sometimes I wish I were a kid

Sometimes I wish I were a kid. The other day I had Annie over and she and Kate played outside almost the entire time. I went outside to take the picture and about burned up in the two minutes it took to take it. I know when I was younger the heat didn't bother me as much. I am glad my kids still want to be outside even when it's 100 degrees.

On another note, Jay lost his first tooth. I had no idea he even had a loose tooth. In fact the anesthesiologist even asked on Wednesday if he had any loose teeth. I said nope, but apparently he did because on Monday Jay said, "I think my tooth is loose, cause every time I bite my Popsicle it hurts." A couple of minutes later Jay says, "Yep, it was loose, here it is." He had pulled the tooth and didn't even flinch. I am pretty sure he has a high pain tolerance. Which is great cause it was the best tooth pull ever. No drama just a simple "yep, it's loose or was loose."

Update to my update

We are home!!!!!

After a week in the hospital we are finally home. Jay said it best, "it's good to be home." I would agree with him 100%. Let's just hope the medicine works and the infection gets taken care of.

update

We are still in the hospital. Jay had blood work done and it showed he still had an infection so another CT was done which showed pockets of infection. They were too small to drain and in weird places so a pick line was put in for his anti-biotics. Hopefully this works and the infection goes away.
Also on another side note I have learned this too many times now, but be careful what you pray for. Jay does not take any medicine in his mouth. He refuses to and if you force it he spits it back in your face. So, we have been praying, knowing that he would need to be on anti-biotics for awhile that he would take his medicine or that we could figure out a way to get it to him. The answer was a pick line. Which meant another surgery. But now he can get his medicine and hopefully get better. I know the Lord answers prayers and I am grateful for that. I have felt peace and calm throughout this entire ordeal. I know Jay will be taken care of and that he is loved.
Thank you to all who have helped and prayed for him.

My sick boy, Jay

Finally after a week of being sick we figured out what was bothering poor Jay.....Appendicitis. On Monday when we took him to the doctor, she said "he is severely dehydrated and needs an IV. So take him to the ER and they can give him IV and run tests." She also mentioned that it might be his appendix but Cardon's Children Hospital ran no tests and gave Jay a Gatorade and sent him home. So on Thursday when he was still complaining of stomach pain the family doctor ordered blood work. The blood work showed an infection so after a CT scan we knew it was his appendix. Off we went to Phoenix Children's Hospital, because I will never go to Cardon's Children's Hospital again after our horrible experience on Monday, and his appendix and abscess came out. The appendix had ruptured and formed an abscess. Because of the abscess the pain was always on the left side not the right so it was throwing us off. Jay is doing better and we should be out of the hospital by Tuesday and he should be back to his normal self shortly there after.

Happy Birthday to my Jay Jay

Poor Jay he had a bad birthday, he was sick. He has been sick since Thursday and is not really getting better, well a little better. We opened presents, sang Happy Birthday, but no cake or food because Jay is not eating. He has had a horrible case of the flu. In fact we even ended up at the hospital on his birthday. I took him to the doctor and she said get him to the hospital, he is very dehydrated. So off we went only to sit around and have him drink Gatorade. Nothing was done and we took him home. He is getting better and wanting to at least try some food and drink some more. But it has been a rough few days. We will be celebrating his birthday another day.

Memorial Weekend

We had an eventful Memorial Day Weekend. Of course our plan was to spend the entire weekend up in Show Low, Ryan plays softball and the kids all hang out and play outside. But the Lord had a different plan for us and we were asked by the Stake President to cut our vacation short so that Ryan could meet with him on Sunday morning. It took a lot of faith and obedience to decide to do just that.
But before we went home early we watched Rathen graduate from Show Low High School, rode horses, and hung out at the ball park.
Rathen's graduation was great. Especially since we only heard the names from Q on down. We timed it perfectly getting there just in time to hear Rathen's name called and then watching the kids throw their hats. My kind of graduation, short. We are so excited for Rathen to have graduated then on to the next big step his mission to North Carolina.
The next day, Friday, we went out to Ross' family's farm and watched them brand and castrate cattle. Very interesting to watch. We also got to ride the horses. My kids loved being outside and I think they could be ranchers, even when Kate was saying "Oooh poop , gross." After that we got family pictures taken, to be posted later. Then we headed to Mark's house. Mark, Laura, John, and Matt were all there so it was great for the kids and adults to hang out. We watched ASU win their softball game and just enjoyed each other's company.
Saturday started out with a ball game. The team lost, but expected that. They wanted to play D's. Later that day the phone call came to meet with the stake president. I was not happy about that.
We went home on Saturday night and met with the stake president on Sunday and Ryan was called as the second counselor in the bishopric. I was totally surprised although I kind of suspected a calling like that since we were asked to cut our vacation short. The funny thing is the former bishop was on vacation and the new first counselor was on vacation. So here I was feeling sorry for myself that my vacation was cut short when I was not the only one. Again a lot of faith and obedience was exercised and will continued to be exercised. But Ryan will do good and I only hope I can support him and not get too cranky about the calling.
Below are pictures from the ranch. The kids all had so much fun, including me.

Since we were home on Monday and the temperature only got up to 89 we went and hiked "A" mountain then played at the Tempe Splash Park. It was fun being home on Memorial Day. I don't remember the last time I was home but I enjoyed it. It was a great weekend full of surprises but one that will be remembered.

Below are pictures of "A" mountain and the splash park.

end of school

It is the last day of school and I think I am ready for June, July not so much but I know I can get through June. I am amazed at what my boys learned this year. Jack aced his math facts and became quite the little reader. He likes to go to the library and check out chapter books and then wants to read them. I love it and hope he always loves to read. Jack had a second grade play titled "Sounds a Little Fishy." He loved it. He would come home everyday singing and dancing. It was so fun to watch and I found out after the show that the school alternates every other year so I will get to see the same play when Jay is in second grade.
Jack with his teacher Mrs. Trujillo. Jack loved her and I really think she liked Jack.

Jack in his school play doing his little dance part.

Now on to Jay, let me just say he is the middle child and so pictures are a rarity. I should just apologize now to him. I know he will blame me for his troubles when he gets older because I failed at taking pictures. But with that being said. Jay did great in school. We were planning on holding him back, because his birthday is in June so he is young for his age, but he did so good in school we are sending him on to first grade. He just gave me his report card and had all P's for proficient or in Jay's world perfect. Jay had two of the best teachers ever, Mrs. Burton and Mrs. Long. I am so impressed at what they taught Jay. He is reading and writing like no other. Those two teachers taught him to love learning and really in kindergarten what else do you need to learn? He says when he grows up he wants to make robots, write and color books, and be an engineer. All great goals that I know he can accomplish.
Now it is on to summer. August 10th is just around the corner, not that I am looking forward to the start of school.