Eventful Weekend

Well, the title of this post seems like a huge understatement. This was the weekend of Ryan's family reunion in West Virginia. Ashley, Peyton and I had never been, so we were looking forward to the scenery, visiting with Ryan's family and the chance to just get away. We left on Friday and arrived in Fayetteville, WV around 5pm. We were staying at a local bed and breakfast with some of his other family members. The bed and breakfast was very old and not well looked after. The air conditioning was not working and the pool was out of commission, much to the dismay of Ashley and Peyton. I thought that would be the worst we dealt with, but I was very wrong!

We went to Ryan's family house for dinner. Ryan and his cousin John went back to the b&b to see if it had cooled down. While they were gone, we ate pizza and the kids played. I received a phone call from Ryan, but lost him because cell service was spotty in the area. He called me back and yelled "get everyone in the house, there is a tornado!". I grabbed Peyton and ran to find Ashley. We all ran in the house and hid in the hallway. It was super scary, we tried to console the kids by singing songs. The wind picked up, tree limbs broke off, the rain started coming down and there were thunder and lightning. When everything quieted down, we got hold of Ryan and he said the tornado came rigth by them and took out a huge tree next to the b&b. Power was out everywhere and trees were down. Luckily, we made it back to the b&b okay. It was a horrible night of sleep though, about 100 degrees inside and very noisy outside with the frogs and other animals. We were definitely one with nature that night!

The next morning, I was fully expecting to pack our things and go to a hotel. No such luck. Power was still out everywhere and there was a gas shortage. We had very little gas left, so we waited in line and luckily, were able to get some gas. We spend some time with his family and everyone decided to head home. We were disappointed that the reunion was cut very short, but very grateful everyone was okay and we were able to get enough gas to get us out of the state!

Sunday started as an ordinary day. We had breakfast at home and I was going to take Ashley to the pool after I put Peyton down for his nap. We were all in the basement when we heard a loud crash and then Peyton screaming. Poor baby had stood up on the office chair, leaned on the pull out tray for the keyboard and it broke. He almost bit through his tongue. I have not seen that much blood in a very very long time. We debated taking him to the ER, but he was crying and bleeding a lot and we could see a flap bit off on his tongue. We went to the ER and it was packed. While we were waiting, Peyton started crying again and gushing blood. Luckily, they took us right back. The doctor looked at him and said he needed a couple stitches. They gave him a shot to knock him out, but it did not take. I have one strong little boy!! The doctor could not get his mouth open, Peyton was biting everyone! So they gave him a second shot and the doctor was able to look at his mouth more. He said that the bite did not go through the tongue, so he was not going to stitch it. I then had to wait until Peyton woke up and they monitored him for a bit before we could leave. His mouth is very swollen, he also tore the skin above his two front teeth. He has been sleeping since we got home. I am so upset for my little boy, I hope it heals quickly and he is not in a lot of pain.

We are supposed to leave for the beach tomorrow. I will see how he is feeling in the morning and make a decision then. I feel like it has been one thing after another this weekend. As bad as things were, I am still incredibly grateful and thankful, it could have been so much worse.