Terrific Thursday!

My weekly Community Group/Bible Study meeting was canceled yesterday. Since we had no other plans, I was certain it would be an ordinary, boring day...but I was wrong!
Kyleigh's been asking for a haircut and hasn't had one since her 2nd birthday, so it was time for a trim. Just as with the first time, she did wonderfully! (It's subtle, but it was actually a few inches. To see the difference, count the hearts between her hair and the horizontal stripe on her waist in the first pic and then in the last pic.) Next cut we'll probably go up to the shoulder blades, but this time a trim was enough!After that, it was time for lunch. I decided to try something new, so I took the kids to McDonalds for ThEiR VeRy 1st HaPpY MeAl! Obviously Kyleigh can't have the nuggets or the milk, so those went to Josiah. Kyleigh got the apple slices from the meal (w/out caramel dipping sauce), and I ordered her a juice box plus some fries for all of us to share. It was more of Josiah's first Happy Meal, but still fun for Kyleigh. Like his sis, Josiah had never had breaded chicken, and these new nuggets were a huge hit with him! (And yes, I had an EpiPen Jr just in case, but he did fine...more and more we're seeing him cleared of food allergy concerns!) Simple things like fast food are such a rare joy to share with my kids!
We needed to kill time until an afternoon dental appointment, so we stopped at an Open House on that side of town. Within minutes of being in the van, the kids had fallen asleep in the back seat! I knew if I went home and woke them to go to their beds for a nap they wouldn't fall back asleep and would just be cranky, so I had decided instead just to drive around.

As we pulled up to the bank to take Chris to the dentist, Kyleigh woke up and wet her pants. She hasn't done that since being potty-trained at age 2! Maybe it was because she fell asleep? Not sure. Fortunately, I had extra panties in my purse, but not extra clothes. We were shocked, but luckily we were near a Goodwill store, so Chris watched the kids while I ran inside and bought Kyleigh a dress. I paid $2.49 for this adorable dress that she got compliments on the entire rest of the afternoon--awesome! We put a blanket under KyKy in her car seat and we were ready to go...

We can't get Kyeligh into the busy pediatric dentist 'til June & Chris's dentist had an opening for yesterday at approx. the same time Chris was being seen, so we took it! Kyleigh has had her teeth inspected before, but this was her first cleaning. She did AMAZING! Everyone was very friendly, explained each step before it happened, and made her feel comfortable and confident. She loved the little tool that sucked the liquid from her mouth--they called it Mr. Thirsty, and it made her laugh every time! She got a clean bill of health and her teeth sparkle like a princess!

Looking for Daddy from the lobby
as we awaited Kyleigh's appointment

Josiah stayed nearby, he even reached up and rubbed her leg once & clapped to tell her "good job" at the end! Sweet boy!

This is Mr. Thirsty ↑↑↑

And this is Kyleigh laughing at Mr. Thirsty! ↑↑↑

All done, her teeth are in perfect princess condition!

Once back to his own car, Chris dropped off his Rx for pain medicine and I took the kids home so we could start dinner & laundry (like KyKy's clothes & car seat!). As everyone else ate dinner, I picked up the Rx and some other little groceries. While Josiah's still a mama's boy, he's been missing time with his daddy, so in the evening to let Chris and Siah have some chill time, Kyleigh and I went out for a little bit of girl time. Between the haircut, the McD's, the accident/new dress, and the dentist it was a big day for her.

Hubby sent this pic from his Blackberry while KyKy & I shopped

My sweet girl and her sleepy mommy

Thursday was a terrific day, and I really needed that. Wednesday had been an AWFUL day. Just awful. I had cried, the kids had cried...it was just such a rotten day. But thankfully each day is new, and I'm so grateful we had a fresh start and a whole lotta fun!