Who would want the imprint of a flower on their rear end anyway?

It was ALL FUN and (free) GAMES...

UNTIL SOMEBODY (almost) LOST A FINGER.

(Who would want the imprint of a flower on their rear end anyway? Is rear end one word or 2?)

Pais stuck her right pinky in one of those holes in the metal chairs at Magnolia Bakery (see picture above). I took a glob of her frosting and tried to lube it up so it would slip out. Not a chance. It was down past her second knuckle. I told a worker about the situation and asked for oil or butter. The owner brought out some liquid hand soap. At that point a guy came up and took over, as I'm sure he saw the panic rising on my face as I watched and heard Paisley crying in pain telling me to not pull it out but to "pull it out with sticks." (all I could think about was, "Oh my gosh, we're going to have to cut her finger off, right here! Tears started welling in my eyes.) Thankfully the man was an ER doctor and calmly talked to her. The finger wasn't budging though. He called for some ice at that point to try to reduce the swelling. "Mommy?! SOB! SOB! SOB! What does swollen mean?" Thankfully her finger hadn't changed much color. I told him that I was okay with him just pulling it out. So that's what he did. And it broke skin on both sides, but she was able to bend it, thankfully. After running it under water and a band-aid and a balloon, and finding Ella again (whom I apparently left at the table to rush Paisley to the sink! Great mom, I know. She was fine with the owner.) We packed up and left....that place is too small for something so dramatic to happen. As we strolled out, we said thank you to Andy, who which I might add was on a date. What a way to impress your potential life partner! I felt horrible that sitting right next to us was the owner's best friend who was visiting. And seriously, I understand that not everything can be recalled if it is potentially dangerous for children, but a free cupcake would have been nice Magnolia.

Then she rested in this lovely position on the way home after her traumatic experience. Poor Paisley! She did however eat growing foods all night and broccoli for breakfast the next morning to make sure it didn't turn blue or get swollen, her new favorite word that was added to her vocabulary.

ps- we went to the local YMCA for a day of free fun!