Sick again...

Well, the past two weeks had a few extra events that I hadn't planned on!  Last Sunday night...Emma started running a fever out of the blue.  No one we knew had been sick.  I really thought she had a UTI because of several other symptoms...but after a visit to the doctor on Monday...that wasn't the case.  Later Monday afternoon she started coughing and it was was worse by Tuesday night.  I called the doctor on Wednesday and they told us to give her Bromfed (their go-to for everything) and to call back on Thursday if she wasn't better.  Well, we ended back at the doctor on Thursday and Emma had croup!  So, we started steroids and she seemed better by the weekend.  Saturday we had our 2nd Annual Christmas Baking Day!  My mom came over and helped me fix goodies to take to the neighbors, Mrs. Lynn, & the Dorn's (our old neighbors).  Emma & Evan had a great time helping.  Justin came home not too long after we started and took Evan to the woods with him to check cameras and put out corn.  He took Evan's tractor this time and it was a great idea.  Evan had a ball loading up his tractor with corn and dumping it.  After lunchtime, naps, & baths...we headed out to deliver our goodies.  We visited with Mrs. Lynn for a while and headed to Greenwood for supper. Since it was already dark before we really got started delivering good...we decided to wait and deliver Mr. & Mrs. Dorn's goodies until after church on Sunday.  They were so excited to see Emma & Evan!  Last year when we visited...Mr. Dorn was sick so they didn't get to see Emma & Evan.  After that we headed to Justin's moms for Christmas with them and his brother.  We had a good time socializing with them.  We noticed out there that Evan was a little hoarse but didn't really think anything of it.  After we got home and woke up from their naps...Evan was a little warm and by last night...he was burning up.  We knew he had croup too!  Every time he would cough...it literally sounded like Cody was barking.  Hints the name barking cough!  So, first thing this morning...we headed to the doctor for the 3rd time in a week!  He is now taking his steroids and will hopefully be much better soon!  As long as his fever is gone...he won't be contagious anymore.  So, we are hoping we get to attend our Christmas gathering since we missed Thanksgiving.  So, here are a few pictures of our weekend!  I don't have a picture of our finished Christmas Baked Goodies.  I took a picture on Justin's phone and he deleted my picture!  Oh well...you will just have to take my word that they were cute!  We made sausage balls, caramel popcorn (gold, red, & green), Ritz peanut butter crackers dipped in chocolate, & candied pecans!  It was all YUMMY!!

               

Here are E&E helping MaMa mix up the sausage balls.  They LOVE to help in the kitchen!

Since I don't have a finished product picture...this was our caramel popcorn.  It helped add some color to the basket!  

And this picture has nothing to do with anything...it just makes me smile to look at it.  We were sitting at the table eating supper and Emma had already finished.  I like to make them sit there until everyone is finished and it isn't but usually a few minutes that she has to wait.  In this picture she had pulled her shirt up over her head and was rocking the baby.  She said look Momma...I'm rocking baby Jesus.  She has seen a lot of pictures of Mary lately with her head covered...so she covered her head just like the pictures.  It just makes me smile...because they are retaining everything they see!!  We have been talking a lot about baby Jesus and his birth because we want them to know that is why we are celebrating.  It isn't for Santa or for presents...but a celebration of our Lord and Savior!  So, with that being said...lets just hope we are all well to celebrate the greatest birth ever!!   More Christmas updates...coming soon!