We have had such a wonderful Christmas weekend, but just like last year, we have been so many places and taken so many pictures, that it will take me a week to share it all! I don’t know what is different about being 3 years old, but I didn’t take as many pictures as I usually do and there are many things I missed. I think we were just so excited by Ella’s reaction to everything that we were enjoying ourselves too much to remember the camera. First up… Christmas Eve!
Despite the fact that she knew Santa was on his way and that this was the the first day she got to open presents and eat a lot of junk, Ella woke up in a funk on Christmas Eve. She was really whiny and complained about everything. It didn’t matter what we suggested, she wasn’t happy about anything. I even threatened staying at home, but nothing helped.
Want to know why? She was sick! After getting her all dressed up in her Christmas digs, we set out for Nana’s only to throw up EVERYWHERE in our car. The picture above is what she looked like for the rest of the day… riding around in a borrowed car seat with a bowl under her chin. I ended up dropping her and SD off at his parents and turned the car around to clean up the mess. Gran & Poppy helped me take her car seat apart, borrow theirs, clean my car and get everything washed. I ran by our house and grabbed clean clothes, a toothbrush and bunny number two. Merry Christmas!
Luckily, it seemed that this was a one time affair and possibly not a virus. She ended up eating a big yummy lunch, lots of Reese’s Cups and never felt bad again. Thank you, Lord. I was starting to dread spending the holiday with a sick one. Does that make me a terrible parent?
After lunch the girls were geared up for presents, but the adults were on round two of our Christmas feast. Nana is a great cook! While we finished eating, they started scratching and rubbing Josh’s back. This turned into walking, climbing, jumping and falling. They were so funny to watch and they laughed until they cried.
Finally, it was present time and the we all dug in. Ella got golf clubs, Bella got dishes and pretend food, they both got Holiday Barbies and everybody got circus tickets and Alabama gear for the big game. My t-shirt is a maternity one and says “Future Bama Baby” with an arrow pointing down… precious! Below are photos of our fun afternoon.
