Well, you know how that induction worked out.
Then as the time got closer and closer to Christmas, John and my mother convinced me that heading back to my hometown wasn't the best idea. So I started preparing mentally to stay home for Christmas...which would be fine. We had a nice, small Thanksgiving, and a nice, small Christmas would be good, too.
But Mary is such a good baby, and so far she's fairly easy, so we started considering again heading up to Georgia for Christmas.
(Do you see how many times we changed our mind?)
Finally, last week on Wednesday, we decided to make the trip. And we're so glad that we did. We left Friday morning and got to my parents' house in late afternoon. One of my good friends dropped by for a quick visit. Then my younger brother and his family and my sister and her children showed up for supper. Our children had soooo much fun playing with their cousins, and Rachel was spoiled with all the attention she got.
We stayed with my sister which was really nice. And we saw some more good friends (Laura with her family and Audrey with hers) Saturday night.
And, of course, Sunday was Christmas. We had a big, Christmas dinner, and all of my family came to my sister's house for it. I felt a little guilty since I didn't prepare a single dish for dinner. But it was wonderful to spend so much time with family, especially since I hadn't seen them in so long.
Then we came back home Monday. And it's so nice to be home. As Dorothy said, "There's no place like home."
My only regret is that I didn't take a single picture. Argh!
What did you do for Christmas?
4 comments:
I am so glad that you were able to go home.:)Mary must be a good rider?Our Mercy hated her carseat for the first three months.We had never had a baby who hated to ride.It made me think we might never drive to Tn.again to visit Grandparents.Thankfully....she has been doing much better about it lately.:)That is neat you were able to see friends too.:)
It's lovely to go back home again, isn't it?! So glad that you had a nice time.
We stayed close to home but had 4 Christmas celebrations, and we hosted the last one yesterday, complete with a huge turkey dinner.
I need a vacation now.....
Nikki, it was wonderful to head back "home." Mary is a good rider; she's still sleeping a lot, so after a little bit of fussing, she would go to sleep.
Aurie, it sounds like you do need a vacation! Good luck with that!
Very happy for yall Nikki! Wish I could get my hands on that sweet Mary and give you time to rest :) So glad you had time wih family. Mandie and I were looking at your picture and she said "Wow, Rachel has really changed alot since we moved." I guess I'm not the ONLY one missing that sweet girl. Happy New Year from the Cannon household.
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