Michael took this week off and will not be returning to work until after the New Year. We had big plans full of family fun. Unfortunately, it’s not turning out the way be planned. Ellie got the stomach flu last week up until Christmas day. We did have a sick free 24 hour Christmas and that was very nice! Then Saturday Blake came down with a nasty (when I say nasty I mean it) sore throat and high fever. We are still waiting for a diagnosis either strep or mono, neither one is fun. So we have had lots of sleepless night, movies, and “sit cuddles” (Blake named our cuddle sessions that). Even though we are disappointed with the start of this week we sure have been enjoying each others company. We made smores in our useless but pretty fire place (sucks the heat right out of the house due to a missing damper), but it was worth it and FUN! We used Ellie’s new Easy Bake to make some tiny cakes, and I am getting ready to take Ellie to get her first professional hair cut. We will post pictures tonight, I promise! We miss seeing our friends and family…hopefully we can come out to play soon with a healthy strong Blake!
Oh and playing in the snow too!
She felt so big getting her hair cut!
After her hair was done we walked in the snow across the street to a coffee shop and got some hot chocolate together. It was so much fun! Ellie told me she "felt like a new person." 
