Before we left on vacation for Arizona and New Mexico, we spent some quality time teaching Jay how to make sugar cookies. It was an adventure, and we came out of the whole ordeal with some cute pictures and some delicious cookies. In fact, they were so delicious I'm going to give you all the link to the recipe.
Arizona was filled with adventures. Jay got sick and just kept getting sicker until he sounded like Darth Vader when he breathed. We opted to take him to the emergency room (I wanted to wait another day) and it's a good thing we took him in. He had croup pretty badly and they took him straight back to the ER because he wasn't getting enough oxygen. I was under the impression that we would have to sit and wait for 4 hours only for the doctor to tell us to take him home and use a humidifier. Apparently I was wrong and I felt like such a bad mother because I was going to wait til the next day to bring him in. After a long night in the hospital with numerous breathing treatments for Jay and a lack of attention from doctors they admitted him to the hospital because he wasn't improving. However, the hospital was out of beds in the pediatric unit and we were left in the emergency room for many more hours. Long story short, Jay improved enough and we finally got to take him back to my grandparents house without having child protective services called on us for trying to get our kid out of the hospital.
We were happy to see lots of family in Arizona, but it was sad that they didn't get to see the usual Jay that is full of energy. We also stopped by my friend Rachael's house in Phoenix and hung out with their family for a little while. Rachael's son is a year older than Jay and loves to play with Jay. Their son was kind enough to show Jay around the back yard in his Mustang convertible. I can't believe how good he could drive it! Jay had a blast!
After Arizona, we headed to New Mexico to spend Christmas with Chad's family. They were overjoyed to have a small child at their house for Christmas and thus he got spoiled rotten. Here are a few pictures Christmas and our visit to Albuquerque.
Jay at the aquarium in Albuquerque
The treats Jay left for Santa, Santa loves Diet Coke.
The next morning, Jay was so excited for his ridiculous amount of toys thanks to both grandparents. He really loved opening presents (even helping Barb by opening some presents for the neighbors). We spent the day playing with all Jay's goodies, hanging out with the family, and watching Polar Express (hoping it would be the last time Jay would make us watch it this season, but we were wrong).
Coming soon: Jay's 2nd birthday and other fabulous things!
4 comments:
Fun! We need to post the video of making cookies with Jay so everyone can hear Jay's commentary ("In mouf, in mouf, piece in mouf") and see how much cookie dough he ate!
that is crazy that you found us! so good to hear from you. we are in ohio, you know, your home state! email me some time and i'll give you more info about what we're up to. my email is shelbyck@gmail.com. i'd love to hear more about what you guys are doing!
Hey, somebody else I know with a blog!
You're so much more patient than I am. I don't know if I could let Jeffrey help bake...I should just bite the bullet and do it. If I don't now he'll grow out of wanting to help in the kitchen and then I'll be kicking myself. Looks like you guys had success. Any tips?:)
Hey I have been waiting for an update. It looks like you all had tons of fun this holiday season. WE are glad that we got to see you guys while you were here. I am already looking forward to Jay's birthday pics that you will be posting on here righ? :)
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