December 2010

Christmas Eve: Caroline 2 years and 8 months, Amelia 7 months, and Jack Cooper Brinson 6 weeks.

Nona and Aunt Carolyn with their grandbabies.

Caroline and Cousin Baby Jack




We have had an eventful December full of parties, travel, baking, and trips to the doctor! Caroline has been getting ready for Santa since Thanksgiving. Our neighborhood has lights in every yard which only adds to the excitement. We have made cookies and she has made three gingerbread houses. I think her favorite part of the holiday season is the music! She is constantly singing Christmas carols. We had a lot of fun at her school Christmas party. The kids all had their pictures taken with Santa and only one of them cried.

In addition to Christmas, we celebrated Daddy's birthday on the 17th at his company party. It was nice to have a night out with a free babysitter at home (Nana). Unfortunately, that weekend was also filled with nursing a sick baby back to health. We took Amelia to the doctor last Saturday and she was diagnosed with RSV. Luckily, we caught it early and she was back to normal after a few days. It was our first experience with anything other than an ear infection and it was NOT fun. We were still able to fly out on the 19th, but we headed to the doctor in Gainesville on the 21st to make sure that her breathing was okay. Thank goodness for a doctor in the family because she was seen right away. Her breathing was fine, but she had an ear infection. She's now officially feeling good and eating like a horse.

Other than the trip to the doctor, we have had a great time in Georgia. We have spent a lot of time in our pjs watching Christmas movies and reading Christmas books. Caroline's current favorite is The Grinch. We have played with Nana B otherwise known as Nana with the Kitties and met the newest Brinson, Baby Jack. Caroline and I went to see Tangled with Anna, Ally, Aunt Carol, and Nana. We LOVED it!

Christmas Eve was magical and wonderful. We went to the twelve o'clock church service for kids and had a family party. It was so much fun to see Caroline, Amelia, and Baby Jack together. We opened presents from cousins last night and it was hard to stop, but we were able to get the girls to bed so Santa could do his magic!