After graduation, Jonas drove with us back up to Valdese. We stayed there through Christmas. Valdese got 8 inches of snow on Christmas day! Lilah slept in (so we did too) and everything was white when we woke up. It was our first white Christmas. So very neat! Lilah loved opening gifts this year and was very excited to see presents from Santa under the tree.
The day after Christmas we drove to Braselton, Ga to the Carmel Retreat Center. It was the prettiest drive with all the snow covered trees!
We spend the week at the retreat center with the Johnsons. It was a lot of fun
with so many people.
Lilah especially loved playing with her cousin Patrick!
with so many people.
Lilah especially loved playing with her cousin Patrick!
On New Year's Eve, we drove down to Atlanta and had a quiet New Year's celebration with Mimi, Papa, Aunt Dottie, and Uncle Bill. New Year's Day was our time to celebrate Christmas in Atlanta. Two Christmases! Lilah loved opening everyone's gift with the help of Patrick and Rhiannon, and then would take her gifts to the side to open them alone. Too funny! The next day we had a special visit from my friend Katie and her daughter. It was so nice to hang out with the babies and catch up! On Monday we headed to the aquarium - even Emma enjoyed watching the fish!
On Tuesday we came back to Washington. It is nice to be back but very sad to leave! We have jumped right back into things with meetings and playgroups. Emma has started to laugh this week, and is getting much better at grabbing at toys. She loves her ring toy from Nana and Papa!
Now, we are awaiting the arrival of our packages sent from the East. It will be a third Christmas for us all! I am always checking flights for our return and reviewing the pictures from our trip. We'll be back before long!
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