December 2nd - Chemotherapy Treatment #44

December 2nd was Peyton's first MRI since starting this new chemotherapy in August. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be affecting the tumors at all. We were hoping for some shrinking by now. The oncologist told us we will be starting up with the carboplatin again. This was the first type of chemo that Peyton was on for a year. He will also continue with the new type. Doctors say that if neither type of drug works separately, and we know neither has, then often times they will work when used together. I guess we'll see....I have to trust them and know they do this everyday. I try and remain hopeful as always.....what else can I say? We are thankful there has been no growth with any of the tumors, so that's some positive news out of this. I just hope he can continue to be strong and healthy!

November 25th - Chemotherapy Treatment #43

We made it to Thanksgiving! We drove up to Denver on Wednesday and had Thanksgiving with Charlie's family. It was so wonderful! What a beautiful day. No Black Friday shopping for us; we were up early for Peyton's treamtent. It went well and all his lab work looked great! Peyton has one more week of treatment and then we get to be home for 2 weeks! The MRI is scheduled next week so we'll have that first and then chemo. I'll admit, I've been really nervous but that just doesn't help things. I'll just continue to go through each day and pray all goes well.

November 18th - Chemotherapy Treatment #42

Another week of treatment done! Peyton's counts have looked really good and he's been feeling great! We like weeks like this! We are excited for Thanksgiving and a few days off from work. Can't wait.....

November 11th - Chemotherapy Treatment #41

Today was a long day at the hospital. We started the day with an eye appointment. Good news is Peyton's vision has remained stable from the last appointment! That's always great to hear! His near vison is much better than his distance vision. However, he must hold things very close to his eyes to be able to see it. At preschool the teachers are really great about enlarging all his work and making him wear his reading glasses. That seems to help. He'll always have some challenges visually but we hope it's never severe. His vision specialist is teaching him Braille. He's really having fun with that. We hope it never comes to the point where he has to use that all the time but it certainly can't hurt to learn it in case. We have our own machine and can practice at home. Kids really pick things like that up quickly and he teaches me most of the time!
After the eye appointment we went up for treatment. All went well and Peyton was excited to see Miss Pat again!
Not sure whether his MRI will be next week as originally scheduled or postponed to December 2nd. I can't help being nervous and would rather keep the appointment next week, but the doctors are having a scheduling conflict so we'll see.

October 28th - Chemotherapy Treatment #40

Today Peyton wanted to wear his Halloween costume to the hospital. He was a policeman. Everyone thought it was great! He told me, "Mom I bet everyone will think I'm a real policeman!" To which I replied, "Of course, honey!" He really enjoyed all the attention!

Treatment went great! He was sad that Miss Pat wasn't there to see his costume! Not sure where she was. We sure miss her when she's not there!

We will have November 4th off with no treatment and come back on November 11th. It's always exciting to have a Friday off from traveling and treatment!

October 21st - Chemotherapy Treatment #39

It was a very smooth weekend. Peyton's treatment went great, and he was only mildly affected by nausea over the weekend. I wish every week was this easy! Today was a preschool day and he was so excited to go. He had a headache but there was no way he was going to miss out on that! He told me he would be just fine. So off he went! One more Friday treatment and we'll be home for a week.

October 14th - Chemotherapy Treatment #38

It was an eventful week in the Sanchez household! Landon was sick on Sunday with some sort of stomach bug. It only lasted for about 24 hours but it was yucky! We thought it was just Landon that was going to be sick but Peyton ended up sick on Thursday and had to stay home because he was throwing up. Luckily my cousins were here from Missouri, and he was able to spend the day resting with Shelly to take care of him. He wasn't much better by Thursday afternoon so I called the hospital to make sure he should still come for treatment if he continued to throw up and not feel well. They said we should still bring him and plan on treatment for Friday as scheduled. By Friday he was feeling a small bit better, but not much. Treatment didn't help with the already nauseated feeling he had! After treatment we thought about taking the boys to a pumpkin patch and corn maze in Denver but Peyton said he really wanted to just go and take a nap. He slept for 3 hours and still didn't have much energy. My cousin Shelly, Landon and I did a little bit of shopping near the 16th Street Mall in Denver. She'd never been to Denver, and we had planned on taking her around to a few of the sites. Since Peyton didn't feel good we didn't venture too far away. Charlie stayed with him and Peyton slept most of the day Friday and Saturday. By Sunday he was feeling more like himself and we headed home. It was a beautiful fall weekend in Denver! The weather was great.
Peyton had to miss preschool on Thursday and was very upset about that, so he was super excited to return today and see all his friends and teachers. I hope this week is a smooth one for him!

