Christmas part 1 (pictures to follow)

We were supposed to have our 18 month check up on December 15th, but it turned out to be a sick visit. Crawford started running a fever that morning so I was thankful we already an appointment. The dr. did a strep test, but it was negative so she figured it was a virus. It turned out to actually be strep because his fever kept going up, I knew something was wrong. We got on antibiotics again, which I wasn't too excited about but I knew they would help. I wanted him to start feeling better too because we left for Ruidoso, NM on Friday afternoon. We were planning on staying with Heidi, but I didn't want to bring any sickness to their house right before Christmas. We got to Midland late Friday evening and figured Crawford would go right to sleep...no such luck! We were in a room with my mom, dad, and Mary and Crawford couldn't quit laughing! My dad started calling him "late night with Crawford". We however, were not laughing so hard. We decided to get our own room at 2 am, so pretty much we paid $90 for a few hours of sleep. Crawford didn't even go to sleep until 3. It was a really rough next day. We had about a four and a half hour drive to Ruidoso, and we didn't stop once, which means Crawford got to sleep :) We were so excited to get there and relax, or so we thought we were going to relax. It's great to go on vacation, but with an 18 month old, it's not always a vacation. O-ma and Granddaddy's house in New Mexico doesn't have as many "trinkets" but it's still not "Crawford-proofed". Someone always had to have an eye on him, which is a full time job. The other full time job seemed to be cooking and cleaning. That is all we seemed to do. I'm pretty sure I didn't sit down, but maybe a couple of times. Crawford's FAVORITE thing to do while we were there was to look for deer. The deck there was perfect for him because he could run around and be outside, yelling "duh, duh" for deer. He didn't quite get the concept though of being quiet. His Granpa and Granna took him on many walks to look for deer. When we got home he was still looking for them, and was very disappointed when they weren't around every corner! Well this is enough for now, maybe I can get it all finished and pictures uploaded before the break is over (don't hold your breath!).