Nails and Girls' Night Out

Well, unfortunately, the nails I'm talking about are not fingernails or toenails.

Poor little AJ fell down on a broken part of our fence and got an old, rusted nail through his hand. Poor kid just sat there with the nail poking through, making a point on the backside of his hand, but not breaking the skin on the backside. Daddy came to the rescue and pulled AJ off, only to get a teary-eyed, muddy little kid wiping a bloody hand all over his face. So sad.

Two days later, we decided to head to the doctor's because his little hand was all red and swollen. He's current on his tetanus, but it was looking infected. 45 minutes later, and an prescription for an antibiotic in hand, we were home with a lovely blue bandaid and a happy boy. Glad to say that all is well now! (We're still giving kisses to his hand on a regular basis though... at his request.)

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And in other news, I had such a fun time last night with a bunch of cute ladies from my ward. We had a quick little Girl's Night Out (GNO) because a bunch of mom's were already frazzled from school being out and kids being stuck indoors with all this rain. (love the rain, by the way... every day! my fav!)

We headed to Olive Garden, chowed, then came back to our house for some So You Think You Can Dance. I love watching it with ladies that are as fanatic about it as I am! So fun! Thanks, ladies. Can't wait for our slumber party next weekend!

Love summer!

I don't even have kids in school yet, but I already love, love, love the onset of summers. Summer used to be my least favorite season (in adulthood) because it meant that I had to wear summer clothes that were ill-fitting, then freeze in my air-conditioned office. Then I had to come out to a sweltering hot car and melt until the A/C finally kicked in.

But now...? Oh, I can't get enough! Sweaty faced kids that smell of sunblock; sprinklers and hoses getting everything wet; swimming and conquering fears of water at Gma's pool; late summer nights, enjoying the cool of twighlight; shaved ice; awesome thunder storms; picnics at the park with friends; lazy days; Otter Pops; free concerts at the park; sidewalk chalk; lying in the shade of a tree, just watching the leaves flicker in the breeze; riding bikes; playing ball; watching the clouds form into dinosaurs; skinned knees and bruised shins...

Ahhhh... the list goes on and on.

Welcome summer! We missed you! We hope you hang out for a loooong time.