This weekend was pretty quiet. Jeff and I went to his Christmas party on Friday night at Watermark. We had a great time and actually ate a nice meal without having to pick up puffs off the floor. And I could taste what I was eating, which is rare because normally we have to inhale the food so we can get her out before she starts getting "antsy". Our neighbors Alan and Mary watched her and had a fun time. They said she was so excited that they let her stay up a little later than her normal bedtime...which worked out great for us b/c she slept until 7am Saturday morning.

Dad has become a lightweight as of late because he was in bed most of the day Saturday with a hangover...tee hee. Brooke and I finished decorating the tree and ended up with only one casualty (she threw a glass bulb across the room and it landed on the wood floors...of course). Other than that she has only tried to grab at the bulbs a few times, so far!

She picks up my cell phone and puts it to her ear now, which is really cute. She also does the "roll the dough" actions when we sing "Patty Cake". We are teaching her to say "please" and "thank you". She is doing "OK" on the toddler foods. I guess everyone needs to go through this transition period.

As I was wrapping gifts on Saturday night, I realized her birthday is coming up so soon. OMG - I need to start planning because it will be here before you know it. I think I am in denial that my baby is turning one year old...I want her to stay little, and keep giving me kisses and saying "Hi Mom Mom". Oh crap, Jeff and my dad's birthday is on December 29th. And my niece Tasha's 18th birthday is today! It is safe to say that I will be poor the months of December and January from now on.

Tonight Brooke has a Holiday Program for school. I can't believe I am actually going to a school Holiday Program and she is only in the Infant Room. I tried to bribe her, but she has already practiced all the moves over the last week, so I guess we will have to go. On the bright side, her bedtime is 7pm, so we have a good excuse for leaving early!

Hope everyone has a great week! Love, Christy, Jeff and Brooke