Christmas & New Year's Eve in Orange Grove

Well, as the week wore on, we were planning to go to Orange Grove on Friday to celebrate Christmas with the Seidel's and attend New Year's with the Powell's and their extended family, as we have done in other years. But, Everly was just not getting better. 2 weeks before Christmas, Atticus had a little strange stomach bug that involved bathroom issues (TMI I know). But, it lasted a couple of days and he was done. Then, a week later, Grace got the same thing but it lasted a day or so and then she was ok. Then, we went a few days longer and everyone was healthy so we went to Sanger for Christmas. Then, Christmas Eve came and Everly got sick. And she stayed sick. ALL WEEK LONG. Hers was an inconsistent combo of throwing up and having bathroom issues - really terrible ones. She was just sick. She spent the week on the couch trying to feel good but just sick and we really didn't know what to do to make her better. We washed lots of crib sheets, tried to keep her hydrated and just waited it out. With all of this happening, by Thursday, we decided to delay leaving by one day. And then, by Friday afternoon, we decided we could not all go to Orange Grove. We were not seeing an end in sight for this bug. So, Vic, Atticus and Grace went to Orange Grove Saturday morning. By Sunday, of course, we start seeing improvement in Everly and by the time they got back on January 1st, she was all better. While in Orange Grove, they opened presents, practiced shooting cans, picked satsumas, spent time with family and played with Keller, and went to the Brown's (Mandee's family's farm) and spent New Year's Eve and did fireworks. It was a good New Year's for them, but it would not have been fun having a sick Everly on the trip. So, I was glad to stay home with my little girls and get her better.