Eric, Hillary, Q & A

This is just a preview of my actual post about Hawaii, also some feel I have not been posting enough pictures of paradise. So this is for you you.

Eric and Donald went golfing at the Plantation course. Emma and I just came along for the beautiful views and to cheer them on.

This is the view from our Cabanas. It is BEAUTIFUL! We saw a bunch of dolphins swim by the other day. I dont want to leave!

Tried to find more pictures, but I havent loaded my pictures from the camera. So more to come :)

This last week Seattle has had a rare HOT summer week! We made sure we played in the water every day, because our little apartment was SO hot, we didn't want to be inside.

Our first trip to the water included walking to the Mall in our backyard and playing in the water pieces there.

Q loves playing in the water. Later that night, we went to Lake Washington with our friends, the Bastians and played in the lake. The lake was FREEZING but the kids didn't seem to mind!

The next day, after Neal got home from school we headed up to his parents house and picked up their jetski and headed to Lake Stevens. Again, the kids had a blast, water was freezing, but it got us all excited about living and the lake this summer.

Neal and Michelle bought this cute little blow up jet ski at Costco. I think we will need to go buy one as well, the kids had so much fun floating around on it.We all took turns riding the grown up jet ski, and have grand plans for this summer.

April 24th to April 27th I flew to California to work at my companies Convention. Recently in August, Heritage Makers was purchased by Youngevity. I have worked for Heritage Makers for almost 7 years! I started in Customer Service and worked my way up to the Leadership and Events Department. When we moved to Wisconsin, my boss let me still work for them part time! Super lucky!

When we were purchased in January, but boss, then the President of HM became the VP of Sales for Youngevity which meant she was in charge of all of their events as well. We had over 1400 consultants registered for this event, so she needed all the help she could get. Sue, my mother in law, said she could watch Q while I was gone. She is amazing, it was such a relief knowing that he was taken care of while I was gone, working 12 hour days.

It was SO MUCH WORK! I made sure I packed really comfortable shoes because we were running around the Marriott all day. I loved working with my old friends. They are amazing coworkers and it totally made me miss working in the office with them.

While we were there we helped put on a Runway Show, since Youngevity announced a new product line of clothing. There is a leather pencil skirt that is coming out that I want SO bad!

One of the items Collette and I were in charge of, was recognition. For all the new consultants that hit certain ranks, they got a Plaque and a new Jacket. We had to organize all the Plaques, Jackets and Rings. We did have to re-organize those items multiple times and make sure no one was missing. It was a crazy, stressful and fun.

As a treat to ourselves, the employees that didn't have to go to the Formal Banquet - luckily we didn't have to- we went to DISNEYLAND! It was right across the street and was tempting us the entire time. We got there later then we wanted but it was a great way to end the event.

When I got home Q was excited to see me, which is awesome, and I think he even grew! He was chatting more then he was before and he had more hair! He had so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa, Eric even said his dad didn't want to go golfing with Eric because Mike wanted to play with Q. Poor Eric.

This has been a crazy month for us! Q's little hospital escapade totally threw off my sense of days. When we got home it took like 3 days for me to know what day it actually was. Then Eric jumped in to a crazy schedule for school and my work has a Convention at the end of the month that I am going to in Anaheim that has kept me super busy. Thank you to everyone that has been helping us! I dont think we could have kept our sanity if it wasn't for your help. As you can see from the picture he seems to be feeling better!

My Birthday was on April 1st. Yes I know, it is April Fools Day. Yes I have gotten jokes as birthday presents. When I was little I got Toilet Paper. The meanest gift I ever got was a Black Mustang Convertable. I had a note that said it would be here Saturday, I even had the keys!! Sadly the next gift I opened was APRIL FOOLS! It was sad. I almost cried. I have pictures of this awful event, but I couldn't find them on my computer.

This year was SO MUCH BETTER! I was kinda dreading my birthday. Maybe because I have high expectations about what it should be like. I never can tell someone what I want my birthday to be, but it never quite meets expectations. But this year it did! I worked in the morning, then my mom came to our apartment and took me shopping for my present! I have decided this is the BEST way to get birthday presents! We went to stores I usually walk past and think someday I will buy something from there. I tried on clothes and had lunch it was SO fun!! Then I got a fabulous rain jacket from Eric. He always picks great gifts. My mom took Q for the night so Eric and I could go to dinner and have a night to ourselves! We thought of all the nice places we could go, like John Howie, Chandlers, The Met, and decided to go to Liams. A new restraunt in U Village. It was great. We then got Ice Cream and went to the grocery store. Eric's parents got me a gift card to Nordstrom! SO MUCH SHOPPING! Eric's parents had taken me to lunch in St. George on my birthday while we were in St. George. We went to Sukura's which is a lot like Benihannas. SO good!

