We had a great Christmas, but let’s just recap the sickness part. Holly – some kind of head cold and laryngitis on the 20-21st Kaitlyn – grumpy from cutting a tooth on the 25th Teague – eye surgery on the 26th Judy – diagnosed with the flu on the 26th Wade – diagnosed with Bronchitis…

Having two boys share a room means a lot more clothes in the one closet. All of the sweaters have been on the floor since we unpacked winter things. Last weekend (before Christmas), I finally remembered to ask Wade to install a second rod. Perfect! Now their closet is functional (and tidy)!

The boys couldn’t wait to get to Gram’s house. They love to see her and they knew she had presents! Then Matt stopped by on his way out of town! My high school friends squeezed in a visit. Then it was time for all of Mom’s family to come for dinner. Whew what a day!

The day – church, naps, presents, fishing, tractor rides, book reading, and playing. It was a pretty full day. (Wade even made an appearance or two. He was diagnosed with Bronchitis and spent most of the day recovering.) My favorite picture of the day.

For those of you wondering how Santa handled Alex’s request for a “real” fairy, Santa left Alex a special letter. The letter was left with the fairy house Santa delivered, but Alex has never asked for it to be read. He has also never mentioned that Santa didn’t leave a “real” fairy.

Teague had surgery scheduled this morning for 7:30. Dr. Lyon came in early to do the surgery and planned a quick procedure to roll the eyelid outwards. The anesthesiologist was fantastic and talked with us a long time before deciding how to put Teague to sleep. Due to the nature of the procedure and his…

We started the morning with Santa. Then we moved on to a family breakfast before family gifts. A before and after picture is always fun. The balcony in this house makes it even better!