The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of the Lip

It's been a big day around here. Little Otis learned to ride his bike without training wheels. On a whim, Big Otis decided to try and help him learn. He never dreamed it would work! But with just a couple of instructions, one being,"it's like driving a car!", (who teaches their kid to drive before riding a bike?!!?) and a push, and off he went. He was soooo excited and proud of himself. We were too. After dark, we surfed the web for a new bigger bike! You go O!

And then there is Payton. He fell on Friday afternoon and almost bit his lip off. It is healing, but it sure scared me. A few hours in the ER later, and there was nothing they could do, but I felt better and he was running up and down the hospital bed. Maybe he won't be the calmer one. With two active boys, I bet that won't be the last trip either.

Mom's new house

Here is a picture of mom's new house going up. After the freak snow, all of the rain and the rest of the delays, it should go fast now. She is excited....

Everything good here. We spent yesterday with good friends in Grandbury. The kids played, hunted easter eggs, ate and were exhausted by the end of the day. The kids thought it was the best. Thank you to Staci for hosting and all who came. I'm glad that I have such great friends and my kids have great friends too. You can't ask for much more. I feel very luck at this time in my life and I guess Easter is as good of time as any to express that. We are headed to Oklahoma this weekend to see family. Hope everyone gets a visit from the Easter Bunny!!

Just plain sick...

O.k. so last week, Payton was sick and ended up with both ears infected and a reaction to Amoxil.... So we get another antibiotic and move on... Payton is much better this week and all goes well right? Wrong. Little Otis began throwing up on Thursday morning about 3am and is still going. We are all now sick of something. The boys with whatever bug they have caught, I imagine now that they will just switch next week. And Big Otis and I of being worried and unsure of what to do.... Do we continue to go to the Doctor every couple of days? Do we tough it out? How do you know these things? Little Otis was never sick when he was little, of course we never left the house either. Hey, maybe that's the key...Ok, enough moaning. (is there ever enough moaning?) Here are a couple of pictures of them. I was trying for the 376th time to get them to pose together. Not much luck this time either. I will keep going. I think now it's the challenge.

Just a Winter Wonderland....

Snowed in- in Texas?!? I have lived here all of my life and I can't remember this much snow ever! My friend and I left to run errands this morning, like we do all of the time, and by noon, we had to come home to get her kids from school. They closed due to snow. SNOW. Really. We rushed home at 45 mph(warp speed by now) and watched the beginning of the blizzard(I think it's funny that all of the network stations have been running news and weather since 1pm, really I do!) Otis waited impatiently for his dad to mosey home (at 30 mph or less). Then they went out and made the most of this unusual occurrence. Snowman,(with hair), snow angels, and snowball fight. Had to blog it for those who have no snow, or not 7 inches like we do. They are having a blast. Unfortunately, Payton has had a fever and has to stay in and nap.... Maybe the next time we get 7 inches,(Yeah right) he'll be ready to play too.