Eric's parents also watched Q this last Friday so we could go to the Temple. We sadly still missed the session because of an accident in Bellevue. We decided to do Sealings, since we have never done those, other then our own. It was a great experience! We then went to this fun restaurant with Eric's parents in Mill Creek called Tablas. We ordered a couple different small plates and shared them then went and got Ice Cream.

We spent the night at their house so Eric and his Dad could go golfing first thing in the morning. It turned out to be a beautiful day so Q just ran and ran! For Eric I got him a Golf round in Hawaii!! Yay!! Cant wait!!

Great smirk Eric

I leave next Wednesday for California for my companies convention. So this week has been hectic with getting everything ready and making sure I have the right clothes, so shopping. :) Have you caught on that I LOVE SHOPPING?!

Eric and his mom share the same birthday

He is all boy. He loves trucks and sticks and playing in the mud

Let me start with the most exciting news of all!! My little brother Andrew got his mission call to

Called to Serve in the Guatemala Quetzaltenango Mission!! I cant believe he is old enough to go on a mission! He got his papers on Friday, and immediately invited his friends over to open it with them. He got a little emotional as he started reading, but since he had his friends over he worked through it. :) Afterwards his friends stuck around and were asking a TON of questions. He only had 4 friends over that were LDS, so it was an awesome missionary experience. We (his family) left and let these boys share with their friends what a mission was, why they do it. Eric and I were both really impressed by their answers to the questions for their friends. They even called and facetimed their friends that weren't able to go. They are all really excited for Andrew. He is going to be an awesome missionary!

So this is where the day took a turn. We all thought it was going to be a great weekend, General Conference was on and we could all listen and relax. Go out for my Birthday dinner. Sadly none of that happened. Dad started complaining about chest pain Friday after Andrew opened his papers. He went to bed hoping it would all work itself out in the morning. Unfortunately once they listened to Elder Hollands talk Saturday morning they knew he needed to go to the ER, because something wasn't right. He was immediately admitted for Blood Clots in both of his lungs. They put him on medicine to help his pain and also to try and thin his blood so the blood clots would go away. He stayed 2 nights in the hospital and is still is in a lot of pain. Mom and Dad spent the weekend at Swedish Hospital. Dad was released this afternoon and is still tired and in some pain but on the up and up.

Only smile all morning

Q took his turn for the worse on Saturday night. Q had a runny nose and a cough for a few days, but Saturday night he was up coughing and struggling to breathe most of the night. I only got an hour of sleep because he was so upset and tired. Mom was an angel and helped, even though she had spent the entire day in the hospital with Dad. In the morning she gave him a bottle and he started coughing and threw it all up. He also was visiably trying to breath and was grunting, and making wierd noises to try and breathe. We took him to the same hospital my dad was at, that way once he was treated we could go visit my Dad. They took a XRay and listened to him and said it was just congestion and sent us on our way. He was still upset breathing and coughing. Both Eric and I didn't feel comfortable with that diagnosis but didn't know what else to do. So we took him home to try and get him to rest. He wouldn't take a nap and was awful. Around 5 we were going to head back to our place so i called our Primary Doctor to make an appointment for Monday or to see if their urgent care was open on Sunday. The doctor listened to Q through the phone and told us to take him to the ER. So we left and headed to Children's hospital since it is like 2 minutes away from our apartment.