October 7th - Chemotherapy Treatment #37

Peyton missed treatment on September 30th due to Charlie and I being in Washington D.C. It was a great experience for us, and gave us a chance to spend some time together just the two of us. We had a great time! As most of you know we had the opportunity to meet Vice President Biden! What an opportunity! We have some fun, new memories.
Treatment this week went very smooth. Peyton didn't have any problems and didn't complain about being sick at all. We love weeks like this! Of course we give him his medicine each day.....I think the new stuff is really working great! Yay! Let's hope the next 3 weeks go just as smoothly.

September 9th - NO CHEMOTHERAPY

Well thank goodness we had labs drawn here in Alamosa this week!!! Peyton's counts were too low for treatment and his doctor called from Denver and said don't drive up here.
I think this will be a great idea and might save us a few unnecessary trips. Peyton gets scared when they draw his blood but he did it! Thanks to Karen for taking him! It's not easy keeping him calm around needles! I do think that some candy was involved....maybe even a sucker or two? :)
This day was bittersweet.....we started treatment in August 2010 and this was the projected "end date" for treatment, but here we are. We will get through this. We were "knocked down" but we've dusted ourselves off and we are headed down this path again. As I've said before we are learning to roll with the punches; it's hard some days but Peyton needs us to be strong. :)
Next week is Jodi's wedding (Charlie's sister). Peyton is in the wedding. He is so excited to get to wear a tuxedo. He's such a charmer and loves getting dressed up! It's also a week off from treatment!

September 2nd - Chemotherapy Treatment #36

This is the 3rd treatment with the new chemo drug. Once again we told the doctors he'd been really sick. Thankfully they've given us an additional medication to help with the nausea. He can take this along with the Zofran he already takes. We're hoping this will help. His color has been pale and he's had dark circles under his eyes, but he seems to have less issues with the nausea.
After talking with doctors about some of the side effects of this new chemotherapy we found out that some weeks Peyton's labs (blood work) might show he isn't strong enough for treatment that week. I asked what that meant. Would we drive all the way to Denver only to be told to go home? To which the doctors replied, "Yes." For that reason we have decided to have local lab work done here in Alamosa each week to determine whether or not to make the trip to Denver on Fridays. The lab here will fax the results to Children's Hospital, and then his doctors will let us know if his counts aren't strong enough for treatment. I would much rather do this than drive all the way to Denver for nothing!! We'll start this next week. Peyton and Landon's sitter, Karen, will do this for us! I can't thank her enough for taking this on. She's awesome and we are lucky to have her!!! I often feel like she picks up where I leave off as mother when I go to work. We are blessed!

August 26th - Chemotherapy #35

New treatment week #2 for Peyton. He definitely complained more this week of stomach issues than he did last week. We gave him Zofran to help with the nauseated feeling, but even that didn't often make it go away. Overall he just didn't feel like himself. He still wants to go on about his day as normal he just feels crummy. School has started and that's exciting for him. He doesn't want to miss a day. Not sure how this new treatment will go.....

August 19th - Chemotherapy Treatment #34

Today was Peyton's first treatment with the new chemotherapy. Things went off without a hitch. We discussed all the new side effects that go along with this drug. Hopefully he will continue to only be mildly affected. He did experience nausea for the first few days but as I've always said the medicine he takes for that is great. It sure helps him get through his days.

Peyton is excited for school! We have made the decision to keep him in preschool for another year and wait on kindergarten until next year. He's often really tired from just 1/2 day of preschool so I can't imagine how hard a full day of school would be for him. I think it's best not to rush things.

I'll be returning to work soon too. I have mixed emotions about that. Of course it's always hard to leave my boys after spending all summer with them. On the other hand, I love my job! It's a great job to have as a working mother and I always get so attached to the kids in my classroom. Ahhhhh......it will all work out. It's just things get so crazy when we start back to school

July 15th - No Chemotherapy

Peyton had an eye appointment but no chemotherapy today. His doctors decided to wait until we returned from vacation in August to start his new therapy. We were excited to hear the news that Peyton will not have another treatment until August 19th! We were so excited to not have to make the weekly trips to Denver, that we drove back to Alamosa right after his eye appointment!

All went great with that checkup! No new changes to report . Thank goodness!

July 8th - Chemotherapy #33

Friday was definitely a hard day for us. Peyton's MRI was scheduled for 6:30 am. We were prepared for a long day because he would have chemo after that. So far the MRIs have all turned out the same. Little change has been seen in the size of the tumors, but we have been happy there has been no growth either. With only a few treatments left until our projected end date, we thought this MRI would be the same as the previous ones. When Peyton's oncologist came into our room before chemo started she told us she had good news and bad news. Never a good thing for a doctor to say. She told us the good news was the tumor on Peyton's optic nerve hadn't changed since the last MRI in April. The bad news was one of the other tumors around his brain area had doubled in size since then. I was so shocked to hear this news. I think we knew immediately this was going to entail more treatments. Sure enough doctors will start Peyton on a new chemotherapy drug and treatments will be extended for another year. We now are scheduled out until September of next year. I will admit this news hit me really hard. I have been looking forward to finishing up in September for quite a few months! Peyton was excited to have his mediport taken out, and we were all looking forward to fewer trips to Denver. We know Peyton will always have NF and he will always need regular doctor appointments, but we were looking forward to not traveling every week!
Unfortunately there are no guarantees this new chemotherapy will work. The doctor told us there's of course the chance it won't work, and then we'd have to think about surgery. That really scares us, so of course we will do whatever we can and explore all options before something like that.
Peyton was really concerned about why I was crying when the doctor gave us this news. He kept asking me what was wrong and telling me it's ok......I try really hard to keep my emotions in check around him but that day was very hard for me. When I explained later that he will have to continue doing treatment and keep his mediport in, he said "It'll be ok mom. I'll be alright." Powerful words from a 5 year old that complains very little about his situation. Again I will say, he gives me strength!
We have made every trip to Denver as a family. Peyton has had us there with him, each and every treatment day so far, and I know we will be right there with him (together, all us) for the next year. He is my sweet baby boy.....
On July 15th he will have an eye exam and chemo afterwards. Another long day, but hey....we are getting to be pros at this.

June 17th - Chemotherapy #32

It was Peyton's last treatment for 2 weeks! Peyton actually felt up to going to a Rockies game on Friday night. Landon and I stayed back but Charlie and Peyton had a wonderful time. Landon has a hard time sitting still for that long. Understandably so, he's only 2 (almost!!) Anyway, a couple of weekends at home sounds so exciting! The next set of treatments will include an MRI and an eye exam so it'll be a busy month ahead. We are all enjoying our summer though! We have been having picnics outside, play time at the park, and going to gymnastics. Peyton will do swimming lessons in July and hopefully we'll take a much needed vacation toward the end of July. Life is good and I'm blessed to be a "stay at home mom" for a few months. I love it!

June 10th - Chemotherapy Treatment #31

Well Peyton is doing great with all his different nurses lately. I don't think we've had the same nurse 2 weeks in row since Amy left. We still miss her though! He did have to tell Miss Aubrey last week when she asked him if he wanted a band aid that "he's not impressed with band aids!!" We all got a good laugh out of that one! I'm pretty sure that ALL the nurses now know that Peyton doesn't like band aids....even if there's blood.....no band aids! He's been doing great! I guess you can adjust when you have to. He just goes with the flow. I hope it continues to go this smoothly! He was really tired this week and slept all through treatment. That makes the time go by quickly! When he woke up Aunt Jodi had stopped by the hospital to say hello. That always makes for a nice surprise. He was happy to see her! We then went to pick up Landon at Leroy and Darlene's and as usual had a wonderful dinner with them. One more week to go and then a little break! Whew hoooo!!

June 3rd - Chemotherapy Treatment #30

This was a super fast weekend. We drove to Denver on Friday morning. Then immediately after Peyton's treatment we drove back to Colorado Springs, spent the night and got up early the next morning and headed home. Charlie had some things to do with work and so it made for a fast trip. We missed our weekly dinner with Leroy and Darlene! :( The kids enjoyed a bit of swimming at the hotel though, and Peyton was really excited about that!! Awwww......life's simple pleasures (well for a 5 year old I guess!)...

