Letters to Santa

We wrote letters to Santa today:

Dear Santa,
I love the presents. I like going to your shop. I like you. We are going to be in Oregon and you have to know we are going to be in Oregon. I have a dinosaur book and our grandma's name is Kaaren and she has a tree house. There are no such things as monsters. You have to come soon. I want a remote control toy airplane and dinosaur. I like when you come. I have birds and clouds in my room. Birds wearing glasses.
-Eli Bryce Pixton

Dear Santa,
I wish to get a boy flower, pink flower, purple flower and a black flower. I also wish for a real bird that is not scared of me.

Love,
Olivia

Dear Santa,
We are going to be in Oregon this year but first we will have to pack. I want a pretend cake and remember I said I want a princess dress. I also want my own stickers. I want a pretend play Christmas tree too. I want lots of presents but remember Owa wanted a flower and I want a butterfly. And make sure you give mommy and daddy something too. Give her a ring and him a tie. Remember my name is Addison.
Love,
Addison (thanks to Addison)

All about Owa

Mommy on Owa-
This little girl is just a treasure! She is into everything and very ornery. All the "good" underwear were disappearing and I kept finding them under the bed. I didn't think much of it until one day Olivia came out of her room with Mermaid Panties on and I hadn't noticed them in the drawer. I put it together and realized Olivia had been stockpiling all the princess underwear under the bed so she didn't have to share with Addi! She loves to read and can play independently as well as with others really well.

She is into anything "fancy" and can't wait to get her ears pierced or "holed" as she calls it. Her nickname is "OWA" because when the triplets were little they left the entire middle part of her name out-LIVI and only could prounce the beginning and end O A. I think she will forever be Owa. Especially after I heard her soccer coach shout Owa from the sideline.

Below is a picture she drew of Clayton and I getting married in the temple. I love my lashes and Clayton's really long arms!

Halloween Love Affair

I can't get the kids to dress in "theme" costumes any more (The 3 bears) so Clayton and I partnered up this year with Christy as a police officer, a donut and an escaped convict! Christy joined us last minute. She was meant to go with her baby Chander- He being a Pea and she a carrot- thus her orange convict suit but she never got the carrot top together.

Christy and Darsh hosted the best halloween party ever. The Indian Summer we have been enjoying made Halloween just perfect.

End of Soccer

Soccer season has ended. Here are some photos of the Giants' last game.





Eli still chose to sit out most of the time at games. He says he'll play when he's five.

Very 1st Soccer Game Ever in This Life

You can imagine, if you haven't seen one before, a soccer game played by four-year-olds. Overall it was a good experience and we hope it will teach them something about life. Eli chose to sit out this time around, despite much encouragement and a candy bribe by his parents.


For some reason Addi was the one who had all the confidence on game day.

Kansas City Air Show

We had an awesome Saturday at the air show. Here are just a few pics and video. After 9 years of marriage I learned something new about Clayton- His favorite airplane is the P 38 Lighting (a more correct statement would be one if his favorite airplanes)!




The Oracle Challenger was one of my favorites! The pilot get scaring me. The video is bad but you get the idea. It was really hard to film with the camera and the kids on our laps!

Parent Watch Week

Addi and Owa have been taking a 6 week "princess dance class" at the Merriam Community Center. Parents are not allowed into the classroom until the last one. It was fun to watch the girls get into it and see what they have been doing.

Leaving their mark on the world!

Eli, Olivia, and Addison are really into writing their names in all kinds of ways and places! Olivia wrote her name on her swimsuit "so we would know it was hers."

We started a motivational sticker chart that seems to be working out well. They earn stickers for cleaning up toys, dressing quickly, etc. The reward is a private trip on an errand with mom or dad!

Just the two of Us (just for the weekend)

What a FANTASTIC weekend. Friday night the kids headed to The Lake of the Ozarks with Denise and Chris, and Clayton and I have been basking in our "aloneness" ever since! We worked our tails off Saturday doing all those things around the house which just never seem to be able to get done. Clayton shampooed the carpets, changed the oil in the car, vacuumed the cars out, changed the air filter in the van (finally), mowed the front yard, built an extra shelf in our closet, and slapped a coating of mud around the ceiling he just patched. I cleaned the oven, freezer, microwave, the whole kitchen in general, organized shelves in the pantry, mowed the back yard and cleaned our room and lastly the kids room.

