We had a great weekend! I had Friday off so I was able to have lunch with my friend, Deanna, at a yummy Thai restaurant in Carytown. The rest of the day was spent sorting the kid's clothes and shopping. On Friday evening I took Ian and Ruby to First Baptist Church so that I could go to dinner with Nichole and Wendy. First Baptist Church was offering babysitting as a fundraiser and Wendy had signed the kids up for me. Wendy, Nichole, and I went to Bandito's for burritos and Bev's for ice cream. We had a great time and I was in Carytown twice in one day. That's crazy for a suburbian like me! 
Saturday was busy with Ian's haircut, Target shopping, playing with the cousins, and birthday parties. We really enjoyed the day. Ian loved the birthday party at SCOR with the indoor soccer field. His face was plastered to the glass watching a soccer game when we first arrived. I guess we need to sign him up!! Ian had a great time playing with his friends from daycare. After we celebrated with Gavin, we hopped in the car and headed north to Will's 5th birthday party. We met Ruby and Daddy there. There was a bouncy house that Chris seemed to enjoy as much, if not more, than the children. There was some serious wrestling going on in that bounce house. I let Ruby bounce quickly and then we headed inside where I didn't have to look. The negative part of being a pediatric social worker is that I've seen some horrible accidents happen to children while they were "having fun". You don't understand until you've walked into a Pediatric ICU. So, I just went inside. Outta sight, outta mind. Will's party was lots of fun and we enjoyed hanging out with some our favorite people. And thankfully, no one got hurt (well Chris was a little sore the next day).
Sunday was spent OUTSIDE! Ian and Ruby "helped" Chris outside early in the morning and then we all headed to the playground. Then we all napped. YEAH! After naps we played outside at the playground behind our house and in our backyard. Ian and Ruby had a blast and we all enjoyed being outside. Ruby, especially, is just so happy outside. She's such a big girl! She's able to walk up and down all of the stairs on the deck and kick the balls. She runs everywhere and loves to swing and slide. Ian had a great time playing baseball with Chris. He really is doing well with hitting the ball. I got a lot of "watch me Mommy"! Also, inside, she went pee pee on the potty. Not much, but she tried and I was really impressed with the little drops she left her her tiny "big girl potty". Mommy did the big girl dance in celebration! 
Ian said something really cute tonight. I was reading a Curious George book and there was a sentence with an exclamation point. Ian said, "exclamation point" and said, "We need to say that sentence again and say it like we are excited". So we did. We then "pointed out" every exclamation point and question mark we saw. Ian is learning so much, it amazes me. He tells me about animal's habitats and points out patterns of different colors in pictures.
Some prayer requests...
- Kiki, my boss, was approved for a lung transplant. That's great news but scary news too. Please keep her in your prayers. She has been battling pulmonary fibrosis. Her daughter is getting married in Atlanta in 2 weeks so I pray that she will be able to get brand new healthy lungs right after her daughter's wedding
Of course, please continue to pray for Allen (Pop Pop). Allen has a 2nd biopsy on Friday afternoon. I pray that it gives the oncologist more information to help determine the best type of chemo to help him fight the lung cancer.
Nicole, my sister-in-law's sister, is home from the hospital.
A child on my caseload is having a big orthopaedic surgery tomorrow, she is 3 months younger than Ruby.
My friend and colleague, Laura, is having her little boy, her 2nd, tomorrow if the induction goes as planned.
Please keep them all in your prayers, I know I will.
Oh, and please pray for more sunny weekends so we can play outside. :)
