Memorial Day Visit and Sickies

James finally got to meet his Aunt Julie and Uncle Kyle! They were in Muscatine for Memorial Day weekend so Jamesie and I loaded up the car and headed over for a very relaxing, nice weekend. Tom didn't get to come with us because he was in Las Vegas. Too bad for him, he missed out!

Saturday we rolled into town around noon, and spent the day playing, taking the dogs for a walk, sitting on the deck, and just enjoying the perfect weather. Jamesie thought Julie and Kyle were AWESOME! He was thrilled with his two new playmates. The three of them were about as silly as it gets.

Sunday Billie, Andy, and Gillian came over along with the newest addition to their family, Winston the Golden Retriever mix. Unfortunately, we couldn't stay and play for very long. Jamesie woke up from his nap with a fever and was being very clingy. He sat on my lap and watched Gillian play-so not like him! I thought I better take advantage of his fever and Tylenol-induced haze so I threw him in his carseat and we cruised on back to Des Moines. I expected him to be his old self again when we got back, but he still had a fever and just didn't feel good. He wanted to be held all afternoon on Sunday and went to bed early Sunday night.

Monday morning James was as healthy as could be, but I was up at 5:00 with the stomach flu! Cathy, Julie, and Kyle all had the same thing in Muscatine. Little Mister must have passed on some germs to us. I joked that I deserved an extra day for my 3-day weekend since I had to waste one in the bathroom being sick (ewww!). The joke turned into reality on Tuesday morning when babysitter Julie called to say she was sick. Jamesie and I got a bonus day off and we both felt good enough to enjoy it.

I was so glad to see Tom when he got home on Tuesday evening. An out of town visit, sick James, sick me, and sick babysitter is a lot to happen when you're a single parent for the weekend!