Oregon Coast

We decided at the last minute to head to the beach! A quick day trip is just enough to feel like we we able to get away for a bit and relax. The Oregon Coast isn't exactly sunny California, but it can still be a fun get away. We spent some time flying kites, making sand castles, playing soccer and looking for creatures in the tide pools.

Avery is SIX!

For Avery's 6th birthday we decided to go to the Fiary Festival 2007! It was fun. Avery, Paris and Molly, a friend from the neighborhood dressed up in their favorite "fairy" outfits and had a blast! They danced around the May Pole, made Fairy Wings, had thier faces painted and planted Fairy Gardens. The boys decided to stay home for this one! But the girls had one great day!

Paris' Big Scare

Paris gave us quite the scare...Our little petite Paris became quite ill a while back. After just a few hours of high fevers and being physically sick, we rushed Paris to the hospital fearing the worst. Doctors immediately hooked her up to an IV for dehydration and was getting her ready to transport her to a pediatric hospital downtown. After a long night with no answers, we found out the next afternoon that she had a kidney infection. To make a long story short, we spent three days and two nights in the pediatric ward and were sent home with a clean bill of health. (In order to go home the doctors wanted her eating and drinking on her own. Which is already hard considering she doesn't eat mich as it is. Daddy went to a local burger place and got her all of the favorites. We told her she could have anything she wanted. She took two tiny bites and was finished...not enough to go home that night.) Unfortunately, with Paris's already small frame it took about 3 to 4 weeks to get her back to her normal weight and eating habits.

She has been doing great! We appreciate all of your prayers and concerns! I know God is watching over her and I need to let Him take charge...it's hard as a mom. I'm still learning. Ask me how I am doing with it when she is 16! (Picture is of Paris after her fever of 104.4 finally started to break and she felt ok enough to get out of bed the second night in the hospital. She was so sad with her IV stand she had to pull around. Dan and I named it her "friend".)