Monday afternoon before Christmas, Phoebe came down with a 102 degree fever that lasted 3 days. No other symptoms - it just meant she couldn't be at daycare so I ended up with bit more of an extended vacation than I'd originally planned. We're thankful it wasn't the flu or the nasty stomach virus that many of our friends got to experience as a family over the holidays.
She was back to her normal, loving self by the weekend! She was SO excited to have Uncle Steve and Auntie Kate visiting from Chicago and Pennsylvania! Needless to say, we spent a LOT of time with my side of the family the last two weeks - Ryan was quite the trooper!
Phoebe had a terrible time staying out of the Christmas decorations. Whether it was ornaments on the tree (we didn't have ONE break) or things around the house - it was the donkey on our manger scene however, that required ear surgery after a minor drop early in the month...
And let's just say we ALL need to hit the gym and eat a few more veggies after the last few weeks. YiaYia is determined to pass along her love of marshmallows and REAL whipped cream to Phoebe. The marshmallows are a no-brainer, the whipped cream is going to take some perserverance - I think Phoebe isn't quite sure about the sound the can makes!
We haven't gotten a real substantial snow here yet in Indy (much to Ryan's disappointment) but we have gotten a couple of inches here and there - Ryan has been showing Phoebes how to throw a snowball (much to MY disappointment) as I'm usually the target! The lows are in the single digits for the next week or so - I made the comment just yesterday that I was ready for Spring!
Christmas Eve we went to church for the family service at 5:00 and were at YiaYia and Papou's by 6:00. We got to enjoy our traditional Greek dinner and then headed home to get a good night's sleep. We read Phoebe Christmas stories before bed the whole month to help her grasp the meaning of the season - still think she's a bit young (nevermind the fact that she's playing with Mr. Potato Head while I'm reading to her) ...but she loved all the animals and the baby...maybe next year!
We were back at YiaYia and Papou's by 10:30 Christmas morning for breakfast and gifts. We had a fabulous time and are working on creating new traditions as well as including old ones.
Phoebe didn't really enjoy opening gifts - rather was content playing with new toys or just the packaging. We're lucky she enjoys the simple things in life...
Then we headed to Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Newell's home in Anderson. It was so fun to hang out with cousins that were gracious enough to play with Phoebe. She thoroughly enjoyed her new baby doll and stroller (although the stroller is already in need of YiaYia's sewing skills (as I have none) - once Phoebe discovered she could "fit" in it, it was just a matter of time...
Christmas Eve we went to church for the family service at 5:00 and were at YiaYia and Papou's by 6:00. We got to enjoy our traditional Greek dinner and then headed home to get a good night's sleep. We read Phoebe Christmas stories before bed the whole month to help her grasp the meaning of the season - still think she's a bit young (nevermind the fact that she's playing with Mr. Potato Head while I'm reading to her) ...but she loved all the animals and the baby...maybe next year!
We were back at YiaYia and Papou's by 10:30 Christmas morning for breakfast and gifts. We had a fabulous time and are working on creating new traditions as well as including old ones.
Phoebe didn't really enjoy opening gifts - rather was content playing with new toys or just the packaging. We're lucky she enjoys the simple things in life...
Then we headed to Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Newell's home in Anderson. It was so fun to hang out with cousins that were gracious enough to play with Phoebe. She thoroughly enjoyed her new baby doll and stroller (although the stroller is already in need of YiaYia's sewing skills (as I have none) - once Phoebe discovered she could "fit" in it, it was just a matter of time...
One of my favorite parts of Christmas in Anderson is seeing Grandma open gifts from Grandpa. He always has these "clues" and calls her names like "Snowball." Love to see them in love, even at age 84!
New Year's Eve, YiaYia and Papou watched Phoebe. Ryan and I were so excited to just be out, we ended up being boring and just grabbed dinner and a movie and were home by 10:00. It was nice to have no distractions and just be with my husband - we don't do that often enough! New Year's Day, as tradition goes in the Wallis' home, we headed to Shapiro's Deli downtown and took YiaYia with us.
We didn't do much the rest of the weekend. The long holidays certainly did spoil us. We let Phoebe play at Chick-fil-a after breakfast Saturday morning (do not judge us - we love their chicken minis and hardly ever go!). We were the only ones there with a kid young enough to play so we had the entire playground to ourselves - she had a great time and didn't want to leave!
May your year be full of love and laughter, good health and unexpected joys. Here's to a happy 2010!
New Year's Eve, YiaYia and Papou watched Phoebe. Ryan and I were so excited to just be out, we ended up being boring and just grabbed dinner and a movie and were home by 10:00. It was nice to have no distractions and just be with my husband - we don't do that often enough! New Year's Day, as tradition goes in the Wallis' home, we headed to Shapiro's Deli downtown and took YiaYia with us.
We didn't do much the rest of the weekend. The long holidays certainly did spoil us. We let Phoebe play at Chick-fil-a after breakfast Saturday morning (do not judge us - we love their chicken minis and hardly ever go!). We were the only ones there with a kid young enough to play so we had the entire playground to ourselves - she had a great time and didn't want to leave!
And we spent the evening with Auntie Kate as she left this morning for Messiah College. Phoebe loves her time with Auntie and had a blast with Uncle Steve when he was in town, too.
May your year be full of love and laughter, good health and unexpected joys. Here's to a happy 2010!
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