Not too sick for all our traditions

I had some pretty big plans for this week leading up to Christmas.  Okay maybe not big, but I have a plan.  I pictured our days full of Christmas baking, cookie decorating, and some Christmas crafts.  But so far our days (and nights) have been filled with tissues, body aches, hot tea, fevers, steamy showers, and even a throw up bowl.  Unless you count the Christmas movies we have watched, there has been a lot less Christmas cheer that I imagined, especially on Jonah's first Christmas.

But here we are, just 6 days before Christmas.  So rather than feel sorry for myself...or should I say after feeling sorry for myself, I decided that we needed to just go for it.  Since I think we are still a little too germs to start on Christmas treats, I thought ornament painting would be a safer bet.  I had Jake grab the craft paints while James set up the computer for some Christmas tunes.  And after I doled out everyone's previously selected ornaments, I of course, grabbed my camera.

That video of tiny James inspired me, so I started with a little camera time.  I am no videographer, but I know I will be grateful to have their childhood voices recorded.

And then about the time Jonah started to get annoyed in the background, I switched back to documenting things the way I am more comfortable.

 Here is to Christmas traditions and filling our tree with ornaments and memories of all our past Christmases.