Here's a short summary of what we've been up to the last few weekends:
On March 6th we celebrated our 6 year anniversary! This year wasn't as ceremonious as some in the past have been...but the funny thing about that is I think we actually had more fun since it was low key and no-expectations! We just picked up some donuts in the morning, Kurt got me a massage during the day, then in the evening we took Sienna to eat with us at our old standby, The Cheesecake Factory. Afterward we just walked around the mall for a little while. Sienna was happy-go-lucky and it was a great evening!
Well, that Sunday after our anniversary I was sitting on the couch watching the Academy Awards like the sad, celebrity obesssed person that I am! Well, Sienna climbed up on my lap and proceeded to be glued to the TV and the stars for the next hour. This is extremely strange for Sienna- usually she likes to be up wandering around and getting into things. I'm thinking- this kid is going to be a moviestar- she LOVES the Oscars!! Hmmm...not so much...I started to notice she was extra-warm and before bed we took her temperature. Yep, fever coming on. Over the next four days she ran a temp over 105 twice and we made 1 trip to the emergency room and 2 trips to the regular doctor! Our regular doc was out of town, but on the third try to the doctor they finally found out she had double ear infections! Lord have mercy- I think I could have been a doctor sometimes! Hah- except for my terrible science grades :) Anyway, we were supposed to leave town on Thursday, but ended up having to wait until Friday since that's when Sienna was finally on the mend- thank God for Amoxicillin!!!!
So last Friday we finally were able to head up to Austin for the State Basketball Tournament. This is a major family tradition since I've been going since I was a baby myself. Kurt and his parents started joining our family back when we were dating in college, and now his parents good friends, Don and Nancy, also join us since their son, Jason, is a coach. We have a lot of fun and eat a lot of good food between games. The highlights are always within walking distance of the Erwin Center, but are some pretty good eats nonetheless- Players Hamburgers, The Brick Oven, and Stubbs BBQ. Sienna was quite the challenge to babysit this year, so my Mom and I ended up missing about half of each session, but the weather in Austin was fabulous so we didn't complain! Speaking of Austin....oh how we love and miss you...Lord let us find our way back one day!!! It really is our home and we miss it so!
