Christmas Vacation.

We just got back yesterday from a weekend spent in North Carolina with Jason's family. Everyone was there, minus Auntie Amanda and Uncle Topher! (we missed you guys) It was a great time of year to drive thru the mountains and see how beautiful things out there, wouldn't trade it for Tennessee though I don't think -- I love looking at it, but I'd hate driving the winding roads all the time and the potential for snow is much greater than it is here. So I'll pass, but always love to visit. Unfortunately, we were banking on snow for the weekend, but to no avail :(

We loaded up us, Kadence and his parents + 2 large dogs in the Explorer to make the trek -- had to pull a little trailer behind us loaded down with all our stuff. I'm glad my old girl was able to make the journey with no problems :) Kadence did fairly well with the drive surprisingly. She's still having major issues with her teeth though, so she was fussy at times. She has one that's broken through on the top back right (not a molar) and a molar that's starting to crest in 3 places on the bottom right. And it seems like every time she opens her mouth, you can see little white blotches just under the gum every where. Poor thing!

Kadence got all kinds of great toys for the holiday -- she got her first baby doll + baby stroller from Papa and Nana. Cutest thing ever -- when she unwrapped it and we held it up for her, she literally leaned in to kiss it like 8 times! She's never done anything like that before. She's barely starting to give Jason and I kisses! She enjoyed pushing it around in the stroller and dragging it around all day. Haven't decided what to name her yet, but we'll keep you posted :)

She got lots of puzzles and books -- MeeMaw & PeePaw got her a kid friendly Bible that she can cart around easily and play with. She also got her Fischer Price zoo set that I've been...I mean, she's been dying to play with! Let's see, she also got a Elephant Poppin' Ball thingy and one of those corn poppers that you walk along the floor and it makes tons of noise. I'm sure I'm missing a couple things, but all in all it was a great Christmas morning!

Highlight of the weekend (one of many): Kadence decided to climb over the top of Clement (big golden retriever) but he didn't get the memo, so half way over his back, he stood up real quick and started to run off, causing Kadence to do a front flip onto her back on the other side of him -- she proceeded to just giggle like crazy. Apparently she enjoyed it! HA

That's all for now. Will keep everyone posted.