Christmas Eve is tomorrow...I am running around like crazy and for some odd reason decided it was now or never to get on here an write a quick update!
Here is our Christmas Card- If you did not receive one I am soooo sorry- it was a struggle this year, and I think I even forgot to put a return address label on them so I wouldn't have a clue if it didn't get to you...
We have been so busy this month, but we have had a lot of fun. This is the first year Georgia has understood to some extent what is going on. I am super exctied for Christmas morning because I really think she will have a blast tearing into all of her presents.
So a quick run down of the past month... We planned on going to the Pearland Tree Lighting the 1st weekend in December, but it SNOWED!!!! So of course roads were shut down and the ceremony was cancelled, but fine with us- Georgia and I played in the snow and met April for a coffee and she even got her first Starbucks hot chocolate. She looked so grown up drinking "coffee" with us while we chatted and HUGE snowflakes fell outside.
The next weekend Georgia and I took a trip to Austin to visit Emily, Joe & Brock. Georgia and Brock haven't really hung out together since his birth 6 months ago so they snagged some great play time together. It also showed me that Georgia is going to be a great big sister one day. She loves babies and was so sweet with Brock playing with him. We went to a birthday party for one of Emily's co-workers and while we were there Santa showed up (Emily's dad) Well he knew Georgia's name and tried to give her a hug, but she tired to bury herself in my body and kept saying "Ready to go, ready to go!" at one point she cried out, "Where's the keys? LET'S GO!" It was pretty funny.
That Sunday we drove straight to Sugar Land to celebrate Christmas with Doug's mom's side of the family. There are a lot of kids on that side so it is always fun for Georgia to run around with all of her cousins and Mom finally has a family gathering where I can sit back a relax a bit!
From our first Christmas celebration we drove to Clear Lake to go to the "Walk Through Bethlehem" It is a great production and really really neat for the kids. There was a lot Georgia could take part in, but even a child of 10 or 15 I think would enjoy it.
We also took a trip to Moody Gardens during the day with Aunt Laura and Eli to see the aquarium and lunched at the Rainforest Cafe. It was a rainy day to the aquarium was pretty dead which was great for Georgia & Eli to run around like a couple of crazed toddlers, which they did an extremely good job of doing just that! Nap time was really good that day! =)
Then this past Sunday we all went out, My Mom, Emery, Laura, Noah, Eli, Doug, Georgia and myself back to Moody Gardens to see the Festival of Lights. What better way to look at Christmas lights with toddlers than a walking trail? Perfect to get all their energy out and a lot of fun for everyone!! Can you tell I really like any activity that gets Georgia running around? That girl is a bundle of energy these days!!! I had never been before and I really was impressed!
This brings us to this week. Monday I took Georgia to the doctor becasue of my never-ending worry about her weight. He reassured me she is fine and at a healthy weight so don't worry myself when she doesn't eat. Just offer her food and she will eat when she is hungry. That made me feel a litttle bit better, but it still un-nerves me when she doesn't eat hardly anything all day long. Although I am coming to find such is the life of a toddler in many cases. Arrgggg!
The rest of this week is sure to be a blur. 8:30am tomorrow (Christmas Eve) we will be at my Dad's to spend the day with him. Leave there around 4 or 5 pm to rush home and start on dinner for my mom, sister, grandmother, etc. Everyone should be at my house by 5:30 or 6pm to eat. then we will have Birthday Cake for Jesus, read the story of Jesus and pile up in the car to go look at Christmas lights. (If you live in Houston you HAVE to drive through Shepard Park Plaza and Shepard Park Terrace to look at lights) then set up Georgia's Christmas presents and hope we wake up before she does the next morning. Christmas morning we will celebrate the three of us together then off to Memaw's house for presents and lunch. Saturday we are off to Doug's Dad's house for our 5th and final Christmas celebration with that side of the family. I finished my Christmas shopping no later then 7:30pm tonight. Cleaned the house, made the dinner for tomorrow night so all we have to do is combine items and heat up dishes and as I type my laundry is washing.... As hectic as all that sounds, I wouldn't have it any other way. I thank God every day for blessing me with a family close by so we don't have to travel too far to be with them for the holidays.
I love spending time with every part of my family, keeping old and starting new traditions with Georgia. I hope as Georgia grows up she understands what the TRUE meaning of Christmas is. She has been singing a song all month (I have to give Veggie Tales credit here) and my heart melts everytime I hear her belt it out- "I can love because God loves me, I can give because he gave. Jesus Christ is why I'm smiling, why I'm giving every day."
Merry CHRISTmas!!
Here are some more random pics from this month:
Georgia's 1st Gingerbread House she made with Gucci:
Watching "Charlie Brown Christmas"
My first sewing project!
