The Pharr family had an enjoyable Christmas despite some sickness. Including the weekend before Christmas, Christmas Day, and the weekend after, we attended seven family Christmas functions and missed another due to a conflict. It was good to see everyone.
We stayed in Oxford Christmas Eve night so the boys could open their presents here. We got Luke a tricycle and an “alphabet train,” and a few smaller things. Staying true to my last minute reputation, I stayed up until nearly 2am putting toys together. The look on Luke’s face when he saw everything was well worth it though. Of course I captured it on video, which I may try to post one of these days. He hasn’t quite figured out the tricycle, but he’s getting there.
Shortly after he finished trying out all his gifts, Luke started feeling bad. A fever, sore throat, cough, and runny nose ensued. The fever finally abated Sunday morning and this evening he was mostly back to his old self. Of course, now Liam has it, though thankfully it hasn’t hit him nearly as hard as it did Luke. I’ve got a sore throat and some congestion, but nothing too bad.
Unfortunately, Luke had to miss a couple of Christmas gatherings because he was sick. Luckily, Cassie’s mom was able to keep him, so the rest of us were able to go.
In addition to what we got him for Christmas, Luke received an art easel, his first Lego set (Duplo-sized), a play kitchen, a set of Ikea table and chairs for his room, and a kid-friendly MP3 player. We’re hoping the kitchen will give him something to do while we cook. He loves to play with pots, pans, and utensils and always wants to “help” when we’re cooking. Obviously I’m excited about the Duplo blocks.
I got some fun “toys” for Christmas too, which I’ll be posting about soon.