Weekend With Visitors - Saturday

The fun continued with mamaw, papaw & Keira on Saturday. Here is a snapshot of our day. WARNING...this is a long post with lots of pictures (and this was only a fraction of the pictures I took!)

Started the day off with homemade french toast and bananas

Mmm, mmm goodReagan played doctor, Keira played nurse and papaw was the patient Outside for some sunshinePlaying at the sand and water tableCooper decided it was time to bring out the trucksIn the pool with no waterCooper wanted his turn in the waterless pool

Filling up the poolCooper chased the girls out of the pool with the water hose!Running away from Cooper He learned how to put his finger over the hose and make it spray them He let them in the pool

Time to swim

This is the sweetest boy ever Splish, splash

Getting Reagan with the water hose one more timeIf the girls are getting in, Cooper's getting out!

Cooper decided to have a little drink in the poolRREEEAACCHHSweet cousins (when they weren't fighting!) Lunch time ~ a picnic Cooper loves CheetosNext, they wanted to play with the sprinkler ball while Cooper napped

Trying not to get wet!Covering up the sprinkler

Having so much fun

Nap time

they were sleeping soo good! After nap, they did a few arts and craftsSo proud of her painting skillsPainting a portraitAfter dinner, we had doughnuts for dessert!

Cooper couldn't pass up doughnuts!

Making silly faces Keira's silly faceBath time to end the night

Weekend with Visitors - Friday

Mamaw, Papaw & Keira came for a visit this weekend. All the kids had lots of fun playing (& fighting) together.

Getting out the chalk

Reagan & Keira playing at the sand tableBeing silly for the cameraCooper playing soccer with papawCooper drawing with mamaw

Running from papawPapaw's chasing Cooper around the yard

All Better

We went back to the doctor on Thursday, and Reagan was much better. Dr. G said he was worried about her the day before and it was good to see her smiling again. He suggested that I keep her out of school to give her time to fully recuperate. As for Cooper, he said there was probably no permanent damage done to his hand from the burns and he should be good as new in a couple of weeks.

Looking much better at the doctor's office

Cooper's all smiles because he thinks Reagan is the only one seeing Dr G today!A new movie always makes a little girl feel better!

Bless Their Hearts

Well, I won't be getting the Mother of the Year Award again this year (remember the broken arm of 2008?). Looks as if Reagan and Cooper have a slacker for a mom. First, Reagan's story...I got a call from school today around 10:45am saying Reagan had a fever of 100.7, she didn't have to go home, but she wasn't acting like herself, was a little pale and was asking for her mommy. I was riding with my manager today, so the thoughts are in my head ~ do I go get her or do I stay and work since I was out Monday because of the holiday & Tuesday with Greg's follow up appointment? Decisions, decisions... My manager was in the car (um, van) with me when the school called and he could tell that I was a little worried about Reagan and he told me to take him to his car and go get my baby if she was sick. Thank you John for being so understanding. I decide to call the doctor on the way to get Reagan and tell them that she's been going to the bathroom frequently lately, has had pain when going to the bathroom, hasn't been eating, complaining of her belly hurting, and now she has a fever. Except for the fever, this has been going on for about 4 or 5 days. If you know Reagan, you know she can be a little dramatic at times, and I thought this was just one of those times.

Not so much. When we get to the Dr. G's office, they discover she has a urinary tract infection that is about one of the worst he has ever seen in a child. Not only does she have to take an antibiotic, she has to get not one, but 2 shots right there in the office. And we have to go back to the doctor again in the morning for a follow up appointment...did I mention she was also dehydrated? He wants to check her out tomorrow just to be safe. Bless her heart!

The day started out just fine. Here's Reagan before school.

Before we go see the doctorAfter seeing the doctor and getting a shot in each thigh (which hurts so bad she couldn't walk)

Dr G's office gave her some ice cream for being such a brave girl ~ they sent one home for Cooper too

Ice cream is all she had to eat all day today

Now for Cooper's side of the story. Rewind to Thursday of last week. Being the mother of the year that I am, I was cooking Cooper a delicious dinner of frozen chicken nuggets and smiling potatoes. I take the food from the toaster oven to put it on his plate, but I forgot to close the toaster oven door ~ and I also forgot how far Cooper can now reach. He touches the door and whines a little bit, but I checked his fingers and didn't see any signs of redness or anything. I kiss his boo-boo and we eat dinner as usual, play as usual and bathe as usual. Didn't notice anything the rest of the week until Sunday after church when I'm wiping doughnut icing off his hands. I rubbed the palm of his hands and he let out a loud scream. When I looked at his hand, he had burns on 4 of his fingers at the joint where they meet the palm. Cooper still doesn't complain, so we put a little cream on it and move on. I mention this to Dr. G today while I'm there with Reagan and he prescribes a burn cream for Cooper. And Dr. G would like to see Cooper tomorrow just to check him out when I bring Reagan in for her follow up. Oh ~ he said he would be sure and have DSS there waiting for me~he's certain they'll have a few questions!

See the burns?

These burns are almost a week old and now he's picking off the scabs

Pray for my poor kids and their daddy!

Quirky Cooper

Here are just a few pictures that capture the essence of Cooper. He is so much fun and full of energy that Greg and I can hardly keep up! Watch him in action...

He finished his dinner, but was still hungry

Reagan had some food left that he thought he might could get away from herYes, he really is lifting 2 gallons of water. He actually carried them for a few steps before putting them down.

I think he has the best smile ever ~ even with a scratch under his nose from falling on the playground at school!

He has a fascination with other people's shoes ~ he loves to wear them, carry them, and play with them

He can walk pretty good in high heels!

He's making daddy proud!