Fire, Fire!

Wow, what a week!! On Thursday, we spent a fun evening at the childrens museum for a members only night. Riley and Kyle had the run of the place and had a blast! Friday morning was Kyle's 2 year appointment. Riley spent the morning with her buddies, John and Ruthie while Kyle tried to wait patiently to see the doc! He was healthy as a horse and unlike Riley at that age, he is still on the smaller side (34 1/2 inches and 28 pounds). The doctor said he was right where he should be in all areas of learning and looked great! After the doc we spent the rest of the morning at the park with our playgroup friends. That evening all four of us met some friends down at Friday Cheers to hear the Jerry Garcia Band. It was a beautiful evening, the kids ran free, and had a blast (which is a really good sign considering we are doing the same thing in a couple weeks for 3 straight days!)

Saturday started off with Soccer - Riley even kicked the ball a couple times in game! Progress!! That afternoon we went to Caleb and Josh's 3rd birthday. The kids got to climb all over a fire truck and even sprayed the hose. Riley now knows the importance of 911 and when it should and shouldn't be used. I have a feeling we'll be back to the fire house for one of Kyle's birthdays in the future. That evening, Darcy and Lexa came over for a sleep over and Tracy and Eric went to Kings Dominion with the Bests. KD w/o kids is an entirely different park! The rain sailed right over us without even a drop and we rode 5 coasters in about 2 hours!

Of course the next day was Mothers Day! Happy MOMs day to all the moms out there! The weather was perfect!! We played out side and had a nice dinner out. Unfortunately, Kyle started to run a high temp that afternoon and the seal bark began... It was a rough night and there was no doubt in Tracy's mind that we were dealing with a bad case of croup. We even had to spend some time in the steamy shower to get Kyle breathing again... needless to say, the doc saw him again and started him on a steroid right there in the office. He is doing MUCH better now and will be returning to school tomorrow.

Speaking of, the kids will be moving schools soon - we are so sad to leave our current school, but proximity is key and it is time to move. In addition, the kids will start going to school for 3 days instead of 2 for the next month or so. While Bebe was visiting family in Atlanta, she fell and broke her elbow:-( Between Uncle Bill, Aunt Karen, and Eric, we got her safely home, but surgery is scheduled for tomorrow and there will be no diaper changing in her near future (lucky lady!) As much as she loves her day with the kids, her recovery is the most important thing and we'll make sure she still gets her fill of Riley and Kyle!
well, the camera didn't come out nearly as often as it should have this week - enjoy!

Soccer practice

Riley driving the fire truck

The birthday crew

on the back of the truck

Riley with the fire hose

Kyle with the fire hose