What I have been intending to post

Now that I have a few free moments, I want to post some things I have not had a chance to yet. Both Elijah and Isaiah have started school and we are now in full swing. (With the exception of this past weekend.)


Elijah's first day of school started out great and he was very excited to be in first grade. However, he missed the bus and had to go to the Principal's office to wait for the bus driver to come back. Then a fourth grader took the stickers he was saving for Daddy. We had a talk about paying attention to the teachers at the bus area and another talk about letting the bus driver know what is going on in the back of the bus. Now that he is a bit more confident it has been smooth sailing. He comes home every day exhausted and "just wants to watch a little T.V."

Isaiah was also very excited for school to start and couldn't understand why Elijah got to start before him. I haven't decided yet if he was excited for school, or to wear his new "school shoes". He was saving them for the first day of school and would not wear them a moment sooner. The first thing he told me when I picked him up was "I didn't get in trouble by myself at all." When I asked him who he got in trouble with he just said "Mom!". Then he said "Well, Tanner and Me did listen to the teacher." Tanner is his cousin and his best friend and they have been known to be a bit mischievous at times. By the time I got him home he was nearly asleep in the car. He managed to walk himself into the house and take off his shoes, but that is all the farther he got. My little pre-schooler actually fell asleep on the steps!


Poor Josiah misses his brothers while they are gone and gets very excited for their return home. He doesn't seem to mind the attention of being the only one home though. His new favorite game is for me to chase him all over the house and then pretend I don't know where he is hiding. This is his favorite hiding spot.

News from Camp Thompson

Yesterday as I was getting in my car to go the grocery store Elijah's school called. They said he might need a change of clothes as he was in the bathroom for a long time. I rushed back into the house to get new clothes and leave behind the other 2 boys. When I got to the school Lij was in the nurses office laying on the cot - his clothes were fine but he was coughing and could not seem to catch his breath. I signed him out and we started walking to the car; half way he had to stop and rest before continuing. Upon further investigation I noticed that his stomach was caving in with every straigned breath that he took. My first thought was to get him to the doctor's office, however they are closed between 12 and 1, so I took him home and called. In the 15 minutes it took to get home his breathing got worse and the office told me to bring him right in. In the 20 minutes back to Sarver he could not even get out a sentence without grunting and stopping to try and breath. (He also was not keeping his eyes open which freaked me out more.) Elijah tried to stand up and walk but told me he was too weak to do it, so I carried him in and they put him into a room right away. With-in minutes they started him on a breathing treatment and we were blessed to actually have his PCP in the Sarver office at the time. However, after 3 rounds of Albuteral and 2 doses of a Steriod he was not much better. Dr. Kepple admitted him to the hospital and ordered a breathing treatment every hour for 4 hours and then every 2 hours through the night. He is now down to every 4 hours and is supposed to be coming home later today. We do not know what exactly triggered this, but praise God he is breathing almost normal now. This was our first official hospital stay for any of the boys and I will be much happier when it is all over. For now, I think I will go take a nap - I have never experianced such a noisey hospital floor and my head is pounding from worry, lack of sleep and cafine and all the coughing, hacking, screaming, crying and machine alarms all night long.

Pawleys Island Slide Show II & III

Since we were only about 30 min from Myrtle Beach we decided to go commercial for a night. The place of choice was Medieval Times for dinner and a tournament. If you have never been to one before I highly recommend it, especially if you have kids.

We also planned out a treasure hunt for the kids on the beach. Ethan "found" a lost bottle on the beach that had something in it. When we took it back to the house the kids were thrilled to find a "real" treasure map. After dinner we all went out to the beach with flash lights to follow the map to the buried treasure chest. Along the way we found swords and guns and some special seashells. The kids had so much fun out on the beach at night and enjoyed going through all the loot. Isaiah is still sure it was all real and has not stopped talking about it since.

Pawleys Island Slide Show

This is from our first week at the beach with my family. I will post another slide show later from some of the activities we did during the week.

We're Back!!

After spending 11 days at the beach and 2 in the car traveling, we are back home. I am happy to report that after getting much worse I did get better. I think I had strep. Not much fun at the beach. I am also happy to inform you that Josiah is better also. No more diaper rash - praise God! My mom and my sister brought the medicines that made the difference for Jo Jo and me. Thanks guys!

Anyway, we had so much fun and the weather was perfect vacation weather. I think it only rained one time during the day while we were down there. The boys had a blast playing with their cousins and getting to see some of their favorite adults everyday. Elijah said he would like to move there after we came home and got his Nintendo and Isaiah said he never wanted to leave. I kind of know how they feel! Pawleys Island is a beautiful, easy going, slow paced beach town. The actual beach is perfect for small kids. The waves are not huge and the slope of the sand is very gradual. At low tide pools of water form on the wet sand making the perfect play place for babies. The sand is soft and the water is so warm; I hated to leave but school starts Wednesday.

I will post some slide shows as I get time during this week, until then enjoy the one picture I did post!

Martian Death Flu

As many of you know we are heading for South Carolina on Saturday. I would love to report that I am nearly done packing and everything is set and ready to go. I can't. I can't because I am as sick as can be and feeling horrible; I somehow contracted some sort of Martian Death Flu. My throat feels like it is on fire and my whole body is achy and tired. I just don't think it is fair to have a sore throat in 95 degree weather. On top of it all Josiah is also not feeling well. He is getting his second eye-tooth and is miserable. He has a hard time when teething and this one is no exception. Runny nose, swollen gums, diarrhea, bad diaper rash, and no real appetite. He is whiny and cranky and mostly just wants to be held. Please pray for us. Please pray that we would feel better and that I might some how be able to finish packing.



Also pray that no one else in my family gets this. Not only my husband and kids, but we will be sharing a beach house with my Mom and Dad, my Sister and Brother-in-law and thier two kids, as well as, my other niece and nephew and my Sister-in-law. Please also pray for safe traveling mercies for my family.

Our New Aquarium...

In honor of going to the beach at the end of the week, Elijah, Isaiah and I made our own little aquarium on the sliding glass door. It took us all morning, but we had a ton of fun tracing, coloring, cutting and glittering!