But it kind of went downhill from there. First, on Christmas Eve Day, Jessica woke up vomiting horribly. That poor little baby was so so sick. It was really sad. She's old enough now (almost 19 months) that she talks really well so when she was about to throw up, all she said was "no, no, no". I wanted to just cry for her it was so sad. Needless to say her Christmas was not very merry. She wasn't all that interested in her toys and still felt pretty lousy. I felt really bad for Molly who put so much work into making her Christmas special only to be disappointed by some stupid virus. Tyler was also a little under the weather and went to bed early on Christmas Eve (we did get a short Christmas program in and some Christmas carol singing).
Christmas day was fun for us though. We got some great gifts, including a membership to Costco that was very much needed, some new clothes and some great toys for Maddox (including a hammer that he won't stop playing with). I also got a fabulous cookbook from Tyler's grandmother called The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook, complete with recipes like She-Crab Soup and the Tipsy Squire (a wonderful dessert). Maddox had fun opening his presents, too.
Tyler's parents LOVED the calendar that we made of the kids. I think they were pretty excited and touched to get such a thoughtful present.
Andrea also had a pretty good Christmas. I think the pictures say it all.
Later that afternoon, Tyler, Kevin, Sally, Maddox, Andrea and Molly all went for a hike at Natural Bridges. I didn't take any pictures because by the time we got down there it was pretty dark, but still really beautiful. It was nice to get some fresh air, too. There was one incident (can you even call it that) where two of our group took a wrong turn and got a little lost (not really) but one of them got a little nervous and screamed for Tyler to come rescue them where-in Tyler handed off Max to me and ran down to lead them out because their flashlight had died. Some will claim that they were not lost and did not need help, others will argue that they almost died. I'm pretty sure we'll never know the truth.
It was later that night after we got home from the hike that things took another turn for the worse. Andrea and Nick both came down with the dreaded virus and were sick all night. So Tyler and I decided to come home the very next day instead of staying until the 27th like we had originally planned. It's a good thing we did, too, because the next day Maddox and Tyler were both came down with the same thing.
So Christmas was as good as it could be this year despite the setbacks and sicknesses. The important things were all there -- family, food and the spirit of the season. It will for sure be a Christmas we will never forget, not to mention that it was Maddox's first Christmas, too!
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