I know it doesn't sound like much fun but believe me if the kids were around it would have taken us at least 6 months to accomplish what we did in less than a day. We quit everything around 4:30 to clean up for the other half of our night:

Tickets for "A Dark Knight"- $4 Dollars apiece
Dinner at our favorite pizza place- Old Shawnee Pizza - $27.90
Not having to find a babysitter- PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Despite all the wonderful alone time, sleeping in, and our Sunday nap we are ready for the madness to begin again!


My beautiful flowers
Charles taught us some dance moves after Sunday Dinner
Kelly and Charles

Travel Diary

Last weekend we returned from a double wedding and a "FamilyMoon" (FamilyMoon is what Clayton dubbed the family trip) to the Oregon Coast. We had a layover in Denver on both legs of the trip. The triplets were excellent travel companions this time around. Clayton and I even sat together and left the three of them in their own row on the way home. Eli fell asleep and the girls played with their toys in their backpack. We returnd on the Fourth and could see fireworks from the plane. It was great welcome home to Kansas City!

It is hard to believe all 7 Pixton kids are now married! That is quite a feat! Congrats to Bryce and Kadra and Kyrstyn and Mathias!





"Painting pretty's on a layover in Denver
Grandpa picking us up at PDX
Misty (old old friend from 8th Grade) met us for "dinner" at Panda Express on the return layover in Denver. While there we lost Addison's back pack and then she left her crocks at the gate. Both items were recovered and we still need to go to bagage services at KCI to pick them up!

New Family Photos

In the middle of all the wedding madness, Britt took our family photos. You can check them out on her site: http://www.brittpixton.com/order. Then click on the Pixton Family Gallery link and enter in the access code below:

Access code: clayme

The family shot was hard! Getting the five of us to coperate at the same time improved impossible!

Eli Olivia and Addison's Father

For Father's Day nothing really worked out that we had planned! Our picnic was rained out but we made the most of the day and enjoyed it anyway!

Cousin Lovin

Amy's Animal House

"Splash Cove" we have a summer pass to the pool this year

That is what my sister, Christy, calls my "day care". This last week there have been anywhere from 3-8 kids at our house including our three of course! This was actually a fun week. I tried to keep the kids busy and we did some fun things. I got kidded out a few times and Wednesday night after Eli's Karate class (yes, finally on the 4th session he got into it!) took a long trip to the grocery store and my mom and I stopped off to get a burger. It was nice to get away for a couple of hours. We went to the store closest to our home that we all refer to as Ghetto Mart. I do have to say that Ghetto Mart by far has the friendliest checkers ever. Something funny always happens when I go there and this time I couldn't stop laughing that there was a sign hanging in front of the store announcing a sale. All grocery stores have sales but I have never seen one with a sign out front! If you look real close you can see that the sign says "4 Day Sale Wed-Sat. My mom was yelling at me to stop taking pics so I didn't get closer!


Well Clayton just finished putting his mixer back together. It was having problems so he pulled off every nob and pulled it apart. He cleaned it with Deotix (something he picked up from Radio Shack and we are hoping this does the trick. I am kind of fond of this mixer because I won it for him on ebay. He was in classes at NYU and I was working at York in front of a computer when the auction would be closing. It was the first thing I ever bid on and Darshan kept running up to my desk helping me!

working weekend

I have been trying to get the kids video of the preschool program up on the blog but I believe something is wrong with the cord. I recently downloaded some video and now it is not working. Their program was so awesome. You will get to see for yourselves if I ever get the cord to work!

