Happy Friday!

I am looking forward to a weekend at home! Hopefully I get a lot accomplished. I don't have a to do list yet, but I am sure if I really thought about it I could come up with one.
Yesterday we took Hayden to the Dr. and he has an ear infection. I have been battling a sore throat and stuffy head for at least a week, so Joey and I went into our Dr. today. I have a sinus infection, and Joey's sore ear isn't an ear infection, just slow draining eustachian tubes. So Hayden and I are on antibiotics, and Joey has nasal spray.
Tonight we have a contractor giving us an estimate on facia soffets. He originally came to give us an estimate on siding as well, but can't do siding without changing the shape of our house. We like all of the curves of our home, so we decided against it. I am sure the facia and soffets will be a huge cost anyway, so I bet we won't do anything. It may motivate us though to paint our trim.:)
Then we are headed to our friends home to divy up our portion of a cow we had processed. We are splitting a 4th of a cow with them.
Then I am not sure what the rest of the weekend holds. I am sure it will fly by like usual.
Have a good one!

This pretty much sums up our weekend

Bellows Family Visit

We had a great weekend with the Bellows family!
We arrived late Thursday and hung out for a while before Hayden and I hit the sack. Joey and Matt sat in the hot tub and chatted until the wee hours of the morning.

Friday we went to the outlet mall. Then after we got the children settled in for the evening Stacy and I went to a jewelry party at her friend's home. Joey and Matt went night golfing in a tournament. Matt's niece Amy watched the kids. Hayden cried a lot, as Emma reported. He wanted his Daddyo as he calls Joey. He did go to bed and cried for 10 minutes. I was pleased he went to bed without putting up a big fight. Stacy and I enjoyed the hot tub when we got home. It was a perfect evening, and was nice to chat!

Saturday we went to a kids fair in a neighboring town. Joey stayed home and did homework. The kids had a blast. Hayden got to go in a firetruck, and ambulance. He loved seeing all of the animals, playing the carnival games, and watching Emma in the blow up jumping things.
Matt tilling his yard


Joey and Hayden watching


Trying out Matt's new toy



Saturday evening we left the kids with Amy again, and went out to dinner. Hayden only cried for a few minutes. We had a yummy Mexican dinner at Acapulco. Then it was off to one of Matt's accounts for drinks and BINGO. We had a blast, and it was great to hang out and chat.

We had a great weekend and like usual it flew by!

Addicted!

Ok, so I must confess my new addiction! I am absolutely addicted to the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. My friend has been trying to get me to read the books. They are abut vampires and high schoolers. I told her I wasn't interested because I had no interest in reading about vampires, or high school drama. Then she reminded me that I enjoyed Harry Potter, but wasn't interested in reading about magic.
I am glad she was persistent. I am loving theses books. Let's just say I am on the 4th and last book, 700 plus pages, and have finished reading 1,000 plus pages in 6 days.
So, if you are looking for a great series to dip into, I highly recommend it.
Back to my reading!!!!!!!

Thursday already!

This week seemed to fly by. We have had a great and busy week. Monday Hayden had another great day at PDO. He is loving playing with everyone and talks about Marci and Jody his teachers all of the time.
Today we watched a boy for 3 hours. Then we met Bev for lunch. Hayden did awesome, he usually does not enjoy eating out. We enjoyed the salad bar at Hy-Vee. Then Hayden went with grandma to pick out a balloon, while I picked up a few groceries. They met me at the door with a balloon for Hayden and a few roses for me.
Our old neighbors came over to play, watch the homecomming parade at the corner, and eat dinner. Hayden had a great time playing with his old friends. We sure do miss having them next door.
Tomorrow Hayden has PDO and we will be leaving to Minnesota to spend some time with the Bellows family. We are excited to hang out with them and visit!

Amen

Last night I was laying in bed reading a book, and Hayden was laying in his bed winding down. I could hear him singing to himself. All of the sudden I heard him say, "God bless mommy, God bless daddy, and God bless Hayden. AAAAMMMMEEENNNNNN". I love moments like these, when he is just being himself in his room before bed.

Just number one gazillionfafilionmajillion and one why I love him.

Back in the Swing of Things

Hayden had his first day of PDO last Thursday. He could barely wait to get down and start playing. He had a great day and no tears. Dramatic difference from last year. Today he was a little hesitant, but didn't cry when I left.

He had his final NICU evaluation last week. He meets with a NICU physician, physical therapist, and speech therapist. He was in the NICU for 2 days because his glucose was low and he needed a boost. He was the largest and "healthiest" in the NICU. They had Hayden put together a puzzle, copy lines the Dr. drew with crayons, identify pictures, sounds, body parts, and movements. He accomplished all tasks with flying colors. The Dr. said Hayden is above his age level and they didn't need to see him anymore. Then the Dr. told me they were watching him because children with low glucose levels can develop slower mentally or have issues growing up. I was surprised to hear that and so happy I missed that point, because I would of been soooo worried these past 2 years!

We spent Saturday in DeWitt for Noah's birthday party. We had a fun time. Hayden ran around all day and loved it! The party was pirate themed and a blast! Hayden loved riding thte tractor, and the horse and looking at the bugs. Joey got some fishing in, and I went on a trail ride with Faith and Jen. The weather was absolutely beautiful.

Joey leaves for Atlanta today. He will be gone all week. Hayden and I are hoping that the rain stops soon so we can spend most of the time outside. Today it is 53 and rainy, Tomorrow it is supposed to be 65 and sunny tomorrow and stay nice until Thursday. Then it may rain again.

Well, I better get cleaning, since I have the house to myself!!

Dirty Boy

Kari and the boys came over for supper the other night. The boys had a blast playing all evening. At the end of the evening Hayden was sooooooo dirty!
Tomorrow is Hayden's first day of PDO.
The weather is soooo awesome today. It is 64 degrees now. A big difference from the 88 degrees yesterday. This week is supposed to be cool. I am welcoming the fall weather in with open arms!