Breathing Treatment

Once we got to Children's the nurse got us in immediately, and told us that on a score from 1 to 12 Q's breathing was at an 11. Which meant REALLY bad. So they got him started on breathing treatments, and said we would be here for a few hours waiting to see if the treatment worked, if not, which they suspected, we would do another round of treatments. The first breathing treatment got him down to a 7 which was great, so they gave the 2nd round of breathing treatments. That's when the problems started. About 30 minutes after the treatment was done Q's heart rate was at like 290. We thought it was wrong, because his cords kept falling off because he kept moving and playing. We tried to get them back on, but it was still super high, so we got the nurse to come in and fix it. She thought the monitor was wrong as well, but after getting it fixed and then listening to his heart she knew it was correct. She called the Doctor right away and 2 minutes later we had at least 10 people huddled outside his door watching the monitor and running around. Then all of a sudden they all came into the room and the craziness started. I was holding Q as they tried to put an IV in him, and then put Ice on his face to see if they could natuarally lower his heart rate. At this point his heart is going 310 beats per minute. They tried it twice and it didn't work, so they prepped a shot and injected it into his IV. As soon as the shot went in his heart was down to 180. They kept monitoring him but felt this episode was over. They had hooked his heart up to an EKG so they could monitor his heart before, during and after the entire process. After everyone left, Q was fast asleep. I think his fast heart beat was keeping him awake. A few minutes later the head ER Doctor came in and told us what happened. Q had SVT which is Supra Ventricular Tachycardia, meaning that part of his heart was telling his entire heart to beat faster then it should. They were calling the Cardiologist to look at his EKG, but in the meantime they were going to switch his meds and then admit us to the Cardiology floor.

EKG minus all the cords.

This was at midnight. We had a different breathing treatment that wasn't supposed to have the same effect of raising heartbeats. We finally got to our room at 2 am. His next treatment was at 4 am. He hates the breathing treatments and screams bloody murder. No much sleeping was happening.

In the morning they came in and said the cardiologists were monitoring his heart and if he gave the thumbs up we were able to go home. They said his breathing looked good, but that would need to keep giving him breathing treatments. We were finally released at 4 PM. Mike and Sue met us at our apartment and took us to Dinner. We hadn't eaten since breakfast on Sunday.

The Doctors think his SVT was a one time problem, and it was induced by Albuterol. So they have added that to his list of allergies. They gave us a stethoscope so we can monitor his heartbeat from home. If it gets past 200 we are supposed to call our Primary Doctor or take him to the ER. If that happens they will do a full workup on his heart and find out whats going on. We are all praying this was a one time thing. We are now just taking it easy at home and waiting for his chest cold to go away. We appreciate all our friends and family that have been praying for us this weekend!

While in St. George we had a Girls Weekend with my moms sisters and their daughters. Not everyone could come and they were missed. But those that did come had a blast! We all brought 12 inch squares so we could make a quilt for my grandma. Or if you are me, my mom brought fabric that I had to make into a square.

The quilt was put together, but it still needs to be quilted. Thats my moms job. My Aunt Paula is a master quilter and helped a TON!

We were all having so much fun, that we didnt take pictures. I know we should have but I didn't think about it. Dang it! My Cousin Emily brought her little boy Amrik, who is about 4 month younger then Q. It was fun to see them play together. Amrik kept trying to kiss and hug Q, Quentin however did not enjoy that, and would stand stiff every time he got a hug. Needless to say Q is not as affectionate as Amrik. Sigh.

We had my mom, Haylie, Emma and myself, Aunt Kaylene, Elizabeth, Emily, Ashley, Aunt Paula, and Holly. We did a favorite things gift exchange which was a blast! We also stayed up till the wee hours of the morning talking.

Since Eric's parents were still in town, Eric and his parents watched Q during the day so I could have a break. It was awesome!

I hope we get to do a Girls Weekend every year. We all live in different states and rarely get to see each other that it was so nice to have one weekend devoted to spending time with family.

OH how we love St. George! Both mine and Eric's families come here all the time! It's so warm and sunny, and has great golf! I wish we could live here... maybe not during the summer, but the rest of the year. My parents bought a house down here a few years ago and it is beautiful! It feels like home. Donald, Emma and Haylie usually come down and stay here while we are in town and its just a fun mini family reunion. I could stay here for longer then a week.

This weekend Chelsea, Brianna and Chelsea's boyfriend Mikey came down. We went and saw Divergent and sat in the sun all day. I made sure Q had his hat on at all times and sunscreen. Somehow I missed myself though. My knees are pretty burnt. But it only means I will be tan faster! Other then that we will be sitting in the sun, golfing and just relaxing all week.

At the end of the week my mom's sisters are coming down with their daughters and we are having a girls weekend! But that will be another post. Crazy how I go from no posts to like 4 in a week! Until then, here are some pictures of our wonderful Spring Break.

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