We had a Christmas Eve to remember this year! The day started out as planned. We gave E one of her gifts - a babydoll and stroller - early. She likes pushing the stroller around but really isn't too interested in the baby doll yet.
Then we got ready to over to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Azle, west of Fort Worth. Elizabeth wore her fancy black velvet pants and red ruffle onsie.
We intended to come back home that night and wake up and do Christmas morning at our house before going over to Mimi and Papaw's. But the weather was snowy and icy so we decided to pack our bags in case we needed to spend the night.
After getting on the road, it became clear we would not be driving home that night.
Almost to Grandma and Grandpa's, we ran off the road and got stuck. Here's our view as we waited for Grandpa to come rescue us.
Elizabeth did pretty well, even though I insisted she wait in the carseat just in case another car came off the road and crashed into us.
I don't have any more pictures from Christmas Eve because after we got rescued, the real excitement began. After Grandpa depositted E and I safely at the house, he and Eric went back to try and get our car out of the ditch. Unfortunately, during the process, Eric's finger got slammed in the car door. He didn't realize it right away, but a few minutes later he noticed the tip of his left ring finger was no longer connected to his hand. It was in the glove though. So they headed to the emergency room where the doctor decided it wasn't enough to reattach. Once they left the er it took them hours to get home b/c of the crazy icy roads. Finally, around 11:00 they made it home and we ate dinner and opened presents. Little E missed this part of the evening. Eric did great. He hasn't been in that much pain and is pretty much able to do everything even with the dressing on his hand. We go next week to an orthopedic surgeon to figure out what, if anything, needs to be done now. He did tell me he doesn't think he should change any dirty diapers, though.
The next morning, while we waited for it to warm up enough to melt the snow, E had a great time playing at Grandma and Granpa's. Grandma got out tupperware and spoons and it was a hit!
And Coco was very interesting to watch from behind the glass.
And Uncle David and (almost) Aunt Sam entertained E thoroughly.
Although not quite the Christmas Even we had planned, we did end up having a wonderful time. Definetly a Christmas Eve to remember.
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