Madison Allergic Reaction to shot

Madison got five shots on Monday and she had an allergic reaction to one of the shots. As you can see her arm is swollen, three inches long by three inches wide and and inch and a half high. So I had to bring her to the ER, we were at the hospital for like five hours. They gave her Motrin! I was there half the night and they gave her something I could have gave her at home. I sat there exposed to everyones germs and I'm still glad I brought her in to make sure everything was all right. They might have did something different if they knew which shot it was but they didn't know since she had four of the shots in the upper arms.

Lunch Before The Doctor

We had lunch at Einstein Brothers before going to the doctor. Madison wanted to get her picture with the big rock out in front of the building. After eating lunch we went to the doctor's appointment, a well child for 5yrs. I knew we would be get a few shots since my old doctor told me she needed shots before she started school. The doctor checked her and said she looked good. Then he said she would be getting four shots and a tb test if she needed it for school. I didn't know if she needed the tb test or not so we got it. So my poor little girl got five shot from one of the worse nurses I have ever met, I hope not to repeat that situation every again.

Living Room Update in Process

We got the call that the couch was in today so we went to make arrangements to have it delivered. They said they could deliver it tonight and since Paul was home we figured lets get it done today. Shortly after we left the store I seen that there was a message on the cell phone, they needed Paul to go back in to work. So I ended up waiting for the delivery guys. They showed up around 9:20 or so and they were super fast which was good. The couch looks so good and feels good too.

I plan on hanging a bunch of pictures up on the wall behind the couch as soon as I am sure where it will stay. We might end up moving it a few inches toward the table but we will see. The room is starting to come together. Pretty soon I will enjoy spending time in my own house.

Madison Birthday Day and presents from family

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY MADISON!!!

Maddie got the My Little Pony Teapot Castle from Grandma and Grandpa. She used her birthday money from Grandma and Chuck to buy more ponies to go with the castle. She also got a My Little Pony skate park from Mom and Dad but I don't have the picture up. She has bee playing with these since she got them before her birthday. I let her open the presents as them came. She loves getting mail.

From Papa and Lorita she got a horse set and a Littlest Pet Shoppe Go Fish game. She bought a Disney princess nightgown with the money she got. The night has Sleeping Beauty and a few other princesses with a horse on it, I will have to get a picture of her in it to put on here.

The Nelson family got her a some educational toys; balance buddies, stuck on marbleworks and a work book.

Mom and Dad got her a Hannah Montana doll that sings. In the next picture she is dancing to the music from the doll. "You get the best of both worlds, mix it all together and you know it's the best of both worlds."

Madison inherited mommy's collection of horses (unicorns). These are her two favories, now they are all on the shelf in her room.

For Madison's birthday dinner we went to California Pizza Kitchen. She got a birthday sundae!

Madison and Melanie's Birthday

The "Birthday Cowgirls", Maddie and Melanie.
I can't believe the girls are five already. They will be starting school in July which doesn't seem possible. Any how we had their birthday party together since we had only a few days that everyone could make it, the important people and since the same people would be at both parties, might as well have them together.
It's not everyday that you see a pink horse with purple hair.

Madison's present from Uncle David, Aunt Kristi and baby Grant.

Madison with the Webkins dog from Uncle Andy, Aunt Janey, and the girls. Can I play with it on the computer. For those of you who don't know you can play with Webkins online and Madison loves playing computer games and games online.

Still Four

Madison was waiting for Aunt Janey to pick her up so they could make the cake for the party and do some other stuff. I the second picture I think that she looks like Paul.

The Couch Is On Order

Paul and I had the pleasure of spending the day together, Madison was spending the day with her cousins. Paul and I went out to for lunch at California Pizza Kitchen (one of my favorite restaurants), got some coffee/tea and went birthday shopping for Madison. We went to look at the couches again so we could make up our minds and place our order. It was nice not having to chase Madison around the store and talk to her every two minutes. When we went into the store I had two sofas in mind the one above and the one in the post from a few days ago. We decided that this sofa would work best for our family and the size is perfect. It is very casual. I can't wait until it comes in, it should be here around the 17th. The house is really starting to come together now. It is going to look so different with the new (clean) sofa. I also plan on hang move picture once I decide on how I am laying the furniture out. I will post before and after pictures, as well as works in progress.

