The WHYs are killing us. And fascinating. He analyzes EVERYTHING. From pictures in storybooks, "Why is the man driving that truck?" to weather "Why are the clouds smoky?"...to everything. It's non-stop. I'm doing my darndest to answer all of them patiently and with good age-appropriate facts. However, when he asks my why his pee pee has an "egg," I defer to the Husband.
I digress.
Christmas was mostly lovely. After a whirlwind few weeks leading up to the actual vacation (oh Lord, why was it so crazy!?), we were blessed to have a long span of days together with family. We even got our Illinois family for Christmas this year!!! Then, Shepard got a little virus just in time for Christmas Eve, Day and part of the 26th. He was barely sick all year, then got wiped out for the biggest 48 hour timeframe. Sigh.
Here's a photo recap.
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| Lego table! |
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| Capturing both of us smiling with eyes open is like getting Bigfoot on film. |
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| More legos |
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| Grandma assists with present-opening |
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| Christmas Day. Feeling ok enough to open a few gifts |
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| Yay for presents! |
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| Books with steering wheels! |
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| Illinois family at Grandma's house |
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| Gigi and Pops sort out the train situation |
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| "Kindergarten toys!" from Harry and Suzette |
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| All the blondies... |
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| It seemed that the pile of presents was never-ending. |
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| Melissa and I doing a selfie...for two. With elfie. |
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| Go Panthers! |
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| Look at our cool helmets! |
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| Gridiron Cousins |
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| All the Jones boys with all the kids |
