Monday, December 24, 2012
Christmas Eve: Part I
Christmas Eve was a blast. It started out with my mom and the kids baking cookies. What a mess those kids can make. Mike and I then took my mom to Del Monacos for drinks. If we didn't have to travel I think we may have still been sitting there drinking. It's always fun spending time with my mom!
The kiddos then got ready to head to my sister's. They each got to open a gift from my parents first. Gwen got "Lambie" her bath doll and Leo got an adorable bowling set. We then headed to Christine's where she put on a fantastic dinner. She had lasagna, clam sauce, wine, and wonderful pasteries.
Everyone then opened gifts. Gwen got a super-hero costume. She then ran around like a crazy person as "Super Girl". It was so cute!! Gwen/Leo had a blast playing with Olivia/Grace. It of course ended abruptly when Gwen flipped out from exhaustion (late night + no nap would do that for a person)!!
The kiddos then got ready to head to my sister's. They each got to open a gift from my parents first. Gwen got "Lambie" her bath doll and Leo got an adorable bowling set. We then headed to Christine's where she put on a fantastic dinner. She had lasagna, clam sauce, wine, and wonderful pasteries.
Everyone then opened gifts. Gwen got a super-hero costume. She then ran around like a crazy person as "Super Girl". It was so cute!! Gwen/Leo had a blast playing with Olivia/Grace. It of course ended abruptly when Gwen flipped out from exhaustion (late night + no nap would do that for a person)!!
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Christmas Play
We were lucky enough to visit Christine's church for their children's play. The play was absolutely painful, but cute. The church itself is fantastic. She is so lucky to have that Parrish and community for her children to grow up with. If we had something like that around Denver, we would go each Sunday. The parishioners were so nice to us even telling me that if Leo freaks out that it is okay!
Gwen was going to be an angel in the play but dropped out last minute. She was scared. She did wear the outfit and wanted to bring it home. She did mention that for Halloween she wanted to be an angel. It's a long way away, but it would be a nice change from the princesses.
After the play Santa came for a visit. They had cookies and punch as well as gifts for all the kids. It was so nice. Leo is terrified of Santa and Gwen got to meet Mrs. Clause. She had a million of questions on that one. They had a blast!
Gwen was going to be an angel in the play but dropped out last minute. She was scared. She did wear the outfit and wanted to bring it home. She did mention that for Halloween she wanted to be an angel. It's a long way away, but it would be a nice change from the princesses.
After the play Santa came for a visit. They had cookies and punch as well as gifts for all the kids. It was so nice. Leo is terrified of Santa and Gwen got to meet Mrs. Clause. She had a million of questions on that one. They had a blast!
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Holiday Season has been....
exhausting
stressful
hectic
interesting
entertaining
As you can see there are tons of words to describe our lives since Thanksgiving. The highlights:
1. Stomach flu for the entire family over Thanksgiving weekend
2. Leo's surgery/recovery the first weekend in December
3. Gwen getting Influenza A just a few days after Leo's surgery
4. Leo getting molars
5. The "Perfect Storm" at work.....Budget Season, monthly reporting....etc.
6. Prepping for our big trip to NY for Christmas (which we are super excited about)
In the midst of all of this we still had time to do some fun things. We visited Santa, baked Christmas cookies, and went to Bass Pro Shop for their Red-necktastic Christmas activities, to name a few. All those things were fun, but pretty rough on the family......... Leo freaked out seeing Santa and then on the Carousal at the Bass Pro Shop, and Gwen went into Super Brat Mode during both activities. Other than that, it truly is magical to watch the kiddos during this time...........who am I kidding. Nobody mentions that your children turn into lunatics come Santa time. Even our Drag Queen Stripper Elf......Cinnamon can't keep Gwen in line!!
