Life and Krispy Kreme's

Boy have we had a month, and illness was the main theme! Colds, sinus infections, ear infections....and then just when I thought it was ending Evan gets chigger bites up and down his arms and legs. We had never experienced this so it took us awhile to figure out what exactly was popping up all over him and causing him to itch like crazy. As the nurse at the doctor's office put it "They are about the worst things you can get bit by." That was not exactly what I wanted to hear but boy was she right. At one point we were doing oatmeal baths, chiggerex, calamine lotion, benedryl, and cold comresses and it was hardly helping the itching at all. He was up all night one night because nothing we did would stop it. He ended up with huge welts on his arms and legs. This lasted for about 6 days before finally subsiding. Now he will start healing which will take weeks. Can you say BUG SPRAY?!?!

Today I took the boys on a field trip to Krispy Kreme with a rather large group of homeschooled kids. In a nutshell it was tons of kids, a small space, and donuts....the kids were thrilled. They were pulling donuts off of the assembly line as they were rolling out from under the glaze and handing them to the kids to eat. So now that we are all on a sugar high it's time to get back to reality and finish our school day! Tonight the boys have their buddies Devin and Drew spending the night and tomorrow we are taking another field trip to Wye Mountain. This will be our first time but apparently there is a small church up there that has acres upon acres of daffodils that bloom about this time each year. I'll post those pictures tomorrow but for now here are some from Krispy Kreme.