December Recovery

My sweet husband drove straight home from Mesa with only a little bit of help from me. Charlotte threw up in the car twice, either from the flu or her coughing (we weren't sure at this point!) and everyone was coughing. We crashed until late Saturday morning and then went immediately to an InstaCare for medicine. Turns out that everyone but Hazel, David and I had double ear infections. Whatever virus we got at the beginning of December was a real doozy and hit us hard. Even David was feeling sick again, so we got him some medication as well.

But all of this sickness didn't stop us from getting our Christmas tree!

 

That is celery that he is waving around.

"Z" is for Zebra!

We've started teaching Eloise how to ride her tricycle. Her legs are just a little small still, but she tries.

We also did some "zany mazes" made out of popcicles sticks. This was definitely a favorite of mine.

 I didn't have to go far to find an artist that could design Eloise's birthday invitations. 

Hazel did a great job!

On the other side I cut out a bone to hold the details of the party. I do love planning these parties for my girls.

Just so everyone knows, I spotted Santa Claus helping at DI.

Coloring, coloring, coloring.

Edison was helping Dad and the girls rake leaves.

I'm so grateful that we're all finally healthy! It was with great hesitation that we went public again, but it felt good to get out.

This was one of those sweet moments in the midst of chaos...I was cooking dinner and the house was a mess, but Hazel was practicing her violin right next to me and Eloise was reorganizing magnets in her bare feet. I do love it when my kids surround me. They are so special.

He's entered that stage of baby where he wears what he eats.

I love my house at Christmas time. This year we opened our electric train that Kevin and Vicki gave to us and it's so fun! It travels round and round the tree in the evenings with a calming hum. I love it.