After Allen Christmas on Tuesday (which I forgot to take pictures of) we packed up the car and drove down to Lafayette, Louisiana on Christmas Eve. What a great visit! Liz and Jeff were there too with their adorable daughter Charlotte Grace. Charlotte is three weeks younger than Edie so it was a Christmas baby fest. Karen and Alecia had been baking and preparing for days so the house was full of fancy cookies, two impeccably decorated Christmas trees and beautifully arranged decorations on every surface, and, most importantly, great food. Brisket, potato salad (my fav), spinach and artichoke casserole !!! (I finished the last of this without bothering to heat it up), two turkeys, stuffing with mushrooms or without, mashed potatoes, rolls, cookies galore, omelettes, blueberry pancakes, poboys, Peking Gardens, somebody stop me. Needless to say I exceeded my Weight Watcher points everyday but it was worth it.
Chris and I shared a room with Edie for the first time since she was about 3 weeks old. I remember why we stopped doing that almost immediately after she came home from the hospital. What a loud sleeper!! And an even louder awaker. She was up about 5 times each night. I guess it was the different surroundings but I haven't gotten up that much with her since she was a newborn. I even put her in bed with us one night which was a mistake. She took up about 80% of the bed, laying perpendicular to Chris and I as we clung on to the edges of the bed all night. I'd much rather share a bed with two dogs and a cat. Anyway the trip was fantastic and I didn't want to leave. I got to spend time with Jeanne Marie and she and her parents were able to meet Edie. I didn't take nearly enough pictures because I was holding Edie most of the time. But here are some of what I managed to get.
Look at those decorations!!!
Heading to Lafayette.
One of the decorated mantles.
Edie riding her new bike. I think we have a future cyclist on our hands.
I rode the stationary bike at the gym almost everyday while I was carrying her. This wasn't one of those granny stationary bikes that are the size of a car; the one I rode is basically a real, road bike on a stand. It was the only thing I was comfortable using while I was pregnant. As I got larger I couldn't sit down on it so I rode standing up as if I was going up a hill for 45 minutes. So I worked out a lot while I was pregnant and of course I was at work everyday doing some sort of physical labor so I wonder if this will help somehow influence Edie towards having an active lifestyle. We will see. I hope so. I know it certainly contributed to an easy pregnancy and an extremely easy labor. Sorry I got off track. This has nothing to do with Christmas.
Cousins.
Karen and Andy holding Edie and Charlotte Grace
Max crashed out on the couch.
The new bikes that Alecia impressively assembled.
Edie passed out on Alecia.
Passed out on Grandpa Harwood.
Charlotte getting her first taste of sugar.
Chris in the middle of breakfast preperation.
A game of Trivial Pursuit. Jeanne Marie and I came in last place.
One of Karen's perfectly decorated trees.
Alecia made and decorated cookies for each of us.
The Christmas dinner table.
Karen and Alecia preparing the turkey.
Alecia's gingerbread house.
Christmas dinner.
Edie and Karen.
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