Finally... we are healthy again! Both Nathan and Allie were sick for 3-4 days, then I joined them. Thankfully, Phil was home for the weekend and took care of everything. He is so good to me! We are still praying that Beth and Phil stay healthy. Here's a brief update of life at our house during the past week (in no particular order!)...
We're making grocery lists. We get to host my entire family for Christmas dinner this year. We're very excited about it. Today Allie helped me make a grocery list. She is becoming a good little speller already!
Rewind a bit to last week... here is sweet Allie after her Christmas program. Even though Daddy couldn't be there (he was in Minneapolis), both Grandma and Great-Grandma were there. So was Grandpa Tos, but he didn't make the photo op! (Allie woke up with a fever the next day and missed the remaining three days of school - she was so sad!)
The girls helped make Christmas cookies yesterday. They did most of the work - and Nathan at most of their efforts! It's fun to see them get involved in the kitchen.
Last night, our entire family gathered together one more time before Tim and Tami's family left for Colorado. The kids had a great time playing together. It is always a little bittersweet, though, knowing that the time is short and that we have to say goodbye again. At the moment, their family is still enroute and we're already missing them. But, oh, we're so thankful that they made the trip to spend Christmas with us. Christmas just isn't the same when we are not together. We made plenty of happy memories during the last week and we are so grateful for that!
