First, it started with the FLU. Yes, we got it. The worst time to remember that you didnt get a flu shot is the second after your kid's pediatrician tells you that he tested positive for flu. That was me.
But we recovered pretty fast. Nico responded quickly to the Tamiflu and was back at school quickly. Just in time for his winter performance. The performance we interesting. I think it suffered a bit from "too much going on". There was a re-enactment of scenes from Frozen, not to mention some actual music playing. Frankly, I feel like it would have been better to just sing songs and do little dances, but I admit, I am a strange duck.
Nico's class was very well behaved. No one lost their mind while having to sit through the entire performance, even though it was quite hot and they were all over dressed. Look at him. Isn't he precious?
Nico played hookie on the last Friday before Winter break. We rented a MINIVAN and packed the dogs and Christmas gifts and drove to Texas to see the Cousins and Aunt Nicole and Uncle Cody. It was a long drive... one that was punctuated early on with the sounds of Gordon having diarrhea. In the way back. So, our progress was slowed by stopping every hour to walk them and avoid that happening.
We got to meet Jojo, who'd been in the states for less than a month. It was really exciting, because she is adorable, but also because she is learning so many new things. Nico, Maddox, and Em are finally at an age where they can play pretty well together unsupervised... so they were a little rabble running around the house playing together. Beckett is pretty close to being able to join in. But he mostly played with Jojo and hung out with us.
One of my favorite things was telling Beckett that I was the boss of him. And he telling me vice versa. It was fantastic.
We also did this:
Note to self: Don't do that again. Ever. I had never done one as a grown-up, so I was curious. This was completely edible... and we definitely picked at it a little... but it occurred to me that this is a perfectly good waste of candy. And besides... I don't even like most of that candy. So in the future, just buy the "good" stuff and eat it.... no need to decorate a house with it.
We made it back to Chicago in time for Christmas eve. We did some quick cleaning and shopping for groceries before I finished off the night with gift wrapping. Even though I have been chipping away at it since Thanksgiving, it seemed like still so much to wrap.
Nico made out like a bandit, per usual. Some hits from this year: the food prep set and storm trooper set that Santa got him, the science fair kit from Dave and me, a Batman robot that Grandma and Grandpa got him, Legos from the cousins, and a compass and military book that Gran and Grampy got him.
For dinner, we had a pork roast, green beans (with bacon), mashed potatoes, and chocolate pecan pie. I did the roast and the green beans in crockpots, which was nice, since I didnt have to stand over the stove all day. Grandma and Grandpa came to town and Dave picked them up at the airport. We spent most of the break with them watching sport, playing sport, doing science experiments, and reading. It was a pretty fantastic great holiday.
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