Life...or something like it.

Take a deep breath and let it go because life is FINALLY getting back to normal. Since Peyton's visit to the E.R. things have been really crazy. The day after his accident we visited the hand Dr. and were able to remove all those bandages...thank God! It was pretty uneventful and Peyton actually fell asleep while we were there. After that, we headed to Bossier for Easter. Peyton had a blast and after being with Paw for about 5 hours, he completely forgot about his finger. Very occasionally he would run to me telling me it hurt, but after Mommy kisses all was well. He had a great time hunting Easter eggs at both sets of grandparents and I'm happy to report that this year no eggs were thrown in the pool! yea! Nana and Pop had put teddy grahams in their eggs and Peyton insisted on opening every egg and eating every single cookie. Maw and Paw had candy in their eggs and thankfully he was so into racing Piper to find eggs, he didn't really realize what was in them...we still have that candy stashed away. ha! Sunday morning found us up super early to head back to Hattiesburg. The weather was forcasted to be really bad and we wanted to get ahead of it. Mission accomplished. So then it was time to unpack and repack for our week at the beach with Uncle D, Aunt Paige and Piper. Also happy to report that Peyton LOVES the sand now and our beach vacations should be much more enjoyable in years to come. Again his finger was never a concern and he had no problem grabbing hands full of sand and throwing them at us. He really enjoyed himself and we had a great time as well. We headed home on Thursday and on Friday morning Peyton got his stitches out. WooHoo!!! I was a nervous wreck that morning. Knowing how he reacted to getting the stitches, I was completely expecting the worst...and it really was. He screamed the most ear piercing screams and I just wanted to die right there. The nurse was SO super sweet and gave him plenty of breaks. In the end he was really brave and as soon as she set her tools down, he was done crying. He managed to make the nurse feel bad enough to send him home with a new teddy bear and truck. His finger looks great now and appears that he will have no problems. We still have to watch what the nail does, but they think he will probably keep it. All in all this has been an insane 2 weeks, but we came out even better on the other side. Tuesday Peyton will go back to school...hopefully without any accidents. Thursday we head back to Bossier to see Disney on Ice and Brad heads to Talladega with his Dad...their yearly man trip. I'll leave you with pictures from Easter...beach pictures soon to come!

Looking for eggs and Maw and Paw's.

I'll get 'em!

Maw and Paw got him a new bell for his swing set...I'm glad it's at their house and not mine.

I think 2 seconds after this picture he fell and skinned his knee...he's all boy!

Nana and Pop's old wagon...perfect for loading rocks.

I got rocks!

Not sure why he felt like he needed to sit in the middle of the track

Huntin for eggs and Nana and Pop's