I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

It may be the middle of January, but forgive me while I still attempt to get caught up on our blog.  Kate spent her first Christmas in Atlanta with her Grandma and Papa.  For this flight she got to travel in first class.  She let everyone know of her arrival by screaming as we boarded the plane.  Thankfully she calmed down quickly and settled in for the quick two hour flight.  Grandma and Papa were there to meet us on a chilly Atlanta evening.  

Before turning in for bed on Christmas Eve we showed Kate her stocking and explained that Santa would be coming that night to fill it.

Christmas morning Kate woke around 9.  Thankfully we are still a few years off from being awoken at 5 AM to see what Santa brought.  She was content to goof around with Papa while the rest of us got dressed.

Dressed in her Christmas finery we headed over to cousins Jake and Haley's house for lunch and presents.

The paparazzi were out in full force when all three grandkids gathered under the tree for a photo shoot.

As we sat down for lunch the first snowflakes started to fall. Kate doesn't know how lucky she is to get a white Christmas on her very first one! Having grown up in Texas and Georgia, this was a first for her Mom and Dad as well. As soon as we got back to the grandparents house we bundled Kate up in her snow bunny suit and headed outside to snap a few photos of the snow.

Here's a video of Kate out in her first snowfall.

Once back inside I just couldn't stop taking photos of Kate in her adorable snowsuit.  Sure hope it snows in Austin so I have an excuse to put her in it again but I don't think I'll hold my breath!

The snow continued to fall well into the evening.

The next morning, the boys bundled up and went sledding in the yard.  Stephen looked especially dapper in his sledding outfit!

While it wasn't exactly like Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation, it was still a lot of fun and a whole lot safer!

I even got a ride on the sled while Aspen, Scott's dog, seemed to have the most fun of all.

Once Kate was up from her nap, we bundled her up again and tortured her with more snow pictures and a ride on the sled.

Here's a video of her thrilling ride on the sled.

No trip to Atlanta is complete without an evening out with friends Kalley and Paul.  Kate joined us this time and we got to spend some time visiting in their new beautiful house before grabbing a bite to eat.  

We had a wonderful and memorable Christmas and hope you did too.  Next post...New Years Eve and boy was it wild :-)