May 27th - Chemotherapy Treatment #29

Besides Peyton being a little sick during treatment and after, on Friday, this was a great weekend! We got to spend some time with Aunt Jodi and Aunt Dana! Always a wonderful time...we love the fact that Dana, Nick and Tyler are moving back to Colorado in June. Peyton was feeling better by Saturday afternoon so we all headed out to watch the Rockies game. What a beautiful evening! And to top it all off.....it's summer break!

May 6th - Chemotherapy Treatment #28

Yay! Peyton just finished another 4 weeks of treatment and we get to spend 2 weeks at home without having to travel to Denver. I cannot put into words how much we absolutely love our weekends at home!!! It comes at a perfect time too, as I'm trying to wrap up the school year and Charlie is preparing for his fiscal year end at work. Whew......
All went great on Friday. I believe Peyton and his new nurse "Crazy Carol" (as she wants to be called) have officially bonded. It's been hard without Amy there each week but he's adjusting. He did run over and give Carol a hug after treatment on Friday and that was a first. He hadn't yet warmed up to her enough to do that. I think he's going to be fine with her after all.......
He's been lucky enough to get to spend some quality time with Ms. Pat (the creative arts therapist) at the hospital the last 2 weeks. He doesn't like to miss out on time with her. She's so wonderful, and he really enjoys visiting and playing with her.
Unfortunately Landon took a big fall on Friday and cut his lip. Our friends that watch him felt so badly about it. By the time we got over to their house his lip was really swollen and his nose had been bleeding but he was ok. He took a tumble out of their sliding glass door. I think he was used to the screen being closed and just tumbled right through. Those who know our little Landon know this is very typical for him. He's had bumps and bruises pretty much everywhere since the day he started walking! He's 150% boy! We don't get too worked up about it, but I do admit I worry about him because he doesn't seem to have too many fears. He thinks he's every bit as big as Peyton, and he's not yet 2!
We were excited to be home for Mother's Day and enjoyed spending the day with our family. It was a wonderful day!

April 29th - Chemotherapy Treatment #27

Friday was another long day for Peyton. We started the day with an eye appointment, and then he had chemo after that. These are typically guaranteed to be 7 hour+ days. But we did it and the eye appointment went really well. Peyton is a lot more cooperative now than he was a year ago. I think he's just familiar with the process, so he know what to expect.
Treatment went well this week. Doctors did another blood culture just to make sure he didn't have any kind of infections going on, and after our scare last week, I was happy about that. All the tests came up negative for infection so that was great! One more week and then he'll have 2 weeks off!

April 22nd - Chemotherapy Treatment #26

Always plan for the unexpected. That's what the last few months have taught me for sure. We went in for Peyton's treatment on Friday and didn't leave the hospital until the next day. Unexpectedly, Peyton became very sick shortly after we arrived and he was set up for chemo. Still not sure what happened; possibly bacteria found its way in when his mediport was accessed. It was sure scary though. He started complaining of a headache and stomach ache almost immediately. Then he began to run a fever. After several hours doctors decided to admit him to the hospital to keep an eye on him overnight. Thankfully it was nothing too serious and we were able to leave the hospital the next day. Unfortunately, we had to stay in Denver until Sunday afternoon because the doctors wanted us to be close in case something did come up with him. So Easter plans had to quickly change, and we had to make plans for the Easter bunny to "redirect" his route and come to visit us in Denver rather than Alamosa. That Easter bunny sure is amazing! He came through and left all kinds of goodies for both Peyton and Landon in Denver.
It was an eventful weekend for sure! I was glad that we had the day off Monday for Easter weekend. We all needed the extra rest!

April 15th - Chemotherapy Treatment #25

Today was a sad day but we made it through. Peyton's favorite nurse Amy's last day was today! She's moving to Michigan. We sadly said our goodbyes and wished her well. We'll miss her sooo much. Also, we all celebrated Peyton's birthday a little early in the hospital. The nurses brought in a cake and sang to Peyton. It was fun! It sure lifted the mood a bit! That night we celebrated his birthday (again) with family and friends in Denver. What a long day!
Peyton was excited to get home and celebrate his (official) 5th birthday party with even more family and friends. It was a pirate themed party complete with an awesome pirate ship cake. We all had lots of fun! We were sure tired by Monday morning but it was worth it! He certainly had no shortage of presents and birthday wishes!

