diff --git a/src/lib/api/children/queries.ts b/src/lib/api/children/queries.ts
index 66848fb..270adc3 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/children/queries.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/children/queries.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   children,
 } from "@/server/db/schema/children";
 import { devices } from "@/server/db/schema/devices";
+import { pings } from "@/server/db/schema/pings";
 
 export const getChildren = async () => {
   const { session } = await getUserAuth();
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ export const getChildren = async () => {
     .select()
     .from(children)
     .where(eq(children.userId, session?.user.id!))
+    .innerJoin(devices, eq(devices.childId, children.id))
+    .innerJoin(pings, eq(pings.deviceId, devices.id))
     .orderBy(children.name);
   return { children: c.map((c) => ({ ...c, devices: [] })) };
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/api/pings/mutations.ts b/src/lib/api/pings/mutations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1bb16c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/api/pings/mutations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { db } from "@/server/db/index";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { 
+  PingId, 
+  NewPingParams,
+  UpdatePingParams, 
+  updatePingSchema,
+  insertPingSchema, 
+  pings,
+  pingIdSchema 
+} from "@/server/db/schema/pings";
+import { getUserAuth } from "@/lib/auth/utils";
+
+export const createPing = async (ping: NewPingParams) => {
+  const { session } = await getUserAuth();
+  const newPing = insertPingSchema.parse({ ...ping, userId: session?.user.id! });
+  try {
+    const [p] =  await db.insert(pings).values(newPing).returning();
+    return { ping: p };
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = (err as Error).message ?? "Error, please try again";
+    console.error(message);
+    throw { error: message };
+  }
+};
+
+export const updatePing = async (id: PingId, ping: UpdatePingParams) => {
+  const { session } = await getUserAuth();
+  const { id: pingId } = pingIdSchema.parse({ id });
+  const newPing = updatePingSchema.parse({ ...ping, userId: session?.user.id! });
+  try {
+    const [p] =  await db
+     .update(pings)
+     .set(newPing)
+     .where(and(eq(pings.id, pingId!), eq(pings.userId, session?.user.id!)))
+     .returning();
+    return { ping: p };
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = (err as Error).message ?? "Error, please try again";
+    console.error(message);
+    throw { error: message };
+  }
+};
+
+export const deletePing = async (id: PingId) => {
+  const { session } = await getUserAuth();
+  const { id: pingId } = pingIdSchema.parse({ id });
+  try {
+    const [p] =  await db.delete(pings).where(and(eq(pings.id, pingId!), eq(pings.userId, session?.user.id!)))
+    .returning();
+    return { ping: p };
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = (err as Error).message ?? "Error, please try again";
+    console.error(message);
+    throw { error: message };
+  }
+};
+
diff --git a/src/lib/api/pings/queries.ts b/src/lib/api/pings/queries.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6263f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/api/pings/queries.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { db } from "@/server/db/index";
+import { eq, and } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { getUserAuth } from "@/lib/auth/utils";
+import { type PingId, pingIdSchema, pings } from "@/server/db/schema/pings";
+import { devices } from "@/server/db/schema/devices";
+
+export const getPings = async () => {
+  const { session } = await getUserAuth();
+  const p = await db.select({ ping: pings, device: devices }).from(pings).leftJoin(devices, eq(pings.deviceId, devices.id)).where(eq(pings.userId, session?.user.id!));
+  return { pings: p };
+};
+
+export const getPingById = async (id: PingId) => {
+  const { session } = await getUserAuth();
+  const { id: pingId } = pingIdSchema.parse({ id });
+  const [p] = await db.select().from(pings).where(and(eq(pings.id, pingId), eq(pings.userId, session?.user.id!))).leftJoin(devices, eq(pings.deviceId, devices.id));
+  return { ping: p };
+};
+
diff --git a/src/server/db/migrations/0002_abandoned_luckman.sql b/src/server/db/migrations/0002_abandoned_luckman.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdf9553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/db/migrations/0002_abandoned_luckman.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "pings" (
+	"id" varchar(191) PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+	"latitude" real NOT NULL,
+	"longitude" real NOT NULL,
+	"timestamp" timestamp NOT NULL,
+	"device_id" varchar(256) NOT NULL,
+	"user_id" varchar(256) NOT NULL
+);
+--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ ALTER TABLE "pings" ADD CONSTRAINT "pings_device_id_devices_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("device_id") REFERENCES "devices"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
+EXCEPTION
+ WHEN duplicate_object THEN null;
+END $$;
+--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$ BEGIN
+ ALTER TABLE "pings" ADD CONSTRAINT "pings_user_id_user_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("user_id") REFERENCES "user"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
+EXCEPTION
+ WHEN duplicate_object THEN null;
+END $$;
