Random Weekly Stuff

Here are a few random pictures from this week!  

My big girl all ready for a Memorial Day cookout!  

She packed her backpack full of toys and put it on all by herself. 

Our sweet little neighbor turned 8 this week.  She got a new bike for her birthday.  She gave AC her old one.  It's WAY too big for her but she loves it.

This is her new favorite book.  I have read it to her 8 times since noon.  And she "read" it to me once!

We love and miss you all!

Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day!  Yesterday, we went to a cookout.  Today we went to the dog park and the kid park!  It's hot and there are a ton of mosquitoes.  But we had fun any way.  

At the park. She loves to wear this big gold necklace!

We love and miss you all!

Getting Better

Finally, AC is feeling better.  No fever today.  She is still really congested but I've been getting my money's worth out of that NoseFrida and she isn't too uncomfortable.  She is definitely going back to school tomorrow.  This mama needs a break.  It's only been 3 1/2 days, but it feels like 2 weeks when you have a sick little one.  

Because she wasn't running a fever, I let her play outside today.  It's so hot and VERY humid here.  I didn't want her getting all sweaty with a fever.  Her little body was already hot enough.  She spent a lot of time painting.  She loves to paint.  We paint almost every day, because she begs to.  Her teacher has commented before that she loves to paint at school and it makes her so calm. 

We're trying to decide what to do with our long weekend.  Daddy just got home from 5 days in Chicago, so he and his girl have some catching up to do!

Still Sick

This girl is still sick.

I took her to the doctor this morning.  The dr. thinks it is a virus and will run its course soon.  She didn't have a fever at the office, but by 6:30 tonight, her fever was 101.3.  She isn't eating much but seems to be in decent spirits.  She plays but I can tell she is hungry.  You won't hear me say this often, possible never again, but I honestly think the dr. should have put her on an antibiotic.  If she's not feeling better by tomorrow night, we are going back.  I'll keep you posted.

After the doctor, we stopped at the mall for a minute.  There are these giant alligator statues that have been decorated/painted by various local artists.  Similar to the horses around downtown Lexington.  AC loves these gators and wants to look at each one every time we go to the mall.

She took a short nap this afternoon.  When I went to get her out of her bed, she was shirtless.  She took her shirt off before she fell asleep!  You can see her shirt on her pillow above her head. No wonder she only slept 45 minutes...she was probably freezing!

So, please say a prayer that she feels much better tomorrow.  I hate that it's lasting so long.  We love and miss you all!

Her Jokes

Today was a slow one for us.  AC isn't feeling well.  She had a fever of 101.2 at bedtime.  I'm hoping it breaks in the night and she starts feeling better.  I hate taking her to the doctor.  Hate it.  Before she started school last August, she had only been sick about 3 times in 2 years.  Since starting school, she has been sick with a fever once or twice a month.  Luckily, it's never been anything other than a cold but having a sick kid is no fun.  

Despite the sniffles, she's been really funny today.  Here are a few of her "jokes"!  

She picked up a clean shirt from the laundry pile on the couch that I was getting ready to fold.  She held it up and walked over to me.  She says, "Wow, Mommy!  Daddy is going to be so proud of you for washing this!"  Ha!  Had the laundry gotten so bad that even my 2 year old noticed?

After we got home from school, she walks up to me with her princess crown and says, "Mommy, you get the crown for driving us home safely!  I'm really proud of you!"  Where does she come up with this stuff!

She woke up from her nap and started to call for me.  She is still sleeping in her crib and has to wait  for me to get her out when she wakes up.  When I walk in the door, she is standing up with her arms crossed.  She says, "We have a BIG problem.  Mommy, you are crazy.  Yes, crazy and silly."  Sigh.  She's got me figured out!  

She had a little ice cream before bed.  The only way I can get her to take medicine is to mix it with pudding or ice cream.   So I mixed Tylenol in with her ice cream to help her fever.  She got a little on her arm and when I asked her what it was she said, "Nicky (a boy in her class) hit me."  I said, "Are you sure?" just playing along with her.  She said, "Yes, Mommy."  I said, "What did Ms. Lyndi say when this happened?"  She said, "Anna Claire, that's a-possible (impossible)!"  It's totally possible, but it's sad that she blames all of her bumps and bruises on Nicky, and Matilda.  

She can be so funny.  She LOVES to make people laugh.  And she loves to laugh at other people.  She always cracks up when she hears someone get excited while speaking another language.  I think she thinks they are trying to make silly noises because they are so excited.  It is embarrassing.  

Pray that she feels better tomorrow.  We love and miss you all.  

Play time

It is the rainy season here.  It rains every afternoon around 3:00.  So we try to get our outside play time accomplished in the morning or we play inside all day.  This afternoon, we decided to that it would be fun to meet Matilda and her mom at the local indoor play area.  Of course they had a great time.

Painting!

The slides!  

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Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!