This morning Bret stayed home from work to wait for the tree. I took the kiddos to their 5 year doctor’s appointment. We were there forever. The doctor was real quick. They were very thorough as they did a hearing/vision test, urine test, finger prick blood test, and shots. Of course no problem for Justin to pee in a cup-he thought it was great that I was catching his pee. Nikki on the other hand had trouble peeing. We tried 3 or 4 times before she was able to pee and I had to chase her pee. She thought it was so funny. The kids were so brave with their shots. I was so proud of them. Nikki went first and had to have 3 shots then Justin went. Nikki got a little teary eyed at the end. Justin did great as well. He went first for the finger pricking and apparently that hurt the worst for the kids. The nurse gave them some ring pops so that helped a bit. We were there for almost 2 hours so I was really glad to get out of there. It is amazing how the kids can amuse themselves and be happy anywhere. We ran home and the tree had arrived. The kids had lunch then we were off to school. I ran some errands while the kids were at school. It is so crazy out there these days, it will be nice when the holiday craziness is over. I picked up the kids from school and we played outside for a bit. We came home and I cleaned out my car. The kids colored in the back of my car and played for a bit. Dad came home and put on the Christmas lights so we decorated the tree. After dinner the kids did a foam craft train I got from the craft store. Then we just played. We did laundry and read books. Kiddos went to bed.
December 13th, 2010 by melissa