So our holiday was literally spent in the car--or truck. Poor Sarah, she slept more in her carseat than in her bed! Here is a recap of this weekend's activities:
On Thursday we headed to Stephen's family's for hanging out and thanksgiving dinner. We had a lot of fun, but Sarah woke up with a runny nose and cough and fever, so she was not in the best of moods all day. Plus, she really wore herself out playing with everyone and the dogs. She was too tired to even eat her turkey meal, and so we ate without her. I was totally bummed about that. But the food was excellent, we had 2 turkeys-one baked and one fried. Oh- and we didn't get our tree like we always do because the truck had a battery problem, so we had to drive my car and didn't want to carry the tree home on the top of the car. Also, we all got to meet Chrissy's new boyfriend, who it turns out is very nice and treats her very good. We are all thankful for that! When the day was over, we got home around 8pm and Sarah and I pretty much went straight to bed.
On Friday morning Sarah had to go to the pediatrician for her 18 month check-up and immunizations. She didn't get her immunizations, though, because she still had a low grade fever, so we'll have to go back for those sometime next week. But her doctor thought she was doing really well, and she passed all her developmental screenings. She even showed some advancement on some things. However, they were a little worried about her weight--she is 21 pounds and only in the 3%. She is 80% for her height. So, she is tall for her age, and very skinny. The doctor suggested still trying to get her to drink milk to put on some weight. Other than that, she thinks Sarah will "even out" some when she quits growing taller. But at least we don't have to worry about Sarah being obese, like so many kids you so nowadays.
After the pediatrician, we drove to pick up my dad and then to Becky's for our 2nd Thanksgiving dinner. I made a special Fruit tart for dessert, and it turned out so yummy! Everyone loved it! We didn't really hang out that long with my family because we wanted to get Daddy back home and then home ourselves. In all, we got home around 6pm, and at least had a little bit of time to clean up a little bit and get ready for Woody to come visit. Woody didn't end up arriving until 12 midnight!
Saturday morning we all woke up early and got ready to go to Athens for tailgating for the Georgia/Georgia Tech game. I drove all of us--Stephen, Sarah, Woody, and Woody's friend Jessica. We ended up getting there later than we wanted, but still had a little time to hang out before the game. It was raining pretty bad, but the good thing was that we were tailgating in the parking deck, so we all stayed dry. It was cold, but at least dry. I'll post some pics of us tailgating soon. Tim and Rebecca joined us tailgating for a little while, too, which was nice to see them when we weren't planning it. Sarah was in a terrible mood the whole time we were tailgating. Everyone had tickets for the game, so when kickoff time came, me and Sarah headed back home while everyone else went to the game. She slept the whole ride home, and for another 2 hours once we got home. She was tired!
Sunday morning we again drove back to the tree farm so Stephen could pick up and deliver the Trees for the Troops. We also had Suzie come and take our family photos of us getting our tree. We picked a small tree this year, because its going downstairs in the basement where the ceilings are much lower. I'm still debating about getting a bigger tree for upstairs. Anyway, we had another fun day of visiting with the family, and of getting home late. We barely had time to get the tree in the stand before it was again time for bed.
So, today when I get home I am going to decorate our tree. Sarah already had lots of fun helping mommy pull out the lights and decorations. I know she will enjoy decorating. And, its time for us to get back on our regular schedule. Sarah has been a real trooper these last couple of days, totally off schedule and out of her element. In all, I think she handled it really well. But she is the type of child who thrives on a schedule, so we'll be glad when our routine is back and her moods are more stable.
Yummy- chocolate cookie. Isn't Sarah adorable in her red Christmas dress?
This is Sarah's new favorite book-- an "I spy" Christmas themed book from Aunt Gerrie for St. Nicholas' day. She loves to find the items in the photos. This is her pointing at the items on the page. So stinkin' cute!
Mommy and Sarah playing on the stairs.
All these great gifts for Christmas, and what does Sarah choose to play with?......the bag it came in! Here she is playing peek-a-boo with the bag over her head. LOL!
Sarah coloring with her new markers and coloring book with Uncle Sean.
Looking at the photo book Aunt Suzie compiled from all Sarah's photos over the year. We would say, "Who is that?" and she would reply, "Sarah". She is so smart, already knowing her name!
Sarah's new favorite pasttime-- feeding the kitty treats! She does this with her kitty at home, too. 
Gangster Daddy! (wearing his new hat and playing with cap guns)
Sarah playing with bubbles later on Christmas day. I like this picture because you can really see the bubbles in the photo very clearly.
Sarah loves to climb onto chairs--here she is looking so serious! Isn't her red peacoat adorable?
Sarah did NOT want Mommy and Suzie to put her by the pumpkins AT ALL!
Sarita crashed out after playing all afternoon with the dogs and the family.
Sarah just learned how to blow her nose, and here she is telling Karch to blow and putting the tissue by his nose--so stinkin' cute!
Sarah LOVES doggies, but she likes Karch the best I think because he is so gentle and tolerant with her. Here she is giving Karch hugs and kisses before we leave.
