Merry Christmas 2008

We are still sick but it didn't slow down the fun for the day! Baby J and I were up all night with this yucky flu bug. We both even had a 103 fever at one point. L was running a fever too but slightly lower. It was a rough night without sleep for all of us. Daddy Piper was wonderful taking care of us. He was everything I wanted him to be earlier in the day - guess waiting until 3 in the morning was worth it : -) Baby J finally slept from 4:00 until 6:30 so that was nice. L & S got up about 7:15 and walked out and were so happy. It was so wonderful to see them excited over their toys from Santa (bike for L and sit-n-spin for S). We proceeded to open stockings (my stocking exchange was awesome - read here for that one). Besides all the fun goodies I got from Lisa, my stocking exchange, I got money to buy a new grill - WOOHOO!!!! The kids got me a larger Crock-Pot, which I wanted. I have a small one that was perfect for 2 people but since our family has grown, I wanted a new one. Daddy Piper got a GC to Summit Racing for parts for his mustang - I think he was pleased with that gift. The kids opened a ton of gifts from far away family and friends. I am happy to report that all the gifts were wonderful and useful - something important. I hate having junk toys that they play with once and never again. One of the hits of the day was a set of Walkie-Talkie's from their Grandma that they have played with over and over all day. We spent most of our rainy Christmas day playing together as a family. We played the kids' UNO game and a round of checkers. I tried to put together a 100 piece puzzle that L got in her stocking but had no help from the peanut gallery, so I ended up doing it alone.

It was a nice day with no nasty exchanges, just a pleasant time for all. It was so pleasant and relaxing that here at 6:40 at night, we are still in our jammies : -)

Merry Christmas 2008!!