Our Weekend

Austin wanted to go to the Zoo for his birthday, so we did that on Sunday.  I'm glad we went Sunday, because children 3 and under got in free.  Austin was 3 for another day. =)  So we only had to pay for Bry and I.  Pretty sweet deal if you ask me!  Here's a few pictures from our zoo trip.

On our little boat ride to "Africa"

Sydney talking to the Giraffes

Then after the zoo, we went to Dinner at Cafe Ole.  It was absolutely delicious! Bry and I had wanted to try it since we moved here, and never did.  We are quite mad that we finally did, right before we leave.  It is SO SO good!

I finally got a couple of pictures of me and the kids.  I'm sure people think that I never go anywhere with the family because I'm never in any pictures. =)

The next day, was Austin's 4th birthday. (Letter to Austin coming soon!) We made him a motor bike cake, he asked for it specifically. 

I am very proud of it!  I absolutely love how it turned out!

That day, he started his birthday out by running in our bedroom jumping up and down asking if it was his birthday and if he was 4.  He was so excited.  He asked for Chocolate Chip Pancakes.  I was good, and didn't partake in those.  I had a granola bar and coffee instead. =)

Then, his girlfriend best friend, Carley, called him.

They talked for a few minutes, it was the cutest thing I've ever seen!

We had a few appointments that day, so we ran and did that, and then came back to wait for people to arrive.  He was so antsy all day long waiting to open presents and he really wanted the motorcycle off the top of his cake.

People arrived, and festivities began!

He isn't spoiled at all!  And this isn't all of them!  He has some waiting in WA for him too!

Sydney just woke up to watch Bubba open presents. She wasn't impressed.

AND HE'S 4!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a great weekend together, and Austin had a great birthday!  We couldn't have asked for a better way to spend our time together!

xoxo

k.

Wordless Wednesday

10 for Tuesday

1.  Sydney is doing better!!!  Her smiles are back, she's playing with her toys, and laughing with her Bubba.  I love love LOVE it!

2.  Sydney has her FIRST dentist appointment tomorrow!  They said they wouldn't do a cleaning, but would check her teeth, and just kind of get her introduced to being at the dentist.  Hope she does well!

3.  It's AUGUST already!!!  Can you believe it? This year is flying by.  So weird.  Seems like we just celebrated Easter.  How weird!

4.  We have SO much to do the first part of August, I feel like my head is spinning.  We have doctor appointments, a zoo trip for Austin's birthday, his birthday on the 9th, and a photo shoot on the 11th that I CANNOT wait for... so excited!! 

5.  I leave in 9 days to head to Washington with the kids.  It isn't a trip home for play though this time- I'm going home to get the downstairs ready for construction, getting things moved out and around, the upstairs set up into my dad's office, and cleaning stuff up.  We're having a contractor go in and finish the downstairs so the kids and I can have our own little apartment down there while Bry is gone.

6.  Speaking of Bry being gone, we only have 2 1/2 months left until he leaves.  It's so close, and it's really starting to weigh down on us.  We've got to make the best of the time we have left though!!  We'll be hanging onto memories until he returns home!

7.  I'll tell ya, I've started a personal blog, started reading blogs, mostly military wives, and I'm really loving it.  Bryant doesn't understand reading other peoples blogs, people that I don't really even know-- but it's comforting reading that other people really are just like me.... I don't know, I just like it.  So there.

8.  I watched the movie Food Inc. finally.  I'll tell ya, I'm disgusted.  Not that the movie was completely disgusting, parts were, but I'm horrified at how the animals are treated, how they're "grown," the conditions that they are raised in, fed, etc.  It's horrifying.  I urge you to watch it if you have not done so yet.  I think it may change your mind on the meats, chemicals, etc that we put into our body.  I might just be your next "Granola" mom/wife/friend, haha!

9.  We have Netflix.  And with Bryant's X-Box 360, we can watch "instant" on it from Netflix.  Whenever Austin wants to watch something, it's always Netflix.  His reasoning for it is, "Mom, I'm sooooooo exxcessssssed (obsessed) with Netflix!!!" 

10.  All I'm going to say, is that Albertsons is EXPENSIVE.  I usually shop at the Commissary, but had to go to Albertsons to get diapers for Sydney.  So I picked up a few odds and ends that we normally buy.... and wow.  I felt like I was back in East Wenatchee buying groceries.  EXPENSIVE.  Ouch.  I really do think that I heard my wallet groan. 

xoxo
k.

Scary day.

Sydney woke up with a 103.4 fever.  This isn't all too new for her, she runs high fevers a lot.  But I just figured after being on antibiotics for almost a month, plus having her tubes in, that we would not see this number again.  Boy was I wrong.  By afternoon, around 4:30 actually, her temp was up to 105.2.  And this is with Tylenol and Motrin in her system all day.  I jumped up so fast it probably scared her and rushed upstairs to wake Bry.  He needed to watch Austin so I could get her to the doctor. 

