Merry Christmas!

last night, dan and i had fun being "santa" - this was our first christmas at home, and the first time we got to do all the parent-type stuff! i'm very glad we did not have to assemble anything, because we had to wait until emily was asleep before we could put anything out. it was after ten when we started working on everything, and i was shocked when i went in the den and saw emily asleep on the couch! dan put her in her room and we worked fast, and finished around 11:00. to avoid the outing of santa at an early age (i was disappointed to learn his non-existence at 4), dan went and got her and put her in our room.

sugar plums were dancing in my head until around 3 when i heard ethan screaming. his pink eye was so much better, but he had a raging fever. i calmed him and tried to put him down several times, but no dice. he'd only sleep in my arms so we went in the den and i tried to sleep in the recliner. i can only assume he has an ear infection - i guess we'll be at the doctor the day after christmas instead of the mall. he woke up around 7:15 and christmas officially began!