Happy Holidays

We have just finished our three days of our Christmas extravaganza. It was very fun, eventful and generally happy. Julianne complained of a sore throat for two days and I kind of denied her throat hurting hoping that it would go away. My denial failed to cure her and on Christmas Eve I took her to the doctor and she indeed had strep throat. So she did not attend my sisters Christmas eve festivities. D and her stayed at home and wrapped presents, ate White Castle (the only restaurant open), and spent some time together. She was feeling much better after she had her first dose of antibiotics so it was hard for her not to go to the dinner since she was feeling better.

Christmas morning we woke up around 7 ish and got the kids up and trickled downstairs to see what Santa had brought the girls. Our dog Tucker somehow did not end up in the basement that night, an adult oversight, and ended up eating all of Santa's Christmas cookies and the reindeer's carrots and we think he peed on Julianne's American Girl doll book that she received with her other Santa gift. So he had a great Christmas. Anyway, the kids enjoyed their Christmas morning, complete with opening presents, watching others open presents and eating a delicious D style breakfast. Julianne actually threw up that morning and for the first 2 hours was not feel well. After she threw up she felt better. We think it might have been from her antibiotics. D's mom and step dad came in the morning and enjoyed our breakfast with them. Around lunch time we went to my dad's house and opened more presents, ate and visited with family. We did not have too much excitement except my brother severely cut his finger on a beer bottle. My mom (a nurse) was there so she helped wrap it up and monitored his finger (it was pretty bad and could have used a few stitches).

The next day we celebrated Christmas with my mom and brother and sister. It was a nice intimate night filled with opening presents, eating and rave dancing (the kids, ie. lights out and crazy dancing). I relaxed and cleaned the next day. My mom came over to stay at our house on Saturday and she left this evening. She is staying at my sisters house tonight because she is being induced tomorrow. She is actually due on the 31st but will have the baby tomorrow. So we do not know what the sex is so it will be fun to find out.

Here are some pictures of our holiday extravaganza.


Julianne and her threw-up can


Nathan and his new doll (louis). I love this doll. It is growing on Nathan. When he first saw it he threw it on the ground and did not pay much attention to it. We had to keep showing him the doll. Now he sleeps with him so that is good.




All the cousins


Some rave dancing

All the family

Things I am grateful/thankful for:
-Having a fun, eventful, and not perfect Holiday season
-Spending time with my entire family
-Having the kids enjoy their new presents and more importantly seeing them excited about others reciving gifts
-Having my mom spend time with us
-Having a great husband and kids