Another Eventful Week at the Williams House!!!

Does that picture scare you?!?! It should!!!! This is what happens if you live at the Williams house!!! Just kidding....its a long story and just another sad thing in a long line of sad things that have happened to our household lately!!!!

On New Years Day we were getting out of the car at Walmart and as I was unloading Jalyn, Jon Michael let out a blood curling scream....I thought he'd been hit by a car...so I dropped Jalyn and ran around to the other side...I saw Jon Michael ripping his thumb out of the closed car door!!!!!!!!! We went inside and I got ice from McDonalds. I wasn't to worried b/c kids slam their fingers in car doors all the time...well by the time Saturday rolled around his thumb was bigger than Jonathans but it was his birthday party and our family was in town and he said it wasn't bothering him that much. Sunday it wasn't any better so Monday I sent him to school and told him that I would pick him up later to go and see the doctor.

Well, the doctor was concerned it was so big and it was almost 5 days after the actual incident so he took x-rays.....the result....OUR FIRST BROKEN BONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its just a fracture, the tip of the bone is fractured probably from when he slammed it and then pulled it out w/o opening the door. Then the fun part!!!!!!!!!! The doctor proceeded to tell us that he would have to drain the blood that was pooled in his thumb...Jon Michael is paying very close attention but it wasn't sinking in yet...I said, "So you'll need to make an incision?" (Trying to use big words that J.M. wouldn't catch on to.) He said actually we'll go thru the finger nail....then he looks at J.M. (if I'd known I was gonna blog when he was born I might have thought of a shorter name to type!!! Not really.) He told J.M. there's a lot of blood in your finger that has to come out...he's ok at this point....if we don't get it out it can't get better and you could get sick....he's ok still....so we're put a needle....DIDN'T EVEN GET THE REST OF THE SENTENCE OUT!!!! Jon Michael is now in full out sobs.....so sad!!!! So Jonathan and I had to hold him down while they drained the blood...that makes it sound like it just flowed out on its own..some of it did but some didn't so that meant the doctor had to squeeze the thumb...if there was any new patients in the office I'm sure that J.M.'s screams sent them running!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our boys have been poked so much with their allergy testing and blood work that needles terrify them! So we reverted to the bribery tactic!!! If he would calm down we'd go and buy him the game he's been wanting.....I seriously wouldn't let him walk out until he calmed down b/c the people in the waiting area were looking to see what was going on....he did let loose again in the car though....thats the picture above!!!

The game that got him to calm down long enough to walk through the waiting room.

Can you tell he's still in shock?!?!

This is the other event....our dryer has been taking longer and longer to dry...if you know us we're all about being hands on and not paying for something we don't need to so Jonathan is back behind the dryer taking it apart and I'm on the phone with my dad getting tips on things to check!!! We actually had planned on buying a new dryer soon but with the computer, stove, and garage door that all died on us the last few weeks that will just have to wait a little longer!

Man it's been busy since Ike hit!!!!! We just keep getting slammed!!!! I will say that there have been days that I've been extremely angry...as sad as it is that's my default mode when I'm stressed - Anger....BUT I haven't gotten down and depressed, Gods showing me how strong Jonathan and I are together and how weak we would be w/o Him.

So that's our update! Jon Michaels on antibiotic to keep infection away b/c he has a hole in his thumb nail and we've gotten the dryer to dry in 2 cycles instead of 3! Progress!!!

Family Fun!

Justin and Ana and Carlos and Kaylene came down yesterday and spent the night so that they would be here for Jon Michaels birthday party today. After we worked on the cake this morning we went for a walk to the pond.

Looks like a mini family reunion.

Rolling down the hill.

Lots of fun rolling.

This is the "setup" picture...Justin rounding up the ducks....Carlos preparing to pounce...

This is the result....Carlos looking silly trying to catch a duck!

"The Duck Whisperer"....trying a different approach to catching a duck.

Anika and Samson out for a stroll.
We haven't been together as a family in months, since b/f the hurricane so it was a great time.

A very sweet time with our family...and friends that count as family....so sweet to hear our boys calling Carlos, Uncle Carlos and loving their time with the cousins, including Easton. These are the kind of days that good family memories are made of.

Party On!

Today was Jon Michael's birthday party....his first real one...it was great!

Jalyn enjoying the snake....do the words enjoy and snake even belong in the same sentence?
The birthday boy got to get the snakes out of each of the bags.

Ariana wasn't to sure about things.

Anika and Easton enjoying the snake.

Jalyn really had a good time holding the snakes.

Jon Michael holding the star of the show...an albino python!

The guys holding the big one!!!

Aunt Ana being adventurous!

The snake cake that Ana and I worked on this morning.

