Sparks & Sisterhood

Ever since Friday, my sweet Lindsey has not been feeling well, with watery eyes and a little discharge coming from them. No irritation or redness, just goupy stuff...  Over the past few days, it has seemed to get a little worse.  To make matters worse, Hailey woke up this morning only able to open one eye...great. I was able to get an appt with Dr. Cumming this morning for both girls.  The Verdict: A rare case of conjuctivitis "pink eye".  Hailey's was more common, but Lindsey did not have the classic symptoms and her tear ducts were infected.  Equals: eye drops 2x/day plus oral anitbiotics...seriously?!  Just give me the title "Mean Mommy!"  Hailey is very over dramatic anyway, and now we are adding something totally new and scary. Wow...Day #1 finished with tons of screaming, tears and almost restraining, only to find out . . . tada! I didn't hurt!!  YAY! Poor Lindsey got restrained in her car seat...both hands held and tipped backward, go...

Feb 20, 2012...1st chance to play in the snow...1st snow of the year!  Just wish I didn't have to work.  Hailey and Lindsey had fun at Pop & Mimi's in the snow.  Sledding and making a snow man, they put their creativity into good use... And when I got off from work, Hailey wanted me to go "sledding" with her... bad idea !  I haven't been on a sled in a loooong time and especially after the snow had iced over, then making the decision to slide down my parents hill in the same track they made earlier...well, it just wasn't smart...we'll leave it at that.  BUT , noone got hurt, thank goodness!                                 Before the Crash: Happy & Excited!                        ...

Wow...what awesome timing!  We weren't sure if we could party due to the snow...we had a great turn out...roads were fine...until 20 mins after we got home!                                                         View of our backyard... The Birthday Girl...you can see the look in her eyes...my house it getting ready to get trashed...with the help of her little sidekick....                                                      Notice the skates are on... ...

Everyone gathered around to watch Hailey open up her presents...as well as her entertaining and animated faces and all the "ooouuu's" & "awe's" that made everyone feel so special when she opened up their gift.  She truely loved everything!  After watching Hailey open up the gift from her (stuffed Hello Kitty), Lindsey figured playing with the balloons was more enteraining for her.  Chris and I anticipated the last present...which was from us.  Skates!!  She has been asking for skates ever since Christmas.  We just expected more of an excitement...not a questionable look.  But after she questioned, "how am I supposed to skate on only one skate?!" we understood her concern.  She was happy to find out, there was another skate in the box under the display skate!  All is well and she loves them!