Update

I guess I better write a note to let you all know how things are going and not going. Tyler had his tooth fixed today. That is a good thing considering that the kids kept telling him that he looked homeless. He went to see the Doctor on Monday. All the in office tests came back normal. They are doing some blood tests and then we are kind of at a dead end. I try to thing what is worse finding something or finding nothing. It is one of the many things in life that we must say that this too shall pass. We were thinking that people are going to start thinking that I am the abuser in the house. Hopefully we will have better luck in the injury department for 2009. Talk to you soon

Family Night

We did a family night on being a missionary. We had these stickers that said future missionary. After the lesson we asked them if they would like to be missionary's. Tyson was not happy about it. I think that he said something like.....I don't want to be a stupid missionary. Heaven help me!!! I still made him wear the sticker. The joy he expressed made me want to capture it on film. Gotta love that stubborn kid.

Braxton was showing his badge with pride. He is such a mommy pleaser.

If looks could kill.

HELP ME!!!!!

I have had a ruff couple of weeks. I hope that all the injury's are over for awhile. I will start with the one that happened on 12/17/08. I had just put all the kids in their pajamas. Tyler had just left to play basketball. I was going to vacuum the kitchen floor and then put Easton to bed. He was having such a great time dancing to the music that I had blasting from the radio. I had just started vacuuming when I heard him screaming. I turned to see blood running down his face. I ran over to wipe it to see how bad it was. I called for Kayden to call his dad. The cut was deep. I knew that he needed stitches. I had to load them all up because I needed Kayden to help me hold a rag on his head while I drove. We couldn't get a hold of Tyler so we just left.
The first place we went to was the Insta Care. He would let us hold the rag on and was walking around the waiting room smiling at everyone while the blood ran down his face. The other kids were climbing under the chairs and running all over the place. A doctor came out to look at the wound and then informed me that I needed to take him to the ER. All the while, I was still trying to reach Tyler. We got to the ER and they hurried to get us a room. I think that it was because I had all these wild boys with me. We decided to just numb it and stitch. They mummy wrapped him and had two nurses hold him down while the doctor stitched. He screamed his head off. The kids were luckily in the hall. Although I'm sure they heard everything. I heard from Tyler when I was almost home. The stitches were suppose to dissolve in about 5 days.
A week later, all my family were at my house for a get together. I had to run to the store. When I walked in the door, everyone had a concerned look on their faces. Tyler was holding Easton with a rag over his face. It had happened again in a different spot. It was early enough that I was able to take him to the pediatricians office. The nurse prepped him for stitches. The doctor came in to look at it and determined that he could use glue to seal it. What a relief. It was much easier on him. The doctor was also able to remove the stitches that hadn't dissolved yet. He has bumped it on several things since the glue. His wound did start to bleed underneath, but I think that it will be OK.

First stitch

Still first stitch

Second stitch

On Saturday morning we woke up as usual with the exception of minus our two older boys. I went to check on Braxton and to gather the laundry from upstairs. I wasn't up there that long when I heard Tyler call me from our bedroom. I made my way down the stairs to find him sitting on our bed with Easton. He had a look of concern and frustration. I noticed a red mark on his face. I asked him what happened and he told me that he didn't know. I was way confused. He then told me what he remembered happening, he felt like he was going to throw up and got up to head for the bathroom. On his way to the bathroom he fainted and must of hit his dresser. It not only gave him a big black eye, but it chipped his front tooth. I stood there taken back. He then told me about somethings that had happened to him in the past. I sat on the floor and was flooded with the memories of all that we have been through. I feel like we have over come all the medical mishaps from the past, but can we really be sure. I broke down emotionally for a moment. All I could think was I can't do this again. I'm not strong enough. My husband is a man of great faith. He assured me that everything was OK. I immediately called our Doctors office to find out if he was in on a Saturday. He wouldn't be in until 2:00 on Monday. Tyler didn't want to see anyone else so I set up that appointment. I was still feeling uneasy, so I called the Doctors house to talk to him. He talked to Tyler about a few things and felt OK about waiting until Monday to see him. The rest of the day Tyler seem down. I think that he was down more because he looked like someone had beat him up.
I decided that I needed a picture of my two bruised and beat up boys. You might think it is weird for me to post these pictures, but it is always good to remember the good with the bad. At least today Tyler is smiling, which makes me feel a little more at ease. You can tell why we have been keeping it close to home this weekend.

Sledding with the Cousins.

The day after Christmas we got together with my brothers and their kids to go sledding. There is a great hill out in the Ranches, so we loaded up and headed out to out old turf. I have a ton of pictures to post because I am trying to get one of everyone we were with. We had a blast, with the exception of Easton. After we were done sledding, we went to Sam and Cassie's to have hot cocoa. We ended up staying there all night. Tyler and Cassie made dinner and then we played cards. It was like the old days when we lived behind them. We always got together for dinner and games. We ended up leaving Kayden and Tyson for a sleepover. They were so excited. Braxton waited to stay too, but we talked him into coming home with us. Here are all the sledding pictures.

Braxton went down so many times. I was a little nervous because the hills are pretty steep. He always had a big smile on his face.

Kayden wore his hat over his eyes. I was worried that he might crash.

Sam on the tube with a bunch of the kids. The tube was a hit in more then one way. You had to get out of the way when it was coming.

Tyson and Lini coming down together.

I'm not sure how they all stayed on.

Christian trying to hide from the camera.

Easton wasn't having it. He was mad the whole time.

Lini waiting for a ride on the tube.

David after he got dumped from the tube. He looks really cold.

Zack and David

Tyson was a pro.

David resting with the dog.

Braxton was always wearing a grin.

Lini catching some serious air.

I had to show you how Easton was doing. I only took him down the hill once and he hated every minute of it. I guess better luck next time.

Aunt Cassie trying to make him feel better.

Didn't work.

Sydney loved every minute. She was bundled nice and warm.

 

 

 

 

Sam trying to get ready to stop before they hit the wall.

Even daddy couldn't cheer the little guy up.

All the big boys coming down the hill.