diff --git a/src/server/db/migrations/meta/0002_snapshot.json b/src/server/db/migrations/meta/0002_snapshot.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d972530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/db/migrations/meta/0002_snapshot.json
@@ -0,0 +1,425 @@
+{
+  "id": "34d0a88b-b9f0-4d72-a427-5f9a72104706",
+  "prevId": "3520a784-4841-418f-8cf4-7e58249c843f",
+  "version": "5",
+  "dialect": "pg",
+  "tables": {
+    "account": {
+      "name": "account",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "userId": {
+          "name": "userId",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "type": {
+          "name": "type",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "provider": {
+          "name": "provider",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "providerAccountId": {
+          "name": "providerAccountId",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "refresh_token": {
+          "name": "refresh_token",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "access_token": {
+          "name": "access_token",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "expires_at": {
+          "name": "expires_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "token_type": {
+          "name": "token_type",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "scope": {
+          "name": "scope",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "id_token": {
+          "name": "id_token",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "session_state": {
+          "name": "session_state",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "account_userId_user_id_fk": {
+          "name": "account_userId_user_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "account",
+          "tableTo": "user",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "userId"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {
+        "account_provider_providerAccountId_pk": {
+          "name": "account_provider_providerAccountId_pk",
+          "columns": [
+            "provider",
+            "providerAccountId"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "uniqueConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "children": {
+      "name": "children",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "varchar(191)",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "name": "name",
+          "type": "varchar(256)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "email": {
+          "name": "email",
+          "type": "varchar(256)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "avatar": {
+          "name": "avatar",
+          "type": "varchar(256)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "user_id": {
+          "name": "user_id",
+          "type": "varchar(256)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "children_user_id_user_id_fk": {
+          "name": "children_user_id_user_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "children",
+          "tableTo": "user",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "user_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "devices": {
+      "name": "devices",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "varchar(191)",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "name": "name",
+          "type": "varchar(256)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "device_id": {
+          "name": "device_id",
+          "type": "varchar(256)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "child_id": {
+          "name": "child_id",
+          "type": "varchar(256)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "user_id": {
+          "name": "user_id",
+          "type": "varchar(256)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "devices_child_id_children_id_fk": {
+          "name": "devices_child_id_children_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "devices",
+          "tableTo": "children",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "child_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        },
+        "devices_user_id_user_id_fk": {
+          "name": "devices_user_id_user_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "devices",
+          "tableTo": "user",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "user_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "pings": {
+      "name": "pings",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "varchar(191)",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "latitude": {
+          "name": "latitude",
+          "type": "real",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "longitude": {
+          "name": "longitude",
+          "type": "real",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "timestamp": {
+          "name": "timestamp",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "device_id": {
+          "name": "device_id",
+          "type": "varchar(256)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "user_id": {
+          "name": "user_id",
+          "type": "varchar(256)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "pings_device_id_devices_id_fk": {
+          "name": "pings_device_id_devices_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "pings",
+          "tableTo": "devices",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "device_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        },
+        "pings_user_id_user_id_fk": {
+          "name": "pings_user_id_user_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "pings",
+          "tableTo": "user",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "user_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "session": {
