Perfection...

Today I spent the day adoring, holding and loving the newest addition to the family...Miss Winnie O! She is a miracle and absolute perfection!! As I was staring at her I was constantly reminded of Psalm 139:13-18...stop now and look it up - be refreshed and reminded of God's wonderful power!!

Here is Winnie and her MiMi (not sure if I spelled this right...help!)...

Me and Winnie, my 5th cousin...

Be still my heart...is this not the BEST picture of this little angel? love.love.love...

My mom and I staring at Winnie just like we did with Nicole and Kristen... :)

I love these girls...

How cute is that mural?!? Sooooo cute...

Winnie makes the funniest faces...

Beautiful eyes...

My Dad stopped by with lunch in hand...yum yum, thanks Dad!...

Congratulations again, O Family!

Winnie is beautiful and such a wonderful gift...love you all!!

What's wrong with this picture?...

Sometimes Ruger just wants to be one of the guys...

What a SRD!

(spoiled rotten dog)

60/40...

Don't you love receiving mail that contains exciting news? The kind of mail that immediately puts a smile on your face? I do. But what I love even more is seeing my son receiving mail that contains exciting news and seeing his happiness...

It's official...Dillon has been accepted to Colorado State University for Fall 2011!

After we all hugged and hollered, I asked Dillon how he felt. He replied, "I feel 60/40. 60% excited and 40% scared."

I feel the same way.

Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart, and lean not on your OWN understanding; in ALL your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."

[emphasis mine]

Kids say the darndest things...

...even at 17 years of age!

So here's how the conversation went:

Dalton: Goodnight guys, I'm gonna go read.

Me: Really? (yes, I was pleasantly surprised...he's not much of a reader!)

Derek: Whatcha gonna read?

Dalton: I'm gonna read How to Kill a Mockingbird.

Derek and I: chuckle, chuckle... :)

10 months old...

The following pictures are a little blurry (boohoo!) and were not posed...they were literally taken one click after another. What a natural in front of the camera, ha! :)

Ruger is 10 months old today!

Love.love.love him...

Doesn't he just make your heart melt?

Cheesehead...

GO PACKERS!!

What a journey...

So remember my previous post of Dalton recovering from surgery (1/24/11) and getting a staph infection? Well, scratch that. On the Sunday evening after his surgery (1/30/11) his rash spread like wildfire! It had spread to his chest and entire right arm down to his wrist. These pictures do not capture the intense REDNESS of the rash...it was alarming to say the least. This area was VERY hot and itchy...see picture below and notice Dalton's "thumbs down". :(

And VERY swollen...

So off to the emergency room we went. We started at Henry Mayo in Valencia were they did a complete workup and began treating him for MRSA...eeks! They gave him medication for the discomfort and itching, as well as started him on IV antibiotics. Finally, the boy sleeps...

At 3:00 am they decide to transfer us to Northridge Hospital...for insurance reasons, whatever! We arrive at Northridge at 4:00 am, get admitted, get settled in the room and the craziness began. Honestly, we felt like an episode of "House". Dalton had a team of doctors evaluating him, from two head honcho ICU Pediatricians and their team of two doctors, the infectious disease doctor and a dermatologist. After a multitude of tests, it was determined that Dalton did NOT have an infection but a severe allergic reaction to something...which is yet to be determined. So after 5 days in the hospital and his condition going from better to worse many times, he is now home with appropriate medicine and looking and feeling great!

I AM PRAISING THE LORD WITH MY WHOLE HEART!

We have appointments with the Orthopedic Surgeon on Monday (2/7/11) where I have requested an entire print out of what was done and given to Dalton pre-surgery and then off to the Pediatrician for a referral to an Allergist for patch testing. Hopefully with all the information from pre to post surgery we can start to put the pieces together.

I know many of you prayed for us and had your churches praying for us...let me just tell you that they were all felt and appreciated so very much! I cannot express with words how thankful I am for each and every one of you.

God remains faithful!!

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28

Amen!

Welcome Winnie Paige...

Congratulations to my sweet cousin, Kristen, and her family for their precious new addition...Winnie!! We cannot wait to meet her!!

"Every good and perfect gift comes from above..."

We love you, "O" family of 4!!

I feel old...

After the last five days at the hospital, I feel more like 55 than 45! I will post more on that later...

Anyways, God is good and we are all back home from the hospital. Happy Birthday to me! :)

What a treat...I received a Brooke's Original Cake!! I love.love.love it!

We are off to dinner as a family to celebrate...