Welcome to High Five for Friday – hosted by me, Tif, and Della! If you want to know more, read about it here!
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Mercy, we had a full week, full of fun!
1. Our Father’s Day weekend was glorious! The weather was beautiful – sunny skies but not too hot. So we ended up skipping church Saturday and we headed off to a new park. The park had a great playground and walking trails. And a bonus on Saturday – there was a bird rehabilitation group that was releasing falcons and owls back into the wild. So we got to witness that. So neat!
2. We got to enjoy another playground that weekend too – I camped under the shade with William while my husband gallivanted around the playground with Elizabeth. Loved it! (That little sunshine patch on William’s cheek? Turned into a short-lived sunburn. Ooops!)
3. It was hard getting our act together to actually make a little Father’s Day craft, but we whipped one up quickly! Elizabeth and I couldn’t stop giggling at how silly it looked. The idea was using the kiddos’ hand prints to look like monkeys hanging from a vine, and it would say “We love hanging with you, Daddy!”. Super cute! But when it came to William, I realized a newborn’s hand is always in a fist, making it nearly impossible to do a hand print. So we did a foot print! And we declared it a “slow moving sloth” ala one of Elizabeth’s nature books.
4. We took Wednesday to run over to a nearby mall. I had heard a rumor that they had a large fountain area outside that would double as a splash pad. When we got there, the fountain wasn’t turned on! So we headed inside to wander and enjoy the AC. Turns out, being inside was more fun! The mall had a carousel! Elizabeth also enjoyed the classic ride on toys and a few trips up and down the escalator.
5. So I found my second tick of the year this week! I swear, I need to stay indoors for the rest of the summer. But yesterday I actually started to feel sick. I also have several weird rash things on my back where the tick was. So….. I may be headed off to the doctor’s office today to make sure. I don’t feel sick enough to say something’s actually wrong, but I am definitely not normal…. I’m hoping it’s just a false alarm. But it could make for an interesting weekend to come!
6. And a bonus 6! Today is William’s 1 month birthday! Hooray! We’ll be snapping the classic 1 month pictures if he cooperates 🙂
What was your highlight from the week? Can’t wait to hear about it!
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Happy 1 month, William! Love that tiny baby foot!
I hope everything is okay regarding the rash! I already pulled 2 ticks off my kids over the past few weeks. I grew up riding horses and never even saw a tick until a few years ago. They are so bad now!
Sounds like your family of four is going just perfectly! Love it! Two ticks here too, ughhhh! Hope that the rash is just some upset skin and nothing major. xo Amanda
Appreciate the feature Katie and thank you. I am so excited I got picked!! Painting that tiny foot, how cute! And one month already, seems like you were just trying to get that pedicure.
So sweet! Love the canvas so much!
I love the “slow moving sloth” footprint. What a cute idea! Have a great weekend!
Elizabeth looks like she had a blast this week! Hey, a friend and I went on the carousel at the zoo last fall and it was SO FUN, so I’m totally with Elizabeth on that one! haha! Eek for the tick! That’s so scary! Hope you feel better this weekend!
William is one month old – how did that happen!?!? Time is flying I tell you 🙂 Your Father’s Day project looked like fun. We opted for footprints for both kids because it was easier. We also learned the hard way that it takes barely any time at all for a baby to get some sun. I didn’t have Fletcher completely covered on our walk down to our spot at the beach. It was about a 1 minute walk and he ended up with a red face. I felt terrible, but we all survived. Hope you have a great weekend and can sneak in a nap 🙂
Oh no! I hope the tick issue is a false alarm and nothing that’ll linger. I love your sloth addition….haha.
Sounds like a really great week! Hopefully the tick will turn out to be nothing serious, but it’s definitely better to be safe than sorry! Hope you have a nice weekend!
I can’t believe he’s already going to be one month!! Time seriously flies
I’m glad you had such a fun week with fun times! Elizabeth is so cute up on that carousel horse, waving like she does this every day. 🙂 Girl, those ticks are no joke! Tell them to quit hanging out on your skin! 🙂