Anatomy of a knot-head

Just got this picture of Stevie off my niece's facebook page. This is a much better picture than the one I took...read on...

As you will see in the next post, Stevie had a little accident just after we arrived at the Lyman Lake. These pictures really don't show just how HUGE the knot was. It was AT LEAST two to three inches in diameter, and stuck out so far, that he looked like a cro-magnum man. Easily the largest knot I've ever seen!

This is the first shot he'd actually let me take. He was so upset, screaming and crying for at least 10 minutes straight, after it happened. The swelling had gone down a little by the time I took this picture. If you click on the picture, you can see a little better just how big around it was. My brother Brent said that he most likely burst a blood vessel in his head, and that explained why it was so squishy too. The morning after...the height had gone down, but the swelling had spread across his for head, down his eye, and bridge of his nose. I wish I could have taken a decent profile picture, he looked so weird this day...nothing like my little boy!

By the third day, the swelling had gone down some, but now he's starting to get a shiner.

This is how it looked this morning, still a little swollen, and very black. When he looked in the mirror, he just laughed and said, "mommy, it looks like I'm wearing make-up!"

I'm so glad he's okay, and has a good sense of humor about this whole thing. I'll be even happier when he looks like my sweet little boy again!

1st official...

L. Eugene Webb Family Reunion at Lyman Lake!!! The family just hanging out on the "beach". L to R: Suzie, BreAnne, Melanie, Nathan, Dad, Roxy (Tyler & Jenn's dog...coolest dog EVER!!) Delsy, & Raymond. in front: Jackie (Logan's dog), Natalie, & Kirstie.

Stevie the water-dog.

We arrived at the lake around 5 P.M. Sunday evening. My parents reserved a private camping area, and it was just right for our family. There was lots of parking for all our cars and RV's, a building complete with a fridge, bathrooms, and shower...MY kind of camping!

Our first mis-hap happened after being there not even two minutes. The little kids were playing in the building, Stevie was just running around, and Owen was swinging around on a pole, when they collided head-on. Owen was left with not even a mark on him, while Stevie had an instant enormous goose-egg. Then the next day, Steve and Stevie went out on the water on the 3-man tube. Just as they started picking up speed, the tube flipped completely on top of them (we're still not sure why that happened-as anyone who knows, they don't flip easily). Luckily, Steve was already holding on to Stevie, so he just had to worry about getting out from under the tube. It was a few very tense moments for all of us, but thankfully, they were both just fine, just a little shook up. Later that day, Kelton walked into something, and cut the corner of his eye. If he'd been just a fraction to the left, it would have cut his eyeball. Yet again, we avoided a catastrophe. We had a great time, and even with all the little accidents, the kids can't wait to go back! Jennah, Matti, and Stevie

Suzie and the teen-age girls Lecia, BreAnne, Marissa, & Delsy, just chillin'

Kirstie THOROUGHLY enjoyed her time there...being the adrenaline junkie she is!

Stevie on the jet-ski with Uncle Brent. He liked it until Brent decided to splash the older kids, and got Stevie soaked in the process.

Kyle seems a pretty reserved kind of kid...until you get to know him. The little kids LOVE to play with him, as you can see here, and he plays right back. Guess that's why they love him so much.

Some of the "oldies"...Raymond thought it'd be funny to look like he and Steve were having a heated argument, hence the "angry" face.

This is Logan with his dog Jackie, who kept licking him in the face. Not thinking he would actually do it, I dared Logan to stick out his tongue...I should've known better. Logan will do just about anything on a dare!

Happy Birthday to my little man!

Yesterday was Stevie's 5th birthday. For some reason, the night before his birthday, Stevie said he didn't want it to be his birthday. We decided to avoid any conflict and go along with him, knowing that he would change his mind in the morning. Well, he didn't, and at 6:30 in the morning he came to my bedside with a sad little face telling me that he didn't want today to be his birthday. The only thing I could think to tell him was "okay, I guess we'll just forget about your birthday, and take your presents back to the store". He left the room for a few minutes, then came back to me with the SADDEST face I've ever seen, big crocodile tears saying "mommy, I want it to be my birthday!". So I told him to go back to bed, pretend to be asleep, and we'll come sing "Happy Birthday" to him. I swear the kid must be bi-polar, because his whole attitude changed, and, thank heaven, he was my happy boy again!

Jennah's gift to Stevie was to big to carry into his room, so she decided to try and trick him by giving him an old dictionary...of course he didn't fall for it, he's no dummy! Jennah had decided to give Stevie her old desk, and worked hard to clean it up to make it like new for him. I was so proud of her for this! That night we invited all our family close by to come over and celebrate with us. We had YUMMY homemade tacos with all the fixin's, and then went outside for cake and ice cream.

Then it was pinata time! Steve and I just couldn't bring ourselves to pay $20 for something that was just going to get destroyed, so I went on-line and got instructions to make a pinata. It was so easy and CHEAP! Definitely worth the price, nothing says fun like bashing in a super-hero's head right?!?

More pinata fun...

And of course, some of our wonderful party-goers, it sure was a fun night!

I can't believe my little boy is 5...time sure flies!