March 25th - Chemotherapy Treatment #24

This day turned out to be not a fun day! As I've said many times Peyton loves loves loves his favorite nurse Amy. Unfortunately Amy is moving to Michigan! We are all so sad and it was hard to tell Peyton this news. Together Amy and I discussed how we would tell Peyton. He took it better than we expected because I don't think he realizes that he only gets to see her one more time and that's it! I think this Friday's goodbye is going to be very hard on all of us. We will get a new nurse and will of course adjust, but we all miss Amy's sweet smiling face and personality. She does an amazing job!
This Friday (April 15th) will be Peyton's 5th MRI. It will be a long day with the MRI and chemo, but we are excited that afterwards we are having a birthday party for Peyton with friends and family in Denver. That will hopefully lighten things up and give Peyton something to look forward to! Then we'll head back and have a party with all his preschool friends here at home. I can't believe my sweet boy is turning 5! Just wish I could slow time down....

March 18th - Chemotherapy Treatment #23

Thank goodness Peyton's favorite nurse Amy was back! Treatment always goes smoothly when she's around. After informing her that she can't have Fridays off, he hugged her and told her he's "here every Friday so she can't leave anymore!" When a sweet four-year old is telling you that, with sincerity in his eyes, you can't help but adhere to his requests! Ha! Ha! She assured him she will try and find another day off next time!!! Everything went great and we are happy to report he's been feeling really great lately. He also looks wonderful. For awhile the color in his face was gray and ashy looking but that's passed and he looks and feels awesome. We are so blessed!
One more week and we'll be on a 2 week break. Good timing since our spring break falls in there. Whew hoooooooo!!!!!!!

March 11th - Chemotherapy Treatment # 22

What a great weekend we had! Peyton's treatment went really well. I guess the only minor incident want his favorite nurse, Amy, wasn't there! You must know, for Peyton this is a BIG deal. Amy is his absolute favorite and no one can possibly do things the way she can. We did however manage to come through treatment ok, but he really really doesn't like the days she's gone! For all of you that know Peyton, you know he likes routine and consistency in his life. When things change the slightest bit he gets really thrown off! I do however think that a bit of variance in his life can be good!!!! Love him.......
On Saturday March 12th we walked in the Denver St. Patrick's Day Parade. We had alot of fun getting to know other families and kids in the NF world. We were all representing the Children's Tumor Foundation. It was a beautiful day and Peyton really enjoyed handing out candy! What a huge parade! We heard estimates of 200,000 to 250,000 people lined the streets to watch the parade. It's the largest parade west of the Mississippi River. We were honored to get to participate. After the parade we all went and had lunch at the Old Spaghetti Factory. We enjoyed meeting new people and sharing in wonderful conversations with other families affected by NF. We met some new friends that will hopefully become life long connections.
We didn't get home until Sunday night so we were very tired starting out the new week but it was worth it!

March 4th - Chemotherapy Treatment #21

We are officially to the halfway mark with Peyton's treatment! Time is going by so quickly. Maybe because we are super busy. All went well last week. Besides Landon being sick the whole weekend with strep throat, things were pretty uneventful. I'm happy to report he's feeling much better now that he's been on antibiotics for a few days. We are so thankful Peyton has managed to stay healthy through all of this! He's a super strong kid.
We are going to participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Denver this weekend. Peyton loves parades and is very excited!! Every year the Children's Tumor Foundation has a group of people walking and we are so happy to join them this year.

February 11th - Chemotherapy Treatment #20

It's break time! Two weekends at home! Peyton did really well with the last treatment. I will say this cycle was a rough one. He was a bit more nauseated this cycle than the previous cycles. It's manageable and he hasn't had to miss school so we aren't complaining! He hangs in there. He was really tired last week so it will be nice to get a break.
We stayed an extra day in Denver and enjoyed dinner and bowling with family and friends. Peyton LOVES bowling so he was super excited. I love him so much! He lights up my world!!!!
Landon wasn't feeling the greatest over the weekend, but he was a little trooper as well. We have all adjusted to our "new normal life" but sometimes it's especially hard when you don't feel good! He's better now and back to his sweet little self! They both make me so proud!
I'll update in March after the next treatment.........

