Christmas & New Year's

We had a nice relaxing Christmas here in SC. Kevin's mom was visiting for the week. The weather was almost too warm for the holidays! All of the present were wrapped, but we had a couple last minute tasks to do before Santa could come. Kevin put together the new kitchen for Meghan. Of course some of the parts didn't really fit the way they should. Needless to say, it was a little aggravating but she loves playing with it and hardly notices that the dishwasher door doesn't stay closed. (Replacement parts should be in the mail.) Stacy made Christmas cookies on Tuesday with the plan of frosting them Christmas Eve. Unfortunately they didn't turn out very well and she ended up making a whole different batch on Wednesday. The eventually got frosted, some on Christmas Day, and the rest a few days later. It was great having family together on Christmas. Kevin hasn't spent Christmas with his mom in 6 years so we were glad to share the day with her. We talked to Stacy's family on the phone and Kevin's family on the webcam. Gotta love technology!

The real reason Kevin's mom was in town was so she could watch Meghan for New Year's. (Not really, but we did appreciate her watching over Meghan on New Year's Eve.) We're pretty sure the plane ticket cost less than a babysitter would have been on New Year's. (The going rate for a normal night is $10/hour!) Our friends came over and we visited a few neighbors throughout the night. Last year Meghan had double ear infections and a respiratory infection for New Year's... thankfully this year she was much healthier and slept soundly all night. (She even slept in past 7AM!! Thank goodness!)