Easter Weekend

We had a fun weekend with family. It wouldn't be Easter weekend without 4 wheeling.  Whenever I think of Easter weekend I think of the River and riding 4 wheelers.  That's what we always use to do on the Saturday before Easter.  I love it!  Artie isn't so much into 4-wheeling. What is wrong with him?? :) I love it and I love to go FAST! (The kids want a 4-wheeler for Christmas...haha! I would love it too, but probably won't happen LOL) Anyway, on our ride we stopped to see some horses.  

Riding the Rhino- notice who's driving :)

 Adler and Grandpa

 On the run- we finally opened the gate..

 A little game of Baseball

This is the family members that were able to come this year, besides our whole families. We are trying to get a quick family picture after a long day...haha,(there was a decent one but I couldn't get it to upload.) 

Adler is thinking about driving :)

Hunting for eggs

I see some....

Ammon found the Golden Egg with 5 BUCKS in it! 

He was pretty excited

There was also a few dollars just hidden around in Grandma Leavitt's grapevines and pomegranate trees, Alley found one and ended up giving hers to Ashlyn because she couldn't find one.  She is such a good sister. (Aunt Kim ended up giving Alley a dollar because she did such a good deed)

Adler

Can you tell Ammon is so excited to be eating his candy?  LoL

Batter Up- my little ball players :)

Easter Day

I had to be to church by 7:30 am so I never got a picture with all of them in their Sunday clothes,

 the boys looked so cute in their shirts and ties.

The kids' colored eggs

The kids also did a little Egg Hunt at Nana & Papa Shaners on Sunday.  We had so many egg hunts this year,  we also went to one at the Rec center on Saturday :)

We had a fun weekend and are so grateful to be surrounded by so much family & friends!

~Kids being KiDs~

Adler is a silly boy....he is always into everything. 

He got himself stuck in the tinker toy thing.

 He wasn't really stuck.....he thought it was so fun being in there.

 I caught him here.....

 tearing all the padding out of this little chair.

 Ashlyn wanted to see if she could fit in...

 I found these pictures on my camera....I'm thinking Alley took them :)

 Cute, Cute!

 He thinks he's so cool in his sunglasses



Ammon's Checkup

Ammon had his routine renal Ultrasound a couple weeks ago and then we went to his Pediatric Urologist in Vegas this week for a follow up on his Ultrasound. It has been 6 months since his last one.   He did so great.  He is gettting so big and didn't even cry or move around so much to make it impossible to get any good images.  He did great this time! Good Job Buddy!!

 We tried to make it a fun outing, just Ammon and Mom.

 Laying so still getting his Ultrasound.  So happy this isn't a "hurt" kinda test. I'm done with the poking and traumatic experiences. I don't know how other kids and parents do it that have more severe life threatening problems. My heart goes out to them.

 When his test was over he just had to ride in the elevator one time. :)

 Then, he wanted a Happy Meal with chicken nuggets and chocolate milk :)

We are so proud of you Ammon, you are getting so big and so tough!!

Both kidneys have grown slightly since last time, which is good.  The Right Kidney is still significantly smaller and only functioning 21%, but isn't causing any kinks or infections and things seem to be flowing smoothly through out.  So, that is good.  Ammon has been complaining a lot about stomache aches lately and it's hard to tell if it's something with his kidneys or just a regular stomache ache.  The doctor said that since the ultrasound shows everything is working and there is no blockage then its probably just a normal tummy ache, but just to watch it closely as usual as things can change quickly. But, we don't have to go back for a YEAR! Yay!! A whole year!! So happy!

Reminder of diet: No Soda, No extra salt, No acidy things, No large amounts of protein

Written report from Renal Ultrasound 4/1/11:

Findings: The right kidney (pelvic kidney) measures 5 cm in length.  The left kidney measures 8.9 cm in length.  The right kidney is pelvic in location and appears anomalously rotated.  The right kidney is asymmetrically smaller than the left.  There is no hydronephrosis seen on the right.  There is minimal grade 1 left hydronephrosis present.  No ureteral dilatation observed.  Urinary bladder is incompletely filled., but demonstrates no evidence of wall thickening or ureterocele.  Neither ureteral jet could be confidently observed.  

Impression: 1. Right pelvic kidney, asymmetrically smaller.  No hydronephrosis present on the right.

.  2. Grade 1 left hydronephrosis seen.  This has not significantly changed compared to prior exam.