MY HERO!!!

I sure love this guy!!! I feel so grateful for a husband who is such a hard worker and for his willingness to do whatever is needed to provide for us. I have really felt for him this past week. He has worked 15 hour days between both of his jobs and today when he came home I could see that his body was ready to drop from exhaustion. He had a few hours to catch some much needed sleep before he started his night job, but as luck would have it the kids had a half day so instead of trying to sleep he spent the next few hours playing with his kids who have missed him so much this past week. I know he is just completely exhausted and yet he keeps going. Kinda like the energizer bunny only I know he wishes re-energizing were as easy as putting in new batteries. I just want him to know how much I LOVE and APPRECIATE all that he does for us. I love his dedication to his family and his desire to do right by us. You are my hero and I love you Kev! :)

IT HAS BEEN A MONDAY!

What a Monday! Today I decided I would keep Bailey home one more day just to make sure she was 100% better from her weekend of illness. However, last night she informed me that her gum was hurting her. After looking to make sure it was okay I discovered she had a rather large abscess that was on her gum on the upper right hand side. I thought, " What in the world is that and how did it get there". I told her since I was going to keep her home from school for one more day that we better get into the dentist to see what was going on. So this morning I called the dentist and they got her in right away. It turns out she had to have a molar pulled. Apparently, the tooth roots were not dissolving quick enough and when the other tooth started to come down it caused an abscess causing lots of swelling and redness and lots of pain. So on top of trying to get over her illness she was now being subjected to Novocaine shots, laughing gas and teeth forceps. My nerves were shot after our trip to the dentist and having to listen to my little Bailey Rose scream as they worked on her, I was almost in tears. My idea of giving her the laughing gas to relax her was not necessary and quite a waste since she was not relaxed in the least. I believe she was already in terror of knowing that the dentist gives shots in the mouth and they hurt. On the way home with drool dripping from her little mouth that was packed with gauze and her eyes drooping from being tired of her little ordeal she tells me," Mom, I don't want to stay home from school anymore." I smiled a little smile and thought quietly, " I hope she doesn't think I did this on purpose just because she didn't go to school!" She is sleeping it all off soundly and I know she is so glad it is all over, that is until I tell her that for the next 10 days she has to take a liquid antibiotic to make sure the infection in the gum heals. She HATES medicine! This has not been a good weekend or a good start to the new week for my Bailey. :(

WEEKEND PLANS CHANGED!!!

This morning around 2am I knew that the plans I had been looking forward to were changed. Today I was going to have a "Girls Day Out" with my mom, sisters and sister in-law. We were going to see the movie "Traveler's Wife". My dad was going to come and watch my kiddos since Kev has to work and I was going to go play with the girls. It was all planned and I was so looking forward to it and then Bailey got sick. She has been up since 2am with a fever.
So instead of playing with the girls today I am tending to my sick little girl. I hate when the kids are sick! It just breaks my heart to see them so miserable and just not themselves. If you know Bailey then you know that she is always on the go and talking up a storm and being as active as she can. So to see her down and out is hard for me! Hopefully, Bailey will be feeling better by Monday but, we will play it by ear and hope for the best.

THE BAND BEGINS TO PLAY.........

This year Keaton decided on his own that he wanted to take band and learn how to play the trumpet. We asked, " Why the trumpet?" and he said, "Because, I love the sound of it!" I don't think I have ever thought about the sound of the trumpet. Keaton takes to certain things quite quickly and if it is something he loves to do he will master it! I LOVE that quality about him! Kev and I agreed before we had children that we wanted them to be able to develop talents and skills and we would do what we could to help them to do just that. Today Keaton got to take his trumpet to school and will start to learn to play. He was so excited! My father plays the cornet which is a smaller version of the trumpet and Keaton was telling me this morning while he was gathering his school stuff that he couldn't wait to invite Grandpa Smith to his 1st concert. I know my dad is just as excited for him and can't wait for that 1st concert as well. :) I hope it is everything Keaton is thinking it will be and that he doesn't get frustrated with it but that he is patient in learning and developing the skill of playing. I just LOVE my little man! :)

BAPTISMS & FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL

Okay, so Getting started back up on this blog is a lot harder then I thought it would be.
This past weekend my little Bailey Rose was baptized! I can hardly believe my baby is that old. It was a wonderful weekend! Kev's girls came for the weekend and so did Kev's parents. The kids were so excited to see Grandpa & Grandma Roth and at he girls and they felt special that they were coming to see them. The visiting was nice and it was good to get together and hang out!
The baptism was beautiful and later in the day we had a big spaghetti dinner for my family and Kev's family. It was fun. I think I was more stressed about the dinner and making sure there was enough to really enjoy it but, just the same it was fun. I did learn that making spaghetti for lots of people is harder to do then it looks. Spaghetti is easy for a family of four but not a family of 20 or more.



The kids went back to school Monday and they were all excited about it! I think they were more excited to see friends then teachers. Their first day was good. when we went to pick them up they were not thrilled or even smiling. I thought, maybe it wasn't a good day but, they said it was fine and that is all i got out of both of them. I felt so out of the loop and they didn't seem to think it was a big deal to elaborate on the day so I felt a little sad that they didn't want to share but, Kev reminded me that they aren't little ,little kids anymore and they will continue to share less and less about things as they get older. I hope that isn't the case but I guess we all were that way so I need to just deal with it. However, it doesn't hurt to keep trying! The second day was also another good day so I think this year is off to a good start.