St. Nick

We are a MESS at the Wennerstrom home.  The kids have been not feeling great for about a week now.  We have gone through boxes of kleenex, and the kids haven't been sleeping well, had slight fevers, and just been all-out crabby!  Well, then it began Thursday night when Abigail came down with the stomach flu....full out throwing up for 5 hours in a row.  It was a rough night for her (and us).  Friday I didn't feel great but had to go to work for an hour...but by the time I got home I had the stomach flu.  Throwing up with 2 sick kids is rough.  Daddy made it home and I survived the night, but wasn't able to get out of bed till Sunday.  Saturday was Abigail's Breakfast with Santa at school, which daddy bathed, dressed, and took the girls!  We hoped that everyone was healthy on Sunday, but that wouldn't make this story as exciting, would it?  Abigail came downstairs with pink eye in both eyes!  So we headed to a Take-Care Clinic, and after 2 hours, we were on our way with eye drops. We went to get our Xmas tree (more on that to come later) and by the time we got home, Caitlin had pink eye in one eye!  Yep...she sat with us at the dr, completely fine....oh vey!  Of course, we wish it would end there...but Sunday night Daddy came down with the flu.  He wasn't throwing up, but he had a high fever and the chills.  He went to work today, but we are hoping he heads home soon to take care of himself.  Needless to say, we are a mess here...but hoping we can hang low this week, get everyone healthy, organize our house and our life, and be healthy and happy for the big events coming up!!!!!

We have lots to post on X-mas, but today is St. Nick's Day!  The kids put their shoes out last night:

And St. Nick came while they were sleeping: 

This year St. Nick brought things the kids needed and wanted.  Abigail has been BEGGING us for new toothpaste and a new toothbrush.  Her new toothbrush is fun...it's an electric toothbrush (which we were told to have her start using before her 1st dentist app't next month) that you can personalize with stickers.  Caitlin got a new sippy cup.  And the kids got candy, stickers, and a new Xmas movie!  St. Nick's Day is so much fun because it's the beginning "taste" of what's to come...and the kids are very excited and grateful for the smallest things!

Here are a few pics from finding our shoes...but remember, we are a mess.  I would usually have Xmas pj's on, but we have gone through so many pj's that they ended up in Halloween pj's!  :)  They have swollen eyes, crazy hair, and runny noses!  But hey, it's us!   

Hope St. Nick was good to you!  I'll soon be posting about our new friend, Elfer, some of our new favorite Xmas toys, and the great Xmas tree adventure!