Happy Anniversary, Happy 3/4 Birthday, and Merry Christmas!

There has been a lot going on since my last post. Happy anniversary to us~ Chris and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary on Dec. 13! We went for some much needed time away to Gatlinburg, TN. We stayed at a bed and breakfast, and had a nice time not having to do anything! We even got to see snow~we left 70 degree weather here in Clemson and ended up in 40 degree weather there. It actually felt like Christmas! We did a little shopping, went to a petting zoo (see the alpaca below), went horseback riding, ate a lot, and enjoyed some time alone...We weren't used to the quiet.
Alli turned 9 months on Dec. 15. We took her to her check up on Friday. Dr. Wilson is quite impressed with her. She can now say "pretty tree"...it comes out as "petty shree," but, cute none the less. She's quite the ham. She loves to be the center of attention. I think the little bit of stranger anxiety she had is gone. She has quite the little personality...like me, she's a little on the inpatient side. We still haven't found anything she doesn't like. She's quite fond of salt water taffy too! She's really enjoyed the extended Christmas we have had (Christmas with Chris' sister Saturday and my extended family Sunday).
Here were her stats:
height: 28in (almost 75th percentile)
weight: 21lbs, 10.5oz (almost 90th percentile)
head circumference: 17.5in (almost 50th percentile)
We stood in line for an hour last Tues for Alli to sit on Santa's lap. She did really well...no crying or anything and even smiled. Although we did have to pay $20 for 2 5x7 pictures of creepy eyed Santa (see below), it was worth it.
We're ready for Christmas at our house. All the shopping is DONE, and mostly wrapped. I spent Friday at home baking...it's not Christmas until I have baked. We have cookies, toffee and haystacks galore. I ran out of chocolate to dip the oreos in, so will do those this week. The cake balls turned out even better than expected!
We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year~God Bless!

It's just been one of those weeks...

Ever have one of "those" weeks? If you have, you know what I'm talking about. Well, it's only Wednesday and it's one of "those." It seems like everything is either not going right or is just plain ticking me off! If you aren't already on the poop list, you best watch out! Come on lady in the silver VW Jetta with the "Women for Obama" sticker in the drop off lane at school, move your car up...your kid can walk the extra 5 feet to the door!!! Notice there were no expletives!! I'm trying.
CALGON TAKE ME AWAY~~~~~~~~
On the upside, I think...Alli has graduated from the carrier car seat to the convertible car seat...still rear-facing, of course. That carrier would give you a hernia trying to carry around, not to mention her feet were hanging off, and I'm not so sure she hadn't reached the weight limit...it at least felt like it. We had the new car seat waiting for us yesterday when we got home, and Chris promptly put it in, no thanks to the directions, which might as well have been in Chinese.
We had a nice Thanksgiving. We got to spend a lot of time with my family this year. Alli, was of course the center of attention. She's such a ham, and she loves "little people." My cousins Hannah, 10 and Blaine, 11 were there, and she just loved them! She spent Thurs. and Fri. nights with the grandparents, which gave Chis and I time to decorate the house, clean, shop, and even see a movie for the first time in about a year. We saw the new 007 flick...not bad.
Thanks mainly to online shopping, I have all of my Christmas shopping done! I'm just waiting for shipments! Then, on to wrapping. Thanks for the internet Al Gore!
How about those Tigers? The game was awesome...it could have only been better if it was a shut out, but I'm not complaining. We were as they call 'em"fair weather fans." It was miserably cold and raining, so we sold our tickets and watched in the warmth of HD. As Chris says: "Happy Maybe Next Year Day, Cocks!" I'm quite happy with the new coach selection. It's just fitting for Clemson to have a coach named Dabo. We'll see what he can do. Hopefully, CJ will stick around another year. Who would have thought after the crappy start, we'd be off to the New Year's Day Gator Bowl? I certainly didn't think they had it in them. I was pleasantly surprised. GO TIGERS! And for me, maybe next week will be better!