On a good note and less negative Leo did get to decorate his first Christmas cookies. By that I mean he put candy on the raw dough then ate it. His cookie never got baked!
stressful
hectic
interesting
entertaining
As you can see there are tons of words to describe our lives since Thanksgiving. The highlights:
1. Stomach flu for the entire family over Thanksgiving weekend
2. Leo's surgery/recovery the first weekend in December
3. Gwen getting Influenza A just a few days after Leo's surgery
4. Leo getting molars
5. The "Perfect Storm" at work.....Budget Season, monthly reporting....etc.
6. Prepping for our big trip to NY for Christmas (which we are super excited about)
In the midst of all of this we still had time to do some fun things. We visited Santa, baked Christmas cookies, and went to Bass Pro Shop for their Red-necktastic Christmas activities, to name a few. All those things were fun, but pretty rough on the family......... Leo freaked out seeing Santa and then on the Carousal at the Bass Pro Shop, and Gwen went into Super Brat Mode during both activities. Other than that, it truly is magical to watch the kiddos during this time...........who am I kidding. Nobody mentions that your children turn into lunatics come Santa time. Even our Drag Queen Stripper Elf......Cinnamon can't keep Gwen in line!!
On a good note and less negative Leo did get to decorate his first Christmas cookies. By that I mean he put candy on the raw dough then ate it. His cookie never got baked!
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Leo's Surgery
Leo had his surgery on Friday. He had tubes in and adenoids out. We got to Children's Hospital North (yes a 1 hour drive) at 7:15. Of course we had to wake both kids up to get them moving. They normally wake up at 5:30 on their own but by 6:00 nobody was awake. Another way of them showing me how against us they are.
Anyway, I digress.......we wait and wait and wait until I bring Leo back to the operating room at 9:15. When we got there the anesthesiologist yelled "hey everybody, this is Leo. Let's all say hello to Leo." I watched them put him under anesthesia and as I walked out they all thanked me for coming (kind of weird). Of course I cried as I left his lifeless body on the operating table (yes, I am being a bit over-dramatic).
The surgery took no time whatsoever. We actually left the hospital by 10:20. This is not after Leo freaked out while coming out of his anesthesia. He screamed forever and wanted nothing....not even me. Finally he passed out in his car. We woke up briefly to drink and have some applesauce, but as you can see by the below picture, he fell asleep while eating.
He was crazy and pretty much back to normal immediately. He's running around and playing hard, as usual. He is a bit needier and sleeping a bit better than normal. We'll see how it goes in the coming days.
His adenoids were swollen as suspected causing much blockage. He did already throw up being at home so hopefully once he heals, things will be a bit easier for him. He had a ton of fluid in his ears. It was clear, which is good, so no infection. I really hope this helps his speech as it is REALLY annoying having him whine and point all the time!!
Anyway, I digress.......we wait and wait and wait until I bring Leo back to the operating room at 9:15. When we got there the anesthesiologist yelled "hey everybody, this is Leo. Let's all say hello to Leo." I watched them put him under anesthesia and as I walked out they all thanked me for coming (kind of weird). Of course I cried as I left his lifeless body on the operating table (yes, I am being a bit over-dramatic).
The surgery took no time whatsoever. We actually left the hospital by 10:20. This is not after Leo freaked out while coming out of his anesthesia. He screamed forever and wanted nothing....not even me. Finally he passed out in his car. We woke up briefly to drink and have some applesauce, but as you can see by the below picture, he fell asleep while eating.
He was crazy and pretty much back to normal immediately. He's running around and playing hard, as usual. He is a bit needier and sleeping a bit better than normal. We'll see how it goes in the coming days.
His adenoids were swollen as suspected causing much blockage. He did already throw up being at home so hopefully once he heals, things will be a bit easier for him. He had a ton of fluid in his ears. It was clear, which is good, so no infection. I really hope this helps his speech as it is REALLY annoying having him whine and point all the time!!
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Best. Santa. Picture. Ever
Gwen's new dress: $20
Santa Photo: $16
Cookies purchased after seeing Santa: $4.86
Seeing Santa's face in the picture and knowing he had a long day ahead of him (we were 10th in line): Priceless
Santa Photo: $16
Cookies purchased after seeing Santa: $4.86
Seeing Santa's face in the picture and knowing he had a long day ahead of him (we were 10th in line): Priceless
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)