and what did YOU do last week?

i don't know about you, but our entire last week was pretty cram-packed. there were pedicures (some manicures too), new people to meet, lots to do... there were

showers

and lace

and flowers

and well-wishers...

and lots more! for those of you who are on facebook, you've more than likely seen a host of photos (from others as well as myself), so for those that don't have facebook, here's a link to the album i posted there: just click here!

(don't worry, you won't be asked to sign up- you'll be able to view it without joining facebook, in case you're worried about that.)

the day of the wedding, madison woke up with some congestion and was obviously feeling lousy. now, all three kids are crabby, have congestion and just don't feel great. i've got a sore throat and feel achy too, but i'm sure it'll pass quickly.

we had a little scare with cole's ear; he went to bed fine on saturday night and woke up with a swollen, protruding ear the next morning. he said it didn't hurt, we know he didn't bump it and we couldn't fin any sign of a bug bite, sting or other irritation. it didn't go away, so that evening i looked online to see if there was any suggestions as to what it could be. the only thing i found was something called a mastoid ear infection, which involves infection of the mastiod process (the bone that you can feel on the side of your head behind your ear). none of what it involved sounded good, but after consulting a friend (thank you, brooke!!!), i decided to wait till morning. today, it's much better. normally, an ear infection means a fever, but cole's been diagnosed with a double ear infection twice without showing any other symptoms (fever, indication of pain or discomfort, etc)... both times, i took him in for pink eye. so who knows if he's had more than that, how many or for how long. tough lil man, eh? anyway, it must've been a sting or bite of some sort and we just couldn't find the site of the irritation. (oh, and please excuse the face he's making- he crossed his eyes just as i took the photo, then laughed about making silly eyes. goof.)

rear view of cole's poor ear.

obviously, after the last week, we're pretty tired, so i'm going to keep this short. it was a wonderful week, though, full of excitement, planning, meeting new people we can now call "family", celebration, food, cousins... i'll leave you with sweet remington "waving" goodbye!

:)