for stacy: yes, dan took ethan to the doctor, and YES he had a double ear infection. and i'll see what i can do to fix your link! thanks for the relay from jessica.

so anyway, we had a lot of post-christmas fun. dan's mom came for a visit last monday and stayed until thursday - she had a really nice visit. then on thursday we all made the trip to baton rouge to celebrate christmas with dan's brother, sister/husband, nephews and his extended family (a.k.a. the annual McNeal Christmas Party). the trip to BR was fun for the kids - they love getting to play with their cousins and see mae mae and uncle david. ethan was feeling a little bad because of his ears, but he would perk up every now and then.

emily and ethan's first cousins

emily's favorite new hat - crocheted for her by great-great aunt bootsie

i did not have such a great time in BR. i had a cold before we left that turned nasty once we got there. my ears stopped up and started to hurt like crazy. i took some over the counter stuff, but never really got any relief. i went to the doctor today only to find out i have a double ear infection!!!! how odd is that? i've never heard of an adult getting ear infections. i can sympathize with ethan now - and i totally understand why he can't sleep at night. i did get some nice pain medicine to get me through - at least i will be able to sleep tonight.