Welcome Home Payton!

We received great news today from Doctor Black who told us that Payton was ready to go home from the hospital. We were so excited since Payton was getting restless of being in his room. He was having a hard time staying in bed and was constantly saying "down". There is not much that can stop this little guy. Before leaving, we took Payton on a final wagon ride where he proceeded to give the fish in the playroom a kiss goodbye. We loaded Payton in the car and told him that we were finally going home. He grinned, began clapping his hands and said "yea, yea". He was truly excited to be going home. We stopped at Sonic and got him his favorite, blue coconut slush. We were greeted by Grandma, Savannah and Becki who had brought over a welcome home sign and balloons. There wasn't much we could do to stop Payton from running through the house in search to find his toys. In the afternoon our neighbor Becki took Payton for a ride in Tony's truck. Payton smiled from ear-to-ear as he got to ride around. We decided to get take-out from Payton's favorite restaurant Joe's Pasta. He could hardly wait to get his "Hot Noodles" which are his favorie food. He didn't even make it to the table before he started eating away. He quickly finished and said "more, more". We were thrilled since he has lost some weight from being in the hospital. While still in some pain, Payton is trying to carry on as best he can at getting back to being a rambunctious two year-old. We are meeting with the oncologist on Friday to discuss our plan with Payton's Chemo. We anticipate that he will start the following week. We are so grateful that Payton has done as well as he has this far. We can't thank everyone enough for the love, support, prayers and strength that everyone has given us. We know that we still have a road ahead of us, but are positive that we will see the end with good results.

A final wagon ride around the 4th floor.

Payton giving the fish a kiss goodbye!

Leaving the room!

Welcome Home Payton!

Hot Noodles Please!