We started our vacation by packing up the car and doing last minute things around town. Matt needed to stay and do some more work at school and we had some church functions to attend. Hayden had not been feeling very well for a few days and so late on Friday, I took him to Urgent Care. He was not eating, laying on the couch all day, his temperature was 103 for 3 days and he was coughing. When we got to Urgent Care, they did a strep test and it came back positive. We immediately started antibiotics. We decided to go ahead and leave on our trip hoping that he would get better with medicine. We went to Eugene to stay the night with mom and dad Newell. Hayden continued to get worse and so we went to a Urgent Care in Eugene. Not only did he have strep but he had an oral infection that caused sores all over his mouth, gums and lips. They gave us a prescription of Vicodin to help him make it through the pain and sent us on our way. We noticed that Paige and Gannon were exhibiting the same symptoms and so I called our doctor at home and they called us in a prescriptions for them also. We ended up changing vacation plans and staying in Eugene until the 23rd of December. We all then went to Lincoln City with Matt's family for the next 5 days to celebrate Christmas in a beautiful home. I got a cold and we tried to be positive and helpful, praying that nobody would get our sickness'. Despite the kids being sick, they had a good time and were troopers. Paige did scream a lot from the pain, but we understood. Santa was very good to the kids!! They loved playing with their cousins.
After we left Lincoln City, we went to Eugene and celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary. We then came home and took down the Christmas items and prepared for 2012. It has truly been a great year. Heavenly Father always takes care of our needs and showers down his love upon us. We are looking forward to another great year!!
Sitting at the big table eating breakfast.
I took family pictures of some of Matt's siblings.
This is Tricia and Darren's family.
A family picture on Christmas Eve.
Hayden is cold and not feeling well and you can see Paige's lips enlarged.
The whole family.
Rich and Julie
Crazy picture.
I put this picture in this blog to show you our poor children. Hayden is ready to cry and Paige is pleading for Vaseline to cover her huge lips that have sores all around them. Carter is very angry and Matt and I for having him take off his shoes in the sand.
The beach was so pretty this day that we did not want to leave without getting some pictures walking on the sand. She recommended us hold hands and turn around. Hayden refused to take his hand out of his sweater, Paige was screaming and Gannon was crying too. Julie kindly and patiently took these pictures for us.
Zac and J.J.
The whole family.
Amber and Aaron.
Ashlee and Jeff's family.
Jill
Ashlee holding little baby Luke or Jonah?
Sweet picture.
J.J. and Tricia.
Rich and Julie.
Christmas Eve we watched the children do a very sweet play.
It really set a great tone for the night.
Santa Claus Carter.
The kids singing We Wish you a Merry Christmas.
Amber and I.
Our beautiful angels for the nativity.
Madalyn was a donkey.
Hayden laying down in front of her.
I believe he was supposed to be Joseph.
The whole group.
All of the grand kids with mom and dad.
Christmas morning.
This year we had told our kids that they would be getting 3 gifts from Matt and I. They were very good about it and did not complain.
The grand kids lining up.
Bailey excited about her Toms.
Bailey excited about her Lalaloopsies.
Madalyn with her new camera.
Hayden with a star wars Lego toy.
Carter with his Memoir 44 game.
Hayden's Nerf gun from Grandma.
Matt got an IPad.
I got a watch.
Paige fell asleep from her medicine and being sick.
Poor girl.
Christmas dinner.
A group of the family working in the kitchen.
Grandma reading to Gannon.
The grand-kids playing with cars.
Gannon talking to baby Luke or Jonah (I have a hard time remembering which baby is which). Sorry Amber.
Jen feeding the twins.
Isabella doing Bailey's hair.
Carter riding the gift that Santa left for Hayden and Carter.
Uncle Rich pushing Bailey on the Green Machine.
Madalyn wearing a dress from the wedding on the Green Machine.
Formal picture.
Mom and dad with kids.
Jennifer and Michael with mom and dad.
Game night!
At the Morrison family reunion, my sister Meg did a game called Minute to Win It. We had 8 stations of activities. I copied her and did the game with Matt's family. We had a great time together in teams.
These are pictures of the TEAMS:
Carter getting ready to do the paper bag game.
I think it was called Face Off? I can't remember.
Jen doing Face the Cookie.
JJ doing the balloon challenge. (can't remember the name of this one)
Ben doing Separation Anxiety.
Darren doing Stack Attack.
Bailey doing Nose Dive.
Mom doing a Bit Dicey.
When we got home, Madalyn went to her first church dance with her cousin Taylor.
She had a great time and looked very pretty.
This wasn't the outfit that she was wearing for the dance!!!
Happy New Year.
