Movies and Fireworks in the Park

Remember When....July 16, 2010In the summer time, the city of Round Rock usually hosts 2 big "Movie in the Park" nights. It is a fun and free family event. We went once last year and decided to go to one this year as well. We loaded up the snacks and the kids and headed out with my entire family (except mom and dad who were out of town). Our friends, the Tucks, were there too!

Since the 4th of July had been unusually wet here, the city actually decided to COMBINE Movie in the Park WITH the 4th of July fireworks so....we got a twofer! They even added an extra movie so people could choose between the two. They showed the fireworks first and then we ended up watching The Spy Next Door. It was a lot of fun and we really enjoyed watching the fireworks and movie, eating snacks and being with family and friends.

Fun Stuff from Grandma and Grandpa

Remember when.......July 16, 2010

Who is that? Hmmmm....who could that be? Glasses, moustache? Hmmm......lol Yes, this is just one of the wonderful toys that came from Grandpa and Grandma Kellogg's recent package. Since we moved from Utah to Texas, Grandpa and Grandma Kellogg have faithfully mailed the kids a package every month. Each package is filled to bursting with wonderful treasures that the kids love. They look forward to it all month and tear into each package with gusto. Books, projects, treats, and toys all come out way. This last package also contained dry erase boards for the kids, dance mix CDs, and saxazoos (a kazoo shaped like a saxaphone) amongst other fun goodies. It came in especially handy since the kids were recovering from their sunburns. We are grateful that the kids have grandparents who take such an active role in maintaining the bond with them across the miles! Thanks Grandpa and Grandma!

Too Hot to Handle or Mom's Bad Judgement

Remember when......a few weeks ago I decided to take my kiddos to the sprinkler park with some friends. We were set to meet them around 11 and I thought we probably wouldn't stay too long. The weather was looking like it was going to rain any minute...cloudy and nasty. I had my kiddos in their bathing suits and couldn't find the sun stick so I made the worst judgement call EVER!! I thought "it's really cloudy and we will be out an hour or less...Dallin has a swim shirt on...Kate doesn't burn..we'll be fine"
Boy was I ever W..R..O..N..G. Right when we got there, the clouds cleared up and the sun was out and HOT. We had such a great time we ended up staying for 3 hours! I thought the kids looked a little pink, but I didn't think they were severely burnt or anything. I got them home and rubbed aloe all over the burnt parts. They were a little crispy, but I wasn't yet too worried.
Then later...it happened. I looked over at Dallin and realized he had a giant blister on top of his ear. The picture is blurry but it was really big and looked liked melted plastic or cheese. I almost screamed. It was pretty nasty looking and TALL! I checked and found one on the other ear too. I found out what to do and set about treating them. I was pretty freaked. Kate kept complaining about her sunburn, but hers didn't LOOK as bad so I kind of told her to suck it up. Getting ready for bed, I felt terrible when I discovered GIANT blisters on both of her tiny shoulders. Both kids ended up with mild heat exhaustion and had the runs for several days.
Can we say major mommmy guilt? I felt so terrible. Really really really bad. I treated both kids 4 times a day and had them stay in the house and naked and as still as possible for 2 days. Then we stayed inside for about a week after that. Kate ended up popping her blisters the second day by jumping on my bed....hmmmm. They really enjoyed the "sick days" and being pampered. We ended up with no scarring and no infections and I definitely learned a lesson. I will never EVER do that again. My poor little crispy critters! Sorry guys!