+      "name": "session",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "sessionToken": {
+          "name": "sessionToken",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "userId": {
+          "name": "userId",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "expires": {
+          "name": "expires",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "session_userId_user_id_fk": {
+          "name": "session_userId_user_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "session",
+          "tableTo": "user",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "userId"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "user": {
+      "name": "user",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "name": "name",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "email": {
+          "name": "email",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "emailVerified": {
+          "name": "emailVerified",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "image": {
+          "name": "image",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "verificationToken": {
+      "name": "verificationToken",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "identifier": {
+          "name": "identifier",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "token": {
+          "name": "token",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "expires": {
+          "name": "expires",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {
+        "verificationToken_identifier_token_pk": {
+          "name": "verificationToken_identifier_token_pk",
+          "columns": [
+            "identifier",
+            "token"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "uniqueConstraints": {}
+    }
+  },
+  "enums": {},
+  "schemas": {},
+  "_meta": {
+    "columns": {},
+    "schemas": {},
+    "tables": {}
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json b/src/server/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json
index f46c363..3207b0e 100644
--- a/src/server/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/src/server/db/migrations/meta/_journal.json
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
       "when": 1705877897654,
       "tag": "0001_sticky_frightful_four",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 2,
+      "version": "5",
+      "when": 1706464847221,
+      "tag": "0002_abandoned_luckman",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/db/schema/_root.ts b/src/server/db/schema/_root.ts
index 39f5ff0..4a18c9e 100644
--- a/src/server/db/schema/_root.ts
+++ b/src/server/db/schema/_root.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { users, accounts, sessions, verificationTokens } from "./auth"
 import { children } from "./children";
 import { devices } from "./devices";
+import { pings } from "./pings";
 
-export { devices, children, users, accounts, sessions, verificationTokens }
\ No newline at end of file
+export { pings, devices, children, users, accounts, sessions, verificationTokens }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/db/schema/pings.ts b/src/server/db/schema/pings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbdfdad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/db/schema/pings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import {
+  real,
+  timestamp,
+  varchar,
+  pgTable,
+} from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";
+import { createInsertSchema, createSelectSchema } from "drizzle-zod";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { devices } from "./devices";
+import { users } from "@/server/db/schema/auth";
+import { type getPings } from "@/lib/api/pings/queries";
+
+import { randomUUID } from "crypto";
+
+export const pings = pgTable("pings", {
+  id: varchar("id", { length: 191 })
+    .primaryKey()
+    .$defaultFn(() => randomUUID()),
+  latitude: real("latitude").notNull(),
+  longitude: real("longitude").notNull(),
+  timestamp: timestamp("timestamp").notNull(),
+  deviceId: varchar("device_id", { length: 256 })
+    .references(() => devices.id, { onDelete: "cascade" })
+    .notNull(),
+  userId: varchar("user_id", { length: 256 })
+    .references(() => users.id, { onDelete: "cascade" })
+    .notNull(),
+});
+
+// Schema for pings - used to validate API requests
+export const insertPingSchema = createInsertSchema(pings);
+
+export const insertPingParams = createSelectSchema(pings, {
+  latitude: z.coerce.number(),
+  longitude: z.coerce.number(),
+  timestamp: z.coerce.string().min(1),
+  deviceId: z.coerce.string().min(1),
+}).omit({
+  id: true,
+  userId: true,
+});
+
+export const updatePingSchema = createSelectSchema(pings);
+
+export const updatePingParams = createSelectSchema(pings, {
+  latitude: z.coerce.number(),
+  longitude: z.coerce.number(),
+  timestamp: z.coerce.string().min(1),
+  deviceId: z.coerce.string().min(1),
+}).omit({
+  userId: true,
+});
+
+export const pingIdSchema = updatePingSchema.pick({ id: true });
+
+// Types for pings - used to type API request params and within Components
+export type Ping = z.infer<typeof updatePingSchema>;
+export type NewPing = z.infer<typeof insertPingSchema>;
+export type NewPingParams = z.infer<typeof insertPingParams>;
+export type UpdatePingParams = z.infer<typeof updatePingParams>;
+export type PingId = z.infer<typeof pingIdSchema>["id"];
+
+// this type infers the return from getPings() - meaning it will include any joins
+export type CompletePing = Awaited<
+  ReturnType<typeof getPings>
+>["pings"][number];