Recovery

OK, this sickness nightmare started Tues. with Keaton and is still hanging pretty good with me even this morning!!!! Keaton woke up several times on Tues. night crying inconsolably with a sore throat. We were up every few hours consoling him and medicating the poor child. The next morning he still not feeling great but had at least stopped the crying and was drinking and eating a little. Of course later that night (Wed.)Ryan's nose started running and we went down the same road with little Ryan. YIKES!!!! I was praying and washing everything like crazy trying to keep from getting sick however all was for not as on Thurs. afternoon I started sneezing and it was down hill from there. Thurs. evening the sorest throat I can remember having and the next few days were a blur to be honest. I of course can not take anything good to help make myself feel better so I basically had to tough it out with Natural cough drops and Tylenol!! This morning is really the first morning I can say I feel somewhat human. None of us are near 100% but I think were are on our way, at least we better be.

Huna....

Well are you wondering what Huna is yet? It's our beloved daddy!! Ryan will not call Ben daddy, he calls him Huna which is Ryan's way of saying honey!!! He has really become attached to Ben recently and fallows him around the house and if he tries to leave he runs to the door crying " Come back HUNA (honey)!!! This past weekend Ben was in full daddy mode as I've been really sick since Thurs. afternoon. Ryan who is normally a mamas boy found that daddy is alot of fun which is nice as it's great to see him bond with daddy more so mommy can get a break.

Labor Day weekend

Ben and I can say that we didn't just sit around like lazy people this weekend that's for sure. We didn't go more than an hour out of town but it sure felt like it as we had a fun filled busy weekend. Ben started the weekend taking Keaton golfing for the first time on Friday afternoon. He had a great time and said "Mommy, golfing is a blast! I cant wait to go again!" We hung out with the neighbors that night and started the weekend off right.
Early Sat. morning we woke up and headed to the zoo with a few of my neighbors and their families. We had a great day at the zoo and the boys walked the entire zoo and ended the day without even one meltdown or tear. It was one of those days that you wish could happen every time you take the kids out.
Sunday morning we woke up bought our tickets back East for Thanksgiving and headed out for a Colorado Mountain adventure. We ended up in Cripple Creek, CO where we enjoyed lunch and a real 45 min. train ride thought the mountain side. Cripple Creek, CO is close to 10,000ft elevation so lets just say we were really in the mountains and it was breath taking. The boys had so much fun on the train. Ryan was so sweet. He was sitting in between Ben and I and he just would look at us with those sweet eyes and say " This is SO fun mommy/daddy!" He said this almost 50 times. He just loved riding the train.
Monday morning we loaded up the car again and went into the mountains again for a day at the lake. We fished, hiked, grilled and relaxed. Later that night we headed to my parents house for a cook out.
It was a fantastic weekend but I truly am worn out to be honest and glad to be at home today and let the kids just hang out.