5th & 6th Surgeries

We just came home on Sunday from a 26 day hospital stay with our 5 year old.  He had his 5th and 6th major surgeries.  He ended up getting a very nasty infection and abscess.  We are soooo happy to be home.  He still has a PICC line and IV antibiotics.  And based on his lab results yesterday he still has an infection.  But he's getting stronger by the day.  I think we might try to send him to school next week.


Here's some pictures of our journey!

 We loved Holly the Child Life Specialist.  She helped him get ready for the many procedures he had.

 Oh that scowl!  I'm surprised his face didn't permanently stay that way!

 Poor thing hated that NG tube.

 He did NOT want anyone bugging him if they didn't have to.

 After surgery.

 LOVE that his hands were stained with paint.  Shows how much fun he had.

 The craft room kept us all sane.  Ian and I made silly medical hats.  We had so much fun walking through the hospital with these on.

 One of our favorite nurses, Annette.

 I have never stayed anywhere so long that I unpacked my suitcase.  But I did here.  I was thankful for that.  And it's hilarious that Spider Man is on the TV.  I think he watched that movie over 50 times.

 You tend to accumulate a ton of stuff in 26 days!

 Who showed him how to do this with an orange?  Yep, yours truly.

 Carter LOVED going to the play room to play Spider Man and Battleship.

 This is Kathy one of the BEST techs ever!

 The Hubs snapped this shot after I left for the night.  He was NOT happy that Mommy was going home to get some much needed rest.

 We have a future football player in the family!  Go BYU!!

 Helping make the Valentines Day displays.

 Carter thought it was hilarious to put his freshly painted hand on my face.  I left his cute little hand print on my face all evening!

 I made him a fort in his room.  He loved it.  

 He discovered how to turn on the sink.

 Our nurse, Dez gives him his antibiotics.

 That's me learning how to flush and Heprin his PICC line.

 He loved that tractor!  We kept it hidden in the room so it wouldn't get taken. Is that bad?  We gave it to the little boy across the hall on the day we left.  

 We got special permission for our dog to come and visit.  We figured it was appropriate since it's Carter's animal companion.  

   Thank you to all who emailed us, prayed for us, came to visit, brought in a meal and just listened.  We love you all.  And I'll keep you updated on his progress.  We go back next week for more blood work and to schedule an out patient procedure to make sure the whole in his bowel is closing.  Until then...

Arrow of Light Ceremony

Last night my 11 year old received his Arrow of Light.  It's the highest award a Cub Scout can earn!  We are so proud of him.  He worked hard to earn this award.  

 Getting his face painted.

 Crossing the bridge to the Scouts.

 The ceremony was amazing.  I am so thankful for good leaders who love Ian and helped him earn this.  

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Witches Were My Break

We have a lot going on in our lives right now.  A good friend said that the person who's praying for us to have patience needs to be found and shot.  I had a good laugh over that.  

Today the boys and I got a MUCH needed break from all the chaos and stress.  We went with Mom Warner, my sister in-law Laura and her 4 girls to Gardner Village to see the witches.  

It's UEA weekend here in Utah and it probably wasn't the best time to go.  We all hate crowds and boy was it ever crowded.  Today I didn't care.  I was able to escape for just a little while and enjoy spending time together!  

So despite the crowds we had a blast!  Here's just a little bit of proof!

I saved the funniest for last!  Oh my little man!  This pretty much sums his time up there. He was NOT happy that we had to wait a few minutes for everyone to get there.  And he was equally upset that we had to leave. 

Thanks again ladies for the morning out!  Until next year.  And no, we won't be going on UEA weekend EVER again!

Hitting the Road Family Fun Style!

Remember my post about Family Badges of Fun?  Well, we earned our 2nd badge this weekend!  We took a road trip!

Our family LOVES seeing the fall colors this time of year.  Usually we stay pretty close to home.  When I think of a "road trip" I think of an adventure and that's just what we had.

We traveled through East Canyon.  I'd never been there before.  The colors were awesome!!  When we came to a fork in the road we decided to head toward a little town called Morgan.  We fell in love with it.  It made us all want to pack up and move there!  We then had another choice to make...come home through Ogden or Parley's.  We chose to head toward Parley's.  Then when we came to the exit towards Salt Lake or Wyoming we chose Wyoming!  

We ended up going to Evanston, WY.  I needed to go there anyway so I could buy some sparklers for an upcoming YW activity.  It's a surprise so I won't say why I bought them.  

It was dinner time so we stopped at JB's for dinner.  It was disgusting.  So sad!  Oh well.  

We made it home just in time for bed! 

What an awesome road trip!  Here's the evidence.

 I really, really could live here!  Couldn't you too?

 We just happened to pull over in front of this old wasp's nest (at least that's what I thought it was).  It photographed so well!

 This is Devil's Slide.  It really was amazing.  It's too bad you really can't slide down the thing! 

So my left hand is still killing me from my fall over two weeks ago.  I grabbed some Advil we had in the car.  Wasn't that nice of them to think of ME by giving me my own drinking cup?  Thanks Convenience Valet!  I was half tempted to pour some of my Diet Coke in that little cup just so it didn't go to waste but I was in too much pain!

Here's to another Warner family road trip!  I can't wait to earn the next badge! 

Badges of Fun - Family Fun Magazine

I was at my friend's house getting my hair cut when I saw "Badges of Fun" hanging up on her fridge.  Today I finally went to Family Fun's website to find out more about it!  I'm so happy I did!  Here's what the website has to say about it:Over the years, our readers have shown us that spending time together is the key to a happy family. And so for our 20th birthday, you'll have a chance to earn ten Badges of Fun by completing great family activities in the coming months.

You don't need a subscription to the magazine to participate.  Follow THIS link to print it out!

The first badge that you can earn is for Backyard Fun!

We are going to make driveway signs for our family activity!  I can't wait!  I know the kids will have a BLAST with this craft!  And since our backyard looks like crap we'll focus on the front yard! 

There are 3 badges that you can earn so far with a total of 10 badges to complete it!  I can't wait for more family fun!