take that stomach bug

we went from this...

 ...to this in 24 hours

We made it through yesterday with no more vomit.  But we did lie around and rest all. day. long.  The Mayor had a little bit of an appetite; he ate about 10 Saltines and drank about 100 oz. of Gatorade (not really but it felt like it).  Love Bug never got sick but she was all about the moral support.  When she saw her brother's pallet on the floor, she said she needed a "bed" as well.  They were precious lying together watching TV.

When we tucked them into bed last night, it was with the promise if we made it through the night healthy, we would get outside and play today.  They were excited.  48 hours of being in the house, lying around and watching hours and hours of TV gets old...real quick...especially with little ones.  

We waited until after lunch so the temperature at least was in the high 40s.  We headed to a local park and played for a little bit.  Apparently every other parent in the area had the same idea because there were a lot of kids.  And when I spent 46 seconds panicking because I couldn't find The Mayor (he was climbing a rock wall and I couldn't see him or hear him) my heart couldn't handle it anymore and I bribed them with hot chocolate.  Thankfully they were cold and agreed.

We headed to Starbucks for a mid-afternoon happy and then went to Target to get a few items.  They were cracking me up while sitting in the back of the cart together.  They were laughing so hard at each other and then kept bear hugging each other.  I told them I would love it if they kept it up for the rest of the night.  And they actually did.  I hope they are always this close.

We are thankful for the weekend.  We are all going to the gym in the morning...D (the hardcore) and me (the New Years sellout)...the kids are excited because they love the kids area.  At least 3 of the 4 of us will be happy to be there.