Daddy's Girls

This year the three of us all loaded up in the car and headed down to Baton Rouge to spend Christmas down there.  We got there Sunday afternoon so we got to spend all of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day there.  Christmas Eve was spent decorating cookies for Santa going to church Cousin Luke (on the right) was part of the live nativity And then we all went over to Jimmy and Theresa's for a (ridiculously) huge dinner and to open a few presents Lizard got them matching nightgowns We spent the night at Jen and Ryan's that night so that we could all wake up together.  Don't worry, we told Santa when we wrote to him that we would be there so he found Lilli.  It was just Dad, his girls, their husbands and his grandchildren for most of the morning.  Santa brought her car! She loved it in the house but was too scared to actually drive it.  Hopefully soon. The big kids loved it though! She loved the paint you...

We spent Saturday in Vivian with the whole McCormick family for Christmas.  Matt, Lilli and I are in Baton Rouge and Josh and Hailey will be in Blanchard this year so we decided to celebrate a little early.  It didn't matter that it wasn't the actual day because any day that we can be together is so special.  We were all there early afternoon and spent the day eating and laughing.  It was so nice to watch Lilli and Austin together too.  He's getting big enough now that they are interacting more and it's so cute to see.  Those two are going to get in so much trouble together! Of course I only got pictures of the present opening but the day was so much more than that.  And I wish I would have gotten a picture of that meal! You are never disappointed when Yaya and Cap'n are cooking. :) She got her Barbie house!

Tonight Lilli and I went over to Hailey's house to hang out for awhile when she got off work.  Lilli asked if we could take their golf cart around the neighborhood to look at lights and Hailey was more than happy to do it. Well, we got one street over and it started moving a little slow so we decided to turn around.  It made it about 2 more minutes before it wasn't going to go anymore.  So... I hopped out to push.  It had a little bit of juice because it was a lot easier with Hailey pushing the gas.  About the time we got turned back on to her street even that got a little tough for just me.  I wish we could have had someone else there to get a picture of this scene.  Two pregnant ladies... me pushing the back and Hailey out of the cart with one hand pushing and one hand steering and my (almost) 3 year old on the floorboard holding down the gas pedal.  We were out of breath by the time we got back and Lilli said her hand hurt but we made it!...

Tonight me, Lilli and Yaya went to the Rose Garden in Shreveport to see their Christmas decorations.  I don't know how I had never heard of this before this year but I am glad I know now.  I think it will be another Christmas tradition.  It's about a 1/4 mile walk through a garden that is filled with lights and Christmas art displays.  We met The Stinsons and The Causeys there too.  Something about having other kids around always makes it so much better for Lilli and I always enjoy their parents company too.  We spent almost 2 hours there looking at the lights and watching the kids run around.  I don't know how they have all of that energy!  Then me and Lilli went with Yaya to eat at Nicky's to end the night.  I know my little girl is going to sleep well tonight!

Yaya and I continued our tradition of taking Lilli to see Santa this year.  We always meet at Mall St. Vincent to have her picture taken and then eat at Piccadilly.  I can't believe it's her 3rd Christmas to do this! It's the first year we've gotten her to smile.  She even told him she wanted a Barbie house for Christmas.  I told her she better keep being a good girl and I bet that will happen somehow. :)

And she mixed up the dry ingredients for pancakes for our Saturday morning and had been drinking the syrup.  Lilli was so excited to see her.  We can't wait to see where she ends up in the morning after her trip to the North Pole tonight.