High Fever

Well, we have been at home now since Friday night and Cooper has had a fever off and on. Sunday we did not go to church and I was getting upset b/c he was just as wild as normal. So Sunday night he didn't have a fever so we were going to send him to school today.

Well, I went for a run this morning and came home to a crazy house. Jon had been up w/ the boys since I had left. Colton had gotten sick in his bed and needed a bath. Jon had made Coop's lunch and was trying to get him ready for school. So when I got home I started getting his clothes on him and he felt warm so I took his temp. It was 99.4. Man, he can't go to school. So we put his pj's back on and try to relax.

He was fine till about 3:00. He breaks out with this 103 degree fever with chills and gets very pale. I was very nervous and didn't really know what was going on. Jon was in Staff meeting so I couldn't even talk to him.

He was in bad shape that night and I had talked with a nurse off and on and they told me that he needed to be seen on Tuesday...

Just the beginning...

Today when Cooper got home from school the whole family loaded up and went to Walmart. On our way home I turned around and looked at Cooper and he just didn't look right. He was acting fine but I told Jon that I was gonna check his temp when we got home. Well he had a 100 degree fever.

I love Fall!

I love the change of seasons, espically when it starts to cool off!! I will admit that I love cold weather. I love the beach also but I would much rather be cold than hot.

Fall brings a refreshing desire to be outside with the boys and to just sit and read a book with the windows open while the cool breeze blows in! I love it!!

Fall also brings college football! We are so excited about this Saturday when Alabama has their first football game of the season. Hope it will be a good year for them!

Cooper is loving school and making friends. He is the teachers pet also. They were coloring things that were orange and his teacher went and found a basketball just for Coop to color b/c they know he loves basketball! He is a little spoiled.

Colton is enjoying having Mom all to himself these days. He is very clingy and some days are good and some are bad b/c I have no one to entertain him while I try to do housework. I cannot believe that he will be 2 years old in just 3 months!!! Time is flying by.

Jon is busy busy at the church. We love Crosspointe so much and are so thankful that God has placed us there. The church is growing alot and we are very excited about what the future holds for our church.

I am just doing the normal Mom thing, trying to get schedules adjusted to school time and all that good stuff. I am also going to be running the St.Jude Half Marathon on December 5th. I have truly fallen in love with running and it makes me very happy! Its nice to have a goal to work towards, my training offically starts Sept.28th! Would love some encouraging words!

Cooper is on a church soccer team this fall and Jon and Pastor Jim are the coaches. It will be quite a hoot I am sure but I will post some pics from his fall season of soccer.

Thats all for now...hope it won't be very long before I write again.

Mrs,Kenney, this is the school nurse...

As Colton and I were playing this morning I got a phone call that said...

"Mrs.Kenney, this is the school nurse. There is not an emergency but Cooper has fallen on the playground and cut his hand in a few places. There is blood on his shirt and shorts, do you mind bringing him some clean clothes. But bring them to the office because Ms.Katie doesn't want him to see you or he would probably want to come home."

So I grabbed some clothes and Colton and I went to the school. Colt got so excited when we pulled up, he thought it was time to get Pooper, as he calls him. So I had to try to explain to my almost 2 yr. old it wasn't time and that we would be back in a few hours.

I am not sure how many more calls I will get from the school nurse but I received my first one today and I am just glad he is ok. She said he was very brave and got a Spiderman bandaid! More stories to come I am sure...

School

Cooper had the biggest smile on his face when I got out of the car and walked to where he was standing with his teacher and the assistant. He gave me a quick hug, didn't want to look too happy to see me, then we got in the car and he talked non-stop the whole way home about what he did and how much fun he had.

He goes to Brighton Elem and their mascot is a Cardinal. That is one thing that he has been so excited about, so they took them on a tour of the school and while they were in the gym they showed them a cardinal painted on the wall. They told them his name was Kirby and Cooper raised his hand and said, thats our mascot. As he is smiling so big he says, "My teacher ran over to me and gave me a high five b/c I knew what a mascot was!!" I think that was the highlight of his day. I will post more about our schooling adventures but he had a great first day!

1st Day of School

Cooper started PreK today at Brighton Elementary School. I cannot believe he is that old. He looked so handsome today and here are a few pics of him before we left. I will write later about his experience. The pics are kind of blurry. It was foggy out.

Happy Time on the 4th

We had a great 4th of July. We had friends over and had a great time. The kids played on the water slide, ate a lot, and shot fireworks! Here are a few pics of them from that night.