Berry Family: 12/19/10

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Christmas with Nan, Cee, and Uncle Dick 2010

On Wednesday, Aunt Kay, Lauren, Eric and I went to Aunt Nan and Uncle Dick's house to have a little Christmas with them and Aunt Cee!

We had delicious appetizers, oysters, brunswick stew and drinks and enjoyed visiting and opening presents! Ma (LEB's great-great grandma) was definitely with us that night in spirit as Christmas was with a doubt her favorite holiday!

Note to Lauren: "Dear Lauren, Go into the living room for a surprise present. From, Santa"

Lauren got a new FSU tricycle! Tim fashioned the pom-poms on the handle bars and Nan made a license plate (Lauren 6-23-09) on the front. She loved it!!

The mama and dada were completely surprised, too, and it took me a little while to realize that Lauren really IS old enough to sit and play on a tricycle! It just seems like such a big girl thing to do! Had it been left up to me, I probably would have suggested this when she is 4 years old and continued to have her ride around on her newborn toys, but Nan knew exactly what she needs at 18 months.

Aunt Cee and Maggie Belle taking it all in.

We had such a good time hanging out together. It was a great way to start the Christmas long weekend!

Monday, December 20, 2010

12/13-19/10...Fun in Cold Weather, Friends' Party, and Godfrey Brunch

The cold weather is definitely here in PC! And we're loving it! Probably because we know that within a few days, it'll go back to beautiful Sunny Florida weather, but for now we're loving the snuggling and bundling up for outings!

Puzzle fun at Library time

With Miss Heather coming back from the Library..."wow, that makes me so tired!"

On Saturday, we went over to Destin for some Christmas shopping. Aunt Kay went with us, and we got A LOT accomplished!

Lauren has learned how to go down a slide backwards....

She loves the playground at Destin Commons.

That night, Anna and her parents hosted a Christmas party at their house.

(doing "Ring around the rosy")

Playing in the kitchen! I wonder if Lauren will get a kitchen from Santa? We'll see!

Vivian with her baby

Lauren gave her friends t-shirts that said "Future KD/DDD/Phi Mu/Cayman Dive Instructor"

So much fun playing with her girl friends. This is how she often rides in the truck watching TV...one or both arms behind her head. "Ah, the life..."

On Sunday, we went to The Yacht Club for our Annual Godfrey Christmas Brunch.

And yes, we brought the DVD player. Don't judge...

Jackson!

The babies

Lauren likes jumping off benches, couches, chairs now. Thankfully, she won't do it unless someone is there to catch her, but I doubt this safety mindedness will last long.