I'm so proud of you!

Carly was so brave yesterday and got her ears pierced! I swore I wouldn't do it since Ashlee's were so difficult, but Carly asked at the perfect time. Lexi stayed home sick from the croup, but I had to run to the mall really quick. Lexi asked if we could look in Claire's really quick- it's her favorite store. I said sure, and Calry asked if she coud get earing's. I felt kind of bad when they did it because she had no idea it would kind of hurt- her little face after the first one was so sad. I kept telling her I was so proud of her, while she was crying and saying she wanted them out. Finally she calmed down- a cookie did the trick. Now if you tell her you like her earing's she tells you she's so proud of you. She obviously doesn't know what that means- but it made her happy and it get's a giggle from who ever she says it to!

Lexi is recovering form her annual winter croup. In Las Vegas it usually hit around Christmas time, it came a little earlier, probably since it's colder here. She can't just get the normal cough that everyone else gets she has to get the croup. This year we avoided the ER- that was pretty exciting! When Darrell was a baby he had the croup and was hospitalized, they put him in an oxygen tent- so we made our own with Lexi. You basically make a fort or tent out of blankets and have them and the humidifier under it for the night. We did have to make a run out to the cold air- but after a few breathing treatments she was breathing just fine. She went to school today- I wish she would have stayed home one more day just to make sure she's rested, but she hates missing school. Hopefully she'll do alright.

I know so many of you have responded to my cries of help about making my blog funner- I just haven't had time to sit down and play around with it- thanks for all the advice!! I'm going to end up doing which ever is the easiest- so no one get offended if I don't use your idea. I actually want to make Darrell do it since he's the one telling me I need to make it more exciting- but he only looks at the blog every few weeks.