At Home with Sickie

Our little Eli has been under the weather since midday Saturday. Fever, sleeplessness, increased heartrate, mouth pain, drooling, no appetite, etc. Good times. So we've been laying low.
We've tried to play hard while the tylenol is working. There have been short bursts of fun and smiles.
Unbeknownst to Eli, he played host to this little critter in his back pocket for most of the day. Hey, you gotta get a laugh where you can in this type of situation.
Driving a plane in a sunny spot.
And we have lift off...
We had to get outside. So we followed Dada out to shovel the driveway. It's been in the 60s here lately, so we've been getting out when we can.
He loved stomping though the slush, walking up and "running" down the driveway, and watching Dada shovel and throw ice chunks.
Oh, and of course, pine cones.
Back inside for more pitiful sickiness and snuggling.
His eyes told it all. We had two rough nights and two and a half rough days, but today his eyes are bright. His fever is down and he's playing and eating food. Hooray!

It is a beautiful day. Dad's off work. So we're going to actually leave the house and got to the park to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and a healthy boy.