Surgery, Ambulance ride and more!

Hudson had his 2nd ear surgery to get new tubes. The poor boy suffered all summer with constant ear issues. One trip to the ENT and we decided new tubes would do the trick to get him back to his normal self. He wasn't to sure about getting up at 4:30 the morning of surgery but I am happy to report he is doing great now.

Last week Logan gave us a bit of a scare. Logan had strained his back a few weeks back during weight lifting he had some nagging pain off and on but seem to be getting better. Last week during football practice he felt a great deal of back pain.  He asked to go sit out and while he was getting up from the bench to get water he experienced alot of pain and passed out. Of course this alerted the trainer and coaches. Logan took an ambulance ride and they did some testing at the ER. He was diagnosed with dehydration and strained back muscles and sent home to rest it. He is some better but still not 100 percent. I guess time will tell what is going on.

On Friday Hudson had a follow up at the ENT  office and Mr. Million dollars ears (Collin) was having bad ear problems too. Hudson was given a great report and Collin was given medicine. Sigh, it never ends with these two monkeys!

I hope we are caught up on kid medical stuff for awhile. We did cleanings for everyone and school check-ups last month. I hope we can get a bit of a break soon!

Beach trip 2010 part 2

Our trip to the beach wouldn't be complete without some family photos. These are the pictures I try to bribe grumpy children to act like their happy. To put on your best fake smile despite being hot or too close to your siblings.

The older kids are asked to look toward the camera while we make goofy noises and jump up and down to try to get the toddler to look in the direction of the camera. Sometimes we get a few good shots and other times it's like pulling teeth. Here are this years attempt but since we had no one to take a whole group picture we didn't get one this time.

Beach Trip 2010 part 1

Back at the first of August we packed up and headed down to Florida for a long weekend. It was a last minute kind of thing and we had to do the trip on a low budget. We made reservations from a 2 bedroom Condo and got a really sweet deal due to the oil scare crisis that hit Pensacola beach, Fl this summer . While we ate most of our meals at the condo and there were no extra splurges this beach trip we all had fun regardless.

I am the type of person who could just hang out on the beach all day but when you take six kids with your lucky to get 2 hours. It took us 15 minutes to get our little piece of the beach set up with chairs, sand toys and umbrellas. It seemed like once I got settled into my beach chair the whining began. I think the kids are too spoiled to the pool to really enjoy all the fun that can be had at the beach. We lasted on the beach a few hours before we headed back.


 As a extra vacation treat we had ice cream cones by the pool. This is funny because in my book because small kids and ice cream cones are nothing but a mess. They were pretty excited about getting to enjoy the cones.
The kids spent some time in the lagoon searching for hermit crabs. This kept them very entertained. While it was a quick trip it was a fun time indeed. The kids did well even in close quarters of our little surfer shack condo. To me the beach is just a part of summer break and summer shouldn't pass without some sand between your toes!

Back in the Saddle Again

Here they are the Freshman, the beautiful 8th grader, the sassy 5th grade and lastly the mighty 4th grader. Everyone was excited about today let's just hope they are still happy when they get home. Next year there will be another one starting kindergarten, yippee! It's amazing how much cleaning I can get done in a few hours with just the little ones home. I think we were all ready for the start of the school year. I sure hope it's a good one.