Christmas Highlights

Christmas has come and gone once again. We had our share of stress this month as each kid went through some sort of illness/virus. It put Annie out for 5 days, and Josiah for around 3. Josie caught Josiah's pink eye and received 4 immunization shots at her 2 month check-up. The shots resulted in a fever that raised considerable concern. As we enter 2008, Josie is just about over pink eye, and the rest of us are healthy.

We are grateful for all our Christmas gifts, but I wanted to highlight a few that we've been excited about this week:

Josiah's New Bike

(My apologies here for lack of photos, our camera has been on the fritz. It is a priority for us to replace that later this month.) Grandma Jo Jones got Josiah his first bike. He is crazy about it. It is a Diego-themed bike that is blue and black. We've spent some time clearing the basement out so that the kids can play down there. the first thing Josiah now says upon waking is "I want to go ride my bike."

The bottom scooter

I don't know the technical name for this device, but it is a "scooter" that you sit on and propel by steering with your arms. The steering works off centrifugal force as you turn back and forth. Part of the allure again here is the work we've done in the basement, which is where the scooter has gotten its use.

The storm door

Mom and Dad (Mabry) got us a great gift in a storm door for our house. With the cold outside, it has been a great added insulation; however, we've used it more by leaving the front door open and looking out the glass storm door to the beautiful (cold) world.