On the Second Night of Hanukkah...

 The second the sun set, the kids had the candles out and were ready to celebrate Hanukkah again. Kendall was very excited that it was her turn to light the candles. I think they feel very 'big' being able to light the candles themselves. We are still working on lighting them right to left though!

 Kendall chose one of her biggest presents. No surprises there. She raced back into the kitchen with it, and started unwrapping it. She was thrilled to find a princess pop-up tent. She is at such a cute stage of loving everything princess.

 Caleb found a great present as well. He ended up getting some sort of car/spaceship thing that shoots weapons. Yup a 5 year old's dream present. They both had a lot of fun playing with their new toys in Kendall's new tent. I love how appreciative they were about their presents. Kendall's quote was, "That is what I always wanted!"

On the First Night of Hanukkah

The kids were so excited about celebrating Hanukkah this year. I love that when I asked Caleb to get the candles, he remembered that he needed 2. One for the first night and the helper candle. Caleb got to light the candles tonight. We then opened presents. Kendall got a barbie, that apparently she already had. Oops! She decided that 2 was better than one though. Caleb received dinosaur jammies. He stripped right down and put them on. I love how appreciative he is. 

Today I also got to spend the day with my sister, mom, and my two adorable nieces. Caroline and Caleb have Scooby Doo in common. Caroline lugged her toy Scooby Doo everywhere we went. So cute! We had a low key and fun day. I am enjoying spending all of this extra time with my kids over break!

Pneumonia AGAIN

Caleb had a pretty nasty allergic reaction last Friday. He has had some tummy troubles ever since. So, I made a doctor's appointment and took a half day on Wednesday. When he woke up Wednesday morning he complained that his belly hurt. He also told me he was too sick to go to school. As a teacher, it is hard to take off. You have to go in and do sub plans. Knowing that I was pulling him out of school, I had a 'bad mom' moment and told him to call me at school if he gets worse, but to give school a try.

Well, the nurse called at 11:30 saying that he needed to be picked up. His stomach was hurting so much that he refused to eat. He didn't have a temp, but she was worried he was going to get sick. So, I left work slightly earlier than anticipated and picked him up. He promptly fell asleep, and I had to wake him up for the doctor's appointment. That was when I realized that he had spiked a high fever. It ended up being pneumonia again. Wednesday night and all day Thursday was very rough for him. Caleb woke up feeling much better on Friday, but his fever returned that afternoon. I felt bad, because he ended up missing our Hanukkah celebration with my side of the family on Saturday. Caleb had a good attitude about it though. Poor boy, pneumonia and allergy issues at the same time. I hope we stay germ free for awhile now!!!

DInner with Aunt Chris

 Chris needed a ride home from the airport last Monday. So, we went after school and picked her up. The kids were so excited to see her. We had a late dinner at Steak and Shake. Kendall was hilarious when I tried to put the hat on her. She gave me an appalled look like she wouldn't be caught dead wearing it.

Caleb, on the other hand, was super excited to put his hat on. He was also all smiles with his car. I love that both kids chose apple sauce over french fries. I think it was a ploy to get ice cream...which worked.

Errands

Caleb and I went and did lots and lots of errands on Dec. 10. We had a ton of returns to do, and he stuck with me and went to 6 stores. We had so much fun, and he was such a good boy and a great helper. It is wonderful spending one-on one time. It is funny that shopping can be so tough with both kids, and yet so much fun with just one.

As a treat, I told Caleb we could go out to lunch. I told him he could choose any restaurant besides McDonalds. Caleb now has a new favorite restaurant...Chipotle! He loves the taco kit with a side of guacamole. I love that it is overall pretty healthy and it is free of wheat. Plus, NO french fries!