The after-Christmas plague

Starting Christmas night I started feeling crappy, by the time I went to bed I was full-on sick.  I have not been sick like this for years.  Fever, chills, body aches, felt like my head would explode the works.  I never actually went to the doctor.  I am cheap, try to be tough, and I since Ruth is my sister I feel like she will take care of me.  I am sure I had the flu.  It literally took me two weeks to get better.  I felt so bad, I was the worst Mom and wife during this time period, and my poor kids had to sit around and do nothing during their holiday break from school.  But I could not lift my head off the pillow for days, and then after that I had no energy for days and days.  You know that I am really sick if I don't get up and exercise and if I call in sick to work.  I never do either of those things.  But I didn't exercise for a week and I didn't go to work for almost a week.  I just wanted to document this so I would remember to get a flu shot next year.  Both Treyton and Carolina got it too, but theirs didn't last nearly as long as mine (thank goodness)

Christmas 2013 continued

After we opened Christmas presents at home we went over to my parents and had a delicious breakfast and opened more presents from family.  It is always so much fun to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa, aunts and uncles, and cousins.

Christmas 2013

We had a great Christmas this year at our house.  Santa Clause treated us all very well.  Our families were very generous, our kids were cute and were excited to see what they got, but more importantly were excited to give the gifts that they had made and got for us and each other.  It was a really nice day.

Christmas Eve 2013

Christmas Eve is always my favorite, the special feeling of love is so strong in the air.  Plus the children's anticipation of the special day is so fun.  We went to my parents home for Christmas Eve dinner.  It is always so delicious.  We had yummy prime rib, potatoes, salads, rolls and delicious dessert.  The highlight of the evening is always doing our Christmas program including our live nativity with the kids.  It is so fun to share everyone's talents and to spend the evening with the people we love.

Christmas Dinner with the Fuhriman's

Reid's parents and Uncle Danny went down to Salt Lake to spend Christmas with the Hamilton family.  We wanted to do something with them for Christmas so we had them over for dinner on the Sunday before Christmas.  It was a really enjoyable evening with them.  We had ham and potatoes, and some pies for dinner.  Then Reid's Dad told an awesome story that got us all emotional, it was great for bringing in the Christmas spirit, then we opened presents from them, and they opened the presents from us.  It was a really nice evening.