Old Town and Urgent Care

   Lost for words on how to describe today...we had great moments, and not so great moments! We started off the day "Skype-ing" with Aunts, Uncles, & cousins. Being able to see all of them was great! We get to talk to them on the phone, but getting to see them is a whole different experience. It's funny, sometimes the kids get all shy, like they don't know what to say and they run and hid...but I think the adults can be that way sometimes too! Sometimes the kids get all hyper as soon as we're talking to someone on Skype, and a real conversation is hard to come by between adults! But it is usually a great experience.
   Then we were off to Old Town Sacramento to take a stroll, shop, and ride the train. The hubby and I saved all of our change from the summer, and took the kids to Candy Heaven and they spent $9.58 on candy. This candy store is fabulous..they have taffy in barrels that you can sample (as long as it was eaten in the store), and every kind of candy that you can imagine...yes, really! We then had a late lunch at subway, and headed to the train station. The kiddos waited patiently in line, and got really excited when the steam locomotive pulled into the station.  Tytie's eyes lit up! We got to sit inside a passenger car, and enjoy the sites of the Sacramento River. Oh the excitement in the kid's eyes when the train blew its whistle. Tytie enjoyed the rhythmic "chugging'" of the train. We were patting our legs to the beat. I am glad that the hubby and I are able to give our kids such experiences. The kids had a great time on the train, and we ended our trip in Old Town checking out some toy stores.
   Once we got home, Tytie napped and we unwound. Dinner consisted of cold cereal and fruit, I felt bad that cereal was our dinner, but no one else complained. We were able to Skype briefly w/ the grandparents, but the kids were out of control by this point in the day. Needless to say, the conversation ended quickly.    

   I was getting everyone dressed in their pjs for the night, when Tytie got his finger pinched between the bedroom door and jam! I pulled it out and his finger was white and really flat. All of the blood had drained from his finger. The Hubby was sure it was broke, so within five minutes of him pinching it, we were in the car to the Urgent Care. Tytie was inconsolable, and they gave him some Tylenol to help him feel better. They didn't x-ray him, just taped his fingers together, and sent us home with Tylenol (w/ Codene).  As we were leaving the nurse gave all three kiddos popsicle, and that seemed to calm Tytie down. He really enjoyed the popsicle.  When we got home, Tytie went right to bed! Poor guy, there was nothing we could do for him. His blankie seemed to comfort him, but other than that, nothing seemed to work! The Hubby and I work great as a team. I was freaking out at the first sight of his finger. The Hubby stepped up and decided we needed to take Tytie  to get his finger looked at. Hopefully, tomorrow brings a better day, for Tytie!!!