Hurricane Harbor?

A few weeks ago, Cornerstone had a fundraiser where they had to sell Cokes. Whoever sold at least 20 cases got their name put in a drawing for either 2 tickets to Hurricane Harbor or 2 tickets to Six Flags. We usually aren't the most fundraiser-happy people, but Evan wanted to win those tickets so bad! So, both boys decided to put their lists together and sell at least 20 cases.

Evan worked hard to sell 20 cases. It helped that Aaron bought like 12 cases for his office and Aaron's dad bought 5 more. We reached the 20 cases and turned the form in.

This week, Mrs. Benningfield e-mailed me and said that Evan was one of the winners and she asked if he would like the Six Flags tickets or the Hurricane Harbor tickets. I told her that I would prefer the Six Flags tickets (no bathing suits=what we want!), but I would try to ask Evan without him knowing that he won.

That night, Evan told me that he wanted to win the Hurricane Harbor tickets. WHAT?!?! I was not in agreement with this decision. So, I went to my room and decided to flip a coin. Heads was Six Flags and Tails was Hurricane Harbor.

First flip -- Tails

Not what I wanted, so I decided to do the best 2 out of 3.

Next flip -- Tails

AHHHHHHHH!!

So, I emailed Mrs. Benningfield back and told her that Evan wanted Hurricane Harbor, but I wanted Six Flags. I told her about the flipping coin. Then, I told her to flip and coin and see what it landed on. :)

This morning, we had chapel and everyone wanted to know WHO WON?!?!? After I did the lesson, she brought Evan and one other girl to the front. They were the only 2 who sold 20 cases. So, she let them draw.

The girl got to go first -- ladies first, of course. Guess what Evan drew?

Alright! Alright! I'll go! :)

Conversations of some 3 year olds

Yesterday, Justus & Elizabeth came over to play. We were on our way to coffee and this conversation took place:

Jaxon: Oh no! We're gonna wreck! Just kidding! Oh no! We're gonna wreck!

Me: Jaxon do you want to wreck?

Jaxon: NO!! I was just kidding mom. We're not gonna wreck. I don't want to wreck. That would not be fun.

Justus: I have a rex. It's green.

Jaxon: What?! You have a green wreck? You don't have a green wreck!

Justus: Yes I do. A green rex dinosaur!

(Few minutes later)

Jaxon: Slug bug!

Me: That's not a slug bug! It's a mini-cooper!

Jaxon: A mini-cooper?

Justus: Where's Cooper? I want to see Cooper.

Jaxon: But we're going to see Carson. Slug bug!

Me: That's not a slug bug!

Jaxon: But it's green.

Justus: I have a green rex!

The Sweetest Thing

Let me just say that my Evan is the most thoughtful gift giver! He always puts a lot of thought into a gift and he wants it to be perfect ! For example, on Emma's birthday, he bought her a pair of Sketcher Twinkle Toe shoes. She had wanted them for a while and although I usually don't spend that much on birthday gifts, Emma is his special friend, so I thought it was fine. I took him to the store and he thoughtfully looked at all his options and talked about which ones he liked and which ones Emma would like. Then, really quickly he picked a pair and took off running to the baseball aisle with Payton.

He wrapped them when we got home and he was so proud of this present! Emma came over a few days later and he couldn't stand it! He asked if he could give it to her early. They went in his room and she opened the box. She was so excited about those shoes! She put them on and they went in Evan's closet so they could watch them "twinkle". Emma was so excited and Evan was so proud!

Fast forward to this week:

On Sunday night, I was tucking Evan in bed and he was upset because he didn't have a birthday present for Payton. I told him that we had all day the next day and we would figure something out. He said he could make a card for Payton and he was going to cut things out, etc.

The next morning, when Evan's alarm went off, he jumped out of bed and started sneaking around the living room and the kitchen. I realized he was making a card for Payton and trying to get it done before he got up. (Payton decided that since it was his birthday, he could sleep in for 5 extra minutes.)

Evan got finished with his card and I heard him in his room shaking his bank. Then, he needed some tape. Then, I saw that he was thumbing through his baseball cards.

Payton was in the kitchen fixing his breakfast when Evan went running in there, threw the card next to Payton, and did a funny fast walk back into the living room and plopped down on the couch.

Evan had made Payton a card that said, "Happy Birthday, Payton" on it. On the inside, Evan taped all of his money that he had (30-something cents, but it was everything). Then, Evan had put a baseball card in there for the Arizona Diamondbacks' catcher.

SIDENOTE: Payton's baseball team this year is called the Diamondbacks and Payton plays catcher.

Payton opened the card and says, "Hey! Thanks, Evan! Someday that's going to be me!"

It made me so proud and so happy! Evan came up with that all on his own and I was amazed at how much thought he put into it! And Payton's reaction was priceless! He was so excited and proud of what Evan had done. It made me smile!

I Like to Ride My Bicycle

At the end of February, Jaxon learned how to ride his bike!! We got it for his birthday back in November, but he really hadn't had much interest in it until the boys helped him learn how to pedal by himself. Here are some pics from the exciting event:

Spring Break . . . literally a break!

We drove on Friday to Oklahoma City to see Aaron's family for spring break. We got there about 8:30 pm. The kids had been strapped in the car for the last 5 hours, so they had a lot of energy that they needed to run off! Evan and Jaxon were outside playing chase when I hear crying and in comes Nathan, Aaron's cousin, holding Jaxon.

Evan had been chasing Jaxon when they both tripped. Jaxon was crying really hard and Evan was saying it was just an accident. When things settled down, we found out that Jaxon tripped and Evan's knee fell on his leg. But, they fell funny and Evan said he heard a pop. :(

Jaxon cried for a good 45 minutes. Usually, he cries until mom knows he's hurt, then he's good. But not this time.

