More Breathing Treatments

I think we should just move in with our pediatrition! We have pretty much lived at her office this whole week. Between both girls with broncialitis, and needing breathing treatments, oxygen, or both, we have had several visits and follow-up appointments. I think we are past the worst of it. I think today will be one of the last days of breathing treatments...thank goodness. Riley doesn't mind them if she can watch a cartoon, but Payton isn't a huge fan of it. I will be glad to be done with sickness at our house...at least until Jace and I get it!

Paytons First Christmas

Since Riley was still not doing great, Jace held her and I helped Her open her presents. Thankfully Payton made friends with Ulcle Heath and he helped her open her presents. Thanks Heath! SHe was pretty cute. Of course She was more interested in the wrapping paper than her gifts. Classic 5 month old. She did get some cute gifts...including this adoreable hat from her Daddy. She reminded me so much of Riely on her first Christmas. They look so much alike as babies. Feel free to compare(the last two pictures are from Riley's first Christmas).

Christmas Morning

It was nice to have the whole Martin family (almost) together for Christmas. Riley was feeling a bit better after havign the oxygen all night. She wasn't too excited, but she at least felt good enough that she wanted to open some presents. Then she spent pretty much the rest of the day sleeping. Jace and I got some cool gifts.

Christmas Pajamas

On Christmas Eve, we always get to open a pajama gift. The girls had opened theirs and were already in bed when Jace and I got around to opening ours. This is us showing them off.

Sick for Christmas

Riley Seemed to be getting sicker and sicker as time went by. She was lethargic, and slept constantly. So in the late afternoon an Christmas Eve, we took her to a doctor. We found out that she had either a broncial infection, the early stage of pnemonia, or a form of RSV. They said that no matter which one of those she had, they would give her the same treatment, so they didn't want to waste our time with x-rays and tests, and they let us go home. Since she was really lethargic, and her breathing was labored, they checked her pulsox (not sure how to spell that) and found out that her oxygen level was only at 80%. So she had to go on Oxygen. She was resistent to weraing it and she had to have it though the night, so Jace, Anji, and I took shifts holding it through the night. Let's just say we didn't get much sleep. Christmas ended up being more stressful than anything for us. We took her to the doctor the day after Christmas and she was able to get off the oxygen, and is now on her way to recovery.

Tubing

On Christmas Eve, The whole Martin clan went tubing. We let Riley go down once a tiny hill with Jace, then she spent the rest of the time in the car with Grandma Kaye. At the end, a bunch of us (eight of us I think) hooked together in a tube train and sped down the hill. It was a pretty good laugh. We had a really great time, except for the fact that Riley was sick...we just didn't know how sick yet. There were a few spills, but nobody got hurt. Overall, it was a fun tubing trip.

Pretty Payton

Payton was content to just hang out on the floor and look pretty while the rest of us decorated Grandma Kaye's tree.

Decorating the Tree...Again

This year we spent Christmas with Jace's family. When we arrived, we helped Grandma Kaye decorate the tree. This was probably the best Riley felt all weekend. She got really sick after this. It was one of the better moments of the trip.

Dancing Princess

Riley is officially a GIRL! Dress up is her new favorite thing to do. She always wants to be a princess. Dancing usually follows her wardrobe change. On this particular day, she had put on a dress and wanted to put her purple princess skirt over the top of it. Mighty cute I must say.

A fleeting moment of peace

Payton and Colwyn Hung out together on Payton's play mat while I colored Heather's hair last week. It was short lived, and at least one, if not both of them cried pretty much the rest of the time. At least they were good long enough to get a few cute pictures. Good times!

Cute Picture

I took this picture a few days ago while Jace was in the dresseng room trying on jeans at the outlets in Castle Rock. She is pretty much adoreable!

Picture Perfect!

How cute are my sisters! I guess our husbands are okay too :) Jace took these pictures while we were in Utah for Thanksgiving. I think that they turned out pretty good. Thanks Honey!

Skeet Shooting

Every time Jace and I are in Utah for Thanksgiving, we go skeet shooting with my family. We had a blast this year. We usually just shoot shotguns, but this year we got a chance to do some target shooting with Shanna's pistol. I was much better at that. I pretty much stink at skeet shooting. But it is still a lot of fun.

Cwose Da Door

Riley Doesn't like loud noises, so she stayed in the truck the whole time. At least she had some cousins to keep her company. Everytime anyone opened the door, she would get this worried look on her face, and ask them to "cwose da door".

Payton

While we were at the Birds, Payton was busy showing off her million dollar smile, and he ability to "stand".

Showing Off

We got to spend some time with The Birds while we were home. Riley had a great time showing off her tumbling skills, and playing with the Kitty.

Taking It All In

Although it was a long drive, Jace and I enjoyed some amazing snow-covered scenery on our way out to Utah for Thanksgiving. We drove a different way this time than we usually do, so it was a welcomed change of pace for us. The girls enjoyed the scenery of the back of their eyelids for much of the drive. It was nice to sit back and just take it all in.

Finally Fall

I just love the fall. The colors are so beautiful. Riley loves playing with leaves in our yard. She tries so hard to reach up and get leaves off the tree. Every time she is successful in this endeavor, she shows me her leaf and says, "That's a good one," or "tadah!" Then she takes them to a special place, which is right next to our meter. That is where she keeps the "good ones."

Trunk-or-Treat

This weekend we went to the Trunk-or-Treat at our church. It was a blast. Riley got her face painted, and she loved playing all the games. We had popcorn as one of the treats, and Riley ate a little bit of hers, then put it in her trick-or-treat pumpkin that she had for her candy. She was "saving" it for later. Our little hot dog pretty much slept through the whole thing.

Cookie on a String

Riley and Daddy loved playing cookie on a string. Riley thought it was so funny.