We had an amazing Christmas.  Avery's birthday is on the 21st so that kind of kicks off the festivities..She had a great birthday. Her grandparents came over for dinner, it was really nice.  Unfortunately after everyone left I got sick and it kind of had the domino effect in our house.  I started and then Benjamin, then Avery...Mackenzie had the mildest case..just a slight upset tummy.  It was a rough few days, but everyone was well enough by Christmas Eve to continue the celebrations.  I was very happy with how Benjamin fared his first G.I. bug.  It was one of my biggest fears.  His bowels don't function properly as it is so I was always so worried any bug would send him directly to the hospital.  Thankfully that wasn't the case and he was a champ.  I am so thankful that he is still nursing.  My milk was the only thing his little tummy could handle and that's why he didn't get dehydrated.  

Christmas eve we spent with Jon's family.  We had a great time and the kids were spoiled as usual.   We were home fairly early and had a nice quiet night at home prepping for the morning.  Christmas morning was so exciting. Benjamin really loved opening gifts...he LOVED it.   We always read the Christmas story and have cinnabons for breakfast.  I love those little traditions.  It makes the day even more special.  After that we went to my parents and spent some time with my family and my dad's family.  We have a huge family, but are very close and I love being able to get together with my cousins and their children.  My grandmother is 93 so I want to cherish these occasions.

Today we went out skating with Jon's family which was also a great time.  Ben got to skate for the first time on real skates.  He seemed to really like it...so we'll be taking him more.   He has really developed a love for playing hockey in the kitchen at home...do we have a future hockey star on our hands???

Anyways..this past week has been incredible.  I hope you have been able to spend time and cherish your loved ones the way I have...simply amazing.

Busy, busy, busy.  I have been working more and more lately, which is a good thing, but makes for craziness around here.  We are ready for Christmas and things are looking really festive.  I've made an extra special advent calender for the kids and we've been having a great time spending extra quality time together.
    The kids are great.  Mackenzie is being tested for the gifted program which is super exciting ...we knew all along that she was way of ahead of her peers, but having the teachers confirm that is pretty special.  I'm so happy we chose the French Immersion route for the girls and English school would have been even easier for her.  Avery is great.  She turns 8 on Friday.  We're planning a little party for her.   We try to make sure its extra special as she kind of gets lost in the Christmas rush.  I hate that.  Benjamin is doing fantastic.  He is growing by leaps and bounds.  He is talking up a storm and I think the Christmas is going to be so fun with him.  
  That is about all that's happening around here.  I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas!