Happy New Year!!!

We celebrated our New Years day by doing something not so ordinary for us. We went out in public...Now this is probably a dumb comment to most however if you have ever had a medically fragile child then you understand how quickly a cold can turn into a hospital stay. So our practice for the last four years has been to enjoy more of home then of the public world. However someone had sent us a check to spend on Christmas Cheer so in a moment of obvious delusion I said lets get up really early drive an hour and go to Science city. So we did. We had a wonderful day... this was the first time Henry and Camille have really ever been out except for Dr.'s appointments and Christmas at Grandmas. Yes being out there with all those germs makes me well nervouse. Yes I may be weird however I am a self professing germaphobe. Mainly becasue so many do not stay home when they are sick and It is one thing to have one or two children with a cold or the stomache flu... but eleven people with a cold or stomach flu well that's a hole different story. At this time we are all well and we had a wonderful time it was a great day. Camille enjoyed getting to walk around in the big world. Henry just enjoyed watching it all go by. Christy and Garrett loved it.. they are the perfect age to enjoy the activities we did... We had not been to Science city in over six years the big kids have fond memories of the last time they went and had fun helping the little ones explore all there is to do.
We also saw the grand Canyon on the Extreme screen. Some of us went to the planatarium and saw the holiday laser show that was very nice.. One thing that was refreshing in Union Station... was the music.. Peter and I do a wondrful duet of Silent Night which we proudly sang together at Union station because they were playing it... along with O come all ye faithful, O little town of Bethlehem and many more traditional Christian Christmas songs.
It must work to not take the kids out to often because they were all great. No complaining no fighting. Just fun and happiness. On the way home we stopped by Grandmas's and helped her finish up her holiday leftovers. Visited with the kids Uncle,Aunt and cousins who were also helping to deplete the food supply. Then we headed home.. most of the kids were asleep before we got home and you can bet naptime on Saturday was welcome by all. Today Gary took the bravest out to go sledding. We figured they would be gone for thirty minutes however they were gone for three hours.. Wow tougher then I would be. Cold is not my thing.
This Christmsa season our famliy experienced the most laid back season ever. Thus making it the most enjoyable in many many years.
Hope you were able to get away from the crazy expectations of the season and set aside some time to enjoy the reason for this time of year... Jesus...The birth of our savior...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Tiffany
Below are some pictures from our day out...

Henry... so cute in glass's

Peter in a sewage tube...

Christy and Maggie in a Helicopter

Gary afraid of a Dinosaur.
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Water current table sooo fun.....

Garrett digging for fossils