{"id":1662,"date":"2009-12-21T22:16:30","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T02:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2009-12-21T22:28:38","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T02:28:38","slug":"holiday-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=1662","title":{"rendered":"Holiday weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had a fun-filled holiday weekend!\u00a0 On Friday afternoon we went to a kid party at Michelle’s house.\u00a0 She had snacks and played the classic holiday TV shows and we envisioned kids in PJs, cuddled under blankets with snacks and shows.\u00a0 Instead we got 7 kids in various forms of dressed and undressed, running wildly through the house, making brief pit-stops for food and TV before off and running again.\u00a0 It was great!\u00a0 Everyone came home feeling festive and exhausted!\u00a0 On the drive home Lex proposed we go out to dinner.\u00a0 Alan was working late and I had no dinner plans, so I made them promise to behave and they did!!\u00a0 We had a nice dinner at Panera (surprise!) and a nice, easy bedtime at home.\u00a0 It was great!<\/p>\n

\"Eve

Eve played for awhile and then settled herself down with several plates of snacks. These little chairs are very popular with the little kids.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Kids

I didn't get many pics of them running around, but here is a nice one of them watching TV for a few minutes. This is actually just half of them, the others were still going.<\/p><\/div>\n

Saturday we scurried and cleaned and prepared for our annual cookie party.\u00a0 This year involved four families with seven kids.\u00a0 Very little baking actually took place, but everyone baked beforehand and there was no shortage of cookies.\u00a0 Everyone (except me!) did an awesome job decorating the countless cookies that were prebaked and ready for “the kids to decorate.”\u00a0 :)\u00a0 The kids, and everyone else, had a blast.\u00a0 At one point Lex, who was working quietly with Julie to decorate cookies, stood up and announced loudly to me that he is decorating cookies, putting sprinkles on them, and then eating them.\u00a0 Oh joy!\u00a0 Once again everyone was throughly exhausted by the end of the night and we had more easy bedtimes.<\/p>\n

\"Decorating

The decorating begins<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Sweet

Eve and Molly on Jim's lap<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

This is just about the whole crowd, minus a few grownups.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Blue

Blue drool? Time to remove her from the cookie table!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Caitlin\"

Caitlin - Isn't she adorable?!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Cookies!\"

Cookies! These were just the gingerbread cookies that were being decorated. I didn't get a final photo of ALL the cookies. <\/p><\/div>\n

\"Molly\"

Molly - so sweet!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Hugs\"

Molly really wanted a goodbye hug. Eve was a bit reserved, but after Molly followed her around for several minutes saying "Molly hug. Molly hug Eve," Eve finally gave in and submitted to hugs :)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Take-down

The hug lasted for awhile! Molly hugged Eve right over into Julie's lap and they just stayed there while we all chatted. They are so cute!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Games

Alan did a good job entertaining the kids with games in the living room. I think he had the older kids all playing poker :)<\/p><\/div>\n

On Sunday, Alan and I took advantage of our local babysitter, home from college for Christmas, and we went out to dinner and some final Christmas shopping.\u00a0 We came home to a happy babysitter and two sleeping kids.\u00a0 That was nice.\u00a0 A few hours later we awoke to a crying baby (toddler, really) who had just thrown up all over her bed.\u00a0 Sigh.\u00a0 She did a great job of staying in bed (usually she gets out of bed and leaves a trail across her room and into our) but I’ve begged and pleaded with her to stay in bed and call me.\u00a0 She did a very good job of that, unfortunately this time she must have been laying near the side of the bed because it was all down the edge and pooling on the floor.\u00a0 Oh well.\u00a0 We knew when we installed those white carpets that they wouldn’t last long!\u00a0 Fortunately the sickness didn’t seem to last long either.\u00a0 She slept in a bit this morning and seems to be at about 90% now.\u00a0 UNFortunately, Lex took a very long nap this afternoon and woke up feverish.\u00a0 He went back to bed a few hours later, on his own request (unheard of!!!!) and I’m hoping and praying for a vomit-free night!\u00a0 I’m also hoping this all slides past and they are both feeling top notch for Christmas!!!<\/p>\n

Now off to do some Santa work and then bed.\u00a0 Sweet, sweet bed, how I miss thee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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