Memorial Day weekend

We decided since we had a long weekend we would take the kids camping. We didnt find it very appealing to camp in the desert so we drove up to Panguitch Utah (outside of Cedar City). It was beautiful and green (hey we dont have very much green down here). Anywho, we had a blast despite the almost constant rain and cold. It got down into the 30's and well we werent prepared for that as when we left home it was just under 100. But the campsite was so nice. We camped right along the stream which proved to be trying with the kids. All the kids had wet shoes the whole weekend. Here a few pictures from our weekend. If you get a chance check out this campsite it was very nice.

We have neutraphils....but

she now has another issue going on. Her hemogoblin and hemacrit are very low. Meaning basically that her blood volume is down and they dont have an idea how or why. So we return on Tuesday for more blood work (this girl has had more blood drawn than I have had in all four of my pregnancies) and hopefully her levels are up. If not we are not sure what they will do but we they have mentioned a blood transfusion. Scary stuff. I am going to start posting updates on here so you all get them quicker than when we are trying to call everyone.

I am so excited...

You are all going to laugh at me but I had to share. For the last couple of months Old Navy has been putting out some very good coupons on a site called oldnavyweekly.com. They have been as good as $75 off a $100 purchase, well we have been trying to snag one to get the kids some summer clothes but to no avail. Well tonight must have been my lucky night because I was able to get a $50 off a $100 purchase, (I was to slow get the $75 dollar one). I am so excited. Owyn, Annaliese and I are heading to Old Navy tomorrow and getting some new clothes. I can't wait.

Boing, boing, boing...

These pictures are just for you Tanya..

Anyone have any ideas how to calm those curls? We have gone thru probably three bottles of the Johnson and Johnson detangler spray and yet everytime her head is put against something they frizz out. Oh by the way I could only get her to stand still if she had something to throw away. I really don't let her play in the garbage.

We are home

Annaliese had her tubes placed yesterday and lets just say we have not noticed a difference. So much for hopeful thinking. The doctor said she didnt have an infection when they placed the tubes but had some fluid in there. He said that she would be ornery for a few days while she adjusted to the new "normal" noise level. Apparently she is hearing everything at a whole new level today and she does not like it very much.

The surgery went well. She was given versaid (because of her recent hospital stay, she was not happy about anyone in uniform, who can blame her) and she is funny just like the rest of my kids. She usually is a pretty quiet girl (like her dad) unless she is mad at someone or crying. On the versaid she didnt stop babbling to everyone. She was so talkative it was funny. I dont have a video of her as I could hold her limp body up and take a video (Bryan stayed home to get the boys off to school and watch Owyn). The doctors said that they way they feel on this drug is how they feel while drunk...I am glad we dont drink but at least I know what to expect if they ever experiment with it. Trystan is a funny drunk, Owyn a "I love you man" kinda drunk, and Annaliese is a talkative drunk. From what I see I am only lacking an angry drunk, so I suppose that is what Taylor will be like. Kinda funny to think about. It gives you a whole view of your children. After the surgery they gave Annaliese some morfin ( I still dont know why they did this) but she didnt wake up angry like the boys do. It took her almost 2 hours to wake up from anethesia. She also didnt throw up like Owyn does. Thank goodness. All in all it was a pretty good procedure.

Annaliese is getting her tubes on

Monday morning at 07:15 and I am so GLAD!!! This girl has struggled with ear infections since early Dec 08 and has had if I counted right at least 8 since then. And most of those were treated with antibotics (thankgoodness we have good pharmacy benefits), we can not wait to not have to deal with the antibotics or even the doctor for that matter. Once she has tubes we dont have to run to the doctor for infections anymore. They will give us ear drops when we leave the hospital and if she has drainage we treat it at home. YEAH!!! No more weekly doctor appts. I will let you all know how the surgery goes. She will only be under general for about 5 minutes, so hopefully she recovers quickly from that. I have to say this is the first time I have ever been excited to have one of my child in surgery.

Our kiddos are sick yet again, UGH...

can't it just leave our house for good. This year seems to have been a pretty bad one in the way of sickness. Our kids have had a just about everything that has gone around. We have had kids in and out of the doctors probably at least twice a month. I like my dr. but not that much.LOL She has come to know when Owyn was having his eye surgery, when Annaliese is due to have tubes, and lets not mention that the nurse has stopped asking me the all to familiar questions and just puts in what he knows is wrong. I hate seeing them suffer and not able to do anything about it.

We had Annaliese in the hospital Thrusday for dehydration from rotovirus (which sucks if you havent had it). I am glad I had stocked up on diapers and wipes when I came across a good sale because we are going thru a pack every couple days. I have made it a mission for this coming week to lysol my entire house. Maybe just maybe this will be the last of the sickness we shall see. I hope that your households have had a better year than we have had.