I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas...

Our tree

All three of us have been pretty sick the last two weeks. There is a nasty cold/cough going around. On Christmas Eve, Ellen started throwing up, so we canceled all of our plans and just stayed in. We spent most of the night up with her. We all felt pretty bad Christmas day, so we spent the whole day in our PJs. We had planned on having friends over for dinner, but we had to cancel that too. It was kind of a bummer, but we still enjoyed Christmas together.

Santa came!

Santa brought Ellen this couch. You can't tell by the photo, but she really loves it!

Opening stockings

We are so grateful for technology. Thanks to Skype, we were able to open presents with our families in the States! It was so cool and a good substitute since we couldn't be there. (And they were glad they could be with us, germ free!)

 Ellen couldn't stay awake for all the present opening, so we spread it out into two days.

A rare smile during those two days :)

My family's traditional Christmas meal is a brunch. My favorite part is a sweet bread called "Braid." I was pretty proud of myself for making it on my own. It was disappointing that we all got sick and couldn't have everyone over. We talked about rescheduling, but it was pretty obvious that wasn't going to happen anytime soon so, a few days later, we had a family over that had been just as sick as us. I am happy to report that braid tastes just as good on December 27 as it does on Christmas!

We are all starting to finally feel better, thank goodness. Here's hoping that 2011 is healthier!