He had a great time.....all the kids did. Even his friend that was scared would touch the snakes with her finger and did help hold the big python for a picture. I would recommend Clint The Snake Man to anyone, he did a great job teaching the kids about snakes and safety while being fun. Don't think we'll ever be able to top this party for him.

(Hey Nick V., you weren't here for us to get a picture with the python!!!!)

Birthday Cake

Ok, so I was just complaining about how much a store bought cake costs....it tasted GREAT!!! We let him pick what he wanted and he picked a specialty cake, not the kiddy birthday cakes (which I don't think are worth the price), he picked AWESOME!!!! Jonathan and I both agree that it tasted better than cakes you get at a restaurant for dessert.

So little but so much flavor!!!!!

He didn't understand us...we said to eat it with his mouth....he thought we meant to put his face in it!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't think he was to upset about the misunderstanding!

YUMMY!!!!!!!!

Ok, just wanted ya'll to see he actually had a birthday cake!

Happy Birthday to You!

Jon Michael turned 7 years old today! Here's some of his day....

This is what he woke up to this morning....I got up last night and put up the streamers and balloons. It was pretty funny to lay in bed this morning hearing him and Jalyn trying to figure out who had done it and when.
I also put balloons all in his room while he slept....that was the sound I woke up to....balloons be "vollied" all around his room.

We ate at Texas Roadhouse for dinner...he's still loving the cheese but he does have allergic symptoms.

He was so worried I would forget to let him ride the saddle for his birthday.

Trying to catch peanuts in his mouth.

He's busy playing the Wii with his dad right now so we haven't done the birthday cake. I'll post those pictures later. I had to buy a store bought cake b/c we haven't gotten our new stove yet...it about killed me to pay that much!!!! Its just a simple one, I'm making a snake cake for his birthday party this weekend.

Christmas Happenings

Here's some pictures of this years Christmas celebrations. Once again I've had a horrible headache all day, just like at Thanksgiving, which turned out to be a sinus infection, so we didn't "celebrate" as much as usual but we had a great relaxing day basically took it easy and laid around in lounge clothes all day....it was nice.

Yesterday we went to Bryan so the cousins could open gifts together.

Jalyn playing with the game Aunt Ana got him.

The boys excited about the workbooks Papa and Grandma got them.

Tearing in to the new punching bag.

Jalyn posing in his Kung Fu Panda sleeping bag.

Jon Michael's new i-dog, dancing to music.

We decided to take a Christmas morning walk to the ponds....the boys wanted to ride.

Feeding the ducks.

Samson on guard for ducks.

Jalyn trying Jon Michaels "moon shoes"...they're like mini trampolines.

Like I said it was a great lazy day for us, we weren't able to do our birthday cake for Jesus since the oven isn't working but the boys loved seeing themselves in the mirror for What God Wants For Christmas devotional. We hope everyone had a great day....

Merry Christ-mas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PICTURES!!!!

Yeah!!! So with our new computer we don't need to have the Canon software so I was able to import the only pictures that we have left, the ones that were on my camera. There's just a big mix, I'll give you details with each of them.

This Mom has been pretty stressed lately and you know when that happens the kids get the short end of the stick around the house....or is it only that way at my house? Anyways, last Friday I asked Jonathan if we could surprise the boys and take them to the movies. We only go to the movies 2 or 3 times a year so they were so excited when we pulled up to the theater. It was the first night for the "mouse movie" so the boys got posters and a little book...they now claim its the best movie ever.
Such a hard life, huh? Lounging on the couch, watching cartoons, and eating a snack cake....

Jalyn loves dressing up, he has a Santa hat from last year. We were at Best Buy pricing computers and the guy that was helping us had on an elf hat that Jalyn loved, so we went to CVS and it was only $2.50! He loves wearing it.

Jalyn helping me crush peppermints for peppermint bark for Daddy's workers.

Walking home from school in the snow.

Jon Michael "showing" Jalyn how to catch a snowflake. I think he just liked holding Jalyns head back as torture.

It's not to impressive for northerners but around here this is a snow drift!!! Its the canopy on the basketball court at Jon Michaels school, we were impressed it was actually "piling" up somewhere. Our side of town didn't get snow that "stuck" but the east side of town got snow that stayed, they actually could build snowmen, and it was there for another day. If I'm truthful I'm glad we weren't on that side of town....cold hurts!!!

This is Jalyn realizing that snow on toys equals wet and cold toys.....not to happy...I think he's going to be like me and not enjoy the cold stuff to much....don't blame him at all!!!

Jalyn taking a shot by himself.

Daddy teaching Jalyn how to shoot some pool. He finally can see over the table w/o standing on a box.

Ok, that's all for now, stay tuned for Christmas pictures!