Labor Day Weekend

This weekend was packed to the gills with fun. We are a part of a child care co-op with two other couples. The co-op exists so that each couple can have a date (child free) every now and then. This Saturday was our turn to watch Micah with our dear friends The Littles so that our other friends The McLaughlins could go out on a date. Another friend came over to let her two boys play with the rest of the kiddos. In all we had four boys and one girl at our house. Some running, some crawling and some just watching it all. We all went to the swings and let the kiddos burn off some energy there, ate dinner and hung out the rest of the evening. It was wild but it was so much fun. (Sorry I don't have any pics.)

Sunday morning came early (4:30 am). Cole woke up crying and had a runny/stuffy nose. I too had woken up with the crud. I rocked him, sang to him, held him, sucked his nose out with a bulb, washed his face with warm water and gave him a bottle. By 6:30 am he was back asleep and so was I. We didn't wake up again until a little after eight. Needless to say, we played hookie from church that day.

Monday was a new day but Cole and I were still feeling yucky. We had big plans for the day and made ourselves feel better for the sake of others. Since Gustav was headed straight for Louisiana where some of our extended family lives; they headed for higher ground and sought refuge in Houston. It was bitter sweet because it was so good to get to see them but everyone was glued to the TV waiting to see if their house was going to be in the path of the storm.

Here are some pics from Monday:

Cole learns how to fake a sneeze from his Taunt. He thought that was the funniest thing ever.

Cole gets some smooches from his Aunt Nell. (There was a better pic of this but it was too blurry.)

Cole and Daddy go for a swim.

Nanny talks with Cole's Great-Aunt Maryanne.

Donny talks with his Uncle Larry.

After all the excitement from the weekend, today, we are trying to recoup and get well.