Lucy has Croup

Lucy has Croup. 

 

She is sick.  She coughs, and doesn't want to eat, and coughs, and wakes up all night long, and coughs, and is even a little crabby.  Did I mention that she has a cough?  I tried really hard to take care of her, I tried to be like Mama so I covered her with her blanket, and gave her extra juice in her bottle to get liquids in her, and I gave her extra cuddles too.  Turns out, she is still sick.

 

After a couple days of taking care of Lucy I realized I wasn't feeling so good either.  I have tried really hard to make sure Lucy knows how to share, but I really wish she hadn't shared this. I feel so yucky that I didn't want to eat anything...including Strawberry Jello and Cookies...That is a rough day...

 

I have Croup.

 

I cough, and I don't want to eat, and I cough, and I wake up all night...you know the drill.  I am not happy.  The only good thing about being sick is that I got to hang-out with Daddy and Mama all day because was too sick to go to Gretchen's. 

 

Daddy and I did a lot of playing and hanging-out.  He made sure to get me lots of juice, and Popsicles, and cotton candy, and skittles and bubbles...don't tell Mama.  Mama came home in the afternoon, she didn't give me quite as much sugar, but we did have a good time.  I was having a hard time sleeping so Mama took me for a long walk.

After my walk we came home and Mama thought I could use a bath, but before my bath she decided we would have some fun.  Mama brought out the Finger Paint!!  The only picture Mama got of me painting in the tub was this one, but this was just the beginning.  By the time I was done the entire tub was covered, and most of me too!  It was Amazing!

Mama and I had a great afternoon and the best way to complete it, watching 'Wheel (Wheel of Fortune, that is).  I love watching 'Wheel with Mama! 

Hopefully I start feeling better soon, I am sick of coughing, and I could use some sleep.  Hopefully Mama and Daddy don't get sick.

Send Chocolate (Mama says chocolate makes you feel better) ...
Linden

Last Trip to the Water Park

That's right folks, the water park is closed for the season.  I am NOT happy.

 

The Friday before the water park closed was B-E-A-UTIFUL! so Mama sent out a message and got a bunch of friends together and we enjoyed the evening.

 

My good friend Anna was already there when we got there.  She REALLY liked jumping off the side, and taught me a few of her tricks.

They have a fun slide with a turtle on it, I really like going down it.  A lot of the little kids are scared of it, but not me, I LOVE this slide.  Sometimes I even end up tipping over and going under the water a bit, but I just get back up and keep going.

I have gotten very brave this summer, and a whole lot taller so I have started venturing into the deep end (the deep end of the little kid side, that is...)  Sometimes I get distracted and go too deep, Mama doesn't like that, I just need to grow a few more inches and I will be able to walk all around.

In addition to the fun turtle slide, they also have a couple of fountains that I like to play in.  If you step on one the other ones go up really high, I like when the big kids do that.

Another one of my good friends came to the water park that day, Colin (and his brother Caden too).  Colin and I had a lot of fun splashing in the water and playing with the fountains.  He even went down the Turtle Slide with me!  We did take a quick time-out to read a book, Colin is really smart and he taught me all sorts of neat things.

It was a great day, I can't wait until next year when we can go again!
Linden

Papa Bob Has a Car without a Roof!

A few weeks ago Mama, Daddy and I went over to Rochester to go to Greek Fest with Grandma Nancy, Papa Bob and Auntie Heidi.  Greek Fest is put on by the local Greek Church.  One of the doctors Grandma Nancy used to work for goes there so Mama has been to Greek Fest for many years to go see him. 

 

We enjoyed eating all of the delicious Greek food, and they had all sorts of fun games, including an inflatable slide!!  Auntie Heidi was the first to take me down the slide, we had a great time.

After Auntie Heidi went Mama decided she had to give it a try too!  It was a really steep climb to the top!

After we got back from Greek Fest Papa Bob wanted to take me on my first convertible ride.  I didn't know what a convertible was, but mama was pretty excited so I knew it was going to be a good time.  Turns out, Papa has a car without a roof!

Mama and I rode in the backseat, it was REALLY windy back there, but I LOVED it.  I kept saying, "Faster, Faster!"

Papa Bob and Daddy were in the front, and daddy got to drive.

Daddy took us to an extra special place, Roscoe's, a little rib shack that makes home made root beer.  When mama was little Papa would take her here to get dinner and root beer floats.

I couldn't have a root beer float because I can't eat ice cream, but Mama let me have my first glass of root beer and it was delicious.  The bubbles surprised me at first, they felt funny in my mouth.

It was a pretty great day, I can't wait until I get to go on another convertible ride with Papa!

Have a good night,
Linden