One More Day at Home

So I wanted one more day of spring break. When my alarm went off this morning, I could not believe it was time to get up. I wanted to stay home.

I went to school and received a message that Sean was on the phone for me. He said Myles had fallen at school and cut his nose. The teachers put ice and pressure on it, but they were afraid it might need stitches. Needless-to-say, I was anxious, so I got my stuff ready for a sub and drove to the doctor's office to meet Sean and the boys. We ended up parking right behind each other and got right in to a room once we got to Pediatric Partners. (They were so good to us. I called and they told me to come right away. They would be able to take care of it if stitches were needed.)

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw Myles. The word should have been STITCH in the single form, because it looked more like he got his nose pierced with a nose ring. :) The doctor came in right away and looked at it. He said it did not need to be stitched, but that we needed to wait and he would be back.

An hour later he returned. We got the best possible outcome. Do nothing! Just wash it with soap and water each day and put a dab of Neosporin on it. The only time Myles cried was when the doctor tried to put a band-aid on his nose. He hates band-aids!! I told the doctor that had this happened at home, I would have just put a band-aid on it and left it alone. He reassurred us that it's best to be safe and not sorry.
When Dr. Blum was finished he said, "Go eat lunch." We asked where Myles wanted to go, he told us Chick-fil-a. (Gotta love it! It's my favorite fast food place. They love the play place!)

We went to Chick-fil-a, ate lunch, and played. You would never know anything was ever wrong with this guy!
These guys like to make a "train" to go down the slide. (Yes, I know. Not a good thing for a teacher to let happen. We would never let them do this at recess!!)
So I got an extra day for spring break. Myles must have known I wanted more. :)

Two Very Lucky Charms

These two boys are definitely my lucky charms. They got these darling shirts from my cousin, Jacki. As you can imagine, I love them. (Funny thing...I bought shirts that said the same thing last year for St. Pat's day. This year's version is much cuter, and I just love that it mentions MOM on them.)

We went the the St. Patrick's parade, and the weather was perfect. Both boys loved watching all of the people and things happening around them. They were ready for lunch and a nap, so we left a little early. It was a good plan since we missed all of the traffic. On the way home we stopped at McDonald's with GJ and Sue to eat lunch. The Happy Meal included Spiderman which was a big hit! Max and Myles were both asleep before we got home and slept for a little over 3 hours. Boys after my own heart!
This picture of Myles with his eyes closed looks like Kelly to me. When I was trying to take pictures of these two, Myles kept closing his eyes. I kept saying, "Keep your eyes open". He was probably closing them on purpose. :)

Spiderman

It's the real deal!
I tried to get Myles to put on his Spiderman shirt when I picked him up from school. He did not want to put it on, because the last time he wore it he spilled grape juice on it. There is a very light stain. (Again, notice the entertainer, Max!)

At first, Myles was not sure he wanted me to put him down to see Spidey. Max walked right over and gave him a huge hug. Then Myles found it okay to get down. He then asked Spidey if he brought his webs. When Spiderman was unresponsive, we took it as a "no".

We made it to Chic-fil-a just in time to grab the last free table. It was right by the ordering counter, so it worked great since Daddy was not with us yet. The boys had a ball watching Batman cartoons on the small tv by our table. Plus, they loved the kids in their superhero costumes. (I felt like we were "betraying" Spiderman if we would have shown up in our Batman and Superman costumes. However, there were tons of kids dressed as superheroes.) It really was fun...and the boys got free ice cream.

Ice Cream Fun

Last night we went to Cheesecake Factory to celebrate Aunt Monique's birthday. Her birthday is actually on Valentine's Day, and we enjoyed celebrating two days in a row.

Max, Myles and Angelo (their cousin) loved the ice cream.

I Love My Valentines!

Max and Myles made my "valentine roses" at school. I absolutely love anything with handprints, and these are priceless. I was lucky enough to get a dozen since I had TWO boys!

Always a fan!

We are disappointed our Wildcats did not win today. Today I thought of the many times K-State has been blown away by KU. There have been many years of basketball when our poor Cats got smoked. It was nice to see them lead some of the time.

By the way, did you notice how entertaining Max is in the pictures above? He is always "game" for anything. And his brother...well...he definitely has a mind of his own. I just love them!

Oh, the Smell of Play Dough

Play Dough reminds me of being a kid. It brings back happy memories and thoughts of being a kid. I actually like the smell, but yet I cannot imagine my mom allowing us to have such a messy "toy". Sean even made this same comment when the boys were playing with it tonight. (Side note: My mom is very clean!) They had so much fun with the "tools" that made shapes and wormy-looking stuff that reminds me of hair. I told Sean it's good for their fine motor... And for you moms who are not teachers, boys need to work on fine motor. Theirs is usually not as defined as girls since they don't tend to sit and color. Get them coloring, cutting with scissors and using Play Dough!

Sean was not excited about the boys getting it out and making such a mess. Isn't it me that is supposed to worry about the messes??