Project

Here are some more pictures of the new room. We (I say that but mainly Mark) doesn't have too much more to do. Hopefully two more weekends of work and we will be done. He still has to texturize and paint. I can't wait to see it finished. :)

This is the hallway from Peyton's room to the new room.

A view inside.

The soon to be doorway.

Mark and his friend Kevin working hard. Thank you Kevin!!

New Project

We started work on the new baby's room. We are turning our loft into another bedroom. Mark is working really hard on it and doing an amazing job. I am so impressed. Here are some photos of the start of the project.

The room is framed and half off the sheetrock is up. Today he and a friend are working on the rest of the sheetrock and the texturizing. I will post more pictures at the end of the weekend.

Trip to the Firestation

Our playgroup took a visit to the fire station. The fireman were so nice and showed the kids all around the station and then they got to take a look inside the fire truck. The kids loved it!!

Fort Worth

I never posted pictures from our trip to Fort Worth. Before our trips to the hospital we had a blast . If any one's kids likes cowboys it is the place to go. They have a cattle drive that goes down the middle of the street and real cowboys that do shows. The Stockyard is a really cool place to visit and eat. Peyton thought it was really cool and loved talking to the cowboys.

Peyton and Hayley enjoying some M&M's at our hotel.

A man at the cowboy museum gave Peyton this Sheriff's badge. Peyton thought it was the best thing ever. Just like Woody!

Peyton at the Stockyards.

Playing in the dirt. This was one of his favorite things. I guess it is a boy thing!

A real cowboy. Hayley wasn't very excited and did not want to sit in his lap.

Riding on a saddle. Yee Haw!

Hayley didn't think it was as much fun as her brother did.

The cattle drive.

Peyton got to ride a longhorn. This guy actually rode him down the street. I didn't know you could actually ride longhorns. No, we are not promoting liking longhorns :)
We got to meet up with one of my best friend's from college. This is Kimber and her new baby boy Micah. He was the cutest thing ever!!!

Peyton, my poor baby in the E.R. He looked so little in this bed. He was such a tough boy and made everyone laugh.
This is where they had to take his blood and leave in a catheter in case they needed to take more. They called it a dog house, which Peyton thought was very funny.

His favorite part was pretending he was Dr. Peyton and playing with the gloves. It was a very stress full weekend but taught me that in those situations all I can do is pray and try to stay calm. Peyton is doing great and his sed rate levels are still high but the doctor isn't worried. We have to do another blood draw next week to see if they are back to normal. Hopefully, this will be the last because Peyton is not of fan of having his blood taken. I do bribe with candy which helps.

Bellies

This picture was too funny not to share! Who knew that Pappy Jack was also having a baby?

Rough Weekend

Well, it has been forever since I have posted. I wanted to give everyone an update on how things are going at our house. Last weekend was rough and we are still recuperating.

Hayley had her first and I hope to be last febrile seizure. It was the scariest moment of my life and I hope to never have to do it again. She was better in less than 30 minutes but it still probably gave me 30 gray hairs.

Peyton had his first trip to the hospital. He had a virus last week that they thought was Adenoid Virus. He was feeling tons better by Wednesday so we continued to Dallas as we had planned. When we got there he started complaining that his ankle hurt. It looked a little swollen but nothing to be too concerned about and he said it felt better with his boots on. So, I let it go. Then the next day he woke up in horrible pain and his other knee was twice as swollen as the other one. We took him to the minor emergency care where they told us to go to the Children's Hospital. At Dallas Children's Hospital they did x-rays, blood work, and a virus test and decided that it probably was a reaction to the virus that he had previously. It was good to hear that it was not a septic joint. We had to return to the hospital the following day so they could make sure his knee did not get worse over night. On Sunday he was doing a lot better and was able to walk on it. We were so happy to get back to Austin and see Daddy (he was at a fishing tournament). We went to visit our Pediatrician on Monday and he ordered more blood work. We just got those tests back and Peyton's Sed Rate is still high so we have to go back next Thursday. Please say some prayers that his levels are back to normal by then.

Other than a crazy weekend we have been having a blast at the pool in our neighborhood and are ready for some great family time in July. We are going to Point Pleasant New Jersey and to Port Aransas. I am almost 7 months pregnant now and so we are about to add another baby to this madness :) Hope everyone is having a great summer!

Growing up

We went to go see Avery's dance recital. The girls did so good and they all looked so pretty. I can't wait for Hayley to be old enough to start dance. They are just so precious. Peyton brought Avery some flowers and cookies. I just can't believe how big they are getting. It is so crazy.