Christmas

On Friday, December 19th, Erin was cleared by Dr. Grier to return to day care and to go to Dallas to see her cousins.

So, we drove up to Garland the next day, and had a nice early Christmas celebration. I think she had a good time seeing all of her cousins, and finally got to meet her Uncle Todd. However, Erin was a bit overwhelmed by all of the activity. She became fussy during the opening of gifts, and proceeded to fall asleep midway through her cousins' excitement.

However, Erin had a chance to redeem herself during Christmas festivities the following week.

That Monday, her GG came to visit for a week from New Mexico, along with her two dogs, Spencer and Zoe. Erin had a great time laughing at Spencer, a 120 lb. "small brown dog"! She also got to take her GG to see the lights downtown at the Zilker Park Trail of Lights. Unfortunately, Erin fell asleep right after the entrance archway and didn't wake up until the trails end! At least she got to see the archway and the giant tree. :-) I'd also like to think she enjoyed seeing the animated reindeer I made Kurt buy for our front yard, but really, those were more for me.

Christmas was rather low key, with me working Christmas Eve, and later enjoying a wonderful roast, followed by church services with Erin, Kurt, Kurt's mom, my parents, Heidi, and Lauren. On Christmas Day, Erin showed much more interest in her gifts - trying to put the bows, tissue paper, and packages in her mouth. It was so cute! We spent the day enjoying each others company, eating, and watching "It's a Wonderful Life." It really is a wonderful life, and the best present was being able to share it with Erin. :-)

We hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas season.

Love,

Christine