home safe and sound from a long day at the ER........

{Happy Birthday Mr A!}

Today is Mr A's 7th birthday......and I am really liking this whole list thing for birthdays. :-D With Mr A's birthday and the exception of Little Mr I'll have done one for everyone this year.....I'm thinking that I'll keeping doing this as a tradition......I may even need to go back and think of something for Little Mr since it was his first birthday. :-)
So on to Mr A's 7th Birthday! :-D

1. You have such an amazing and BIG heart.
2. We love watching you grow while you learn more about our Heavenly Father.
3. You are an awesome example for your brothers....both older and younger.
4. We are proud of your sportsmanship while learning new things and playing with others.
5. We are proud of the accomplishments that you have gained in school.
6. We love watching you strive to be a better person.
7. You are a joy to be around and to watch grown and learn who you are and want to become.

We love you Mr A!!! :-D

{First Day of School 2009}

It's here again already.....school! Goodness....the summers really do fly by....it's amazing! I remember as a child remembering how fast the summers went by....and now...they still do! I can still recall the begining of the summer thinking of all the things we wanted to do this summer lol and now school has started again already!
I got up and made the boys chocolate chip pancakes and english muffins with ham, cheese and eggs....which is something they LOVE! And then for a treat I made them rice crispy treats for and after school snack. Both of which are special treats for them because we don't do breakfast at home since we get free meals they eat breakfast at school...and they get home about 4...and we eat dinner at 5:30...so it's a small quick healthy snack after school usually.....fridays I try to make something 'special' :-D
We're off to a good start. :-) I was able to take pictures by the front door again this year. I know that I don't have the same front door in all their pictures with all our moves, but I try to get their pictures by our front door on their first day. :-D

Mr E started 3rd grade this year!

Mr A started 2nd grade this year!


I also got some pics of Mr T & Little Mr this morning but I just didn't have the energy to upload, crop, and download them tonight....I did the two that actually went to school this year...lol....I'll try and get theirs tomorrow. :-D

{PaperDolls}

Mr T with his Cowboy


Mr A with his Mummy


Mr E with his Frankenstien

The other day I helped the boys make paperdolls with my cricut.....it was really fun and we had a blast. :-) They love picking the clothes and colors and having me make them just for them and the doll they are making. :-)

{Pizza with the Principle}

This year with Mr A has been pretty rough to say the least....the past month and a half hasn't been too bad though...phew...so imagine our excitment when he came home with a letter stating that he got picked to have pizza with the principle in her office....this is a good thing! lol He has also been bringing home Cub Awards which mean that he was seen doing good and/or nice things. :-D

WAY TO GO MR A!!!!

{Mr A's Official Baseball Pictures}

Here's the pictures that we paid to get taken with Mr A's team. They took some really cute team pictures too, but I didn't want to post other people's kids without them knowing...so you get these adorable pictures of Mr A. :-D I was able to take some pictures myself too but I haven't had much time lately in general, so I haven't gone through them yet. I'm trying though. :-) My favorite is the one of him with the mask on. :-D

Luvs!

{Awkward}

Starting with Amanda....she LOVES the soap that we have in our downstairs bathroom...it's Irresistible Apple by Bath & Body Works...and everytime she washes her hands she says they smell so good she could eat them. So, Mr A washed his hands and asked me to smell them cuz they smell so good....and he says "I could eat them....weird.." and Mr E pipes in with, "That's not weird...it's awkward"

TOO FUNNY!!! :-)

{Brothers}

Mr A & Little Mr

{Wish Bone}

On Your Marks...Get Set...GO!!!
Hey! HE CHEATED!!!

Mr A with his 'winnings'

How do you cheat with a wish bone? This is a very good question....and leave it up to Mr A to be the one doing this! lol After they heard 'Go'.....Mr A reaches over with his thumb and breaks it so that his is the bigger one! Yupp.....I am not suprised that it was Mr A that thought of this! lol :-)

{Perfect Attendance}

Thursday, Mr A came home with an award for Perfect Attendance! Way to go Mr A! :-)

P.S.- I would have taken a picture of him with it, but my camera is still being swanky....he was so cute and proud when he brought it home all crinkled to show me. :-)

{Playing in the Snow with Daddy}

Elisha making snow balls to throw...

Mr A making snow balls also.....

Mr T eating the snow.....again.....lol

I went out and was driving Mom around to get some of her Christmas shopping done since it was snowing. The Mr was watching the boys.....Thank you My Love!....and he went outside with them to play in the snow. They ALL made snow angels, and The Mr sent me a pic of his on the phone, but I don't know how to get them off the phone yet. :-) But these are still cute pics of the boys that he took for me. :-)

{Playing in the Snow}

Since it snowed, the boys couldn't just stay inside where it was warm & cozy.....nope....they had to get all bundled up & go play in the cold. I am so greatful that I was able to simply take a few pictures & then shut the sliding glass door to watch them from there. :-)

Mr A getting ready to throw a snow ball at Mr E...

Mr E & Mr A gathering as much snow as they could find to try & make a snowman...

Mr T eating some snow...

{Costumes}

Little Mr ~ Jedi Knight
Mr A ~ Mummy
Mr T ~ Kangaroo
Mr E ~ Karate Kid

{Mr A's School Picture}

Yes indeed, we got Mr A's school pictures today! :-) I can tell that his 'spiky' hair do did not last until his pictures were taken. And I'm quite suprised about that since we used his dad's hair product to help them stay that day. Oh well, what do ya do when kids play. :-) And for my future reference I'll have to remember to ask my children to take off their coats for their pictures. lol I honestly thought that SOMEONE would have asked him to take if off...it's not like I can be there with them to do. It is frustrating to me that I am paying A LOT of money for these pictures and that someone is not looking for the best picture of my child. So, I'm just going to smile and know that this is Mr A....looking darn cute in his first grade picture. :-)
Hope ya'll are enjoying that I'm trying to update a little more often. :-)
Luvs!

{Mr A's 6th Birthday}

We had a small gathering on Mr A's birthday. We had cupcakes with super heros on them... Mr A picked them out (and I tried so hard for him to pick white cake so that The Mr would eat some with us :-). He LOVES the star wars card that he got from Oma and Opa. It's one of the ones that play music. :-) We're going to be having a BBQ with friends and family the next weekend that The Mr doesn't have to work.