I love our set up - Christmas with the Denisons on Christmas Eve Day, and Christmas Day with the Ures. It means two full days of Christmas….and is a blast. This year, our day with Grandma and Grandpa was fun as usual. The major hit was the sleeping bags that each of the kids got. I got a bunch of pictures, but every single one of them was blurry and terrible quality. The above pic — with the alien eyes and all — is the only one that was kind of okay.
This Christmas Eve Day, I have learned a great thing….IPhones are great when in a pinch.
But on important days like this, I should always have my good camera with me.
Nonetheless…it was a really fun day for all of us!
Bella has my name for Christmas.
She called me up and asked if she could take my kids for the weekend for my Christmas present.
It would be a local vacation, in Huntington Beach at the Hyatt.
Uhhh…..there could not be a present I would love more!
So off they went…
The car ride.
Their accommodations.
Their amazing activity.
Their foggy fun at the beach.
Their poolside s’mores.
Their exhaustion setting in while they trekked from airport to airport while Jon’s plane was rerouted due to the fog.
Their buddy Jon finally got there!
Scout’s water-time with Jon.
Dash observed it all.
These kids had the best time ever! They came back with story after story after story. Clearly, it was a hit. And clearly, I hope she gets my name every year!
Because….all I have to say, is…
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!
This Sunday afternoon, we broke open the gingerbread chalets.
There were three groups working on them.
Group 1 - The Careful Perfectionists
Navy and Cade
Group 2 - The Finger-Sucking Sloppys
Scout and Seth
Group 3 - The In-Love Creatives
Bella and Dash
Honorary Group 4 - The Snot-Nosed Picture Takers/Cleaner Uppers
Mama and Pips
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The finished products.
I love this picture with Navy modeling in the background, Dash holding up his “I Love You” and Scout being as in the middle and up front as possible.
This boy is going to really miss nursery. He has THE BEST nursery leader! Sister Edebiri is awesome! She makes it really fun for the kids, she is always organized, and she is always happy. Just look at the Christmas cookie set-up she put together for them! And the very best part of Sister Edebiri….she is in love with Dash! Every time I see her at church, she says, “I can’t believe he is going to leave me. He is the best thing about nursery.” I LOVE that she loves him.
And Dash’s take on Sister Ebebiri?
He says, “She is my church angel.”
Day three….and still sick.
Micah taught Scout how to make ninja stars out of paper. And apparently, he thinks class is an appropriate place to make them. How awesome is his teacher, that when she caught him in the act, she told him to wait after school….so she could teach him how to make a piano.
Two days later, and this girl is still sick as a dog.
Scout is out of the woods, Dash and Navy are still not 100%, but this girl is down and out.
I guess the first time you ever get sick, with no antibodies in tow, it’s going to be a doozie.
We call these double-ups around here.
Look who’s feeling better!
And he said Rainbow Toast was the best medicine.
Scout wasn’t feeling too hot yesterday, and then there were three.
Tweedle Dee.
Tweedle Dum.
And Frick.
(Frack hasn’t woken up yet…but we are probably doomed with her as well.)
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The good news — Tweedle Dee is on the mend already, so I am hoping for a 24 hour bug.
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UPDATE
Frack woke up!
She was a little dazed and confused, but seemed pretty good.
Until my non-cuddler got in my arms and put her head down for five minutes straight.
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Make that 4 sick beds!
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