Holiday, Part 2

What a treat…I lucked in to having 4 days off for Christmas.  Of course, I had to pay back for my time off by working for 4 days on Trauma Call at Grady over New Year’s.  NYE at Grady is just like you would imagine it to be.  Lots of trauma.  And lots of trauma drama.  ANYWAY- it’s over now and I lived to tell about it.  I think it was worth it- although the last 4 days are an absolute blur and my boys seemed to really miss me.  Here is what we did during my time off…

We took the boys to visit Santa… and after waiting around for nearly 2 hours for our turn, Bryson had a moment of stage freight.  He absolutely refused to sit on his lap.  How frustrating.  I think we were too close to nap time.  Sometime around 1:30, all bets are off with Bryson and he just turns into a rotten tomato.

Despite a botched Santa visit, we had a great Christmas at our house.

On Christmas Eve we all went over to my Aunt Jane’s house for dinner.  My cousins Emily and Lisa were both home from their respective schools.

The kids entertained themselves with the Christmas Village for a long time.  Thankfully, nothing was broken!

Ronnie and Trish got in to town just in time to go over for dinner. 

The kids each got to open one present on Christmas Eve.  Bryson got a Superman Suit.

He couldn’t say “thank you” enough to Juliana!

Santa Claus made a special visit to our house on Christmas Eve.  Bryson has been asking for a Spider Man Scooter for weeks now.  And what do you know, the big man found one for him! Whew!

As expected, the scene was a big media event…

The biggest hit of Christmas was the Buzz Light Year costume.  Bryson has been zipping around the house rescuing the universe ever since Christmas morning.

Its hard to get Bryson to sit still long enough to steal a hug.  He is just such a busy boy!

And speaking of being busy…I think Bryson might be busy in this picture stuffing marbles into his hungry hippo!

The winners of the family “White Elephant Gift” was the coca-cola boxers and the pink elephant watering can…  That looks classy, mom!

After a serious day of play and excitement…Bryson ended up on the floor, passed out.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Holiday Update, Part 1

 

At times like these when I am working so many hours and burning the candle from all ends, I have to step back and remember all of the fun things we get to do together as a family.  December was a really busy month for us, despite all my work hour restrictions.

Toward the beginning of the month, we went up to Troy and Charlotte NC for a brief visit with Dave’s side of the family.

Everyone took turns holding the baby…

Bryson loved playing with his cousins. 

Glen Junior enjoyed showing Dave is photos from a recent trip out to California

We stopped by to see our friends Melanie and Brad for the world’s shortest visit on our way home.  Bryson and Ashlyn are so cute together. 

One very cold Saturday, Dave took Bryson out for a bike ride and they rode all the way up to Emory to see me at work.  I was quite surprised to see my little guy pedaling around the campus!

We always have a family gathering with the Griswold’s.  Unfortunately, Alex and Nao couldn’t come because Jack (their 5 month old little boy) was sick with a cold.  He is only 5 days older than Sawyer, so I would have liked to have seen them together.  Next time I guess…

The big kids all had fun playing together.

With so many boys running around, Juliana had no choice but to join in the “bad guys” game. 

Mom and Jan have been friends for over 35 years

Mom and her girls…

Jayna and John- voted the “Couple of the Year” by the family. 

Gearing Up

We continued our family tradition again this year and went to Berry’s Tree Farm to cut down a Christmas tree.  They were all so perfect, it was hard to pick…but this is the one Bryson wanted. 

Another holiday tradition for us is to visit the Pink Pig at Lenox Mall. 

It’s not quite as cool as I remember it as a kid, but Bryson thinks it is the best thing ever. 

This year, Dave got to ride for the first time, while Sawyer and I watched.