February 4th - Chemotherapy Treatment #19

We had a very long day at the hospital on Friday: 7 hours to be exact. Peyton woke up sick on Friday morning. We had spent the night (Thursday) in Colorado Springs due to the roads being really bad on the drive up. So thankfully we didn't have far to go with him being so sick. He kept telling us he felt like he was going to throw up. We made it to the 9:15 eye appointment and things went well. We had given him Zofran (anti-nausea medicine) so that helped a bit I think. His eye doctor did prescribe reading glasses for Peyton. We were excited about this because he'll finally be able to see better up close while reading and working on his preschool work! Unfortunately, the doctor also told us Peyton has a cataract on one eye. However, he didn't seem too worried about it at this point. He said we'll continue to watch it every 2-3 months and hopefully Peyton won't have problems with this until he's much older. ? I still don't know what to think. Guess we'll just monitor it and hope, like the doctor, it doesn't create more problems for him anytime soon. It still saddens me to be honest!! Darn it!!
After the eye appointment we headed up for chemotherapy. He really started feeling sick again and by the time they were connecting his IV he'd had enough. He threw up all over himself, the nurse and the floor. The upside was he felt much better and slept solidly for 4 hours. That really seemed to help him more than anything. He awoke feeling much better. Poor little guy!!
One more week to go and then break time!!! Yay!

January 28th - Chemotherapy Treatment #18

Wow! What a whirlwind trip we made this week. We left around 6 am Friday for Peyton's treatment in Denver. Right after treatment we decided to head back home. Charlie had several deadlines he had to meet at work and needed the weekend to get things done. He worked all weekend. We didn't get home until 11:00pm Friday night, but it was sure nice to have a weekend at home! Saturday was absolutely beautiful!! The boys and I enjoyed some special time at the park. Good thing because we've sure hit a cold spell..... It was -25 degrees last night at our house! Brrrrrrrrr............
All is well. We are halfway through this round of treatments. Friday Peyton will see the eye doctor and then go on to chemo. Long day but we'll make it!
We are so blessed to have some new friends in our lives (kinda even family.....) They have been watching Landon on Fridays so we don't have to take him to the hospital. He gets the "royal treatment" because they really spoil him! He loves it! We are able to be with Peyton and focus on him. What an amazing gift they have given us. Thanks you guys.........

January 21st - Chemotherapy Treatment #17

Yesterday was a long day for all of us. We had to be at the hospital at 6:00am for Peyton's MRI and then chemo followed that. Things with the MRI went great. We had the results before we left the hospital. There hasn't been any significant changes since the first MRI in March 2010. The oncologist did say that even though we haven't seen changes in the size of the tumor we can be happy that it isn't growing and causing further damage to his vision. She told us that the tumor might not shrink at all, even with 9 more months of treatment, but hopefully it will continue to remain stable and will not grow anymore. Even after treatment is over we'll have to continue with regular MRIs to make sure it doesn't change. This will be a lifelong thing for Peyton and we'll always have to monitor it. Nonetheless, we are happy with the results of the MRI and we see this as good news!
Peyton's favorite nurse, Amy, wasn't there on Friday so he was very sad about that, but we made it! That can be very devastating as he is very much a child that likes rountines and consistency, but he was a big boy and made it through with another (wonderful) nurse. We'll be happy to see Amy next week when she isn't taking a class!! :)
We are staying in Denver until Sunday this week and having dinner with family and friends tonight. Very fun!! We braved Chuck E. Cheese today so the boys could have a little bit of fun and release some energy. It was really fun watching them run around all excited!
Now I'm hoping this cold, that has hit me like a truck, won't continue to get worse and I can be ready for Monday morning, and a trip back up to Denver on Friday. I have to remain strong (that's what I tell myself....I can't get sick!!) :) There's no time for me to be sick.... :)

December 30th - Treatment #16

This wraps up Peyton's treatments for 2 weeks! Yay! We are all very excited to spend a couple of weekends at home. All went well this week except the weather. We left Denver right after treatment and started for home. It took us 4 hours to get to Pueblo; that's twice as long as it usually takes. It was bumper to bumper traffic all the way and we never made it over about 20mph. There were lots of accidents slowing everyone down. We decided to stop in Pueblo and spend the night. Thankfully the boys slept the entire way so it wasn't that bad. However, they were pretty wound up by the time we stopped for the night, and we had a hard time settling them down for the night! :)
We head back to Denver on January 20th after work. Peyton has to be at the hospital at 6:00 am on January 21st for his next MRI. Hopefully we'll see the chemo is starting to work!!