Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Her Webkinz named Tiger

It is hard to believe that Christmas is over and we have already started the New Year. I can't believe how quickly Christmas came and went...I guess when you are having fun that is when time seems to move very quickly. We had a great Christmas. It was fun spending lots of time in Georgia with the Griffeth's, but it was also nice to be able to run back to Alabama for a good nights rest in our own beds and to still get a few things done over the break. The kids I think have had a great couple of weeks. For the most part they stayed healthy over the break, which made things not only more enjoyable for them but also for me. We did however have a one-day health scare with Trey who had some sort of asthma/bronchial attack last Sunday. He woke up Sunday morning with what I thought was the beginning of a cold with a cough. By Sunday afternoon he was coughing continously and having a hard time catching his breath. I took him to Urgent care where they quickly took us back and took his oxygen levels. Based upon his initial readings the doctor came in and said that they were going to start a breathing treatment and were calling the ambulance to have Trey transported to the Children's Hospital. Trey has had one of these "attacks" once before and after a breathing treatment quickly recovered...so I begged the doctor to wait on the ambulance and give the breathing treatment a try. To my relief, he responded very quickly and very well to the breathing treatment so the doctor let us proceed home on our own with a couple of prescriptions and orders to take him directly to the ER if he started having problems breathing again. By the next day you would have never had known that he had cough the day before.

Kendal and her dogs!

We really did have a great Christmas break. The kids loved how Santa new exactly what they wanted without them even having asked him for certain things. It was AMAZING! Our big family gift this year was the Wii...we have had a great time playing together as a family. I love how interactive it is and how the girls can compete with the Big Kids (Jeff and I). Jeff surprised me this year with a great present...one of those big Food Storage shelves that holds up to 600 cans and helps you rotate your food storage. Not only is it a very practical gift, but he also got a great deal (you know I was super Happy, not only with the practicality of the gift but also that he saved some $). My parents also gave us some money for Christmas to put towards increasing our food storage...it is one of our goals this year to organize and ensure that we have our years supply. Another gift I am really excited about is our new Flip camera...I am still testing it out, but so far I think it is going to be AWESOME. The blog will definitely be featuring more video in the near future!

Trey filling up his new dump truck with Barbies!

Bayley doesn't go back to school until Wednesday of this week, so we still have a couple of more days to go in our Christmas break. I am sure the next two days will be busy and fun...then it is back to the routine, which I think we all may be ready for!