Christmas broken down........

We hope everyone had a happy and safe Christmas. Ours was pretty good considering everyone was either sick or getting sick. Mom, dad, Jason and Scott were here which was a blessing. Later in the day, Jerry's dad came over for dinner. The kids have not seen him in several months and were very excited for him to be here. Morgan and Brycen hugged him good-bye, Avery still needs a couple more visits before she'll warm up. Now that he's retiring, hopefully Grandpa O'Neal will be visiting more often.

MORGAN

Santa brought Morgan Lucky the Wonder Pup, instead of some roll-over dog that she had thought that she wanted.

Morgan loved giving Lucky his commands. Santa is so smart to have gotten Lucky instead of some puppy that JUST roll's over. This was also mommy's compromise instead of getting the real deal! I'm still not ready for another child!

AVERY

Santa brought Avery several gifts that she didn't ask for, including the Melissa and Doug Pizza and Birthday Cake sets. Once again, Santa is so smart! How did he know Avery would just LOVE playing with this?

Later that night, Nana, Morgan and I were summoned upstairs for a birthday tea party by Avery. We had pizza, tea and birthday cake......YUMMY! Avery sure knows how to throw a party! If Avery could either have or attend a party everyday, she would. She LOVES parties! My kind of girl!

Last but certainly not least........

BRYCEN

Brycen received a Geo Track set and LOVED it. He could have cared less about the rest of his gifts. It took him all day to open his presents. Avery tried her hardest to play with it but Brycen would just push her away :-)

This is Brycen's remote control tarantula that I thought was so fun. It crawls across the floor like a real spider. Brycen on the other hand thought it was fun to control but refused to touch it. Clever little man that he is, figured out a way to pick it up without actually touching it. On top of that remote that he's holding is the spider, upside down with the antenna stuck in between his legs. So, essentially he 'stabs' it.

As the day went on, Brycen slowly deteriated. His fever came back and his wheezing started acting up. He was so exhausted that when Papa was giving him his breathing treatment, he passed out. He had a long day.