Christmas 2019

It has turned to be for the best that we stayed home in TN this Christmas.  Josh went down last weekend with a fiery cold and shivers and sweating that he still hasn't kicked.  Noah woke up Christmas morning with fever that he still hasn't kicked.  And Anna has come down with some inexplicable painful headaches and shivers midday on Christmas.  Thankful, so thankful, there is not stomach stuff going on, though, and that these germs are just mild ones you lay around and wait to pass.  

Anyway, Christmas magic and goodies we enjoyed nonetheless.   A Holiday Lights Scavenger Hunt we finished on Christmas Eve.  That chimney and Mrs Claus proved to be so elusive!  We also finished up our Prepare Him Room Advent Devotional right on time too ... squeezing the last two in before bedtime. ;)

Josh and I broke a sweat getting all the Santa gifts out that night.  It's been close to 70 here this week and it just ain't right!

 

For the second Christmas morning in a row, I woke up early with a migraine, so there I was downstairs at 6:30 am.  Noah (and his new fever) and Lasa were already up and into their stockings. Lasa had accidentally unpacked Anna's but Noah had quickly packed it all back for her as best he could.  Good move, big brother!

 

We blew Anna's mind with a new iPad she didn't even/wouldn't even have dreamed of asking for.  She had to buy her last one herself ... her last one has been hobbling along not holding charge for awhile making her crazy.  I am, like, a Christmas superhero to her now. Ha!  Anna's other main gifts were a Sofa Sack beanbag and a markerboard.  She is in heaven.

 

 

Noah had to have all his gifts delivered to his poor, puny self on the couch.  Good sport, though, squeezing out a smile for me regardless!  His main gifts were an air hockey table he held out no hope of receiving so that was a fun surprise.  And a new Star Wars video game and some backyard bunkers for Nerf Wars.

Lasa's main gifts were an American Girl doll and a horse to go with - now named Christina and Mexico.  Mexico?  Yes, Mexico.  I have no idea why.  She also got an awesome new watercolor set which has been used a ton already.  And some Calico Critters and their treehouse.

 

 

Noah managed to eek out energy for one game before going back to bed to sleep. Anna and I think sick Noah is the sweetest.  Don't judge us.

 

 

 

 Josh got me a beautiful new journal, a new stash of pens, and a smart battery case - which is awesome.  I got him a blue tooth beanie cap for jamming to his tunes while he works in the shed and greenhouse this winter and a Preds jersey. Anna got him a trash can for his car which the man neeeeeeeeeeeds so badly.  If he will just use it! Ha!

And bright and early this morning Lasa dropped her entire chunk of moolah from Memaw on this wild Hatchimals toy.  I tried to talk her out of it and show her how cool other less expensive toys were, but the heart wants what it wants so she is now the proud owner of a Llamacorn.  A LLAMACORN with 250+ tricks and sounds and responses. I am dizzy.

 

 

We are settling in with new toys and football games on queue and days to rest and recover at home and we aren't complaining at all.  If we are lucky, we will hit up McKays Used Books store again on Monday.  That's becoming a bit of a Christmas break tradition too.  I have gotten so much good reading and journaling done!  Glad.  

Merry Christmas, y'all!