Thanksgiving vacation started a little early when I got a phone call from Jack's teacher telling me Jack needed to be picked up from school because he was throwing up :-( I had just gotten Peyton down for a nap so I was very lucky that my wonderful neighbor Jessica was home. She came over and sat at the house while I drove up and picked Jack up from school. There had been a stomach bug going around so I thought that is probably what he had caught. I brought him home and we had a very eventful afternoon. Since nothing seems to slow this boy down, I spend the first few hours chasing him from room to room holding a trash can. Since the poor little guy couldn't keep a single thing down he finally ran out of gas and I got him settled in our bed with his three favorite movies (Cars, Cars 2 and Matter's Tall Tails). Justin slept with him in our bed over night and in the morning he stayed home to take him to the doctor to find out he had Strep. Since he wasn't able to keep anything down they had to give him a shot of antibiotics, which works well for us since he doesn't do well take oral antibiotics. Justin brought Jack home and then took Peyton in to be tested. Her rapid strep test came back negative on Friday and we did all we could to keep the germs at bay, but come Monday poor little lady started running a fever. We called the Dr. and started her on an antibiotic. At this point we were still planning on making the trip. Her only symptom was a fever and Jack was feeling much better. I was hoping we had caught it early and after a couple days of antibiotics she would be up for a long car ride. Unfortunately, Tuesday night before bed she started throwing up, so we decided it was best to cancel our trip. Traveling with two kids 4 and under is hard enough to try and do it when both are sick/ recovering from being sick.
I was really sad about not getting to see my folks and sister, and I think Justin could tell, so he suggested I just take Jack and go for two nights and he would stay home and take care of Peyton. I debated for a while but thought that might not be a bad idea, so I packed Jack and I a bag and we started on our drive to Springfield. About 45 minutes into our drive I realized that Jack, who is usually always excited to be in the car, wasn't not going to make it 7 hours in the car. We also ran into a nice traffic jam that sealed the deal, so I turned around and headed back home. Everyone was so understanding but after the "we're not going, we're going, we're not going" emotional roller coaster I was exhausted so it was best we stayed home. We hadn't planned on being home so Justin went to the store and since all the turkeys were frozen solid he got us some really great steaks and lobster tails for us to make Thanksgiving day. We still made mashed potatoes which is Justin's favorite part of Thanksgiving and I made my mom's crescent rolls, which is mine. We didn't have any left overs to enjoy over the weekend, but I think we are going to make a turkey this weekend to satisfy our turkey craving :-)
Jack and Peyton are finally feeling better. We spend a majority of our time at home since both kids were recovering from Strep. Its never easy to be pinned up in doors for such a long period of time, so we ended up watching a lot of movies, oh well. Jack did discover he is a Harry Potter fan, which makes his mama so proud, so it wasn't just a week of Cars movie ever made :-). We finally made it out of the house Friday afternoon and took a trip to downtown McKinney for there Dickens of a Christmas celebration. Peyton enjoyed a fun trip to the candy story and even talked daddy into a new Elmo doll which is her new favorite toy. It along with her night night blankets much always come with us. Justin also was sweet enough to watch the kids Saturday afternoon while I got out and had lunch with my friend Kara and got to go see the move Breaking Dawn 2. It was a nice Thanksgiving break, but Jack was very happy to go back to school Monday morning. He had a great day both there and in his ABA session.
We are planning to try and decorate the house for Christmas this weekend. We will be hosting Christmas this year and are looking forward to seeing both sets of grandparents and Justin's grandparents (Jack and Peyton's great-grandparents) at the end of December. Until that time we have several weeks to prepare and do our Christmas shopping. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and has a wonderful week!
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