Making up for lost time...

While I was away I went on the computer 1 time. The connection at the in-laws is about as fast as a snail.  I'm trying to make up for the lack of posts.  It would be more interesting with pictures, but since we were sick I'll have to wait until we get the cd from Kirk to post them.  Even though we didn't get to see the great grandparents or cousins, we were still able to do a couple fun things before we all got sick.  There was awesome food, which we won't feel like eating again for awhile.  Grandad bought a huge tub of Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream and won an award for Grandad of the year:).  Caleb declared that he was the boss of the sausage, but we knew he was sick when he didn't eat any:(.  Kirk and Nana made some fabulous crepes and we'll just have to look forward to trying out the other new recipes that got put on the back burner due to lack of appetites. Preston had gingerbread cookies to decorate(and they did fit it in the morning we were packing to leave).  They managed to take the kids outside for about 30 minutes to play on the old swing set and they LOVED it!  We didn't get around to singing, but I think we did quite a bit this year.  I especially enjoyed singing with the people at Caleb Village. All the memories that must go through their minds of Christmas over the years.  We also watched Toy Story 3 together.  Lots of laughs.  I think the kids noticed more on Grandad's very LARGE screen:).  Preston also put tea lights in paper bags outside.  It was really pretty and we were amazed at how long they burned, especially with the cold temps and the wind.  I think the longest one was over 2 hours.  All in all, we can be thankful that it wasn't any worse.  There could have been hospital trips, or everyone sick at the beginning, with no one else left to help take care of anyone.  Although we have our fair share of laundry, we ended up with far less than the Grandparents house.  Will have to think of something to send as a Thank you gift:).