I would warn you that this picture heavy, but all my posts seem to be a little on the heavy side....LOL! Those with sensitive stomachs may want to skip this one!
Christmas 2011 will be one that will remembered for a long time! At least by me it will! It has to be one most adventurous one yet! The adventure began when Anthony began to complain of a stomach, which latter led to the flu that was had by all except for Julia over the course of the next week! The family that spews together...stay together.....right?
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| This is our designated throw-up pot! Everyone had a turn with the pot! |
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is the giving of neighborhood treats. Though I tended to grumble about getting them done and what I should do, I love to give and receive all the yummy things!
Luckily, Christmas Eve no one threw up. I allowed all the boys to sleep under the Christmas Tree on the 23rd, 1) because I thought it would be fun and 2) I had a sneaky feeling that I was going to have more then one person throwing up that night. I thought it would be easier if everyone was all in the same room. I'm glad that I listened to that small prompting because Matthew and Andrew were throwing up all night and I got pretty good at catching it! Matthew felt so much better the next morning but Andrew still felt sick all day. But not to sick to make cookies for Santa!
We were going to make gingerbread men but discovered last minute that the boys didn't like gingerbread...so we made sugar men instead.
Luckily, Santa's helper was feeling better that night and was able to help Santa set up Christmas! I was really excited this year for our kids to open their gifts!
The best one! And we got for free!!
Christmas morning playing....no one threw up Christmas either, so that was awesome!
Anthony got me a Samsung smart phone and this ice cream maker! I really was excited but just caught off guard when he took this picture.
This was Anthony's favorite gift...he's been wanting one for a long time but I was always afraid he would cut off his fingers or something. I finally gave in after three years!
The boys got Lincoln logs that they have loved!
Santa gave everyone a box of bandaids in their stockings (how he knew that we go through those like candy, I'll know!) and Matthew decided that he needed one of his lip after he pulled some of the skin of it.
Julia has loved her worm bike and rides it everywhere.
Julia managed to get into everyone's m&m's! This girl loves her chocolate!!
My family came up the day after Christmas to give the boys their gifts! We got a little silly with some of the fake mustaches that we had got an arcade.
This is the first of I hope many shelves that Anthony built! Now I can stack all my baggies and tinfoil without it all falling on my head!
Peter was next to get the flu and as sick later that night! Poor kid!
By Tuesday we sure that everyone had that would get the flu had got it. What we didn't count on was for it to re-surface...in the van no less. On the way to the bowling alley, Andrew spilled his stomach! That was the worse one, I would have to say!
We finally made it bowling the next day and had a great time eating pizza and knocking down pins! We let Julia bowl for the first time and laughed out loud when she started running after the ball! Matthew and her would do a little dance whenever they knocked done anything, which with bumpers was almost every time they bowled!
Overall it was an interesting Christmas! We had a lot of fun amongst all the sickness!
