The night before Christmas Eve, Jack started running a fever. He had no other symptoms ... no cough, no runny nose. He was eating fine and slept all night despite the fever. But we decided to take him to the pediatrician Christmas Eve morning ... just to be safe! We were praying that it would be an ear infection instead of something like the flu that would cause us to miss all of the Christmas festivities. Turns out ... it was an ear infection that we caught very early (number 5). We were so thankful! And Jack did great with the changes in routine (staying up late, shorter nap times, etc.) despite the ear infection. You'd have never known he had an ear infection!
Christmas Eve we went to Jason's mom and dad's house to celebrate Christmas! Jack was a tad confused when we came in and all of his toys had been moved to the playroom and out of the living room. Then he had to go check out the presents under the tree. He loved Ma's tree. It had an ornament that played music that he liked to push and several with pictures of family members that he liked to look at!
Jack did great opening presents. He would rip the paper off and then genuinely be excited about the toy inside! It was so much fun. But of course, nothing was more fun than the wrapping paper itself. We used a laundry basket to bring in all of our presents, but of course the laundry basket is one of Jack's favorite places to hang out!
Ma and Pa gave Jack a piano. Now he can play along with me!
Love his expression in this one. I also love the bow on his head. It's not officially Christmas unless someone is wearing a bow!
Matt and Shannon watch as Brittany opens a present!
Ma opens her new sweater ...
Jack tears into another present! Looks like he's really getting into it now!
Ma and Pa gave Jack a marshmallow shooter for Christmas! It is one of his favorite presents ... no joke! He walks around with it pointing it at stuff. He doesn't know how to shoot it. He just knows it's cool! Meanwhile ... I'm enjoying the marshmallows!
Jason cheeses for the camera!
The big hit of the night was a "tent" with a tube. We converted the tent into a ball pit by turning it upside-down. (The tent didn't have a floor to contain the balls.) Needless to say ... Jack loved it. The pictures say it all!
Jack's cousin Jacob hanging out in the bean bag reading one of his new books
Rachel was there too. But somehow we didn't get any pictures of her. :-(
Brittany strikes a pose for the camera!
More serious ... but still funny!
Since the tent is upside-down, it's a bit hard to get in and out of, but Jack can do it all by himself. I think it makes it even more fun for him!
We had a great time. Jack was up way past his bedtime, but he did great! We put him in Christmas jammies and headed home. He was asleep not long after we pulled out of Ma and Pa's driveway!
