Boo Boos and Bunnies

We've had an eventful last week. Some good... and some not so good. We'll start with the boo-boos. Last Wednesday morning, we were getting ready to meet some friends at a park. Kinsley was playing in our back yard while I sat just inside the house feeding Aubrey and watching Kinsley. The past couple of times that Kinsley was outside she had been a little careless and distracted as she went down our stairs in between the retaining wall. We had a discussion on Tuesday about being careful when walking down the stairs. She decided to test this suggestion by tumbling head first down the stairs. She started screaming for me immediately and when I picked her up, I knew we needed to head into the emergency room. I got a paper towel to hold against her face so that I could get her to the upstairs bathroom where our first aid stuff was stored. I wadded up some toilet paper, found the biggest bandaid I could find and stuck it on her forehead to try and stop the bleeding. By this point she had stopped crying but was definitely still in pain. I got the girls in the car (luckily we were already packed up) and headed to the hospital. I paged Louie on the way and he said to call him if she needed stitches and to send him a picture so he could see what we were dealing with.  I later found out that he thought it was probably not a big deal because I sounded so calm. Truly, it wasn't that big of a deal but did require stitches. Louie headed over to the ER shortly after we received the word she would need stitches.  Kinsley did great at the hospital and Louie was able to have a plastic surgeon fellow come by to stitch her up. I was so proud of Kinsley for lying so still during the procedure. The child-life specialist that came in to help distract Kinsley had an iPad so we played games on that during the whole thing. Of course, I had to document everything so here are the pictures.  Feel free to scroll past them if you aren't into the gore. By the way, she has been doing great and things are healing nicely. You can see how things look now in our Easter pictures below. With Kinsley's sense of adventure, I think we might be in for a couple more trips to the ER in our future.

Here is the picture that I sent Louie. The gash above her  eyebrow is what received the stitches, but her eyelid, forehead, cheek, and lip took a good hit too. 

Waiting for her wound to numb up so they could do the procedure. She watched Curious George Goes to the Doctor and got her very own pair of gloves.

After we got home from the hospital. Still very swollen but the stitches looked good.

Kinsley was ready to go to the park that evening after she took her nap and we were right back in the swing of things the next morning with our usual Thursday trip to the library for story time. I stayed on top of tylenol and advil for about 24 hours and then was good to go. What a trooper!

At story time with her friends Kaia and Ellasen the next morning.

Kinsley opened her Easter package from Mimi and Grandpa Marcus early so she had the appropriate accessory for visiting the Easter Bunny at the mall on Friday. 

This was actually at the Easter party we went to the Saturday before (sans boo boo). Kinsley really needs to work on her posed smile... yikes! :)

Showing off her egg she decorated with stickers.

Sitting with Daddy during the story about Easter. The lady did a good job explaining the meaning of Easter although Kins looks a little stunned in this picture... don't worry sweetie, He rises again!! :)

At the mall waiting to see the Easter Bunny. Thanks for our cute ears, Mimi and Grandpa Marcus!!

Kinsley was so surprised how big his ears were. She was positive he was going to have "small ears, a big pink nose, and small eyes." Aubrey was just taking it all in. 

My cutie pies.

Rochester is small enough that no matter where you go, you almost always run in to someone you know. After the bunny, we found our friends Diana, Nicole and her son Riley. The kids had fun playing while the ladies chatted. Again with the posed smile, Kinsley. Ha!

Saturday morning, Kinsley and I left Daddy and Aubrey at home so we could go to an Easter egg hunt our friend Kristen had told us about. There were soooo many eggs! Kinsley had a blast!

Showing off her finds.

We opened all our eggs there so we could recycle the eggs. Every time she opened an egg she would excitedly say "candy!!!" 

Inside they had crafts, coloring, and tattoos. What would an Easter party be without tattoos?!?

Easter bunny picture #2.

After that, Kinsley and I headed to a little shopping area called the Galleria because we heard there was an event going on from 11-1. Turned out we missed the egg hunt and all that was left was the bunny. So, Easter bunny picture #3. :)

The girls' Easter baskets.

Kinsley and Aubrey opening their Easter baskets. Kinsley is wearing her cute Easter egg pjs that Grandma Shorty made her. Too cute!

The Easter bunny came and hid eggs in our basement over night. We even left out some carrots and milk for him. He left a note saying they were delicious. :)

Some of Kinsley's eggs had coins in them so we had to add them to our piggy bank.

All dressed and ready for church. Yes, this is the same dress from last year. It still fit! She was also super excited about her matching purse this year. Thanks again, Carol! It's adorable!!

Here is Kinsley at the Easter egg hunt after the church service.

So proud of all her eggs.

Our family at church. Love my ladies and my handsome hubby! :)

Aubrey in her Easter dress... actually Kinsley's 1st Christmas dress.  Aubrey's getting so big! More to post on that soon! She's 3 months today! :)

Today really was a special day for multiple reasons. Aubrey turned 3 months today, one year ago today, I found out I was pregnant with Miss A, amazing time with my family, and the opportunity to worship with my family and remember the incredible gift of mercy and grace that we receive daily because God chose to send his Son for us. Hallelujah!
Happy Easter!!
Love,
Catherine