Cousins Come to Visit

My family made it to my house Tuesday, despite the icy weather conditions. We had a great time with all of them. The kids played great together. Maximus and Aubrey loved playing with Aubrey's new dollhouse. Colton and Chloe pretty much just stared at each other - there wasn't much social interaction going on. Give it a few months and then I'm sure that they'll be playing together too.

Chloe in Aubrey's princess gear

The four children all playing together (or in the same area at least)
Making Christmas cookies
Jumping off the chair with Maximus
Maximus sharing with Chloe
Grandma and Chloe
Maximus and Aubrey watching a movie together

Playing dollhouse with Aunt Dani

Aubrey and Maximus going potty - this was a frequent scene

We ended up doing Christmas a little bit different this year. For one, there was no church on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day because of the icy roads. It was definitely strange not going to church on Christmas. Mom read us the Christmas story before opening presents to help us remember exactly why we are celebrating. Then, we decided to open presents on Christmas Day considering the fact that we have four children under the age of 2. The kids opened their presents before we ate dinner, while the adults waited until after dinner. I thought that it worked out really well.

Aubrey opening her new dollhouse

Listening to Grandma read the Christmas story

Chloe's new necklace made by Aunt Jenna
Chloe and Mommy
Aubrey's new purse painted by Aunt Jenna
Opening presents with Daddy

Taking a break from all of the presents with Grandma
Reading with Aunt Hannah and David

We spent the rest of the week just spending time together. We also celebrated with my dad's side Friday at Aunt Sharon's. We had a bunch of yummy snack foods. Unfortunately, Aubrey started not feeling well and spent most of the day curled up on Calvin's lap. She felt even worse on Saturday, so we ended up taking her to the doctor and found out that she had strep! Plus she had to get a shot, which was large and painful, though it did do the trick, because she was feeling much better by Sunday afternoon. Chloe also started running a fever on Sunday, so I took her to the doctor yesterday to make sure that she didn't have strep, which she didn't. She just had the start of an upper respiratory infection. The doctor put her on antibiotics, though, to prevent her from getting strep. Hopefully Calvin and I will be able to stay healthy and not catch anything from them! We're keeping our fingers crossed!