our week was nuts.

Yep, last week was crazy. Coming home from vacation, getting back into our usual school and work routines, sports practices and games. And then sickness. From 3 out of 5 of us. It was insane. 

It started with me finally getting treated for a massive sinus infection I was dealing with while we were on vacation. I felt miserable all week but walk in clinics were just too busy in NYC so I waited until we got home. I've never been so happy to have antibiotics!

We tried to finish ALL the laundry, vacuum and load up on groceries. Add in some school volunteering and day 1 was off to a good start!

And then....Simon got a rash. We couldn't really figure out why or what it was from but after 24 hours of intense hives we took him to urgent care where they confirmed an allergic reaction to the amoxicillin he had been taking the previous week for his sinus infection. About an hour after coming home from urgent care his legs and knees were so swollen he couldn't walk which meant a trip to the ER! Poor guy was handling it well (hence the smiles in all the pictures) but was exhausted and took a few days to recover. Thank goodness it wasn't much more serious but the rash sure looked awful. Matt and I took turns staying home from work, cancelling plans and arranging carpools with friends for big kid sports practices. Now we get a fun visit to the allergist for more testing in a few weeks!

 The sun did come out for part of the week so we made the best of a scary rash and tried to get outside. He was tired and didn't last long but the sunshine put us all in a good mood.

 Towards the end of the week Carter started complaining of a stomachache....at 1am. Why does this always have to happen at night?!? Sure enough he started vomiting for most of the night, which meant a day home from school, me sanitizing the ENTIRE house, washing 8 loads of laundry and keeping him quarantined in his room all day. Practically half of his school has had this awful virus so I wasn't shocked but was determined to keep it from spreading through our entire family.

Thank goodness after about 24 hours he was back to normal and the rest of us stayed healthy! That meant a busy Saturday of basketball games for both kids, a grandparent visit, a basketball team party (aka - lots of sugar at a local froyo place) and then a daddy/daughter dance for Lucy and Matt! Could we cram more things into 1 day?

 Lucy was thrilled for a date night with Matt and they looked adorable together. She met up with another friend for a double date. So fun!

 Sunday included teaching Sunday School at church, a wonderful brunch with girlfriends for me, more grocery shopping and a family movie night. Despite all the sickness it ended up being a great weekend. Here's to another week!!