Our Busy Friday

Paul's school took a field trip to our little town airport in the morning. We all went as a family and the boys were so excited to see all the little planes! They learned quite a bit about the planes, from what they could hear anyway! We all got to see them fly, see how they start the engine and propeller, see one land, and the boys were able to get a good look inside one of the airplanes they opened for them! We also got to go into the hanger where they keep all the airplanes and look around and touch them! I think Paul liked the one airplane they had that could land on water! The teachers served cookies and juice for a snack at the end of it all! Paul and Nicholas stayed close to one another, as usual, and we ate our snack with Nicholas and his family. It was a really fun field trip and I think we all enjoyed it!

Paul and his friends "listening" to airplane talk

Steve helping Paul with Preston and Peyton

The kids "flying"

Paul

Steve, Charmaine, & Nicholas having snack time with usOur family

After the field trip, we came home to pack and headed to Mimi's house just in time for the parade that night. The boys had a blast and so did all of us! The parade was great and the boys loaded up on plenty of beads, animals, and other toys, including a sphere! Peyton was not happy at the parade though; I think the music was so loud it scared him. I had to walk him toward the back and into the parking lot to feed him; poor thing was so scared, he wouldn't eat where all the music was playing! He did eventually smile a bit and even fell asleep once his little belly was full! Mimi and Nanny helped us out with the kids and Uncle Kyle walked down from where he was to visit with us for awhile. After the parade, we all headed back to Mimi's house to sleep; Paul and Preston fell asleep on the way there and slept all night! Thanks Mimi and Nanny, we had a great time!

Sunday with Mimi & Peyton is 5 months!

On Sunday, Mimi cooked some dinner and lunch for the days ahead while she was still here, which was a huge help to mommy! Mimi even made Valentine's cakes with the boys and they had a wonderful time! Thanks again Mimi!Mimi and Paul played boxing on the wii and Mimi beat him; it was so funny to watch! I had to snap some pictures of that! Haha...Paul was not very happy and is determined to beat her next time!!! Happy 5 months Peyton! Preston helped Mommy feed Peyton and he loved it; he felt like a big boy! Peyton is doing well, but he still has some congestion, due to the acid reflux, that is causing his sinus passages to be inflammed. Hopefully, he will grow out of this. He has still been sitting by himself and falling some, rolling over, loving eating, and he loves both his activity center and his jumper. He is still such a wonderful baby and rarely cries! He just watches his big brothers play and when he is on the ground with them, he tries to scoot closer to them! Before Mimi left, we all took some pictures, but Mommy did not look so good in most of them and then Big Paul's eyes were shut in quite a few; all that plus getting all 3 kids to look at once is not easily accomplished, but here are some decent ones!

Valentine's Day

On Saturday morning I woke up to breakfast in bed!!!! What a treat! Paul had made me eggs and toast and the kids gave me their cards they made for me! I also got a very sweet card from Paul. It was the best way to wake up in the morning and so sweet....thank you to my favorite man and little men!!!! After that, Paul watched the boys so I could go do some shopping on my own and when I got back, I rested and read a little, until a bigger surprise came...my mom! Paul had asked her to come up and spend the night to watch the kids so we could go do something together that night ALONE! It was very sweet! We went and saw Revolutionary Road, not much of a Valentine's Day movie, but it was good. It was our first movie out to see since Elf came out years ago...sad, I know! Anyway, despite it not being much of a Valentine's Day movie, it was a great night for both of us and we ended up having a wonderful time! We are both very appreciative of Mimi coming up to watch the boys! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Mom!!!