My first try at making Cake Pops:
Georgia's Tree:
Barbie Wreath:
Here is our Christmas Card- If you did not receive one I am soooo sorry- it was a struggle this year, and I think I even forgot to put a return address label on them so I wouldn't have a clue if it didn't get to you...
We have been so busy this month, but we have had a lot of fun. This is the first year Georgia has understood to some extent what is going on. I am super exctied for Christmas morning because I really think she will have a blast tearing into all of her presents.
So a quick run down of the past month... We planned on going to the Pearland Tree Lighting the 1st weekend in December, but it SNOWED!!!! So of course roads were shut down and the ceremony was cancelled, but fine with us- Georgia and I played in the snow and met April for a coffee and she even got her first Starbucks hot chocolate. She looked so grown up drinking "coffee" with us while we chatted and HUGE snowflakes fell outside.
The next weekend Georgia and I took a trip to Austin to visit Emily, Joe & Brock. Georgia and Brock haven't really hung out together since his birth 6 months ago so they snagged some great play time together. It also showed me that Georgia is going to be a great big sister one day. She loves babies and was so sweet with Brock playing with him. We went to a birthday party for one of Emily's co-workers and while we were there Santa showed up (Emily's dad) Well he knew Georgia's name and tried to give her a hug, but she tired to bury herself in my body and kept saying "Ready to go, ready to go!" at one point she cried out, "Where's the keys? LET'S GO!" It was pretty funny.
That Sunday we drove straight to Sugar Land to celebrate Christmas with Doug's mom's side of the family. There are a lot of kids on that side so it is always fun for Georgia to run around with all of her cousins and Mom finally has a family gathering where I can sit back a relax a bit!
From our first Christmas celebration we drove to Clear Lake to go to the "Walk Through Bethlehem" It is a great production and really really neat for the kids. There was a lot Georgia could take part in, but even a child of 10 or 15 I think would enjoy it.
We also took a trip to Moody Gardens during the day with Aunt Laura and Eli to see the aquarium and lunched at the Rainforest Cafe. It was a rainy day to the aquarium was pretty dead which was great for Georgia & Eli to run around like a couple of crazed toddlers, which they did an extremely good job of doing just that! Nap time was really good that day! =)
Then this past Sunday we all went out, My Mom, Emery, Laura, Noah, Eli, Doug, Georgia and myself back to Moody Gardens to see the Festival of Lights. What better way to look at Christmas lights with toddlers than a walking trail? Perfect to get all their energy out and a lot of fun for everyone!! Can you tell I really like any activity that gets Georgia running around? That girl is a bundle of energy these days!!! I had never been before and I really was impressed!
This brings us to this week. Monday I took Georgia to the doctor becasue of my never-ending worry about her weight. He reassured me she is fine and at a healthy weight so don't worry myself when she doesn't eat. Just offer her food and she will eat when she is hungry. That made me feel a litttle bit better, but it still un-nerves me when she doesn't eat hardly anything all day long. Although I am coming to find such is the life of a toddler in many cases. Arrgggg!
The rest of this week is sure to be a blur. 8:30am tomorrow (Christmas Eve) we will be at my Dad's to spend the day with him. Leave there around 4 or 5 pm to rush home and start on dinner for my mom, sister, grandmother, etc. Everyone should be at my house by 5:30 or 6pm to eat. then we will have Birthday Cake for Jesus, read the story of Jesus and pile up in the car to go look at Christmas lights. (If you live in Houston you HAVE to drive through Shepard Park Plaza and Shepard Park Terrace to look at lights) then set up Georgia's Christmas presents and hope we wake up before she does the next morning. Christmas morning we will celebrate the three of us together then off to Memaw's house for presents and lunch. Saturday we are off to Doug's Dad's house for our 5th and final Christmas celebration with that side of the family. I finished my Christmas shopping no later then 7:30pm tonight. Cleaned the house, made the dinner for tomorrow night so all we have to do is combine items and heat up dishes and as I type my laundry is washing.... As hectic as all that sounds, I wouldn't have it any other way. I thank God every day for blessing me with a family close by so we don't have to travel too far to be with them for the holidays.
I love spending time with every part of my family, keeping old and starting new traditions with Georgia. I hope as Georgia grows up she understands what the TRUE meaning of Christmas is. She has been singing a song all month (I have to give Veggie Tales credit here) and my heart melts everytime I hear her belt it out- "I can love because God loves me, I can give because he gave. Jesus Christ is why I'm smiling, why I'm giving every day."
Merry CHRISTmas!!
Here are some more random pics from this month:
Georgia's 1st Gingerbread House she made with Gucci:
Watching "Charlie Brown Christmas"
My first sewing project!
My first try at making Cake Pops:
Georgia's Tree:
Barbie Wreath:
