Christmas, Funeral, Cousins & New Year....in that order
Just when you think things can't get any more crazy around here.....
We had a fun Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve playing games and watching movies. Kaydee and Abby sprinkled Reindeer Food on the lawn and left cookies for Santa. On Christmas morning Abby dove into her chocolate (and Mommy's and Daddy's and Kaydee's....) the second her little feet hit the living room carpet. Santa brought Kaydee the doctor kit she's been asking for, and Abby got her cash register. They also got stick ponies and new games and a few other things. As we were preparing our Christmas breakfast (bacon and eggs per Kaydee's request) we got the telephone call that Shane's Grandma Sara had passed away the night before. It was sad news, but we had been expecting the call. Grandma's health had been declining rapidly over the past few weeks.
After breakfast the girls played with their new toys and Shane and I packed up and prepared to drive to West Virginia. In case you are wondering, NOTHING is open on Christmas Day except for a few gas stations. Therefore our Christmas Dinner consisted of soggy (ICK) ham sandwiches and chips. HOWEVER--thanks to our drive north we had a WHITE CHRISTMAS. The girls even built a snowman and had a snow ball fight.
Chantele and Jeff drove up Sunday night and the girls had a great time playing with their cousins Addie and Isaac. We stayed at Gammie's house on Monday night and had a great visit before the funeral on Tuesday. It was a nice service and it was good to see all of Shane's cousins. We had a family dinner before heading back to Meema and Pap's house. When we got into the truck at the restaurant we realized that we had a crisis---both Bumbies had been left at Gammie's house. For those who don't know what a Bumby is, it's a Bunny/blanket lovey. Kaydee couldn't say " Bunny" --she called it a " Bumby". And now Kaydee, Abby, and Addie all have " Bumbies". In the Artman and Mack house Bumbies (Or Dogbies--Isaac's is a dog ;-) ) are required for sleep. Luckily, Meema and Pap (aka Bumby Search and Rescue) went to Gammie's house for us and retrieved the lost Bumbies. HURRAY! Crisis averted.
We helped Meema and Pap prepare for the arrival of new bedroom furniture on Thursday (New Year's Eve) and then Chantele and Jeff left and the house became much more quiet---Kaydee and Abby missed their playmates! Shane and I played games with Meema and Pap until midnight--HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! We drove home on Friday so we could be home for Kaydee's birthday.
What a week! There are LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of pictures from Christmas and our trip in the December 2009 Gallery.
