can you say ouch...

Preston has had terrible allergies ever since he was a baby. Every time the weather changes his allergies appear. Today we took him to an Allergy specialist (also because my mom works for the specialist. His appointment took awhile because they tested him right away.

First the doctor asked a bunch of questions. One of the questions was do you get headaches. Preston told the doctor yes. The doctor asked when. Preston said every Monday. Craig was like WHAT?? Yeah, I get headaches every Monday was Preston's response. Then the doctor asked where on your head do you get the headache. Preston then took his hand and circled all around his head and said here. That's my boy...I think I get Monday headaches too.

Here are a few pictures of Preston going through his test.

They started with a scratch test...

You can see on this picture he is beginning to react to something. We find out on another day what he is allergic too..

This next picture is just a simple breathing treatment. They are checking to see if he has asthma too.

Craig left the office with 4 prescriptions which 2 are not covered by insurance, but I am grateful I have connections. Over all Preston was a trooper and a perfect little patient.

old school...

Around lunch time Preston was complaining he was hungry. I was busy preparing potato salad for dinner and told Preston to make a sandwich. His reply was "Mom, eating sandwiches is old school." Since when is eating sandwiches are old school and what the heck is Subway. Preston loves Subway so I guess when he wants to eat there again I can tell him, "Eating sandwiches is old school."

another year older...

for my baby boy....Cody...fifteen years ago I was sitting on the couch waiting and not knowing when the blessed day would arrive. The coolest thing that happened 15 years ago tonight was when Ashlee, at the time was 2, climbed up on my lap, laid her head down, patting my tummy she said, "Mommy, Cody is coming tomorrow." When I started to have contractions I knew that Cody was going to be born because Ashlee told me so. She knew it and sure enough Cody was born on September 19, 1994, at 8:10 am.

Cody was always smiling and he was very active. The higher he climbed the happier he was. I had to get him out of the trees at the age of 16 months. This boy started walking...well running at the age of 8 months. There was no stopping this boy. I prayed every night to his guardian angels for watching over him daily.

I am so grateful for Cody. He is a sweet boy even though at times he gets a little mouthy. He is thoughtful of others and their feelings. He has a big soft heart!

Happy Birthday Son! I love ya!!

pool safety...

now that we have a new puppy I have been a basket case about the pool. Cooper is so small he fits between the bars. I've been driving everyone and myself nuts worried that one day I would come home to him floating in the pool. When we got Jett he was always falling into the pool. Most of the time he fell in the pool while someone was out by him. There was one time someone wasn't out there and he was totally lucky. Cody went outside after we were looking all over for him and found him on the steps just hanging there. He was one luck DOG.

Plus it's a bonus to keep all dogs out to keep the poop in one area. So we went to home Depot and bought some chicken wire and put it around our fence. Who would have thought I needed to be pool safe for our dogs.

Now my kids are all grown up and pool safe...I have my little pups all pool safe! No more driving other nuts and myself...

where did my lil girl go...

Well Ashlee is now 17...I have been saying this a lot lately, so here goes again, where does the time go? Ashlee was lucky to have her birthday while Craig was out of town because she got to drive to school on her special day. Some of her good friends left sweet messages for her on the car...

The beauty about this was I got the car the next day so I drove around and was 17 for the day! Oh to be 17 again..

It's hard to have your birthday during the week because we don't have time to do the birthday dinner, cake, family and so on. So that night Ashlee went out with her friends and then we had a family party on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was with my mom, Jamie and his family. Sunday was with my dad, Jamie and his family.

It's cake time..she doesn't look so happy...I wanted to sing "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to" but I didn't. I'll put it this way, she was not to happy with us because we made her come home from friends house to have cake. We did invite her friends but she chose not too. Beautiful memories of teenagers.

I do hope she had a great birthday. I am glad she chose to come to our family! I would be lost without her. Happy Birthday baby girl! You are a beautiful young woman inside and out!

On another note my niece, Margo, has been extremely afraid of dogs. Every time she comes to our house one of her parents has to carry her into our house. Well I think I have finally broke her of being afraid of dogs....her is proof...

The next day that Jamie and Carolina came over they told me Margo said, "you don't need to carry me in the house, I can walk." Progress! Got to Love it!

Margo would not let Cooper down. I think she is ready for a dog of her own. (hint hint, Jamie and Carolina!)