This past weekend we went to visit our family in Georgia. First we started at Ame, Drexel and Cameron's house on Saturday. We had so much fun watching the two kids play together now that Christopher is crawling around and learning to hold his own. Sunday morning we let them open their gifts to each other and poor Christopher woke up really early and so he was too tired to enjoy it! We were so excited that Cameron liked what we got her and it was fun watching her try to keep Christopher out of her new playhouse. That afternoon we headed to the annual Kirby Christmas party and the babies were a huge hit! They were worn out by the time we left and Christopher slept all the way to Cameron's house and to Montgomery, where we then opened our gifts from Mimi and Papa John. This time he had a little more fun with the gifts (guess a nap helps everyone out). We put him to bed late and the next morning he was up and ready to play again. He did great in the car (not AGAIN!) until we stopped in Birmingham and he had had enough at that point. The worst part was his new favorite toy was in the seat next to him and he couldn't reach it. So we had to put all toys up front and Brittny sat in the back with him and then he finally crashed again. Little does he know that he only experienced HALF of his Christmas! We'll do it all again next weekend!

The other day I was bored and thought I'd find a new place to play for a little while. So, I found my pacifier clip next to my exersaucer and decided to crawl inside. I'd played on top of the exersaucer many, many times and thought I'd see what it was like underneath. I had so much fun under there flinging my clip around! It made the funniest noises! After several minutes I thought I'd get out, but I couldn't figure out how I got in there so Mommy had to come and help me. I've gone back a few more times, but figured out how to play without having to go all the way under the seat.

I am so excited that Christmas is coming!!!! I'm not sure what it is, but I'm excited about it! The other day Mommy pulled out a tree that I didn't even know we had and put it up... in our house!!! But she didn't stop there, then she put these little white lights on it. I was so happy that I couldn't stop squealing! And just when I thought it couldn't get any better, she pulled out strings of red beads to put on it too! I tried to help her out by tasting them first, but they all ended up on the tree so I guess they were good to go. Next she put it up on something so she could put something called ornaments on it and so I couldn't take them off. Daddy told me that I could play with those next year. Something about hooks and sharp edges that I couldn't play with. Finally she put some boxes wrapped in bright paper out, but I can't quite reach those either. Every now and then I can get one down, but Mommy and Daddy put it right back out of my reach. They said I can open it one day soon, I can't wait until that day!!

We had a great Thanksgiving this year. It was my first and I was so excited I could barely sleep! We went to Mimi and Papa John's house and the whole family came. It was fun to see Cameron, she was running all over the place, but she better watch out because I'll be up and running after her before she knows it. The weather was great so we got to play outside while the turkey was being fried and then after everyone had lunch I went to take a nap, but woke up just in time for the after dinner walk. I was so exhausted from all the excitement that I just crashed after my final bottle that night. Boy, what a great day! I can't wait until next year!!

This crawling stuff is awesome! I keep finding more and more stuff all the time. The other day I discovered that there are windows behind the blinds I've been playing with. Mommy has to raise them up because I keep pulling on them and I had no idea what a treasure I'd find! It's great because if it's too cold, rainy or Mommy's busy working inside I can look out the window and see what's going on. It's like it was created just for me! Now, if I could only figure out how to actually get outside...

Uncle Kyle, Aunt Caroline and Hunter came to stay with us on their way to the AU/UA game. The day before the game we had to show our team spirit and I was dressed head to toe (literally) in my Auburn gear thanks to my Mimi and my aunts. It was so much fun seeing everyone showing their favorite colors! I missed watching the game because I was taking a nap, but I hear it was a good one. Uncle Kyle went to the game and obviously pulled for the wrong team, but it's ok, I still love him. Next year I'll be able to pull for my team even more and it will be a lot of fun!! All I have to say is, Warrrrrrr Eagle!!!!!!!!

Burt, Melissa and Nicholas came to visit us and it was fun to get the boys together again. We don't see each other too often, so it's always fun to get together and see what they've learned and how they react to each other. They arrived Friday night and Christopher was so excited he kept squealing and crawling around. We think he was trying to show off, which was really funny to watch. Saturday morning they had fun playing with all the toys and they did very well together. We took them for a walk that afternoon before it got dark and they looked so cute all bundled up. On Monday the moms took the boys to the mall to walk around and they were so tired they just crashed on the way home. They were too cute! Christopher was so tired from the fun he had over the weekend he slept like a rock the next few days trying to recover. We can't wait to see them again and who knows what they will have accomplished by then!

We are so happy that the weather has finally turned cooler! Christopher doesn't seem to mind either. He likes wearing his new hat and tried to eat his gloves at first, but then realized that he needed them and left them alone. We are just glad he gets to wear his sweaters and coats before he out grows them! We bought him some tennis shoes at a yard sale a while back and didn't think he'd be able to fit into them until next spring or summer, but they almost fit! He looked 2 years old (minus the pacifer) when we got his warm coat and shoes on him. We weren't quite ready for that yet.