Christmas with the Ashursts

After Bruce took Rachelle back to Springville, we headed to Layton.. but didn't get there until noon, and not before Zoe took a spill down the stairs at Jeff's. I was right there.. missed her by 1 arm's length.. saw her slip around the banister,and roll down the steps.. so scary. I cried for an hour. Zoe got a bruise on her head and another on her thigh.. but seemed okay overall. Once we got to Mom and Dad's, due to the fall, a short nap, and Zoe's sickness, she became extremely Mommy-needy... I could not leave the room.. if I wasn't in her line of sight, she freaked.. this started the minute we came in door at my mom's and got progressively worse. In fact, she is still that way. Naps are all off, shortened.. she wants to be near and cuddled all the time.
Anyway, back to the past.. Christmas was great.. Zoe got completely spoiled. Carrie (and Scott) gave her a princess dress up kit with lots of shoes, and a doll with a cute purse that holds an octopus. Rebecca (and Hang) gave her a Cheer Bear (Carebear) and ?. Tice (and Mikah and Taylor) gave her a horse-in-the-box (like a jack in the box) and a toy hammer that makes sounds of shattering glass. Nana and Grandpa gave her lot of clothes (including her x-mas dress), a super cute Advent Calendar (in progress), toy tools, a Seaseme Street Toy CD player and book. Nana gave her a teapot set (the teapot sings the song you'd expect) and Grandpa gave her a toy front end loader. The teapot is one of her favorite toys, she likes to press the button and then have me help her through the actions of the song. She is getting used to the front end loader (truck).. she likes to sit on it, but it tips her over.

Zoe and Barton (patients Zero), gave everyone their icky flu.. aunts, moms, dads, grandparents, great grandma.. we all had it.. luckily after Christmas. Mine was an all night fever the day after christmas and extreme tiredness (I napped when she did), and then GI trouble two days later. Bruce was more severely out (napping and GI for 2 days).. it kind of seemed to affect all the Ashursts one way, and all the Gooches another.. kind of weird.