After spending the first part of Spring Break 2015 at home, we are moving to our second part to Nana and Pops house.  The boys were excited to be picked on Wednesday morning to spend the day at their house.  After donuts and milk, they made a super fun fort. 

As the temperatures were warming up during the morning, it was time for a trip to the playground.  Beau loved sliding the most! 

Lincoln mastered the monkey bars and was so proud!  (This has been something he's not been ready for in the past, but he decided he was ready.) 

After more playing on the rock wall, the swing, and many more fun stops, everyone took a break for a picnic lunch.  Mommy had packed a "Kindergarten Lunch" as Beau calls it, and they ate up their picnic of ham, cheddar cheese, and apple slices.   

Thursday brought more fun at playgrounds.  The boys went to a fun playground by Nana's house, then they hit up the swings at Bowie.  So much fun swinging! 

Bubbles in the front yard were up next, and they loved it!  Who doesn't love a bubble gun? 

The boys had a snack of orange cuties, apple slices, and a cereal bar, and they took a break to watch some Word World.  Best (and most educational) cartoon ever!  Beau took a little scary fall and hit a hard spot on his inner upper lip.  The swelling and bleeding and crying made Nana call Mommy to meet at the ER.  They were all so brave and handled the whole thing so well, and Beau didn't need any stitches and his teeth were fine.  Mommy arrived to find that we has totally OK!  He was scraped up a little inside of his lip and was going to be swollen for a bit.  The nurses gave him a Popsicle to help ice the injury. 

We made a Tom Tom stop to get more Popsicles because the ER doctor gave us a prescription of a Popsicle each hour and ice cream for dinner!  Mommy was smart enough to buy sugar free Popsicles, and Beau had four Popsicles right away.  It really helped to reduce the swelling, and he loved it!  It was still looking pretty bad when we arrived home. 

We had dinner (cheesy chicken rigatoni for us and ice cream for Beau), then Beau decided he wanted some strawberries dipped in chocolate.  Whatever you want, buddy!! 

After two doses of children's ibuprofen, four Popsicles, two servings of ice cream, and strawberries in chocolate, this brave guy was feeling pretty fine.  The swelling and scrapes were down a lot, and he wasn't any in any real pain.  So thankful that Beau is OK! 

After being a parent for almost 6 years, this was our first ER visit . . . isn't that incredible?!?!  I know it costs an arm and a leg at the new super private ER facility in our neighborhood, but they didn't charge us a thing!  How awesome is that?  The doctor was so kind and said he was filing this as a consult so no actual medical care was necessary.  Beau made a friend for life and will always think that a treatment of Popsicles and ice cream is the best outcome ever!  Lincoln is pretty OK with Beau's injury because he also got Popsicles and suckers and stickers at the ER.  He was required to eat dinner as usual but enjoyed a special ice cream treat with Beau afterwards.   As always, God was looking out for us.  Beau had the least serious injury possible, and we are thankful for that.