12.16.2006

Whew!





It's been a busy week and a half since I returned from VA! It was definitely a whirlwind trip and it left me completely exhausted. So here we go with a stream-of-consciousness, not-in-chronological-order post. :)


I returned last Thursday (12/7), which in addition to being Pearl Harbor Day, is my dear husband's birthday. For the past several years I have made a cheesecake from scratch for him but this year, I couldn't muster the strength and instead assembled a no-bake Jello cheesecake from the box. It turned out great, actually, and we enjoyed a quiet night at home with Thai food and TV. What could be better? :)

Then on Saturday Charlie and I drove to Savannah for my sister Caroline's ballet recital. She was Clara in the Nutcracker so we couldn't miss the show! Wasn't she a pretty Clara?



Here we are with Clara, our Papa, my brother Hunter (far left) and my cousins Brittany and Alex.



We put our tree up the week-end before my trip we put our tree up. Here is my manly husband cutting it down from the roof of our vehicle:



And not to copy my friend Jill who is incorporating a different ornament into every post, here are our 2 featured ornaments this year, purchased at the craft fair in Savannah last month...






And the finished product...beautiful if slightly crooked. :)



And I cannot believe that I haven't posted this yet but the biggest news of all is that I've already gotten my most-coveted Christmas gift: 2 weeks ago Charlie learned to sit up!! We've been praying for and working on this milestone for so long - praise the Lord! Here is the first picture of our little guy practicing his new skill -

He's lookin' a little rough because he had just finished a hard therapy session. :)
Week-end plans include a trip to the Columbia Zoo to see the Lights Before Christmas. And thankfully Charlie is healthy now so we'll be able to go to church as a family for the first time in quite a few weeks!
And on the 23rd, we're hosting our first annual Christmas Open House. So if you're looking for me, I'll be cooking!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Those pictures are great, Emily! Caroline does look like a perfect Clara. And yay for the great progress with Charlie! He looks so much older sitting up like that.

WASPy Girl said...

Charlie looks so much better! Praise the Lord--we've been praying. I want to see more of your ornaments. What is on the menu for your open house? Where will you be spending Christmas this year?

Libby said...

Charlie is so handsome! And it's great to hear he's doing so well! I bet your shindig will be quite the event...too bad we don't live a little closer, or I would be there to eat your yummy food :)