Fun Times in Charlotte

I'm so behind on this blog!  I also recently slammed my finger in my car door so typing is very challenging.  The weekend after Christmas we headed to Charlotte for some post-holiday fun with our friends.  I'm always so excited to get back up there.  I miss everyone so much!  We got to Michael & Amy's house on Friday night and had a fun night catching up with them and the kids got to play together and watch a movie.

Trying to smile and watch TV at the same time

These 2 were so sweet together!

Saturday we did some shopping and then got ready for a party with more of our friends and I reunited with my WAIF girls!!  I was so excited to see my friends!!  Jessica recently got engaged so I had lots to talk about with her and had to see her beautiful new ring and car!  GSG out did himself!  Can't wait for the big day!!  Tara and Tina arrived shortly after and we had the best time.  There is always a lot of laughs to be had!  I loved catching up and can't wait for our next trip together!  We decided that last year we didn't get a lot of pics together so we must do better this year and so we took quite a few!  Never too many pictures though!!

So happy for her!

Engaged!

Ring fun!

Fun with GSG too!

Cohen & Kaden hiding out!

They love him!

Group shot attempt!

There's always dancing involved!

Love this lady

Guys had fun too...showing off where the ring will go I guess??

Kelly had way too much fun with the gun.  The dog would chase the light and that provided him entertainment!

Sunday we did more shopping then headed back home.  We had so much fun, its always sad leaving.  Can't wait for the next trip!!

Christmas 2012!

On Christmas morning Kate woke us up around 7:00.  It didn't take long for Cohen to wake up.  Kelly likes to get a fire started and the video camera ready so they had to wait for a few minutes.  I put Kate down to go in and take a picture of their faces which she did not like, so as you can tell she was crying the whole way in.  She had no interest in all the new toys in the living room, she only wanted me to hold her.  After a few minutes she was better and would actually look at the new stuff.  She loved her new car, but really loved the kitty that would run while she chased it.  She would squeal and just run after the kitty and something in the toy senses it and will keep rolling.  She got a little frustrated but it was so funny to watch her.  Cohen liked her new bike but did not like the fact that she couldn't ride it on the carpet.  Since it was raining we had to wait to go out and ride.  She loved her new Wii games and Leapster games and wanted to make sure she and Kate could share the new baby pack & play.  We had a fun morning at home and then got ready to head to Bebe's house for a yummy brunch!

new wheels!

Cohen loved her stocking the most.  Showing me her new Barbie toothbrushes.

Mama had made the best breakfast!  We had a great time eating together and opening gifts.  We are all going to Disney World in February so that was part of everyone's Christmas.  Cohen was excited to get her very first American girl doll and Kate got a Bitty Baby.  Kate actually opened hers first and Cohen looked at me and said, "Woah, Mama, that's an American Girl baby.  I'm going to have to take care of that for her."  She was excited when she got her own but I think she is still taking care of Kate's when Kate isn't holding the baby.  I guess she's heard me talk about how you have to take such good care of those dolls.   I wanted a picture of the girls with my mama and didn't get one so I'll do that on New Years!

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Cheers with Sissy!

We finished our day at Sug & Pop's in the afternoon and then over to Suzy's that night.  I really enjoyed our entire day and the girls hung in there too.  Kate had a few short cat naps but did really well.  She crashed once we got home though and wasn't able to be up when we did Christmas with just us.  Cohen was so excited to open her gift from Kate which was a fun princess play-do set.  Now I'm still in clean up mode.  It comes and goes so fast!

Eric & his girls (plus Cohen)

Got to have the funny picture

Another funny...for Suzy and Cohen at least

Christmas Eve 2012

We had a great Christmas Eve!  I had an early morning photo session and then we came home to get ready to deliver some Christmas goodies.  We took the girls to see a few shut-ins and then to the assisted living home to visit a few of the ladies from our church who stay there.  We had a great visit and I think everyone enjoyed it.  Cohen had been so excited to share some of the cookies we had baked.  After we got back home we got ready for the Christmas Eve service at church.  Both girls go in the service with us and I have to say, Kate gave us (and everyone else in the service I'm sure) a good laugh.  Suzy sings in the choir and when Kate saw her she was so excited.  She had already picked out some of our family before the service started but it must have been a few minutes into it when she actually noticed it was Suzy sitting in the choir loft and from then on she just squealed "Suzeee" over and over.  It was cute but very noticeable.  I know Suzy loved it too!
After church we went to Sug & Pop's for Christmas Eve dinner.  Sug always goes all out on a very delicious meal!  Pop reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and we always get to open a special ornament from Aunt Vicki.  This year the girls got Georgia ornaments.  They were so precious!  The cutest thing was when Kate opened hers and saw the ornament and said "dooo dogs".  Proud Mommy moment :)  Kelly got the next GA ornament in the series Aunt Vicki gives him and I got a pretty Georgia ornament too!  I'm set on decorating a Georgia tree next year and these will go nicely on it!

Playing with Uncle Davis

Giving kisses!!

Showing off her new ornament

Getting so big

Big blue eyes

We get Kate to sit for pictures by bribing her with cookies

She sat down, looked at me, and said (sheeezzz)

Sug & Pop with the girls

We left Sug & Pop's to hurry and get home to put out our reindeer food and cookies for Santa.  Kelly pulled the Santa tracker up on the iPad and when Cohen saw that Santa was in Canada and we told her that wasn't too far away, she was in a panic to get the food out and go to bed.  It was a fun end to a fun night!

always wanting to pose

Finding out where Santa is