From Being Sick to.... "It's a Great Day"

The morning after our visit to the Stock Show and Rodeo Presley's fever was still really high so I took her to the dr. She really doesn't get sick that often. She has had the occasional runny nose, cough, and ear infection, but other than that she has only been sick with the stomach bug once. She has never had a fever over 100' so when her fever stayed at 103' I was a little nervous.....especially since she had just been sick a few weeks earlier right before Christmas. She ended up having strep throat and I just knew I was certain to get it. I used to get strep throat yearly when I was little and when I was teaching.....if you even mention the word "strep throat" I get it! At the Rodeo, before we realized Presley was running a fever, we let her drink out of our water bottle so I just knew I was going to get sick too. Fortunately, Joey and I have both escaped this nasty virus! Thanks be to God!

Our Doctor's appointment wasn't until 3:00 in the afternoon so Presley was exhausted by the time we left the office. Presley was, once again, pretty dramatic at the dr's office and so they gave her a Dora sticker to calm her down. Which, by the way, did not work. Does it ever? She gave a polite "sanks" when Dr R gave her the sticker, but there was NO joy or excitement about it. As we were driving home I gave Joey a call to let him know how Presley was doing. Right after I got off the phone with him I looked in the rear view mirror to see if Presley was sleeping, but all I saw was this....

I tried not to laugh because we have all had one of those days, but it was just too funny. I don't know why she put the sticker on her forehead, but I am pretty sure she has seen her cousin, Grant, do it a time or two. I took a picture of her and sent it to Joey ;o) There is one good thing about having strep throat! You recover quickly.....that antibiotic works wonders! The next morning when Presley woke up I experienced a very happy child. When I walked in her room I was greeted with an "I had a good night sweep! I don't have a temperature anymore. It's a great day, mommy!" For the rest of the afternoon she was back to her "normal self" and she reminded me quite often that "It's a great day."

I think we all need a little medicine that reminds us that "it's a great day!"

Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo

A few weeks ago we took Presley to the Ft.Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. It was lots of fun and she really enjoyed it. She loves animals and  so she was in heaven! She loved the petting zoo and hugged on all of the animals. I've always thought to myself, "if I am ever unable to provide a sibling for Presley then I could probably just fill our lives with a ton of animals and she would be perfectly happy." Ha! I grew up loving animals and so did Joey so there's no question as to why she has this love for animals. Even as I write this post, Presley is playing in her room with Goose. She treats most animals as friends....real and stuffed!

There was also a huge carnival at the Rodeo, but the noise and lights were a bit overwhelming for Presley....sensory overload. She wasn't too interested in riding any rides except for the train and carousel. At the end of the day we decided to take her on the big Ferris Wheel. It was her first time to ride one and she loved it! However, by the end of the ride we realized that she was running a fever so we headed home.

New Year's Day

On New Year's Day we spent the afternoon celebrating Christmas at Sara's house. We also celebrated my birthday and my brother in law's birthday. The kids enjoyed their 3rd round of opening up gifts. Presley made out with a new wardrobe complete with the cutest little hat made with extra love by Aunt Sara. Presley LOVES dressing up....this being completely opposite of me! She adores her new hat and wears it everywhere. We get so many compliments on it and because of this, Joey already has plans to put Sara to work making money. ;o) We had a great Christmas and New Years celebrating with our families.

Christmas 2011

 This Christmas we stayed here in Dallas and spent the day with Joey's family. We also acted as the local pet shelter for family members ;o) It was lots of fun having Sadie and Chrystal dog join us for the week....Presley especially liked it. I wish I could say Goose was more than thrilled to have company, but he ended up staying in our room for the good part of the week. ;o( I think he was more jealous than anything. Let's just say, Joey fell in love with a four-legged red headed beauty. ha! Christmas morning was really quiet. It was just me, Presley, and Joey so it was nice to have a bit of family time together. Presley was excited about opening gifts this year and loved unwrapping all of them by herself. I must admit, I allowed for lots of practice the 24 days before Christmas by doing a book advent with her.....an idea I got off pinterest. She was a pro at unwrapping gifts by the time Christmas Day rolled around. It was also nice to do an advent where I didn't have to go out and buy a bunch of stuff. It's amazing how many books you can collect over a period of time when you are teaching....but I'm not complaining ;o) I LOVE children's books! In the afternoon we headed to Joey's folk's house and had a delicious dinner! Presley was thrilled to see her cousin, Cooper. They had fun opening up more gifts and playing with play-dough.

Presley's favorite gift was her little jumper's trampoline. I know, the excitement is written all over her face. ;o) She tells me that she doesn't want to take pictures anymore and this is pretty much her way of making that very clear. If she sees the camera out she automatically frowns for the rest of the day....or until I put the camera away.

Hello Kitty is our newest obsession....we have it all, folks ;o) 

Presley was scared of dolls for the longest time, but just within the past few months she has become very interested in babies and baby dolls. She treats them as if they are her own. ;o) 

Playing play-dough and fun games with Cooper.