Saturday ~ revised

Teddy Bear Tea ~ check.
Birthday party number one ~ nope.
Birthday party number two ~ sort of.

We made it to the Teddy Bear Tea, but Cailey wasn't feeling great. Just tired and worn down with the cold and cough ~ she didn't get a good nights sleep with the cough keeping her awake most of the night. But, Cailey got to participate by donating a teddy bear to a children's group, making a picture frame, and a birthday card for a soldier fighting overseas. Then, they had a cute little tea party and we were done.



We made a quick stop to pick up more Christmas cards and then went home to see if Ben was going to make it to his little friend's birthday party. Nope. Ben's cough was worse and he really needed a good nap if he was going to go to Zach's party that night. So, we skipped the afternoon birthday party.

We gave both kids a decongestant ~ which works great to dry them up and keep the cough at bay (the cough was from all the drainage from the nose...it wasn't a chest thing). Cailey seemed to be okay, but Ben's cough was kinda bad and it makes him gag to the point of throwing up. So, Scott and I took Ben with us to do some Christmas shopping while Cailey hung out with Zach at his birthday party.

Another so-so night of sleep ~ no fevers or anything, just the normal every-day cold. But both kids were coughing and coughing so they didn't get the good deep sleep they need to kick this cold for good. We are now off to the Denver Museum... it's free day at the museum and we want to see the Dinosaur Exhibit before it leaves Denver. The little sniffles won't keep us away.

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