Catching Up...Our Week

One day last week, Elizabeth wearing her cute sweater. I caught a picture with her eyes open, so I had to share. She's enjoying a cracker.

This is a rare occurrence, them both sitting down watching a show. Thomas the train had just come on and Elizabeth sat down and starting watching, so I got a quick picture before she was up and moving again...
Monday morning our new ottoman was delivered! Madilynn was excited to see it when she got home from preschool. She's showing us that she's as long as the ottoman!

Then began a little photo shoot with them on the ottoman, they are so silly!

Monday evening Elizabeth had a fever and has been sick all week. We thought she just had a virus and croup so I'd been giving her tylenol and keeping the humidifier running. Then she still had a fever Thursday evening, so I took her to the doctor Friday morning and she had an ear infection in her right ear. So glad I took her and we got antibiotics, she's doing so much better already!

Wednesday Madilynn made this chef hat at school!

They were learning about bread this week and even got to take a field trip on Friday to see how bread is made. Then everyone got to take home a mini loaf of chocolate chip bread.

Wednesday night I decided to try some new cookies. Michael and I like cinnamon/white chocolate chip scones, so I thought I'd try to re-create it in a cookie. I just took my chocolate chip cookie recipe and added 1 tsp of cinnamon to the dry ingredients and substituted white chocolate chips...they turned out yummy!!

Thursday night I made a baked potato soup for the first time along with some golden squash rolls ( I learned of the rolls from a cooking class I went to in Sept.). The soup and the rolls turned out great! We're going to make them again for Thanksgiving. Here are the rolls just before baking them...

Here are the girls playing with Daddy on Thursday night. We have stayed around the house more this week, since Elizabeth was sick.

Saturday after breakfast we decided it was time to get a Christmas tree. Note: We went and bought a tree since for the last 3 years we have used a small table top tree. It was like Christmas just opening the box and getting out all of the ornaments we hadn't seen in 3 years since they were in storage! They are calling for snow storms through next week... (I know traditionally it's a little early to get it out, but we're not going to be here for Christmas and we wanted to get to enjoy it for a few weeks before we leave. - Also, most of the houses on our street already have there Christmas trees up as of a week ago)

Elizabeth was very interested and got to help Daddy take it out of the box

Madilynn & Elizabeth helping

Madilynn helped me put the ornaments on the tree, while Daddy kept Elizabeth rounded up!

Showing Madilynn this rocking horse she got for her 1st Christmas

Elizabeth checking out an ornament

The snow started falling just after noon!

the girls watching it snow

the tree all finished!

Saturday afternoon we realized Madilynn had a fever. So just when we thought things were getting better Madilynn's got something too, maybe just a cold. You can just tell in her eyes she doesn't feel good. Her eyes have been red and watery yesterday and today.

Saturday evening Elizabeth riding the tractor. I didn't think I had a picture of her doing this lately, she basically stands up and walks around on it, so cute how she's figured it out.

So, that was our week. Hoping the girls get back to normal soon! Granny & Pepaw are currently driving to our house to spend the week! Madilynn is so excited, I just hope she'll be able to get her nap/rest now before they get here later this afternoon.