Well, we didn't end up where we'd thought we'd be for the 4th, but we had a nice evening anyway :)
We had such a whirlwind trip up to Minnesota. We were supposed to have stayed for almost three weeks, but after a week and a half, Alex ended up with an ear infection and a staph infection!!! I ended up having to take him into the ER twice before we finally decided we needed to come home to our own doctor...and so he wouldn't infect anyone!! Poor little bugger :( We also discovered he is allergic to cinnamon. Weird, but that was what we needed to get a referral to the allergist on base :) He is already allergic to ranch dressing which is also just wierd. We had a follow up appointment this morning for his staph infection and the doc didn't have to lance it!!! Yay!! Let me just tell you, that is one of the worst things I've had to watch my child experience yet....being held down and cut!! If all continues to go well, Alex may not even have to go back in again for it.
Blake had to work last night, so I didn't end up taking the kids down to the beach for fireworks, but a few of the families on our street were doing some little ones, so we went out and watched that, and we could see a few of the big ones that the town was doing, so that was amazing. Well, amazing for Cara. Alex was just happy to be outside and not sleeping :) I hope you all had a fabulous 4th as well!!!
