It's like a Zoo!

Carter's class had a field trip to a local area zoo.  I was a chaperone.

 

A tiny bit of snow

and the boys are out to play.  The dog was thrilled.  The trampoline is good all year round!

Carter to the Hospital

Carter started feeling bad last Thursday. He vomited several times. Friday, he was feeling better. Saturday, he played basketball in the morning; on the way home he got sick. Sunday, he stayed home. Monday, he went to school and then to basketball practice. After practice he refused to eat, complained of stomach pain and started crying from the pain. Tuesday he played a bit in the morning but by the afternoon he was doubled over in pain. His stomach large and hard. He would not get out of bed for anything. We called the pediatrician, they told us to go to the ER.

At the ER, they treated him as though it could be his appendix. Blood work, an ultrasound...inconclusive so a CAT scan. Carter is miserable and crying, then forced to drink the barium for the scan. He is crying, "Daddy, pray for me. Daddy, pray for me."

He got the scan, no appendicitis but an enlarged colon. Carter was admitted to the hospital from Tuesday - Thursday. A period of time on IV fluids then onto light diet.

He had many visitors. Lots of gifts, which he showed off to the nurses. His class sent him cards, which he poured over and grinned from ear to ear as he read them all (such a sweet group of kids in his class).

Luke missed him and wanted to stay. He kicked off his shoes and crawled into bed with Carter. According to them to room had a cool bed, awesome video games and good movies. As I was unpacking Luke's backpack for the day, I found his watercolor from art. He painted the hospital bed when visited with Carter. It says "I went to see brother." (the picture will only load into the blog sideways for some reason)

Carter's enlarged colon was from an unknown cause, possibly due to an infection. He is to have minimal activity for several days and slowly introduced a normal diet. His pain is gone and wants to eat.

Snow in the dark

About a foot of snow came tumbling out of the sky this evening. Heavy wet snow, the kind that is perfect to play in. Carter and Luke could not wait for the morning so they bundled up and headed outside right after dinner for a couple of hours (and I still had to tell them to come in). I could hear their excitement and laughter while I was inside the house. They launched each other down the hills, chased the dog around, climbed atop the piles of snow that Jeremy cleared from the driveway...all more fun when it was dark outside and staying up past bedtime.

Basketball 2011

Basketball season has started. Carter and Luke are playing in a league called Upward. Luke is playing with the kindergartners (it is chaotic and adorable). Today was their first game. The final score was 6 to 4. The Little Cobras, Luke's team, won.

Carter is playing with the 1st and 2nd graders...what a difference from the little Kindergartners. Carter did great rebounding, responsible for taking the ball down the court, and helping his teammates. Carter was confident and in control on the court.

Here's too more basketball games...

Carter - Student of the Week

Carter is the student of the week.

Highlights for being student of the week:

• Make a poster about yourself that hangs in the room - Carter sat at the computer and selected all of the photos to describe him. Then wrote little comments about them. He wrote: I play soccer, football and basketball; I have two brothers; I like to go on adventures; I love animals; I like sweet treats, Yum!; I like fishing; I have lots of family members; I am eight years old; and Watch out that turkey is frozen!


• You get to choose your job for the week in the classroom - Carter decided on Calendar Helper


• Have lunch with the principal - The principal called home a couple of weeks ago to say that she and Carter's teacher were impressed with Carter's math abilities, that he was excelling and to keep up the good work (he is now working on multiplication and liking it)


• A certificate

School Winter Party

The day before Winter Break, Carter and Luke's class had a party.






It was pajama day at school, lots of yummy treats, story time, crafts and book exchange.

Delivery

Carter and Luke were in charge of delivering Christmas present to some of our fabulous neighbors that help us out through the year.
Ready with their hats, wanting to be like Santa (Luke ended up looking more like an elf).

Time for gingerbread

Instead of a gingerbread house, this year we made gingerbread pops (easier to eat than a house). Luke concentrated so hard on each of his. Carter was doing a lot of taste testing along the way.

School festivites

Carter's class - making a tribal mask. Parents were in charge of placing the plaster pieces on the faces. After drying, paint.

Luke's class - a Thanksgiving craft, snack (corn bread they made) and a video made by the Kindergartners about what they were thankful for...Luke said he was thankful for his mommy, daddy, baby brother, big brother and his dog.

Waterford Soccer

The soccer season is almost done. A winning season and some great soccer.

The Half Time Show

The boys were the half time show of the local high school football game.

Four little leagues games divided on the large football field. Carter (39) in the pads, Luke (3) in for flag, thought it was so cool!

The weather was freezing but they had a blast!

Carter's map

Carter's first big project in 2nd grade.

Make a map of your street using things around your house. He maticiously selected the items to use and then maticiously placed each item (he is a bit of a perfectionist).

He was so excited for the worked he completed.