ANOTHER BABY...

BOY!

we are excited to say that we will be adding another boy to our family. Dantzel is NOT happy about this. She still hasn't even looked at the ultra-sound pictures. She cried when we told her the news. Whenever we talk about our little baby boy she leaves the room upset. Maybe when he is born she will like the fact that she will have another little brother. She should be happy that James will have someone to wrestle with.

A baby will make love stronger, days longer, nights shorter, bankroll smaller,

home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.

saved $$= new ride

Dantzel has been saving for a long time. She finally did it. Both Brandon and I are so proud of her for saving all her chore $$. This is her pick, color and all.

I think she is still a little young for a 2 wheel scooter but, that's what she wanted so I guess she will have to learn fast! My little girl is growing up way too fast! :)

President's Day weekend

We went to Logandale and the kids got to see the little horses again. These little guys are so cute! It really makes me want one or two for my kids.

new toys

We were lucky to have some visitors last weekend. They brought new toys for the kido's. I felt like it was Christmas all weekend all over again. Thanks for everything guys! This is Dantzel and her new tutu and wand. As you can see, she likes to pose! James with his new fire truck. He is such a happy kid all the time!

double the fun, double the tag

The Rules:
1. Go to your documents/pictures.
2. Go to your 6th file.
3. Go to your 6th picture.
4. Blog about it.
5. Tag 6 people to do the same.
6. So here we go...

If this picture doesn't make you day then...I don't know what will. I laugh out loud just looking at it. Dantzel was going through a faze where she liked wearing her goggles everywhere. This was one of the first times she actually put them on herself. CRAZY KIDS!!!

I tag......
1-Shantel
2-Laci
3-Laurel
4-Amy
5-Annie
6-Chandra

Second Tag:

My friend Melinda tagged me with a Happy Tag!

Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person who has tagged you.
2. Write down six things that make you happy.
3. Post the rules, tag six others and let them know you did it.
4. Then tell the person when your entry is complete.

Six things that make me happy:
1. My family
2. Healthy Kids
3. Music
4. A clean house (not that it's ever clean!)
5. going on vacation
6. Brandon

I Tag:
1. Allie
2. Dallas
3. Jodi
4. Nikki
5. Bonnie
6. Brooke

James Scare!

Warning: kinda long but, I want to document what happened so here it goes.

As many of you probably heard, James was put in the hospital Friday. This is not something I would wish upon anyone. James had a fever on Monday and was having some wheeziness with his breathing. I just thought he was coming down with another cold. He usually has a hard time breathing when he catches colds. Anyhow, he was having the same symptoms all week. Finally on Thursday afternoon I was feeling a lot more worried. My mom happen to come visit and she advised me to get him into the Dr. I called right away and I couldn't get him in anywhere until the next morning (Friday). After having a week of sleepless nights both Brandon and I we were ready to find out what was wrong with our little James. Thank goodness my mom offered to take Dantzel for a sleep over. She was really excited. When we got to the Dr on Friday morning, we were there forever! The Dr was trying to figure out what was wrong and decided to give him 2 breathing treatments in a row. They didn't help at all so we had X-rays done. When the Dr looked at them she thought he had pneumonia with a bad viral infection. She then admitted him into the hospital right away because he was already in respiratory failure. SCARY!!! They were waiting for us at the hospital when we arrived. We already knew his room number and everything before we even left the Dr office. We got to drive him to the hospital, thank goodness. We were just trying to keep him awake. We were worried his was going to stop breathing on us. We made it to the hospital and they got him all hooked up on machines antibiotics and oxygen. Getting the IV in was one of the hardest things. They really couldn't find a vain. They finally got the IV started in his head the poor little guy. He was so good through it all. As many times as they poked him he would just look up at me and say "owe mommy". We didn't have to worry about him screaming or pulling away. My mom brought Dantzel to the hospital that night and that was one of the best things for little James. We had to take him into the hall to see her. With it being bad time of year for all sickness they advise to keep kids under 14 out of the pediatric unit. As you can see in the pictures I am a wreck. Yes, I am a baby and was crying. It is so scary to have your baby in the hospital. We didn't even know what he really had until we were about 3 hours from being discharged. CRAZY!
He now has been diagnosed with Asthma (which I already knew but, they wouldn't put him on anything because he is so little. Now we can get him on something because he has been hospitalized. So DUMB!!!) He was also positive with RSV. We will be staying away from everyone for a while.
We are home and still trying to get everything and everybody back to normal. Brandon and I are fighting a cold. I think from all the stress our immune systems are a little weak. No worries we are taking our vitamins! Dantzel has a little cough but I think she will get better soon too.
Thanks to everyone for all your thoughts and prayers. I know that it has helped with James fast recovery. We are very blessed to have family and friends who care so much about us.
Here are a few pictures from the whole Hospital experience. Thanks Mom for bringing your camera. These pictures were for Dantzel. We were taking pictures for Dantzel to see her brother. We were walking back and forth but, then I just asked if we could take him out to see his sister. That Nurse was very nice. I think we broke some rules while we were there. oops!