Happy New Year - I think??!!

Our New Year Celebration was a little different this time around. For the first time in the 13 years that Robert and I have celebrated this holiday together - we weren't together this year! Instead I was home with the kids and Robert was at our cousins home. We started off together at my cousins but b/c of Chloe still getting over the stomach bug mom and I decided to take the girls home around 10:30. Since Caleb was not feeling to well we decided to take him home too. Sure enough about 10 minutes into the car ride home he decides it is time to throw up - and he did! All over my floors b/c of course he didn't unbuckle and move to the window. Seven year olds still aren't familiar with the hanging the head out the window and throwing up there yet! So we all got to drive home for the next 10 minutes with the wonderful aroma of that. (Robert got to clean that up the next morning since he missed out on all the fun!) Needless to say when the clock struck midnight the girls were already fast asleep along with my mother in the other room and Caleb woke up once again right at that time so I could hold the trashcan for him to throw up in - thank goodness that is much easier clean up than the car! So as I said before no New Years Eve kiss for us and I wasn't about to kiss Caleb!

Kelsey and I seemed to miss out on the stomach bug however we got sinus infections and Chloe also got an ear infection. 3 out of 5 of us are on antibiotics for the next several days. I am beginning to think of our pediatricians office as our second home!

I have to remind myself daily God does not give us more than we can handle and I know our minor illnesses are nothing compared to what alot of families go through.

So as we begin our New Year a little run down in our household we are definately looking forward to what lies ahead. Caleb's first basketball game is this Saturday, Kelsey is enjoying going back to preschool and Chloe is so close to walking and we are anxiously waiting for that day!

By the way I got a new digital camera for Christmas but unfortunately Robert didn't read on it that a charger was not included! So once I get to use it for more than a minute I am looking forward to posting more pics of the kids along with videos too!