They gave her her next dose of tylenol, drew blood, cathed her.  Her urine and blood came back clean.  Nothing elevated to an alarming level what-so-ever.  He did look in her ears, and said that her left tube was in place, but her eardrum was red.  Could it be infected?  Or could it just be from having her tubes done and still trying to heal?  Her right ear had blood in it, I assume from tube placement.  But he could not see her tube.  I will be calling the ENT in the morning to try to get her appointment that's on the 10th to earlier in the month.  I think that with telling them what the ER doc saw they won't have a problem rushing her appointment.

We got home around 7pm from the ER.  We tried to get her to eat some, which she wouldn't.  All day.  She then layed on me while I ate since she screamed in her highchair.  She ended up falling asleep around 8pm on me, so I took her up to bed.  She did sleep all night, which I am very thankful for since I am sick as well.  We both needed our sleep. 

She is napping now- which is an improvement from yesterday.  She hate some apple jacks this morning, and a couple bites of banana.  She also drank about 6oz of water- so I'll take what I can get. 

I take her back in today so we will see what they have to say.  I will be getting in contact with her regular pediatrician tomorrow to try and get an appointment with them asap.  I almost want to ask them if I can get a referral off base for a second opinion.  I just can't shake the nagging feeling inside me that they are missing something huge.  I mean- she has been having high fevers basically since January.  It is now August 1st with no improvement.  She's had so many antibiotics in her little life than I even know what to do with- along with numerous testing and tubes placed.  All to no avail.  No child should run a 105.2 fever for no reason.  Something is there.  Something they aren't finding.  And I want it found. I want answers.  This is making my baby girl miserable, and that's NOT okay.

Anyhow, that was my day yesterday.  While I hate hate hate her being so sick, I do have to admit that I love the cuddles.  She layed on me all day yesterday, and wouldn't let me put her down.  Even when I shifted positions, she would cry.  She was just miserable. 

Anyhow, I'll keep ya'll updated.

xoxo

k.

Sick is never fun.

Bryant and I got to go on a date last night.  Without kids!  It was nice to be able to sit down for a meal without having to feed kids, take them to the bathroom, keep them from screaming their heads off, or trying to entertain them while waiting for the meal.  It was also very nice to eat something other than McDonalds. 

We wanted to go to a little German Restaurant here in town.  The lady that runs it does so from the bottom of her home.  She is a native of Germany, and rumor has it that she prepares real German meals, and delicious ones at that.  We were very excited about it, but by the time Bry got up and we got ready, we'd only have a half hour to eat and get out of her house before she closed.  So we decided to try a new Mexican Restaurant.  We were not impressed.  I mean, if you like your margaritas with so much junk in them that it tastes like syrup, this is your place.  For me however, not so much.  We will return to our normal, Martin's. 

Last night I started to feel a little hazy in the head.  My throat was a little sore.  I was praying it was just allergies getting the best of me, but by last night at bed time, I knew for certain that it was a cold.  After dinner, we ran to Wal-Mart to get some Zicam for me, I've heard it works wonders. (Aren't you proud, Dad?  We went to WAL-MART on our date night!  Haha!)  So I've been taking that since last night, but still am not feeling good by any means today.  Sydney also woke up feeling yucky.  She's been teething, so she's been fussier than normal, and very snotty.  But this morning, she cried the whole time she was up, and was having the runs.  Her fever was up to 103.4 when she got up, but down to 100.4 when I put her down for a nap.  We'll see!

Anyhow, I just figured I'd write a little something.  I have a fun little blog planned, but first I need to do our bills.  Dun Dun Dun.

Until next time....

xoxo

k.

Thankful Thursday

So I know it's been awhile since I've done one of these, but we're gonna give 'er a shot!

Today, I am thankful for:

*Granola & Fiber One yogurt.  My first weight goal is still 13 pounds away, same as it was 2 months ago.  Time to hop on that wagon and get going!

*A car that can fit in my garage finally.  The leather in it is black, so it isn't scorching when we get in to go somewhere.

*A downstairs bathroom fan that is broken.  So when we turn it on, instead of going off in the allotted time, it stays on all night long giving Petey white noise. 

*Off brand Apple Jacks cereal-- in the big bag.  The kids are loving them.  And I'm loving how much you get for the price I paid.

*Healthy children.  I've recently been reminded how fragile life is, and that you need to live in the moment, especially with your children.  Every minute that passes is a memory that could be made.  Soak them up.  You never know when your days, or theirs, could end.

*Memories, pieces from my Grandpa.  I'm still having a really hard time with his passing, but just looking up and seeing all the wooden signs that he made for me and my family, somehow makes it a little easier.

*Infant Tylenol-- for a teething little girl.  She is getting 5, I repeat, FIVE back teeth in.  Can we say OUCH?!

Last but not least, you know I have to mention this:

*WHITE CHOCOLATE LATTES!!!!  Thank the good Lord that I have my own maker and can make them myself.... or we'd be flat broke!

xoxo

k.

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