Fun Little Friday!

Summer was very quickly coming to an end and we still had a couple things to cross off of our list!  Reagan got a gift card for her birthday to a paint your own pottery place and was itching to use it...so a couple Fridays ago seemed like a fine time to do that :)

I thought for sure this kid would rush through and be done in 2 minutes, but he really took his time and did such a great job!  He chose a candy cane ornament to paint :)

Reagan chose this flower plate and, being the perfectionist that she is, took FOREVER to paint it.  Thankfully I had a dermatologist appointment to get to which helped her along! (because my poison ivy was STILL bothering me!!!)

Can't wait to see their finished products!!

SO we left Hockessin (which is about 45 minutes from our house), drove to my appt (about 20 mins. away), and then were going to visit my sister (another 20 mins away.)  On our way to J we got stuck in some traffic and when I called her to let her know we were running late she told me she wasn't in the mood for a visit (bless her heart, had just gotten out of the hospital AGAIN and lost a best friend in a house fire...poor JJ) because she was feeling sad, so the kids and I still went in that direction and hit up Charcoal Pit for a VERY late lunch.  It TOTALLY hit the spot!  The kids LOVE their apple juice there because it's in a can and they like to pretend they're drinking soda :)

After lunch, we drove another 40 minutes to get Reagan's big haircut!!  We actually got to hair appointment a little early so we went to the library next door and were able to read one of her summer reading books while we were there.

Fresh cut and looking too cute!

It was a fun day with the kids, but we were all ready to get home that evening!

Landon

Just a couple of this guy!  He now is in a BOOSTER...I can hardly stand it!  He really hated it at first saying he wasn't ready, but now he loves it and LOVES buckling himself :)

These boys are just the best of buds...LOVE them!!

Molluscum and The Rash

So we left the beach on Tuesday night to get Reagan to the doctor because this spot that she has had on her arm for awhile started to look pretty yucky and was really starting to bother her.  At her 6 year old check up I asked about it and the doctor called it "molluscum contagiosum."  (pretty much looks like a wart)  SOO Tuesday night we went to the doctor, she gave us an antibiotic and a topical cream to put on it.  She said to do warm compresses as well to try to get the "goonk" to rise out.  Well by Thursday this thing was looking like a mountain on Reagan's arm and it took everything in me not to pop it myself, it looked like a huge zit at this point.  SOOO after talking to the nurse she suggested we go in that afternoon to have it looked at again.  The doctors were so sweet and said that it looked like it was about to "pop" on it's own, but they could try to do it in the office to start the draining process and I said "yes please."  It hurt Reagan, but she was so brave and we had the SWEETEST nurse who brought pretzels, water, and stickers to her for being so brave.  Again we were told to keep going with the antibiotic, cream, and warm compresses.  

After 10 NASTY days of the antibiotic Reagan was finally done with it and HATED that medicine.  She said it was so gross, but took it like a champ.  We finished her last dose not quite a week ago while we were visiting Gran and Gramps.  The morning we were to leave her face was a total RASH...I had an appointment for her at the doctor that Saturday afternoon anyway to have her arm looked at again and now to have this rash looked at that had spread all over her body.  We get to the doctor and she said, this is a reaction to the antibiotic.  It was a "sulfa" drug and apparently that is no good with Miss R.  Oh my gosh...the poor thing!  So not only do we have this arm issue, but now she is an itchy, itchy girl with this rash.  Benadryl has been essential!  On Sunday night she did not get hardly ANY sleep...she was soooo itchy and I just couldn't do anything, which breaks your mommy heart.  I was on the phone with the on call nurse and on call doctor that night at 11:45 and he was saying I could bring her into the ER for a steroid shot, but for multiple reasons I didn't want to do that.  SOOO another dose of Benadryl finally helped her get some sleep.  By Monday her rash really started to clear and by Tuesday morning you could hardly see it.  Thank goodness!

So now she is on another antibiotic and we are still doing the cream and warm compresses, but her arm is looking MUCH better...praise!

August Beach Trip

The day before we left for the beach we had some friends over whose Momma just had baby #4!  Macy and Dean are 2 of Reaggie's besties from school and they have a 4 year old brother too...so all kids were happy campers.  They kept each other busy while I was packing away :)

We left Wednesday morning for the beach and once we got ourselves all unpacked we decided to head to Funland!  The kids were so excited to ride on rides and play some games :)

What you can't see in this picture is all of my poison ivy...oh my gosh...MISERABLE!!!!

We wrapped up our first night with our traditional stop at Nicola's for dinner.  Reagan LOVES their pasta, it is her favorite of any restaurant we go to :)  Landon enjoyed his chicken fingers as well!

Such a BEAUTIFUL day!!  We spent the day on the beach...so wonderful!

this boy and his construction sites...I just LOVE it!

My boys heading back to the car after dinner at Jake's!  I could eat their Maryland Crab Soup EVERYDAY and not get sick of it...soooo good!

Me and my girl!

Opa was able to come and spend the weekend with us at the beach too!  It was so nice to have him :)

Serious cuteness!

We did beach pictures on Saturday night and then headed to Funland and then Summer House for dinner!

Gigi and Gramps were also able to come for a couple nights and we were able to celebrate Gigi's birthday with her, just a couple weeks late!

This girl had her FIRST out to breakfast pancake!!  We are over the egg allergy and now we don't have to worry about that anymore...she was so excited, although a little nervous, and thought it was DELICIOUS!!

We wrapped up our trip a little early, coming home Tuesday night to get Reagan to the doctor.  More on that in another post.  It was such a great week though with PERFECT weather!!  Now...bring on the fall! :)

Hershey Park Fun!

The first week of August was not so fun for this momma...after Reagan had enjoyed 2 nights at Mum-Mum and Pop-Pop's, I got hit with a stomach bug and also poison ivy took over my body!  That Saturday, August 8th, had on the calendar since April to go to Hershey Park with Keith's sister and her family.  WELL...Friday afternoon I still hadn't moved out of bed and it was to be HOT on Saturday, so I missed out on the fun and Keith took the kids!  They had a great time...even though it was so hot.  I'm so glad they got to go, but I was so sad to miss out!  I caught up on tv shows and watched 3 or 4 Hallmark movies though :)

Landon looks thrilled huh??

They went on lots of fun rides and even did a roller coaster that had a loop and went upside down!  When Kristin sent me that text, I was like WHAT?!?!?!  They loved it though!  Everyone spent the night at a hotel and then headed home Sunday morning.  I'm so glad they were able to go and the cousins could see each other!