Saturday I had to cancel birthday plans with the girls because Luke came down with a killer cold. After an urgent care visit that assured us it was a virus, we packed the asthma medication, celebrated Easter,
then headed up to Big Bear regardless and spent a fabulous 2 days. We surprised Luke with an early birthday present, his first big boy bike!
We adventured to the Alpine Slides and spent an hour and a half riding the ski lift up and speeding down the slide. Zac was old enough to go alone and I was very proud of his bravery!
Thursday was my 30 something-th birthday. I had high hopes for the day that were quickly deflated. At lunch I looked inside Claire's mouth, touched a tooth that looked a little "off", and ended up with a piece of it in my hand. After 4 shots and a lot of drilling, 2 hours had passed. She was so brave and only began screaming at the end. They sent us home and I believed all to be well.
This is what she looked like the next morning after a night of Advil, Tylenol, and lots of tears. Still, I thought she'd be ok.
The next day, Luke's 3rd birthday, she really wasn't ok and we headed to urgent care because, of course, it was Saturday. She got 2 extremely painful shots of antibiotics as well as a liquid antibiotic. We made it home just in time for Luke's party.
He was so excited to tear open his gifts not matter what was inside. Really, I could have packed rocks in paper and saved some cash! He picked out a tie for the event and was so thrilled to see his Little Einsteins cake with "Rocket" perched on top. It was a great ending to what seemed like a really rough few days. Luke never fails to emanate pure joy that is truly contagious. We can hardly believe 3 years have passed since he joined our family. Because of birth order, he's still and always will be our baby! :)
In between all the drama Eric and I did get to spend 2 evenings out with great friends. Most notable our adventure to the Walt Disney Concert Hall to see the LA Phil Harmonic. It was amazing! Thanks mom and dad!
Today everyone went back to school. Except for Claire, Luke, and I. Luke begins his journey at a new preschool tomorrow. Claire gets another day off to visit a pediatric dentist. More on all that to come!
2 comments:
WOW! What a spring break?!?! I love that Luke picked out a tie, so dapper of him. You really should have wrapped rocks. I am old and still love rocks. Save the cash for urgent care :(
Thank goodness the fun b'day pics follow the oh-so-painful Claire pics. She has been a phenomenal trooper! Love Luke's celebrative approach to partying! The tie is the crowning touch!!! There have been so many fun moments through Easter & Spring Break that it makes the yucky ones "all better"!!!
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