Hair Style

I decide to go with a differnt look so I got my hair chopped off. It feels so good!

Decorating Inspirtation

A picture of my furture sofa. I have looked and looked for the perfect sofa (Paul is probably sick of hearing about all the different sofas), after much thought and research this is the sofa I have decided on. We are going to order it in a different color fabric, the color we are going to order it in is a brown or tan shade. The fabric its self is velvet, it is very sofy and will be nice to cuddle up by the fire on. This is actually my favorite color buy I'm not bold enough to order it in this color, plus I like to change the colors of accessories too much and there are not enough colors to go with it. We are planning on ordering the couch in a few weeks and I think that it said it takes eight weeks after placing the order, that's a long time. I am looking forward to having a couch that is not falling apart,though. The cushion on the couch we have now are sewed onto the frame but they are starting to rip off. The cushions started riping off on there own but now I will catch Madison every once in awhile pulling them more. I think this couch will hold up to a kid and a few moves, at least I hope it will!

Baby Adkins' Baby Shower

My friend Wendy had a baby shower today thrown by the church. I believe the scheduled date of arrvial for baby Adkins- Elizabeth is February 23. The baby will look adorable in all the cute outfit they got today at the shower. (I'm disappointed that the picture is so fuzzy of the mommy and big sister.)

Trimming the Tree

This is what the palm tree looked like when we moved in back in October. The property manager mentioned about having it cut back but it offered privacy from the neighbors so we said it was fine the way it was, so we didn't have it cut back. After some thought I decided we should see if we could have him get someone to come out and cut it back, it looks bad and in very loud when the wind is blowing. Paul said he could do it himself. He got the saw, ladder and went to work. Now we have a very nice looking palm tree in the backyard.

How long is the palm branch you might ask? Well as you can see Madison is laying next to one of the branches in the picture below. The last time she was measured she was 42 inches which is about 3ft 6 inches. You might wonder why Madison is laying so funny next to the branch, oh that's because she is afraid that she is going to be cut by the teeth on the branch. Yes they have large teeth. Take a look at the next pictute.

Here is a picture of my finger next to the palm branch teeth. They are long and sharp, if fact one branch fell and cut a pretty good size hole is Paul's pants, blue jeans.

Since we ran out of fire wood and the house was chilly, Paul made a fire with the branch part of the palms. We were all laying on the floor watching Daddy Daycare and Madison said "mom go get your camera and take a picture of us all laying on the floor by the fire," so I went and got the camera and took a picture.

Double Trouble

We had Melanie over today for a playdate & the "twins" are enjoying living close to each other once again. Madison likes to share that information with perfect stangers, she tells people "my cousins only live 5 minutes away so I can play with them all the time." This is the first time having Melanie over but I think that we will have a lot more playdates to come. It is nice having someone for Madison to play with and they seem to play really great with each other. They should enjoy the next few months playing with each other since they will be starting school this summer and they will be making new friends. I think they will still be life long friends & of course, cousins.

Four Months in California

The Olmsted's 2007

Family Time at San Diego Zoo

We finally made it to the zoo. It was well worth the wait, the zoo it amazing. It took us all day to look around. My favorite animals were the baby panda, the flamingos, and the polar bears. I also liked the birds and there were a lot of the them there. I also enjoyed the landscaping, there were lot of plants and trees that I have never seen. There were ferns that were as tall as trees, twenty to thirty feet tall. All kinds of exotic plants and a few flowers. When we walked into the gate there was a peacock walking around on the side walk, it was neat to see it walking around. I don't think it was suppose to be walking around. We had to wait in line to see the baby panda and then it was up in the tree, making it hard to get pictures. I am posting the pictures on flickr.com

Grant Nicolis- Madison's new cousin

Grant Nicolis Olmsted

January 16th @ 9:21 pm
6lbs 13oz

20 1/2 inches

Grant holding Madison's finger. We were at the hopsital at the same time as the Andy and Jane and there three girls. Aunt Janey asked Meghan and Melanie if they wanted to hold Grant and they said not now, she asked Madison if she would like to hold him she said yes as she climbed up on the bed to get ready to hold him. I was suprised that she want to hold him, she held him and than she was done. Later she did hold him again but only for a few minutes.