Paging Nurse Leyla

My little guys are sick!  It all started on Saturday when Griffy got a hold of a Qtip and jammed it so far in his ear it required a trip to the Urgent Care.  Two hours and a bottle of antibiotic ear drops later we were home.  My guilt led to a trip to Chuck E. Cheese for dinner.   On Sunday Griffy had a fever of 103.5.  I called the Urgent Care - a 3 hour wait - I headed to the emergency room instead.  The Dr. mentions a puss pocket in Griffy's throat... another 2 hours and an oral antibiotic prescription and we're home again. 

Tuesday, Maddox wakes up saying his head and throat feel funny.  A healthy Monday had given me  false hope!  I really thought Maddox would somehow not get what Griff was carrying.  We spent yesterday fighting Madd's fever, snuggling in bed, catching up with Bindi the Jungle Girl and Jimmy Neutron.  

I'm receiving a page... Maddox's feet are not under the blanket!  I better take care of this STAT!

100th Day

Madd's preschool celebrates the 100th day of school.  Each child was asked to create a project displaying a collection of 100 items.  Maddox decided on one of his favorite cereals, Fruit Loops.  I originally purchased a large poster board to display the Fruit Loops.  I had envisioned all those brightly colored loops shaped into a huge "M" on the poster board, that Maddox would be in awe of.  Then we counted out the 100 Fruit Loops.  It didn't take long to figure out that an 8.5 x 11 piece of card stock would be more than enough room.  Oh well, Maddox still thought the rainbow was pretty cool!

This is for you Natalie!

MAN TAG

What is his full name? Grant Malachi

How long have you been married? 9 years

How long did you date? 2 years

Who eats more sweets?  Grant - he's addicted to chocolate!

Who said I love you first?  Grant - and I didn't say it back, but I did the second time he said it!

How old is he?  35, but don't tell him I told you!

Who's taller?  He is (it's not hard to beat 5'2")

Who is smarter?  I'll admit it, he is

Who can sing better?  No contest - Grant

Who does the laundry? ME

Who pays the bills? ME

Who cooks dinner? ME  (I'm quite a catch!)

Who mows the lawn?  The gardner - we don't even own a lawnmower, but if we did, it would totally be me!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?  Depends on where we live - Grant always wants to sleep by the window

Who drives?  Grant, but he is probably the worst driver I have ever met - he'll even admit it!

Who is more stubborn?  ME

Who kissed who first?  Grant kissed me on Halloween.  I got out of the car and walked straight into a tree.  He's still bragging about that kiss!

Who asked who out?  He followed me home from church and asked me out

Who proposed?  Grant

Who has more siblings?  Grant - he's the oldest of  5 - I'm from a family of four

Who wears the pants?  Grant - but I'm the fabulous pair of shoes that go with them!

 

I tag my sisters-in-law, Mel & Stacy!

Nat, that wasn't so bad - who knows maybe I'll do another tag someday!

Dallas Museum of Nature & Science

We spent a rainy Saturday at the Dallas Museum of Nature & Science. The museum has a newly renovated children's section, which the boys loved!

Entrance to the dental exhibit 

This one's for you Tita!

Griffy loved the ant hat!

 

Be Mine

Happy Valentine's Day!  Maddox spent yesterday afternoon preparing for the Valentine's Day party at his school.  He made a bag complete with Power Ranger heart stickers and globs of glitter glue.  He also assembled valentines for all his classmates, including his crush, Macy. Madd caught me off guard a couple of months ago, when he first starting talking about how pretty Macy looks and how cute her outfits are.  I just keep thinking, "You're 5, are we really supposed to be having this conversation already"?  Maddox took his time selecting just the right Power Ranger card for Macy.  He even had to make a 2nd card for Macy because the first one wasn't perfect!  

The Perfect Card for Macy

Dinosaurs Alive

Sorry to all our family in friends in Utah, but we're enjoying great weather in Texas.  Don't worry, you'll get us back this summer when it's 100 degrees here with humidity to match!  We took the boys to see "Dinosaurs Alive" at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Preserve.  The Heard has 12 animatronic dinosaurs along the nature trail.  The boys were a little freaked out.  Madd would jump every time a dinosaur made a sound  and Griffy just ran away.  

The boys preferred the indoor exhibits.

Going Bonkers

We didn't realize it was the grand opening weekend of "Going Bonkers" when we pulled into the jam packed parking lot.  The sound inside was deafening.  It has the largest play structure I have ever seen - you could get lost in there.  We had a great time crawling, jumping and flying down the slides.  Grant and I lasted 2 hours and then had to lure the boys out to the car with candy.