My Poor Jaxy...

Jaxson started running a fever on Sunday, and it was even higher on Monday - 102.9. I took him in to the doctor that morning and couldn't believe it when he tested positive for swine flu. Thank goodness we caught it in the first 48 hours and he was able to start Tamiflu. He was pretty miserable Monday. I felt so bad for him. He slept almost the whole day and when he was awake he just laid and watched a little tv.
When I called his school to let them know, his teacher told me 15 kids from class were home sick. 15!!! By the end of the day I had talked to three other parents whose kids also had the swine flu in his class.
Today, Tuesday, he is feeling a bit better. He is awake and just lying on the couch. He still has a fever of 101, but Motrin helps him feel a lot better. We are praying for a speedy recovery, and hoping nobody else in the family catches it.

Sydnee's First Zoo Day!

We finally got some cooler weather, and decided to take the kids to the zoo. Sydnee had never been before and we were looking forward to taking her. She loves animals! She gets very excited every time she is around a dog, or sees the cows in the backyard. She loves to read animal books, and makes lots of animal sounds. She was a more quiet observer than we expected, but we all enjoyed the day together!


This is Sydnee's excited face when she got to be so close to the goats in the petting zoo.

And this is her telling the goal what she wants it to do.

And this is her "ok dad, hold me before they eat me" face! :-)

Swimming Fun

This weekend we went with some of SAm's family - his dad, Aunt, Uncle, and several cousins, along with some friends - out to a ranch that had a private lake and dock. It was so much fun! We swam all day, bar-b-qued, and most people camped over night. The dock had a slide, diving board, trapeze swing, and a few diving points. Shaye spent the whole day in the water, and after Jaxson did a few slides with Sam, he was confortable to go on his own. I notice now I didn't get many picturesof everyone, and of all there was to do, but this is what I did get.


The kids spent most of their time on the slide. I was surprised how steep it was, it was a little scary for me for them to be on it, but they didn't mind. Shaye was going down backwards, upside down, and twisting after a few hours.



This was the highest platform and it was about 30 feet up. You sure didn't catch me up there, but Sam went for it.

First Day of School

Wednesday, August 12th was the kids' first day of school. Shaye is in Ms.Tucker's second grade class at Wayside Elementary, and Jaxson has Ms.Dunlap for pre-k at Will Rogers. Here in Oklahome, pre-k is all day in the public school system, so both of them will be in school from 9-3:30. It was a little sad to see Jaxson go to school all day, he seems so small when you get him there, but he is ready. He was borred last year without Shaye around and is looking forward to all the activities at pre-k. So now it's just me and Sydnee home during the days. I am looking forward to spending time with her. We are going to go to the library, music makers, the park, and all the other things she has been missing running around doing big kid activities. But we will miss Shaye-Shaye and Jaxy!


Just getting off the bus after a long day at school.... The bus picks them up and drops them off right at our house, which is wonderful!

Party Time!

We had Shaye's party the night of her birthday. We did a summer theme and made flip flops, went swimming, played aloha Bingo and enjoyed a cookout! I think they had a great time! Poor Shaye always has a hard time getting a party together since lots of friends are gone in the summer, but she had a great time with those who could make it! It was a slumber party, and the girls were up till about 2am! I think the goal was to stay up all night long!





Sam painted the girls' faces, and when he was done he was a good sport and let them paint his! They loved it.

Shaye Turns 7

Shaye turned 7 on July 9th! We had taken her shopping and out to dinner the weekend before and let her choose where. Of course it wasn't a pizza place or McDonalds that she picked, it was the Cheesecake Factory! On the 9th, she wanted to celebrate with breakfast. We went to a diner in town and opened her gifts from all the family. Thanks everyone!

The New House

I have been postponing posting pictures of the house until we were fully settled, but so many of you have asked about the move I feel bad not to reply.
Yes, we did move. We sold our other house in 12 days! We were truly blessed to be so lucky! We closed on this house on May 20th and have been busy every since. We have been busy landscaping and decorating, hanging tvs, and arranging pictures. We currently have a mostly dirt yard, because Sam had dirt brought in to level the yard and our backyard is full of rock that he had dumped in to make a new patio. So, when its more done, I will post some "after pics." We love it here. It has been great to have more room. There are 4 bedrooms and a playroom/tv room upstairs. We have about 2800 square feet and it was definately worth the move, even if we are only here a short time. There is a neighborhood park and pool just 6 houses down the street and we have definately been taking advantage of that this summer!
Here are some pictures of the house before we moved in to it.

Independance Day

On July 4th, we spent the day doing some yard work and swimming with the kids. In the evening we had some friends over to bar-b-que before we went to a fireworks show. It was a great day!





Ok, horrible picture of me, but it shows you how Jaxson watches fireworks. He wanted the cotton in his ears, and he still covers the with his hands. He's like me, he hates loud noises!

After awhile, they both got use to the noise and enjoyed the show. Jackson has been scared every year we have been out. Maybe one day he'll know what to expect!

A family here in town, the Vaclaws, do an amazing firework show every year. Its not your usual backyard fireworks, they use the professional ones and its great to see it up close.

Liitle Toot!

Sydnee is at that age where she is into everything! She is so fun and cute, but sometimes she's our little toot! Poor Shaye has to keep her door close or Sydnee is sure to get in and pull every book and doll off the shelf, as you can see her doing here and having a blast! Anything she doesn't want, she throws down, including any food she's not fond off. Every meal requires a floor cleaning for me. I thought she would quit trying to climb the stairs since she fell a few times, but we finally had to put a gate up because I spent most the day pulling her down and telling her no! We love this little toot!

 

 

 

 

Family Pics

This is what happens when you expect Jaxson to hold his smile too long! LOL