For the last several years we have tried to spend Christmas at home, but this year it wasn't quite as exciting of an idea. I spent most of December like this, and the week of Christmas probably ended up being my roughest week of being sick. It was bad. Not the worst Christmas ever, but definitely the worst I've ever felt over Christmas. One morning it was bad enough that I was just hanging out in the bathroom for a while, and Shawn was excited that I was out of bed, so he kept bringing me toys to play with with him.
I managed to leave the house here and there (even making it at least sacrament meeting most weeks!) But mostly I just laid there and hoped it would pass more quickly! Jeremy was amazing and did most of the finding/cooking food, cleaning, and keeping things afloat. He is great that way. Being pregnant is a big sacrifice for me, but also for him in a different way.
We managed to all make it to our ward Christmas party, which was fun for the kids. The had a "Grinch Stole Christmas" theme and all got to wear funky colors/clothes. We kinda hoped to sneak out before Santa came and things got crazy, but we were too late. (Though I had to leave before they actually got to see Santa, I think) The food, which I didn't have to make or think about beforehand, was very good. :) Several different kinds of soups, lots of rolls (many homemade), and dessert. Yum. Reilly and Jaina sat on Santa's lap even though they had asked/discovered that "Santa" was more of an idea than a person this year.
A few days before Christmas we drove down to the Gila Valley to spend Christmas at my parents' (where my mom could at least feed us and the kids would have a little more excitement). It was really nice to be there, even though I actually felt worse that week than any other, I think. At least there were more people to visit with, and to be excited about all the Christmas fun with. Christmas Eve we even managed an off-the-cuff nativity scene (Spencer was so thrilled), and I can promise that wouldn't have happened if we were all home alone. Shawn wouldn't leave his costume on long, but he was the cutest little shepherd. :)
Christmas morning was fun, and everyone was exciting about their toys. Shawn was way into Minions (he referred to them all as "Bob-bob" and was excited to get a dancing "Bob" from Santa. There were many Legos, some dolls, a Star Wars chess set, and snacks to enjoy. And super tasty "Grandpa's waffles," which always seem like Christmas morning to me. I was just glad I was able to eat some of them! That afternoon we went to Jeremy's mom's house to exchange presents and eat Christmas dinner. I was feeling pretty icky by then and didn't take many pictures. :-( It was a good day though, and I'm glad there was some extra family around to make sure the kids had a good week.
Jeremy was able to keep the kids pretty busy during the rest of Christmas break. They did a couple movies, used a few more things on our POGO passes before they expired (including Makutu's Island), smoothies, the mall, etc. It was nice to have him home a lot that week to help them get out of the house and have fun. Definitely not my best December ever, but we mostly pulled it off, I think.
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