We had a really busy weekend. Friday night was fun. Dinner with the Staggs at Oklahoma Joe's, one of my favorites but after that the weekend was all work and no play. Starting from Saturday morning either Clayton or I was at work until Sunday at 11:00 AM. Saturday, Clayton worked on a project all day and came home at 9:15 PM. I left at 9:45 PM and when I got home at 8:00 AM Clayton went back to work until 11:00. We planned to meet at church and it just so happened that both of us were getting onto I 70 at the same time!

I had not worked at Detox in over a month. Every time I do I always really enjoy it. We were really busy all night long. I like it that way much because it helps me stay awake.

This is really unusual. Clayton is asleep and I am awake. I was just listening to a skit about the Japanese office on a friend's blog and it totally startled him! I think I need to hit the sack. Sorry nothing fun to report!

Going it Alone

Eli had his first karate class Wednesday night. I thought he would LOVE it since he has been in an imaginary class for about a month now! Instead he didn't want to walk through the door and kept asking for his sisters. He sat on the floor, belly to the ground, hands to the chin, and feet up in the air while the other 11 students lined up and followed the Sensei's directions. He is four and this is really the first thing he has done without Addi and Owa. It’s good for him! He did get into the gui and wants to wear it all the time now.

Owa's surgery

Olivia began snoring since the day she was born. I have been describing her sleeping patterns to our pediatrician for about a year and when I brought in this video (below) of her sleeping we got a referral to an Ear Nose and Throat specialist (ENT). Upon examining Olivia, the ENT felt her adenoids needed to be removed.









Olivia was able to get into for surgery really fast because of a cancellation. The surgery was scheduled on the 7th just one day after little O turned 4. Eli and Addi spent the night with Denise because Owa's appointment was at 6:30 AM at Saint Luke's South where Jessica just happened to give birth at 11:20 PM the night before the surgery. (Now the new baby shares a birthday with Bryce and the triplets) Once Clayton and I signed all the papers and got Olivia settled and they kicked us out of the room I ran to the maternity ward and met my new nephew. He is quite adorable I might add!

The procedure lasted 15 minutes. She was put to sleep and then given an IV. When she woke up in the recovery room she asked for Clayton and I. She was fussy when we saw her. I put her in my arms and she fell asleep. After she slept 20 minutes the nurse checked her vitals again and at 9:00 we were free to go. I came home with her and she slept almost until 1 and I haven't heard a complaint out of her! She is a trooper!

When the doctor came to speak with us he said Olivia's nasal passage way was 75% blocked by her adenoids. Also, because they were so enlarged they were blocking mucas from draining. This is supposed to help the runny nose as well. And for the ears hopefully all the fluid will be able to drain now. It was causing her problems and she wasn't able to hear very well.

As for today she was still snoring like a freight train but that we are told that will improve as the swelling goes down! The nurse said she wished all kids were this good!

Amy's Birth Day and Eli Owa and Addi's birthday

We have had a crazy week. It started Monday night. Addi complained of her ear hurting. She had just had an ear infection so I called the after hours doc and he said to bring her to urgent care. I have been to urgent care a couple of times and have always gotten in and out quickly but not this time. Addi and I arrived at 9:30 PM and we didn't leave until 1:45 AM. On top of that, I still had to bake birthday cupcakes for preschool the next day! She was sound asleep by the time the doctor showed up to examine her. Both ears were infected. I had a lot of time to sit and think and of course their birth was on my mind and of course I cried. I cry every year on their birhtday.

An oldie but goodie!

Reenactment

Saved by the doctor

Recently I have been thinking that it is time to get rid of the pink blanket! Not that I care that Addi has a blanket but it drives me crazy always having to track it down. We left it at church once for a whole week and that was a disaster. Then I met Ann the Parenting Doctor at the Parent's As Teachers Conference. She believes kids need to keep their security blankets or what ever makes them feel safe! So there you go Addi, keep on snuggling the pink blanket!

Robin Hood or Nephi?

The answer to this question depends on the day. Monday-Saturday we call Eli, Robin but when he wanted to take his bow to church we called him Nephi. He is in love with this bow Clayton made for him with a stick they found in the yard. He even took the toys I keep in a little bag out and replaced them with his bow and arrow to act as his quiver.