Kylie, earrings, and surgery???

Unbelievable, right? That's what I thought. It all started one morning, about two and a half weeks after she got her ears pierced. All was well the night before, beautiful clean ears, no infection, and two bright and shiny earrings. We thought we were doing everything to take care of them properly - and apparently we were. But in true Ferguson fashion, something had to happen to us that HARDLY EVER happens to anyone else.

The next morning she woke up and came in saying, "Mom, where is my earring?" I kind of blew her off and said, "Oh, no big deal, maybe it just fell out while you were sleeping." I waited a few more minutes until I was doing her hair to take a look at it. She explained that it was still in her ear and that she could feel it. Honestly, it took me like ten more minutes to believe that it was actually stuck inside her ear. Seriously. To make a long story short, we went to the doctor, who then sent us to an ear, nose, and throat specialist. He explained that he would not be able to get it out in the office because she was so young. He said that she would probably freak out and squirm causing more damage to her ear. He told us that we would have to come into the out-patient surgery center the following week for a minor surgery to remove the embedded earring from her ear.

So, she missed a day of school, and we went. I was impressed at how calm she was. Considering she is her mother's daughter, she handled it very well (and so did I....I might add!). We talked during the time they were getting everything ready, and when it came time for her to go, she waved good bye and went. After about fifteen minutes they brought her back out. No crying, just calm, eating a popsicle. She did a great job and is now as good as new....except with only one earring. We are waiting for her ear to heal completely, and then it will be time for ear piercing, round two. Wish us luck this time!



Good ear....

Bad ear....

Relaxing after surgery....

David turns #@!!

I guess I won't share with EVERYONE how old David is....that would be mean, right? We had a great time celebrating his birthday. Cameron and I took lunch to eat with him in his office and we finished it off with some red velvet cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory - David's favorite. Then he came home to a yummy spinach lasagna that he requested and a special birthday cake and decorations made by the kids. I think we made his night - but the kids definitely enjoyed it the most!

I love the cards they made for him...Chad's says I love you because you play with me. So cute!

We love David because he works so hard to support and take care of our family. He is good at everything he does and always amazes me with his talents. He loves his family more than anything else. Sometimes I wish that he would take some more time for himself with his own hobbies and fun. Happy Birthday Davey!

A Significant Birthday

Our kids only get big parties when it's time for a significant birthday.....1, 5, 8, 12, 16, etc. This was a very significant birthday for Kylie - she turned 8 and was preparing to be baptized. Here are some pics and stories surrounding her very special birthday....January 16th.

January 15th:

Getting invitations ready for her very first boy/girl party at the rollerskating rink!



Cupcakes for her 2nd grade class

Being serenaded by Mrs. Pitts and her entire class

(Can you tell that her teacher has a great sense of humor....love her!)

January 16th

8am Opening presents from mom and dad.....


A new set of scriptures with her name engraved

and a cute bag to carry them in!

A cute picture prior to getting her ears pierced!!!

10:30 am That's right....that morning, Kylie and I went to the mall so that she could get her ears pierced. I promised her at about three years old that when she was 8, she could pierce her ears. I never thought that she would hold me to that, but she always has. I thought for sure that she would chicken out - but she didn't. She was very brave and cried for about a minute afterwards and then was ecstatic!!!! Here is what they looked like for about two weeks (please see a future post!).

Can you tell how happy she was????

1pm Rollerskating Party!

This was Kylie's first time inviting boys and girls to a party and we had so much fun. She is surrounded by some great kids at school and church and we had a blast! The rink is a flashback to the 80's when we used to rollerskate, but it was awesome. I was amazed at how packed the place was....apparently rollerskating is still awesome!

Here are some pictures from the party, skating, presents, food, and fun. If you have been following our blog then you are very aware of Kylie's friend Jacob. They started kindergarten together and have been good friends ever since. It was fun to watch them interact at the party. They are in different classes for the first time this year, and it has been a little adjustment! :) Looking forward to watching them go through school together! He's a cute kid....

We had a wonderful day! Here's why we love Kylie so much!!! Kylie is such a great big sister. She is a good example in our home. She is so bright and talented and I know that we have a lot to look forward to. I am so thankful to have a daughter and I love spending time with her and watching her grow up...it's just going by WAY too fast!

Slumber Party

Yummy dinner in front of the fire, movie and board games, junk food, staying up late, sleeping together on the floor in the family room. Yep....family slumber parties are the best! Here are some pictures from our latest one!

Somebody (not seen in this picture) had some gas and we had to save ourselves....this is a regular occurence in our house.

Silly Faces....

We love Uno!

Comfy by the fire!

No More Training Wheels!!!

During Christmas vacation we had some free time, and we had lots of fun riding our bikes! We realized that Chad was more than ready to learn how to ride a bike without training wheels - and he did it on his own very quickly. We headed over to Promenade Park and within a half an hour he was successful! He was so proud of himself - and is getting better and better at it every day. Not too much longer until we can head out for some longer rides with the family! We are looking forward to it - time to put a bike rack on the car!

Two Already???

Yep....my little boy turned two on New Year's Eve. We had a fabulous birthday party with the family including a yummy brunch, Thomas the Train cake, and a fun game - pin the head on the birthday boy! Congrats to Grandpa and Mary for winning that one! Cameron had a lot of fun and it was great to have everyone here together to celebrate. Cameron is a lucky guy, there will always be a party going on on his birthday!!
We love this little guy so much...he is such a joy to have around. He has such a great sense of humor already and loves to have constant conversation with anyone that will listen. We are looking forward to all that the future has for him!

San Diego Zoo

For Christmas this year Grandma gave us all tickets to the San Diego Zoo and took us overnight to a hotel too! We spent one day at the zoo, and the next walking around Old Town San Diego. We had a great time - especially Cameron who seems to really love animals. Some day we might have a vet on our hands....

It was extremely crowded, but we really enjoyed seeing the elephants and panda bears. The best part of the day, BY FAR, was with the monkeys. As we were watching them play through the window, one little orangutan decided that he liked Cameron. Not sure if it is because they are pretty much the same size or what, but he came right over to the window, sat down in front of Cameron, and stayed there for the next ten minutes. Cameron was in awe and they just sat there and played with each other. It was awesome! Here are some pictures from our great couple of days.