Fall fun weekend

This weekend was eventful, that's for sure. 

Friday after work, Brooke (aka Abby Cadabby) and I headed to a Halloween party at Busy Bee Kidz.  We decorated mini pumpkins, ate pizza and other goodies, participated in a costume contest, got pictures with Elmo and Abby Cadabby, and played until they kicked us out (literally!).  They handed out goodie bags to all the kids that included lots of candy.  They also had some Halloween movies playing in the "disco" room where the seats all looked like animals - we never even set foot inside there! There are a lot of times I feel guilty about the amount of time I'm away from Brooke due to working during the week, so I love doing these special things with her that she loves so much.

In the middle of the night, I heard Brooke moaning in her sleep.  I went in to check on her, and she was burning up!  She had a fever of around 101.  That may not seem super high, but it affects her the way a 103 degree fever would affect another kid - she NEVER gets fevers.  I woke her up and was surprised by a barky cough.  Since she just had croupe in July, I figured I would bring down her fever and then call the doctor in the morning.  Nope - she promptly vomited the Motrin I tried to give her and was acting lethargic and clingy (this may be because it was also the middle of the night and I woke her from a deep sleep).  So, off to the ER we went - chest x-rays (normal), tylenol suppository (poor baby), oral steroids, and a popsicle later, we headed home.  Tonight's her last day of her steroid, and the poor thing is feeling better but still not completely back to normal.

Saturday, we cancelled plans and lounged around the house.  When Jim came home from work, Brooke was begging to go bye-byes.  So, off to dinner we went, picked up her prescription, and picked up a pumpkin. 

Sunday morning, I got to sleep in - until the fire alarm started going off.  There was a fire a few apartments down in our building (small enough to be put out by the sprinklers).  Loads of fun, let me tell you.  Brooke was acting more like her normal self and wanted to go "paint pum-kin at fest-bal."

So, we headed to the Fall Festival at Flamingo Road Nursery.  It was so nice - we got a beautiful pumpkin, and Brooke painted a sugar pumpkin.  She loved it!  We couldn't stay too long because Jim is really allergic to hay, but we got a few pictures. 

This week is going to be full of more fall fun!  Carving pumpkins (I'll give you a clue - the theme of the pumpkins is going to go with Brooke's real Halloween costume!), Harvest Night at school, and trick-or-treating this weekend!!