Preston's jealousy and my flowers

On Friday after Paul's party at school, Preston had an all-out attitude problem for the rest of the day, even after his nap. He does throw fits quite often and has a bit of an attitude, which Paul affectionately refers to as the "Guerra-tude." I was rocking the baby to sleep and he told me "Stop!" and then grabbed the rocking chair so it wouldn't rock anymore! I put the baby down and tried to pick him up and he said "No!" and then went into his full out attitude mode! I told him if he didn't stop he was going in time-out and he again said "No," but before I could put him in time-out he ran into Peyton's room and slammed the door; meanwhile the baby was crying, so I let Preston stay in there for his time-out and decided to ignore him so I didn't reward his behavior. I finished rocking Peyton and put him in his chair to sleep and when I went to check on Preston, this is what I found! Do you think he could be jealous...lol!?!

My day was not all that bad though, Paul had some flowers delivered to me for Valentine's day, which was so sweet and I loved them! They are kind of wilted now because I just got around to taking the picture of them and the boys just loved touching them and pulling at them, but they were very pretty when they first arrived!

Paul's school Valentine's Day Party

Paul had his Valentine's Day party at school on Friday and he had a lot of fun. I went to see the party and took Peyton and Preston with me, of course! They couldn't go play outside afterwards because it had rained, but they got to watch a Valentine Clifford the dog episode instead. They got cupcakes and plenty of snacks to eat and everyone in the class traded Valentine's Day cards and candy with each other. He came home with quite a few "treats." Paul just loved celebrating Valentine's day at his school with all his friends, especially Nicholas!

I would also like to share with everyone that I got my very first Valentine's Day present from my sweet little boy...I almost cried! He was digging through his bag and he found a pinkish-purple ring and he said "this is for girls....here mommy, you put it on your finger." It was so sweet! I said "Why don't you put it on mommy's finger for me?" He goes "Ok." He put it on my finger and I grabbed the camera and took a picture to remind myself of that moment! Isn't he so sweet!!!! I love all my little boys!!!

Doctor Appointment

Yesterday morning little Paul woke up saying his ear hurt and he didn't eat much at all for breakfast. He also said he wanted to lay by me (this never happens so I knew he wasn't feeling well!). I gave him some advil and in a short period of time, he was up and playing. After about a half hour of that, he continued saying his ear hurt and he laid down all by himself and fell asleep for about an hour! Wow, this is not normal for him. He woke up and I picked him up and he felt hot, looked very weak, and was shaking! I called the doctor and while I was on the phone with them to get him an appointment, I took his temperature, which was 103.5!!!! I freaked out and the doctor said to come right now. I gave him some tylenol and ran around the house like a mad woman to rush to get 3 kids and myself to the doctor as fast as I could! Meanwhile, Paul came up to me and said his belly hurt and proceeded to throw up the tylenol I had just given him all over my pants and himself. I called Paul and he left work to meet me at the doctor's office. While we were there, we figured we'd get the other 2 boys checked out because usually when one gets something, we all do, except big Paul!
Good thing we did, Peyton was the only one who checked out fine. Paul and Preston both have strep throat again, apparently Paul had some sort of stomach virus, and his right ear was very red and had a lot of fluid in it. He was so weak, he fell asleep on the table waiting for the doctor to come back in. They gave him motrin and on the way out, he threw that up at the check out window! My poor baby! We got home and Paul pretty much laid down all evening. We got both kids antibiotics and Paul is able to eat and hasn't thrown up anything else. He was able to eat a little bit last night and today he acts like nothing is wrong; I guess he just had a little belly bug for a day, but he couldn't go to school today because of the strep throat...he missed PJs and Pillows Day, which I feel so bad for, but at least he's doing better!!!!

Vanessa and Terry's Family Couples Shower

Sunday February 8, we all went to my cousin Vanessa and her fiance Terry's couples shower for our side of the family. The boys had a lot of fun and Vanessa and Terry got quite a few good gifts! It was nice to see some family members that we don't get to see too often! Here are some pictures of the shower!

Their Beautiful Cake
Gina putting Vanessa's coursage on her!

Our family with Chris and Theresa

Vanessa and Terry

Cutting the cake

Uncle Glenn and Preston