ER trip

Look! Beanie and Sarah both have matching hospital id bracelets.

Update:  Okay, so I forget that some of you read my blog, but don't follow me on Twitter or facebook.  Last week, Sarah fell off of our kitchen island.  She fell backwards onto the kitchen floor about 3-1/2 feet, maybe a little more.  We heard her scream a sound that we had not heard before.  She was terrified-obviously!  For a while afterwards, she didn't want to move her left arm and said that her shoulder hurt.  We were also concerned about her head because it was red, but no swelling that we could see.  Remember -- always better to have a huge knot come OUT rather than have a knot on the INside!  I called the afterhours number to find out what warnign signs should i be looking for and they told us to go straight to the ER.  That means Children's Hospital Downtown ER.  Not fun! 

All in all, we were there for a little over 4 hours, almost witnessed some domestic violence right in front of us, and saw our daughter go from a scared hurt little girl unable to ride in her carseat and had to be carried in to a happy little girl who was clearly fine within that 4 hour waiting room period.  We knew she was fine after about an hour or so, but you hate to leave without seeing the doctor. 

Bottom line, blunt head trauma.  They stated that it was possible that she could have suffered a very mild concussion, but she didn't really present that way.  We sent her to school the next day, gave Tylenol for a few days, and now she's all good.  Thank you for all the calls and concerned emails!! :)

Addiction?

If I am having to ask for change from co-workers and scrounge up pennies ... does that mean that I'm addicted to the MickeyD's sweet tea?

Easter Best-dressed

Look at my beautiful family ... Sarah and her daddy are perfectly coordinated for Easter.  Sadly, Sarah only wanted to get a picture with Daddy and not me!  Oh well ... I wasn't wearing yellow, so she probably didn't want me to mess up their picture!

Random Events of the Spring

Bathtub painting using homemade bathtub paint with mommy ...

Enjoying the first bite of watermelon ... nothing sweeter!

Easter Egg hunts ...

First time ever trying to fly a kite with mommy and daddy

Time to eat little goat ...

Daddy got up close and personal with a baby rabbit ...

Sarah got introduced to greatness at the stadium ...

Sarah made a friend inside the bookstore ...

Georgia Aquarium

What better way to spend your 5th Wedding Anniversary than to take your 2 year old to the Georgia Aquarium?  Actually, I can't think of any other two people that I would rather spend my time with!

 On the way home, we had one tired little fish ...

Did you actually want to see the fish at the Aquarium?  I thought people only came to this blog to see Sarah! :)  Okay, here's some of what we actually saw ...

First Circus Trip

In January, we went with some of our good friends to the circus.  As you are aware, the circus always has great souvenirs, but they cost an arm and a leg.  So ... being the somewhat thrifty mom that I am ... i went to the dollar store and bought some "clown and circus" type surprises.  The girls had clown faces (Sarah didn't like the nose!), animal crackers, marshmellow sticks and glow bracelets.  We all had a good time!!

Sarah even got to dress up in one of the actual clown costumes and have her picture made.  She's super excited about it ... don't you think?

Sarah and Daddy Dyeing Easter eggs

Easter Basket Fun

Here are some pictures of Sarah discovering her Easter Basket.  We did her Easter basket after church because we knew better than to do this before we left for church.  We don't 100% want her to know about the Easter Bunny, but rather focus on Jesus and the resurrection.  We talked a little about the Easter Bunny, but she also knows that Mommy and Daddy got her the stuff for her basket.

Happy Resurrection Day - Preschool Resurrection Eggs

Mommy made preschool resurrection eggs to help explain Easter to Sarah.  Here we are with Mommy laying them out for her to look at all of them.

I labeled each egg with the letters for Easter on one side.  On the other side, I placed numbers (1-6) so that we could also practice our numbers. 

Here Sarah is looking into the eggs and hearing Mommy's description of the eggs.

I took some pictures of each of the eggs along with their meanings.  I am so proud of Sarah because she is able to remember the meaning of most of the eggs.  



Sarah doesn't believe that this is a tomb.  "No, Mommy ... it's a playdough!"



He is Alive!  He is Alive Indeed!!!

What were you thinking?

Did you really think we were drinking alcohol?? Of course not, Susan took a field trip to Whole Foods. She came back with Ginger Lemon Peel Herbal Water. It was ... interesting. Not really terrible. A little like a diet sprite with messed up carbonation from McDonalds. However, ours was carbonated. I think it could be pretty yummy with some kool-aid, a squeeze of fresh lemon, a sprig of fresh mint ... or an ounce or two of your preferred beverage!

Look it up, branch out and try something new! For more info, please check out the shopper herself ... Susan's blog!

How do you handle stress??

Some days at work can be really hard.  It occasionally requires us to partake in some adventurous liquids. 

 

Do you like to read?

I've been trying to read this book for awhile, but I've been having some trouble getting into it.

What is on your reading list?

Thank you chick-fil-a and Sarah for my flower and mother's day card.

Nothing like a yummy chocolate milkshake!

Sarah loves eating rice at Habanero's with her "friends".

Blast from the Past

And then, just to leave you with the cutest little image in your mind ... at least until I can add more pics up here of more recent things ...

Look at these pictures of her ... Early 2010

First Snow

 Helping to do Laundry

Look at the sweet face after a bath ...

Love that little bug!!!