We had a GREAT treat last Friday! Our dear friends, Wendy and Kevin came by to see us!Wendy and Kevin have been overseas for the past (almost) 3 years. They were our neighbors in seminary housing and some of our closest friends. It was so good to catch up and hear how their time overseas has been. They will be in the states until early January and we are looking forward to catching up with them more next month when they are back in North Carolina!
Wendy and Kevin
Wendy and Me
Wendy, Me and Ava
Today Ava and I had a "date!" We went to Brier Creek for the free summer movie and saw Madagascar 2 Escape to Africa. What a cute movie! I'd watch it again! Ava enjoyed being in the theatre and snacking on popcorn and fruit snacks. After the movie we ran to Dick's Sporting Goods and went to McDonald's for lunch. She loves a Happy Meal...chicken nuggets, apple dippers and today apple juice (instead of chocolate milk which is her usual choice). It was great to get some individual time with my little girl. I feel like neither of my kids get enough one on one time, so today was a real treat for me! A special thanks to Sharon who kept Emet so Ava and I could have our special date. Sharon keeps Emet in the nursery at church and adores him. They enjoyed playing at the house. She even managed to get Emet to fall asleep on her shoulder and snuggle with her. I have to admit, I was a little jealous because he won't do that with me anymore!
Aside from our trip to the ER (read the previous post) on Saturday, our weekend away was great! We had a blast in Shelby with the Fitzmorris family! We spent the day Thursday hanging out at the house, made a Wal Mart run and had dinner at a cute little place called Kerry's. We also enjoyed ice cream from Kerry's...yum! Friday we ventured out to Chic-Fil-A for Cow Appreciation Day. We dressed like cows and got free food! Our time together is always great, but never long enough!
It was also good to get back to Hickory to spend some time with Mom and Dad. We mostly hung around the house. Dad, Ava and I went to church on Sunday and Mom stayed home with Emet so he could rest after his quite stressful Saturday! Kellie and Eli came by Sunday evening and as always, it was great to see them too. Our visit was short and I wish it could have been longer...but I am thankful for the time I did get to spend with them. Before we headed out Monday Stephanie and Catie came by for a visit. I haven't caught up with these ladies in a long time, so it was a treat to have some time with them.
Jon and the youth were camping in the mountains all weekend. We met them on the road going home when they stopped for a late lunch. They had a blast! Check out our Student Ministry Site to see what their weekend was like!
Emet's Blisters
We left Thursday for a trip to Shelby to visit Leigh Ann, Brandon, Davis and Walker and were then planning to head to Hickory on Saturday morning to visit Mom and Dad. We did in fact have a good visit in Shelby and are now in Hickory with Mom and Dad...but had a bump in the road along the way! I'll share more about Shelby and Hickory with pictures when I get home...but for now...
Emet got bit by a lot of mosquitoes Thursday morning while I was watering flowers. He had just gotten over some blisters which were caused by bites (we think), but in order to get over the blisters had to be on medication. Seeing the bites on his legs as I was putting him in the car, I decided to go back in to get the topical medicine he'd been on with his other blisters. Good thing because on Friday morning Emet had about 15 or 16 huge blisters covering his legs and arms. I spent some time talking on the phone with our nurses in Wake Forest and they relayed info to our WONDERFUL doctor. They know Emet well at our pediatrician's office and his skin condition. Our pediatrician approved the antibiotic that Emet was on the previous time for his blisters and they called it into the Shelby Wal Mart pharmacy for us. I gave Emet one dose on Friday night of the medicine before putting him to bed. His legs looked horrible. His right leg was covered from his knee down with blisters and was red all around each blister. I was thankful for the medicine and sure that it would help. I was shocked to see a much worse little boy on Saturday morning. He now had red whelps, maybe described as hives, all over his legs (from his diaper area down). His arms also had whelps and his face was red. I quickly got on the phone with our nurses back home. They advised us to take him to be seen. So, Emet and I head out to an Urgent Care office in Shelby. We waited for almost 1 1/2 hours before being seen by a Physicians' Assistant. He wasn't comfortable with what he saw on Emet and didn't want to diagnose or treat him. So exactly what this Mommy didn't want to happen, happened. We ended up in the Emergency Room at the hospital in Shelby. I've heard of (and had) horrible experiences with Emergency Rooms, so I was expecting the worse. Much to my surprise, they ER in Shelby was quick! Leigh Ann met me there and stayed with us until Mom and Dad got there. Ava was at Leigh Ann's house playing with Davis. The doctor we saw was great. Emet either had a severe reaction to the bug bites, or the antibiotic. We are guessing it was the medicine because he had the bites for 2 days before getting hives and had only had 1 dose of the meds before breaking out. So, needless to say he is no longer on the antibiotic, but is being treated with Benadryl and a steroid. He is doing much better and his legs, arms and face have improved for sure. We are thankful for the care that he received and I am thankful for the support from friends and family during what was a very stressful day!
We left out almost two weeks ago for our youth mission trip to Worcester, Massachusetts. Our youth served faithfully at Pleasant Street Baptist Church and ministered to the people of Worcester. They worked along side people with very different backgrounds than their own (drug addicts, alcoholics, abusers...ect). The differences in the people we served did not matter to our students. We were proud of them for showing the love of Christ in a practical way to the people of Worcester. At the end of the week we went to Boston for a day and enjoyed being "tourists." Jon and I loved Boston! What a neat city...and so in need of the Gospel. We were reminded of the need the northeast has to hear the Gospel. We also enjoyed seeing the sites of Boston! To read more about the trip and see more pictures you can check out our Student Ministry Site!
Set Me Free
Some of the students did a skit in the Sunday morning service.
Teaching Children's Church
(We had more youth than children!)
