Starting off with a bang!

Jon is gone back to Oregon for the week for his annual guys rafting trip.  Of course, the kids decide to gang up on me. First Maddie came down with Hand, foot and mouth disease - fever for 5 days and throat sores. 

Then Hayden got it, much worse. Shes going on day 6 of a fever and spent last night in the ER with me.  Her fever was 102.5 last night and she wouldnt take her bottle (which she loves), that had her medicine in it.  I called the doc and she said take her over and check for UTI and other things.  It was an awful night. Pinning her down to draw blood and four unsuccessful attempts to get the catheter in her.  She was fine, just dehydtrated.

Conor has thrown up once for past three days and has 101 fever this morning.  Hoping he gets it mildly!!

Its been our first summer illness, and hopefully our last.

We had a nice trip to the zoo yesterday with the Fleming twins.  Maddie and Conor especially liked the mommy and baby orangutan.  Conor held the map tightly (as usual) and directed us around.  He was disappointed not to see any "hoparoos" (kangaroos).