My Sickies

Sometimes I wish the kids would slow down or at least take a nap at the same time but for almost a week now I've had 2 little sickies on my hands.

Maddox started having a runny nose on Tuesday and Bella Mae got hers on Wednesday. It's not that it is that bad of a cold..

they both still have most of their usual energy.

But in addition to the usual energy they are also extra whiny..

and extra fussy..

and EXTRA needy..

I took them outside hoping to distract them from their runny noses and to let them soak up some good old Vitamin D.

For Bella it worked like a charm.

She found some mud and felt much better.

Maddox wasn't sold on the whole mud=feeling better idea..

Maddox's exact words were "Ugh! Bella you are NASTY!!"

He likes to keep it clean.

It did end up making him feel better to be outside once he got to swing.

Since the kids were feeling good enough to keep themselves occupied for a minute I made a snack (that's pretty much all I've been able to make since the kids have been a little on the needy side).

My new favorite smoothie:

• frozen bananas
• spinach
• frozen cherries
• 1/2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
• stevia
  
  

Add enough almond milk to make it blendable.

And that's it! Now hopefully the squishies will get to feeling better soon! Even if that does mean..

doing the robot until 11pm..

squealing as loud as is humanly possible..

daily trips to the playground...

and sneaking up on the kitchen counter when I'm in the bathroom. I will just be happy that they are back to their happy, non-stop energy selves.