Christmas Recap

We had a wonderful Christmas. If I'm being honest, I don't love the holidays. It's just too much busyness and expectations. Ordinary days > than holidays. Carson had fun with his cousins on Christmas Eve. 

Aunt Brenda drew Carson's name and got him a bunch of baseball necklaces. He was very happy about that. He loves some baseball drip.

We weren't sure if Granny & Pa would be able to come to our house on Christmas Eve because of her knee surgery, but they made it!

Marmee came to spend the night on Christmas Eve too. 

We don't do a lot of Christmas traditions, but the boxes on Christmas Eve are their favorite. 

They got baseball necklaces with the travel team colors. 

They have been loving each other a lot lately. Not sure what changed, but I'm just going to enjoy it while it lasts. 

Santa brought sleds and snow gloves. Hopefully it will snow this year. Darrin wasn't feeling good so he went to bed early and I got everything ready. My father-in-law and I stayed up and watched football while I worked. I enjoyed hanging out with him. 

Carson got a bat, cleats, a metal detector, paper & markers, and a Nintendo Switch.

Miles got cleats, a chain, a PG hat, a PS5, and a massage which was scheduled 2 days after Christmas. He has always wanted one and this was his reaction. He had it on Wednesday and loved it. 

On Christmas we went to Marmee's for dinner and presents. I like for the boys to open our presents at our house and the grandparents presents at their houses. It feels less overwhelming and they know who got them what. Unfortunately Darrin ran a low fever on Christmas Eve and then it got worse on Christmas day so he couldn't come with us. We had a nice, chill evening. We ate roast, mashed potatoes, carrots, bread, and apple crisp for dessert. The boys got electric throw from Marmee and they were sooooo excited. Carson also got a volcano set and Miles got a magnetic MLB standings chart. 

Since Darrin was sick, I took Miles to work out on the 26th. 

It was fun to see him get to do his thing. He loves working out. He and Darrin started working out in the morning before work/school back in June. 

He eats a lot all the time, but especially on work out days. Breakfast was two waffles, oatmeal, two eggs, bacon, and an English muffin. I told him it was like the Grandma's breakfast at Cracker Barrell :)

Currently, Darrin, Carson, and I are all sick. For Darrin and me, the doctor said it sounds like flu or Covid but she wouldn't treat it anyway, so we skipped the testing. She prefers to let it run it's course. I'm taking Carson to the doctor this afternoon. He has a high temp and is wheezing, which happens every time the weather changes. Our entire house looks like this. 

The sickness has put a damper on the holidays. Hopefully we can kick it soon and return to normal life.