Well... we headed to Sallisaw for Christmas Eve. The trip was not as eventful as Thanksgiving, which was welcomed by all! Kipp checked, rechecked then checked again to make sure the weather would be safe until we headed home that night. We made the decision to take my car (not 4-wheel-drive), seeing how the storm was NOT supposed to come in until much later!
Since so many of us do travel, my family decided to meet at my grandma's around lunch time instead of that evening, giving everyone plenty of time to get home. Since Kella is older, we were bound & determined to drive back C-mas Eve night so she could be at home C-mas morning. Not that Santa couldn't find her in Oklahoma, but it sure did make it easier not having to transport gifts!!!
Needless to say, the weather came in a little earlier than expected and there we were in our 2 wheel drive SUV, not the best for handling all the ice. Instead of taking us the usual 4 hours to get home, it took us almost 8 hours. Ryan was such a trooper, we only had to stop once to feed her, which made for hilarious video when we stopped in Atoka. Kella was babbling non-stop almost the entire trip. Kipp & I kept asking "how can she possibly still be awake?!" I mean, there was no stopping her! We were all delusional and super silly. So I set up the video camera on the dash to capture our fun-filled night. About 40 miles from home, Kella got sick. Her fever rose to about 103.5, which in normal conditions would have sent us to the ER, but luckily Tylenol did the trick and about 15 min. later it was around 100, but then she began throwing up. Having a toddler strapped into a car seat, throwing up, with sand trucks whizzing by and a crying baby doesn't rank high on my "gotta do this again" list! We made it home about 1 am, got everyone tucked in bed and crashed ourselves. What a night!!! Ho Ho Ho!!!
Little buckaroo Cash got a saddle from Gibbie & Skip!
Last year I thought Kella would be so excited to see a huge pile of wrapped presents to open, but she ended up getting a little overwhelmed. As soon as she would open one, we would take it away and hand her another, who could blame her!! Mom did it right this year by putting all her gifts in one giant bag, unwrapped so she could pull them out one-by-one! Fun for everyone!!!
Here's Ryan (now 2 mo.) with her Gibbie!!!