Merry Christmas!!!!!

The alarm clock sounded at 7 am. Alas, neither of our girls had woken up yet. We woke up Meredith first so she could concentrate on her gifts and then help Caitee with her's. We had to wake Meredith up a few times before she realized what day it was. She enjoyed all of her gifts and Santa remembered to bring her those toys which she had been eyeing for some time now. Caitee got up around 7:40 am. Meredith helped her open them up. Caitee was happy just to have boxes. But Santa was good to her as well. Plus they enjoyed all the goodies Santa left in their stockings!
Enjoy the pics! Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!



















Yes there was a change of scenery when Caitee woke up. There is a reason why the tree was in that small side room.

Christmas Eve!

Alas, I did not take any pics. Jeff did so I'll take a look at those and see if he got anything good.

Some sad news, we did have to take our dog, Sparky, to the vet. He was not doing well at all. He wasn't eating (and if you know Sparky, you know he likes to eat), he was yiping a lot. He seemed to hurt all over. Jeff took him in and left him there for overnight (well two nights) observations. They called back after several hours and said he was full of hookworms. GREAT! They also put him on some pain meds. I am to pick him up on Friday. Just didn't feel too Christmas-y without him here.

We hosted the annual family Christmas eve get together. This year instead of a spread of finger foods we opted to make a meal. Jeff made Garlic Shrimp Pasta and Cheese biscuits (just like eating at Red Lobster!) It was all very delicious. We all had to take a rain check on the Bananas Foster....we were stuffed!!!

We all exchanged our gifts to each other. Drank some champagne. After everyone left, we put the girls in the bath and put them to bed.

December 23rd

On Tuesday, December 23, we ate at Guy and Pat's so that we could do a little Christmas celebration with Willard and Brenda before they headed off to Raleigh to spend Christmas with their daughter and son-in-law.

As usual, we ate entirely too many appetizers and were really full by the time the pizza and pasta showed up!

The girls enjoyed opening presents from Brenda and Willard. They gave Meredith one of the Barbie Muses from the Diamond Castle series as well as the dvd of the movie. Caitee received a pushing/walking toy.

Meredith also made a Gingerbread house while visiting with Grandmommy and Emily during the day.

Ok..so mom is a slacker...better late than never, right?

Well, as you remember from my last post, Meredith turned the ripe, old age of 6! I said to look back for photos...well, they are finally here....the suspense is over.

There is an obvious Disney Princess theme here. Meredith had been eyeing the castle cake for a LONG time! Every time we visited that grocery store, she would ask if it is her birthday yet. Let me tell you...that was all cake! There was lots of it!!

The girls all dressed as a Disney Princess. Meredith and Emily dressed as Cinderella. Allie dressed as Tinkerbell, and Caitee dressed as Snow White. It was extremely difficult trying to get 4 little girls to all look at the camera...I give my props to Anne Geddes and her abilities to photograph lots of kids and babies at once!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEREDITH!

We hope you have the best birthday ever! We can't believe you are 6 years old already!!!

Friends and family...look back this weekend for photos of the birthday party!

Ouch! That had to hurt!

On the eve of her 6th birthday, Meredith enjoyed a little visit to the ER. She was climbing over the safety baby gate and it collapsed and took her with it. She came running to her dad crying with her hand on her ear. I kept thinking something was wrong with her ear, but then we noticed blood dripping on her shirt. Upon close inspection, we found a gash on the back of her head almost and inch long. She ended up getting one staple without any pain reliever. She was a real trooper! A BIG thank you to Guy and Pat for meeting Jeff up at the ER. I stayed home with Caitee and Sparky. I probably would have been an emotional wreck!

Here is a pic of the staple.

What is wrong with this picture?

Ok...you probably don't see it. But I do...I was there...I took the photo.
Those are not clamdiggers, peddle pushers, or whatever else people call them.
Those pink pants are Caitee's pants! Yes, they are size 12 months! Meredith is our little comedian.

Tooth? What tooth?

We've been watching Meredith's loose tooth....yes one she would actually lose on her own and not to the demise of a cavity gone bad (is there any other way, mom?) Upon the suggestion of a good friend (Jennifer Walker), we were prepared to give her a marshmallow to aid in the extraction of said tooth. Prior to this venture, Meredith was enjoying her Happy Meal. When she finished, she approached mom with much excitement to eat a marshmallow. Apparently, the marshmallow had a premature effect and really didn't need to be eaten. The tooth was missing! Meredith, where did it go? Where is your tooth?.....Right here, mom. (pointing to her mouth). Uh, no it isn't! Meredith, did you take it out? No, mom. (Jeff starts performing CSI type maneuvers to figure out where this tooth must have fallen.) No tooth to be found. She has apparently swallowed it!!!!!!!

Oh, the tears! We tried to comfort her. The only comfort was that the tooth was having a party in her tummy with the chicken and french fries AND that mom said she would look through....do I need to say it? But alas, apparently teeth can dissolve when swallowed. So in the end, a note was written to the tooth fairy explaining the whereabouts of said tooth.

And once again....she woke up to $5. What the....? I only remember getting $1 for the first and then 25 cents for each tooth after. Dag!

Oh, the Dental Drama!

As you probably remember from a previous post, Meredith had her first visit with a dentist back in July. She had her teeth cleaned. Then...the bad news. She had like 4 cavities and one tooth was so bad that it was going to have to come out. Fast forward to October 14. She was a real trooper! She had that ugly tooth pulled out. She got a nice little case to keep it in. She was told to only eat soft foods.....so of course mom and dad allowed her to have ice cream for lunch. Plus she got to go shopping for a Barbie Peek-a-boo since she did SO very well....better than some adults I know! LOL!

Here is a very bad pic of the pulled tooth. It was on her right side....the tooth behind her fang! LOL!

Happy Halloween!!

Meredith dressed as Cinderella! Didn't she look BOO-tiful!
Caitee....poor Caitee...was forced to wear Meredith's Halloween costume that she wore her first 2 Halloweens. But she still looked SPOOK-tacular!!!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to Briley's Farm in Greenville, NC on October 25, 2008. We met up with Sarah, Ike, Emily, and Allie. We had a blast in the corn maze, picking pumpkins, hayride, pony rides, and so much more.