Angry Birds

If you follow me on Twitter, you then know that I was dreading the appointment I had made to take Paige in to wrap up her Kindergarten immunizations.  It's one thing when they're babies and don't know what's coming, but when they're just about five and you tell them they need to go to the Doctor to get ready for Kindergarten.....they know!  Her first question was, "Am I getting a shot?"

I didn't want to tell her she needed three PLUS a TB test.  But I did promise my frightened 4 year old that if she did get any shots, I would take her to Toys R Us afterwards to pick out a toy.

The appointment didn't go very well, but Toys R Us did.

My little animal lover picked out a battery operated walking, dog talking dog that had a very close resemblance to someone else we know............

Meet Cutie!

Poor Chloe didn't know what to think of Cutie.  She's not afraid of a herd of cows but it's an entirely different story with Paige's new stuffy, Cutie.

Bryce's role for this day was to be a supportive big brother to his little sister and to do all he could to take her mind off what was going to traspire at the Doctor's office.  He was also allowed to pick out a toy at Toys R Us.

I'm not proud....I bribe my kids.

My video game crazed boy, who is allowed to play video games only one day a week for an allotted amount of time {whole other story}, chose a stuffed Angry Bird toy.  If he can't play the game but once a week, he was going to make sure he had Angry Birds in his life every day, one way or another.

The best part of this story is how Bryce came up with a real life Angry Birds game he created from Jenga blocks and his new Angry Bird stuffy.  I have never played Angry Birds on video, I don't know if you have, but it's totally fun with the reenactment game Bryce came up with.

We play it every night.  He sets up the Jenga blocks in various configurations and we all take turns throwing Angry Bird from across the room to try and knock down the blocks.  So much fun and more difficult than it sounds!

By bed time, Chloe and Cutie agreed to tolerate each other.

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Vaccinations; Cows and Kid on the same day!

Part of the dairy farm routine and care is the bi-monthly visit by our veterinarian to pregnancy check cows and heifers, and give vaccinations to calves when needed.  Yesterday was vet day.  Our vet appointment is normally at the end of the day, when milking is just about complete, that way Dominic can hold back any cows that need to be checked. 

Not only was it vaccination day at the farm, it was also Paige's scheduled well check and immunization appointment at her pediatrician's office.  I didn't tell her about the appointment until about an hour before we were to leave for the appointment.  Why?  Because Paige, and I'm sure all kids, tend to have anxiety when they know they're going to the doctor's office.  As soon as she found out where we were headed, she began quizzing me on if she was going to receive 'shots'. 

She needed to have three injections.  Now she's good until next summer when she'll receive her last three.  I think a large sized treat is always in order after this type of appointment.  Applebee's is right across the street from the pediatrician's office and that's where we headed as soon as Paige's tears calmed down.

The promise of lunch at a restaurant and an ice cream sundae was enough to make Paige feel much better about the three shots she just received.....thankfully.

She ordered a grilled cheese sandwich with a side of fruit salad. 

I ordered a half turkey club and asian chicken crunch salad for myself.

And we finished the afternoon meal off with an oreo cookie ice cream sundae.  Paige was generous enough to share with her mom....lucky me.

This sundae went down lightening fast!  So fast in fact, I almost forgot to snap some photos of it.  Hmmm, maybe because I was looking forward to the sundae even more than Paige was:) 

Bye for now, I'm off to the Hill Top to meet my boot camp class for cocktails.

Happy Friday!

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