The guys were all outside around the fire pit, so I took Jaxon outside to tell Aaron that something was wrong. Jon, Aaron's cousin by marriage, is in medical school, so he took a look at Jaxon. His diagnosis was that Jaxon broke the small bone in his leg. Not good. . . But, we decided to wait it out and see how he was doing in the morning.

When we got up, Jaxon still wouldn't put any weight on his leg. We tried to make him walk and he just cried. Jon looked at him again and the diagnosis was the same -- broken bone. We called the minor emergency clinic to see how much it would cost -- $100 for office visit and x-ray, plus whatever happened after that.

So, we took him there. I've never been to a minor emergency clinic like that one! We got there, filled out the paperwork, and were in the room within 10 minutes! Jaxon was crying because he knew we were at the doctor. So, Aaron told him that we would get him a Dr. Pepper when we left. The doctor came in and looked over Jaxon. Jaxon was crying because he was scared (and hurting). The doctor was touching his leg and he asked Jaxon where it hurt. Jaxon pointed to his shin. Then, the doctor started pushing on his hip and he asked Jaxon if it hurt there. Jaxon said yes. The doctor took his hands off and said that it was uncommon for little kids to break their bones, but it was more common for them to do something to their hips. Since Jaxon was saying that his hip was hurting, the doctor felt like it would be best for us to go straight to an orthopedic emergency room (great!). He didn't do any x-rays so that we didn't have to pay any fees there (sweet!) and sent us on our way.

Crazy thing is that Aaron and the boys were supposed to go to an OU baseball game and they had to leave by 11:30. It was now 11 am. We get to the orthopedic emergency room and waited for the verdict. Aaron's cousin came with the boys to pick him up at the emergency room and they went on to the game. Jon (med student) stayed with me, which was really nice.

The nurses did about 6 x-rays on his leg and his hip. I was just trying to keep Jaxon calm and praying that it wasn't his hip. Jaxon started crying for his Dr. Pepper and the nurse came and said she had one if I would let him have it . . bring it on! :)

(Insert picture of x-ray that I can hopefully get to upload soon!)

The doctor came in and said Jaxon's hip was fine (whew!) but his leg was broken, but it's the big bone, not the little one. It's called a green stick fracture. Kind of like if you take a green stick and try to snap it. The top part snaps and it splinters, but it doesn't break all the way through. The little bone down Jaxon's leg was bent, but not broken. The doctor said it would straighten itself out.

So, they brought Jaxon some Tylenol with codeine (the wonder drug). I gave him my phone and the doctor got started on the cast. Seriously, within minutes they had that thing casted! While they were casting it, he kept telling the doctor that he didn't love casts and he didn't love those picture things (x-rays). I just kept having to say, "Want another drink, Jaxon? Play the game Jaxon." :)

Isn't he the cutest thing? He really has taken it like a champ!

When we got there they tried to give him this hospital bracelet, but he wouldn't wear it. After the tylenol kicked in, he decided to be silly and put it on his head. :)

Waiting on one final x-ray before we go home.

Blurry, but he's enjoying that Dr. Pepper! Funny thing is that he upped the ante on us and requested Dr. Pepper and pizza when we left the second hospital. :)

One Instagram photo. I love that smile . . . even in a cast! :)

Here he is letting Nathan sign his cast.

Next is Avery.

Avery also taught him how to army crawl to get around. :)

We did make it to the Lego store for Evan. I think he was in Lego Heaven! :)

Here's the set he bought and put together that evening -- all by himself!

We also had to stop by Bass Pro Shop and the boys had fun playing a shooting game in the back of the store.

Overall, we had fun . . . minus the break! :)

A Spoon Full of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down . . .

I wish Marry Poppins was right on this one! A few weeks ago, I had to take Jaxon to the doctor because he was running a high fever. Come to find out, he had an ear infection and she thought he had the flu -- great. . . So, after getting his medicine (who knew Tamiflu was $86!!), we headed home. I just knew that medicine time would be a breeze with this kid. Boy, was I wrong.

It started with Tylenol for his fever -- the purple kind.

Then, there was amoxicillin for the ear infection.

Finally, there was Tamiflu for the flu symptoms.

I got them all lined up in neat little medicine cups and told Jaxon it was time to take his medicine. He started screaming how he didn't love medicine and how he didn't want to take it. He was flopping all over the place! So, night #1, I ended up holding him down and putting it in his mouth. I was thinking this was going to be the longest 10 days of my life! :)

The next night, things started out the same -- crying, flopping, screaming, etc. Then, Aaron took Jaxon outside to calm down. When they came back in, Jaxon was ready to take his medicine like a big boy. What?!?

However, he started whining again when Aaron sat him down in front of the medicine. So, Aaron started "the timer". He started counting down from 10 and Jaxon had to drink all of one medicine cup before he got to zero. HALLELUJAH, IT WORKED!!

Jaxon was a champ with all 3 cups! We thought we had found the perfect solution until the next day . . . it all started again. Here's how my attempts at the timer worked:

Take 1: (Insert video that won't upload here). Jaxon didn't beat the timer.

Take 2: (Insert another video). Jaxon drinks some of the amoxicillin and almost throws up.

Take 3: (Insert another video). Jaxon is crying and fussing about how he can't take his medicine because he doesn't love it.

Take 4: (No video). I end up holding him down and putting it in his mouth.

The next morning, it was the same thing. But that evening, something clicked for him. He finally decided that he would take the medicine because it would make him bigger than Payton. Then, he got to where he just wanted to lay on the couch and let me drip it into his mouth. This past week when he had to take more medicine for his leg (more on that next), he wanted me to drip it in his mouth again.

So, maybe I should try the sugar next time!