A Night In The ER....

Andy has really been having a hard time getting better after having his tonsils out.  We were told that on day 7 -10 the scabs would come off.  At that time he may have a little bleeding.  Friday night around 11 he came into my room with a bloody washrag telling me he had been bleeding.  This went on for 10 or 15 min and then stopped.  This is what we were told would probably happen.  So we all went back to bed.  About 1 in the morning my phone rings and Andy is trying to tell me he needs help.  Vaughn went rushing in to find Andy vomiting a good amount of blood.  By about 1:30 the bleeding had stopped.  Vaughn gave Andy a blessing and then he wanted to go to bed.  Vaughn decided to sleep in Andy's room with him in case he needed us again.  Needless to say neither one of us slept much the rest of the night.  The next day Andy asked why we were so worried about some blood?  Everything seemed to be fine until Monday afternoon when he started to bleed again.  It only lasted for 5-10 min and then he was fine.  I tried to call his Doctor but didn't get an answer.  Andy seemed fine so we went about our day, had 3 soccer games to attend.  Later that afternoon while watching Mitch's game I got a call from Madi letting me know Andy was bleeding again.  By the time we got home 30 min later it had stopped and he was fine.  His friend had stopped by with an ICEE and he was drinking it with no problem.  Last night (Tuesday) around 10pm Andy was sitting in my room with me when he got up and went to my bathroom sink.  He came back and said it's started again.  I've done a lot of online research to see what we should be doing.  I had him rinse his mouth real good and then gargle with cold water a couple times.  It worked, the bleeding stopped.  About 1:30am we get a call from Andy, he needs us.  He has been bleeding for over 30 min but he thinks it's stopping.  It didn't.  At 2 I finally said we are going to the ER.  No one at the ER seemed to be to concerned.  The nurses and Doctor all said they see it all the time.  They called in an ENT who said it only happens to 1 in 5 people. He was able to clean Andy's mouth and throat out and see where the bleeding was coming from.  He said it was a vein and not the artery.  Which was good.  The Doctor was able to cauterize the vein and the bleeding STOPPED!  Andy was so dehydrated that the nurse could not find a vein to start the IV Andy needed.  So when the bleeding finally stopped they were able to get Andy on IV and get him re-hydrated.  It was so good to see him with some color in his face.  He seriously looked like a Vampire, pale with blood all over his teeth and running down is face.  We got home about 4:30am.  Poor Vaughn had to get up at 7 to go to work.  I don't know how he functioned all day.  Andy is doing so much better today.  He has been eating and drinking all day.  We are so relieved that he will finally start to get better!

We had to dump this bucket 3 times last night.  Poor boy! 

Andy Had His Tonsils Out

Andy had to have his tonsils out last week.  He was getting strep throat at least 3 times a year and missing so much school I finally just took him to an ENT.  He looked into Andy's throat said "does your throat hurt right now?"  Andy said "No?"  The Dr said "OK we are taking those tonsils out."  So a couple days later we headed to the hospital. 

When we checked in the Nurse insisted that he get a stuffed animal...he wore it around his neck the whole time

Checking out his cool socks!

Almost ready for surgery

Just out of surgery....feeling good (lots of drugs)

Eating his second Popsicle

Looking at his HUGE tonsils.  They should be the size of a pea not a walnut!

Happy boy on the way home....still not feeling the pain!

One week later....

and 14 pounds lighter....but still trying to be funny!

We are hoping that having his tonsils out will help him to feel better.  He uses an inhaler when he plays soccer, it will be interesting to see if he still needs it after removing the gigantic tonsils out of his throat!  

Disneyland 2011

We love to go to Disneyland.  This we bought season tickets knowing that we would be going a few times this year.  We went last week with Vaughn's brother and his family.  It just so happened that his sister and her family were there too.  Since we go so much each time we go Vaughn likes to find new things to do.  This time the kids were off with their cousins most the time, leaving the Adults alone.  Vaughn decided it would be fun to take pictures with as many characters as possible.  But he wanted to get the pictures without waiting in line or the characters knowing.  Below are some of the pictures we got....

I'm sure it was quite the site seeing Vaughn and I run after characters with no children in tow:)  (Sydnee I will post some cute pictures of the kids soon.)

Lehi High School Prom 2011

Josh had his first prom last weekend.  Instead of waiting in the long line at school for the standard "prom pose" Megan was kind enough to push back a photo session she had to take a few fun pictures of Josh and his friends.  We went out by the lake by her house and got some great shots.  The boys looked so handsome in their tuxes and the girls were beautiful in their dresses.  They had a great time.  They started the day by going to the Zoo and lunch.  The for dinner the boys took the girls to Rodizio Grill then over to the dance.  They finished the night by hanging out at our house eating snacks and watching a movie.  

Isaac & Arriana - Josh & Brook

Isaac & Arrianna

Josh & Brook 

The Girls

The Boys

I love this candid shot it shows their personalities

My Handsome Boy!

Thank Megan for the great Pictures!

Westlake High School Prom 2011

 Saturday was Maddi's Prom. Sydnee came over and did her make-up and Megan came over to take pictures for us.  Maddi went to Prom with a good friend of hers, Cameron.  They had a great day.  The boys picked the girls up at 8:30 am and made them breakfast. They then went to Provo Beach Resort where they went bowling, golfing, did a ropes course, played in an arcade and then went indoor surfing.  Maddi came home around 3:30 that afternoon to get ready for the dance. Cameron picked Maddi up at 5:30 and they went out to Westlake for pictures.  Me, Vaughn, Megan, Sydnee, and Josh followed them so we could continue to take pictures.  After pictures the boys had rented a "party bus" to take them all to dinner and the Prom.  They went to The Roof for dinner and then to the Prom.  Maddi has a great group of friends and they had a great experience!  Below are some of the pictures Megan took.  Thanks Megan and Sydnee!!!!