Bubbles!

Ugh. That's all I have for this week. 

Madeline had pink eye.

Isabelle had a stomach virus.

They both shared a little cold with it all.

We prayed over the girls, all day. For everything to pass quickly. And for nothing to be passed in the house. For healing, strength, comfort that only He can give. 

I held back her hair and cried with her. All day. Complete heartbreak.

Madeline had to be held down for her eye drops. Pinning down a feisty two year old by yourself is not easy.  And also heartbreaking. 

I can't complain too much. I have plenty to be thankful for. 

Nothing was passed around the house. No one else caught the stomach bug & Madeline was the only one with pink eye. That's amazing! 

A friend had eye drops for pink eye. Saving us a doctor's visit and the money for drops. (They can be expensive.)

Isabelle's virus only lasted one day. She was almost back to 100% the next day! She couldn't hold down a drop of water, got sick at least 8 times & ran a fever of 102. You can imagine, to see her feeling so well the next day was pretty exciting!

Did I mention that no one else in our house caught her stomach bug??? 

Praise the Lord for His goodness! 

Once Isabelle started feeling better, we grabbed some bubbles and headed outside for some fresh air. It was so beautiful! I knew they would have tons of energy. Being inside all day, sick & on the couch, isn't fun for anyone. 

I grabbed my camera, knowing there were some cute pictures coming! 

Madeline enjoyed playing with one of her birthday presents. A bubble-blowing lawn mower. She pushed that thing all over our yard.

Then we broke out the bubble wand! There were bubbles everywhere! :)

It was so nice seeing that joy in her face! 

Madeline was in control of the wand. She didn't want to pop the bubbles. Isabelle loved popping the bubbles and chasing after them! They made a great team. :)

I had so much fun watching them play together. It was a perfect cure to our mini case of "cabin fever." 

Madeline became a little attached to the bubble wand. She didn't want to share with her big sister. We had to have a time-out on the steps. :) 

Once our bubbles were gone, we took everything back inside. It was still so nice out so we decided to go on a walk. As soon as we got across the street, we heard to ice cream truck. :) I saw it coming to our street, so I picked up Madeline, grabbed Isabelle's hand & told her to run! We ran across the street (looking both ways!) as fast as we could to my purse. Grabbed some cash and ran back outside, just in time to meet the ice cream truck. The girls stood at the end of the drive, shaking their hips to the tropical music blaring from the truck. It was quite a sight, they had the driver laughing so hard! We got two Dora creamsicles, with the gumball eyes. They were so yummy! We sat in the middle of the drive way, enjoying our snack. The sun was setting, so we started back on our walk. Only walking a few houses down, then back across the neighbors yard.

After a day of horrible sickness, this was just what we needed. I'm so thankful for His love & for giving us exactly what we need. :)