Princesses on Ice

Sorry I haven't posted in a while! I've been hoping to find the time to post about "Disney Princesses on Ice" we went to on March 9th. It was a lot of fun. Here are some pics...
This is what Lydia wanted to wear that day. It wasn't raining, but she had saved her own money to buy rain boots and we bought her the matching rain coat. Since they had just come in the mail the day before, she couldn't wait to wear them! She looked so cute!

Violet saw Lydia getting her picture taken by the door, and as soon as Lydia was out of the way, she stood there and smiled as if to say "My turn!".

Ryan and the girls at the Energy Solutions Arena. Everything was so expensive! A bag of cotton candy with a flimsy foam hat attached was the cheapest thing for $10!

Here we are in our awesome seats in the 9th row!

Violet had lots of fun for about the first 30 minutes. Then she just wanted to break out and run for it. When it was over, as soon as we walked outside, she clapped and yelled "yay!" Not because we had just seen a really great show, but because we were FINALLY outside! (Doesn't she look so big with her piggy tails?)


I didn't get many great still photos, but I have a lot of wonderful video. What a fun memory for us! Well, maybe not for Violet, but she probably wouldn't remember it anyway!

Tagged!

Emma and Tegan both tagged me so I better respond or I don't know what might happen...(Kidding!)

The ABC's of Me

A-Attached or single? happily married!
B-Best friend? My Sister Janel
C-Cake or pie? Cheesecake
D-Day of choice? Saturday
E-Essential item? cell phone, strawberry twizzlers
F-Favorite color? to paint with- teal, and iridescent copper (together)
G-Gummy bears or worms? whatever I feel like that day
H-Hometown? Dubuque, IA
I-Favorite indulgence? skin care
J-January or July? July. I love Hot Hot weather!
K-Kids? Lydia- almost 5, Violet 1 1/2
L-Life isn't complete without? God, My family, and friends
M-Marriage date? 5/26/00
N-Number of brothers and sisters? 1 sister
O-Oranges or apples? Both
P-Phobia and fears? flying. I'm getting better the more I do it though.
Q- Quote? Be like the bird that passing in her flight, awhile on boughs too silent, feels them give way beneath her, yet sings, knowing she hath wings. -Victor Hugo
R-Reason to smile? My cutie girls!
S-Season of choice? Summer. Swimsuits, sun, popsicles...
T-Tag three people: Dayna, Tonia, Janel
U-Unknown fact about me? I can't stand when people drag their fork across their teeth when they eat!
V-Vegetable? Anything but canned peas, I think!
W-Worst habit? Biting the insides of my cheeks.
X-X-ray or ultrasound? Depends on whether the ultrasound is internal or external. Of course I'd prefer EXTERNAL!
Y-Your favorite food? Sushi.
Z-Zodiac sign? Aries

Stitches!

We were at my women's Bible study at my neighbors' house yesterday. My 9 year old neighbor Aubrey is home schooled and always has a lesson and craft prepared for the 4 or so younger kids to do while the moms have their study. All the kids were sitting at the dining room table and Aubrey was trying to cut some yarn, but her little kid safety scissors just weren't doing the job. She knows she's not supposed to bother her Mom during study, so she decided to go and get her Mom's super sharp scissors for the job. Well, as she was holding up the pieces of yarn and snipping them, Lydia's ear got in the way!

Lydia didn't cry or even say anything. In fact, My friend Lora went in to check on her son, and I heard her say, "Lydia are you o.k.?" But since she wasn't crying, I figured she was. Then Lora came up to me and said, "Holly, Lydia has a cut on her ear, but don't freak out, 'cuz ears bleed a lot." I went in and and found Lydia holding a blood soaked wash cloth on her ear. It looked pretty bad to me, but I tend to over-react when in comes to blood, so I asked the other ladies for their opinion. They all thought I should just butterfly bandage it.

Tanya, my neighbor and I didn't have any butterfly bandages, so I went into town to get some. But, being the way I am, I couldn't settle for the butterfly bandage. I kept thinking "What if she does need stitches and her ear becomes deformed or something?" So, I called Ryan out of his class for his opinion. He decided too, that it would be best to take her to the Emergency room.

Luckily we did because she needed 3 stitches! I told the Dr. that I almost didn't bring her in, and he said that I would have ended up bringing her in anyway. I guess it would have started to look pretty nasty if we had let it go.

So YAY for me and my "freak out" motherly instinct!

Throughout the whole process, Lydia did not shed a single tear. We were at the emergency room for over 1 1/2 hours, and we got to watch a movie, and she actually siad "Mommy, this is fun!" Later on that day, she said,"This has been a great Day! I got to have a sucker, (which I gave her on the way into town) a popsicle (they gave her at the hospital), and Daddy gave me easter candy!" Wow! I have such a tough kid. I think I would have cried if it were me!