Croup

 Well some days are all toys and stories and cartoons...and some days are NOT.  Poor Ethan got a bad cold that landed him in the hospital with croup.  NO BUENO!!!  Him and Todd spent the day in the ER with breathing treatments and IV's while I was off doing a Christmas show with my Paparazzi.  NOW I know why I do not work...because I WANTED TO BE THERE!!!  BUT I got my fair share of NO FUN while Ethan and I rocked in the rocking chair all night getting breathing treatments and nasal rinses (by far his least favorite part). 

 BUT the next morning he was much better and asking for his IV to be removed:)  We got to head home to....NAPS!!!  I hopped in the shower and when I got out I found sleeping boys...I guess they could not wait:) 

 I think the REAL cure for croup was a little SISTER LOVE.  Sitting in the chair with your head on your sissy's shoulder while eating cookies and watching cartoons...JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED!!!

 Guess who else spent some time in the hospital...YEP COOKIE the ELF.  Since Ethan carried him around and damaged his magic, he had to go to the Elf hospital.  He got all bandaged up and a bit of medicine (and some fudge that Em left for him) and he was good as new.  He DID spend the next day resting in his comfy elf bed (shoe box) and was MUCH BETTER.   PHEW.. that was a close one!!!

Ethan is doing MUCH better.  Shopping for toys at Toys R Us seemed to make him perk right up:)  Until I had to physically drag him from this car kicking and screaming out of the store that is...I wish I was kidding:)

 He is all healed up and destroying my house again JUST LIKE NORMAL!!!  Cute, but dangerous!!