Christmas 2009 and Sick Kiddos

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!  Prior to having kids, Christmas-time was a time of peace and catching-up on rest.  Now, it's 10x as busy as any other time of the year.  Currently, we go to one grandparents' house on Christmas Eve (in this case, the Tate's), spend the night at our own house and have a family Christmas early on Christmas morning (because of the ice this year, we stayed at the Tate's the night before), then head-over to the other grandparents' house (this year, the Patterson's). 

Everything went according to plan until Luke threw-up at the Patterson's house.  Pam took Suzanne & Luke home, and Jack & Jacob were close behind after Jacob's break-down.  Needless to say, it was an action-packed day. 

We're VERY excited about going-out to Bob's Steak & Chop House on New Year's Eve with our good friends, the Eckenrode's.  Have a great week! 

Jacob at the park

Cute Lukie

Luke sure likes to stick his tongue out

Jacob tried a revolutionary way of unwrapping his gifts

Jacob got a school bus from Santa!

Darrell enjoyed Christmas...and the amaretto freezes!

Luke trying-out Grandmother's walker

Jacob tried to take a nap on Sam (John's dog)

Erica, John, and Moose

STP and JWP

Jacob with his new Big Wheel

Jacob back for more relaxing with Sam

Jacob opening-up some Christmas gifts

Mommy with her twins

Jacob playing with John

Grandmother

Sam with a bow around his neck

Gigi and Jacob

This is what happens when you make bad faces at the camera, Suzanne!

Darrell with his Aggie Band t-shirt

Mommy with a new blouse

Caribou Santa

Luke on his Big Wheel

Luke playing with toys at the Patterson Christmas

Jacob and Bunny

Katie and Jeffrey

The twins got a personalized play barn from Santa

Mommy and her sick twins

At least Mommy was in a good mood...

Mommy and sick Lukie

Poor Lukie

Jacob playing with his favorite gifts...DVD cases

Bunny holding Jacob while he's making a fake cell phone call

Jacob with his precious DVD case