Day at the Park

A few weeks back we decided to go to the park, since Lydia had been bugging me to go on a daily basis. It was finally a decent day, so we headed off. Here are a few pictures of the kids playing.

Lydia's First Bike Ride . . . on two wheels

Yes everyone . . . safety first! Lydia asked Rafael to get her bike out so she could go riding. He told, only if we take off the training wheels. About 5 minutes later, Rafael came in and said you need to get the camera. There she was riding down the street. What? She loves it and hardly ever falls. Now she just needs a new bike.

My Little Piggy Is Gone

Anyone that has spent much time around Wesley, knows that when he breathes he sounds very congested and dare I say sounds a little like a piggy. You should hear him eat. The poor kid would take several bites, then inhale deeply to get air. Well since this has been a condition for him since about 9 months old, I thought it was time to get things figured out, now that he is approaching 2. At all of his check-ups they just said we will watch him and see if perhaps it will get better. He was too little to do much to correct the problem, anyways. Finally we took him to an ENT Specialist and within minutes they had diagnosed him with large adenoids. He was also finally at an age, where they could do something to correct the problem. So last, Thursday we took him to the hospital to have his adenoids removed.

Getting dressed in his very attractive hospital gown and awesome socks.

Passing some time before surgery.

About 15 minutes before the surgery they gave Wesley some medicine they said would relax him. Slowly you could see his eyes glaze over and he became more relaxed and silly. At one point he wanted to get up an walk, but I soon realized he was like a drunk little baby. He would have never passed a sobriety test. The picture below is off him just before they took him in for surgery. I think maybe they slipped some of that medicine to Rafael as well.

The surgery went really well. The doctor said his adenoids were huge and were almost completely blocking his nasal passage. The surgery didn't take very long and he was doing great by that afternoon - the picture below is a few hours after surgery. He decided to go lay down in Lydia's bed and thought it was pretty funny.

Wesley is so much happier now that he can breathe. I wasn't sure at first if it was just the medicine he was taking, but, his happiness has stayed. I guess I didn't realize how miserable he probably was. There is a lot less whining from him, he is eating well, no snoring at night, no snorting at the dinner table, and he laughs a lot more. I guess the only side effect is that now he has become a Momma's boy and doesn't want me to leave his side. I have to keep reminding myself to enjoy his clinging, because he is not one that usually likes to cuddle and one day I will miss it.

Fieldtrip to the Fire Station

Lydia's preschool class was able to go tour a nearby fire station. They learned all about what to do in case of a fire and then we got to go look at the fire truck.

All the kids watched as one of the firemen put all his gear on. Part of the gear is his oxygen mask, which he put on and of course he then had to turn on the tank to breathe. When he did that it let out a loud rush of air, which scared Wesley. I'm pretty sure he probably peed his pants.

Inspecting the inside of the truck.

Lydia posing with the now calm Wesley. This didn't last for long though.

Lydia's cute little preschool class. As a final send off the turned on the sirens, lights and honked the horn. Wesley didn't enjoy this loud noise either, but I at least was smart and covered his ears for this one.

Lydia's 5th Birthday!

The morning started out with opening presents from Grandma and Grandpa.

One of the highlights was the movie Alice in Wonderland.

Look at the attitude already!

Uh oh, do I have a diva on my hands? Notice Wesley in the background having some kind of fit. It happens often!

I made her a Hello Kitty cake and some yummy cookies for the party!

Party girl waiting for the party to start.

Grandma & Grandpa with the kids.

She looks so mischievous.

Getting ready to blow out the candles.

I can't believe my little girl is already 5 years old and will be starting Kindergarten this year. Crazy how time flies. We love her little attitude and how she loves the gospel so much already! We love you Lydia!

The next morning shenanigans.

Easter Day

The Easter bunny visited our house and dropped off some yummy candy! Wesley actually was moving so fast to pick up the candy I couldn't even get a good picture of him! The kid loves his candy.

The kids with their spoils.

Grandpa is so talented. He decorated these Marshmallow Eggs for the kids!

Coloring Easter Eggs

Coloring Easter Eggs hasn't been a tradition in our home, but I thought, 'Lydia is old enough now to make to much of a mess, so let's give it a try.'

Out came all the Easter egg dying stuff and the creating began.

Lydia and Grandpa hard at work on their eggs. Of course, my creative side couldn't hold back and I joined in on the fun.

I think our eggs turned out great and it was actually quite fun! Maybe a new tradition has begun.