"Garage Sale", Doughnuts & Tubes

"Garage Sale" is in quotes because...well, let me start from the beginning. Our garage was atrocious. Completely out of control. I kind of wanted to gag everytime I was in there. So, twas time to clean it out and prepare for a garage sale. Some hate garage sales, but I love them. I mean, what better way to kill 2 birds with one stone? Its not that hard to prepare for them and then you make a little money and get rid of your junk at once! Anywho, so we decided we would clean ours out on Saturday and get organized for the sale in two weeks. So, we piled ALL of our junk in the driveway to sort and get organized before we put everything back. Well, so many people kept stopping by thinking we were having a garage sale so we let them shop early. God was on our side in sending people to buy certain things we never thought we would sell and then taking things off our hands that we did not want to haul. We got rid of TONS of "space takers" like the couch and ended up making $100 without actually having a garage sale. I'm not sure if I can get more excited than this. This was basically killing 3 birds with one giant stone wrapped in a beautiful day and a cooperative baby.

Moving on...Baker was scheduled for tubes on Monday in Birmingham at Children's. So, we decided to spend the night with Hayes the nigth before so we didnt have to make the early drive. We stopped in Bessmer on the way to an awesome "Doughnut Party". Brent's niece Lauren, her husband and baby Lexi invited us over back in December since they won the Doughnut Maker in our family Dirty Santa. Zoe was pretty devasted we got a Quesadilla Maker instead of a Doughnut Maker. Anyway, it was too cute. Lauren had all the ingredients and icing and toppers and the doughnuts were great. Plus, we got to hang out with cutie pie, Lexi Mexi.

And play outside

and wait longingly by the door because we came back inside.

And play with Lexi's toys

Then we headed to Amy & Nathan's house to play with Hayes! It is so cute to me how excited Hayes gets to see Baker. If you read Amy's blog you already know this, but she kept saying "This is sooo funny!" while they played in her tunnel and tent. Baker was having so much fun too.

I am loving that they are finally at an age to actually play well together. They both can "do things" which make it so much fun.

Then, it was bathtime.

So, our tubes experience was a good test for my uneccesary anxiety. I have tried recently to live by the motto that you need not worry because 99% of the time, what you worry about will not happen and even if it does, you worry twice...well, I was not so much worried about the actual surgery but that Baker could not eat or drink at all when he woke up. For some reason I was picturing a horrible scene of desperation from him and THANK GOD he was fine with it. The entire process was so easy (as far as surgeries might go) but I think so highly of Children's Hospital. Unfortunatley this was our second experience at Children's but they are just amazing. He did great! Glad that one is past us.