Birthday, Christmas and a Plane Ride

Nola celebrated her First Birthday with me, Daddy, and Harry. We had big plans for a party, but being a December baby it's just too hard competing with all of the Christmas parties. Next year though we'll make sure she has a big blowout! She loved the cake (just like her mommy) and was excited to open her gifts.


Christmas was special in our new home. Santa arrived shortly after she went to bed and delivered a chair and a new pony push toy. She also received tons of wonderful gifts from friends and family. We had a special breakfast of upside down banana french toast and had Christmas dinner outside by the pool. What did we have for dinner?? A crab boil. Breakfast and dinner were so great we are starting a new tradition for every Christmas.



The day after Christmas we flew to GA. GA was having a snow storm, but after many hours of driving we safely arrived at Nana and Grandpa's house in Blue Ridge. We spent a week there visiting family and friends. Nola and Mommy weren't prepared for the snow, so Nana and Grandpa brought in the snow by bucket fulls for Nola to play with inside.

The plane ride was an event-- Nola has the exact schedule for each flight. She slept for the first hour, played for the next two hours, and had a complete melt downs the last 45 minutes. It's a long flight so I was happy with the way it went, but I was exhausted after each flight, and was happy to see someone I knew at each airport to hand her to.

We had a special surprise when we arrived back at the Vegas Airport-- Bryce and Jessica were waiting at baggage claim welcoming Nola and I home. We hadn't seen them since April of 2007 so it was a very special meeting. Sadly, we didn't take any pictures-- shame on mommy and daddy!

We had a great Holiday season and are looking forward to our next adventure in February. A road trip through Central and Southern Arizona.