Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Frantic Over A Fever!




Tyler has had a cold for the last several days. He is also finally getting some more teeth. So the optimistic mother in me kept saying "He is going to get better soon, it is just a cold and teething". So the last couple of days when he has felt a little warm or been fussy, I just gave him Tylenol and didn't worry about him. But today when I got him up from his nap I could tell before I even got to the crib that he had a REALLY bad fever. I felt terrible, I took him right to the changing table and as soon as I put the thermometer in it registered 103 right away and then climbed to 104.3. TJ has NEVER had a fever that bad so I was a mess right away. I gave him Tylenol and called the Dr.'s office (at this point it was 3:40) they told me to take him straight to the office that is closest to our house. I called Chuck and asked him to just meet me there. He actually got there before I did. Then we got to wait to see the Dr. and we got to hold a VERY fussy 14 month old the whole time. We finally were called back and the Dr. said he had an ear infection. They assured me that I did the right thing by calling and bringing him in. They have put him on an antibiotic and they said I should see an improvement within a couple of days. She thinks he is fighting off something else besides the ear infection so we are going to watch him closely the next few days. He was acting SO much better after his bath, right before bed. He was excited about saying "go" and kept saying it over and over again. I got a picture of him right in the middle of one of his "go" moments. He felt good enough to listen to some of the bedtime story tonight. I was SO thankful that he was feeling better and that we were able to get him in and get him some medicine so quickly. God is SO good, he certainly answered my prayers today.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

TJ's First Camping Trip!

What a great view!
TJ helped Mr. Adam fish and was SO proud of himself.
TJ, Olivia, and Isabella after a cold night in the tent.
Chuck took TJ camping for the first time last night. Tyler and I stayed home, but got to go visit the campsite (since it was a whole 2 miles from our house!). They went with Mr. Adam and his girls Isabella and Olivia. Mr. Adam taught TJ how to fish, as you can see from the picture their campsite was at the edge of the lake. They had a beautiful view and enjoyed lots of fishing. Chuck and Adam did a GREAT job with the three kids. They came home with only a few minor bumps and bruises. I think they we be planning their next camping trip soon. I look forward to Tyler being old enough so we can join them for the overnight adventure.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

CIRCUS DAY




Today was Circus Day at TJ's preschool. The students were asked to dress up in circus costumes. We had a clown costume that TJ refused to wear. But, the horse costume he was excited about. So, this morning we put our horse costume on and went to school. The kids had a "parade" for the parents. All the students came out dressed up to show off their costumes. Of course, TJ was the cutest horse there! After the parade they had "carnival" activities for the kids in the fellowship hall. They gave each child tickets and when they played games they got prizes. TJ said he enjoyed "fishing" the most. The parents that put on the "carnival" did a great job. TJ really had a wonderful time.



Finally BACK!


I am finally ready to keep up my blog again! After my brother was here our family had a few "sick days". I was really the only one sick but everyone took "sick days" with me (since there are no TRUE sick days for mom's). But, we are all better now and are back into our "school" routine. The other night Chuck and TJ were reading books before bed and they looked so cute I just had to share their moment with everyone.
The boys are really growing up fast. Tonight we were at Chuck's school for a spaghetti dinner and several people commented on how big they were getting. In a way it made me sad. I still feel like Tyler should be a baby, but he was running around the cafeteria like he owned the place. It was fun to see some of Chuck's co-teachers and to meet some of his students' parents. Since Chuck is in his third year at Bay Meadows we have gotten to know some of the parents and it is always good to see them. He really has a great place to work. We feel so blessed that he is so close to home and really enjoys his job.

Friday, January 4, 2008

Sea World with the Foreman Family






For our last day with my brother's family went we to Sea World. This is one place we can't seem to get enough of. It started out a little cold but by mid-morning it was beautiful. We had a great time. TJ rode the roller coaster for the second time and really enjoyed playing on the "rope" playground with Heather and Brooke. TJ even spoke to Santa for the first time. It is amazing what younger kids will do when older "role" models are around. I think it also helped that Santa had already brought him his much wanted tool bench. When he saw Santa he said, "thanks for the tool bench". Santa asked him, "did you get all the tools you needed"? TJ said, "oh yeah". It was really special that the kids were able to thank Santa!
Now that the week is over we are sad to see our Tennessee family leave, but we look forward to seeing them again soon.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Foreman Family Chocolate Party






Tonight we had a chocolate party at a wonderful little chocolate shop in Baldwin Park. This great little place lets you come in and make your own chocolate candies. Anything you want to make, cups, molds, or truffles. All the toppings you can think of, whatever you can dream up. White chocolate, dark chocolate, and milk chocolate, take your pick. Each adult was allowed to make 1 lb. of chocolate. So, as a family we were supposed to get 7 1bs. of chocolate. I think we went over by 1/2 1lb. not bad for 10 people. We all had SO much fun. The chocolate was delicious, we had plenty to enjoy for days.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Our COOL DUDE!



Today my mom took the kids to Downtown Disney and let the fairy godmothers at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique turn them into a prince and two princesses. TJ got a Cool Dude hair style, Heather was a Pop Princess and Brooke was a Disney Diva. All the kids really enjoyed their makeovers and looked so cute when they were all done. We even took the kids to a studio they have at downtown Disney and got some great pictures of them, individually and as a group.

After the kids were pampered in the morning, my mom through a massage party in the evening for the adults. We had a massage therapists set up at our house and the food and kids were over at mom's. One at a time we each got to come over to the "spa" house and get 30 min. back, shoulder, and neck massages. It was the first time my brother and sister had ever gotten a massage. They both were a little skeptical, but at the end of the night everyone had thoroughly enjoyed their massage. It was a great idea and it was certainly a TREAT!