Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Mississippi Christmas

This year we had our Hattiesburg Christmas BEFORE christmas instead of the usual gathering on the 26th. We figured with Christmas falling on a Tuesday it would be easier for everyone to go the weekend before. We went up on Saturday. We arrived around 11. The kids were immediately starving when we got there. We ate lunch and hung out with mawmaw and pawpaw. It wasn't long before the girls got there. Around 1 Lindsay started getting really cranky and tired. I decided the only way to get her to nap would be to stroll her around the neighborhood. Little did I know it would take 3 miles for her to settle to sleep! I honestly enjoyed the walk though! The weather was beautiful and it was nice to have that alone time! She only slept about 30 minutes or so but atleast it was something. Poor dear was so tired and overwhelmed though! I remember how hard this age was with Colby! She just on and off fussed the whole day. It was very exhausting for me b/c she only wanted me and I had to constantly watch her even when she was happy b/c their house is not child proofed so I had to be behind her making sure she didn't put stuff in her mouth! We still had a great day! Colby had a blast and he was soo well behaved! He loved playing with Shelbi and Maggie! I love watching them play together. Now they are 8, 6, and 4 so they play well together unsupervised which is great! It will be nice when L can join in the fun! She did enjoy interacting with her cousins more this trip then she ever has! I think she will like having 2 older girls to look up to.
We ate an early dinner that evening after Austin's other sister arrived then we went to opening presents. It was once again very hard for me b/c by that time Lindsay was completely melting down and it was pretty chaotic with 4 kids! But it was fun! We ended up leaving early though b/c she had just had enough. By that point Colby was pretty tired too. We went back to the apartment and just relaxed. Lindsay went on to bed and Colby stayed up a little while and played with his toys then once he went to bed Austin and I enjoyed just chilling out after quite a busy day!
Sunday was another very busy day! We woke up and went back to Austin's parents house for breakfast with the family. After breakfast we went ahead and let Lindsay open up the rest of her gifts. She was in a better mood this time. We hung out and Colby enjoyed playing with his Aunt Dianne. Around 10:30 Austin and I went back to the apartment so Lindsay could nap. Colby stayed and played with everyone. We wanted to avoid another major meltdown so we figured it would be best for her to nap especially since lunch was not planned until around 2. I stayed there with Lindsay and enjoyed some more quiet while Austin went back to play with Colby. From what I hear they had a fun time! We finally had to wake Lindsay up around 2 so we could get back for lunch. We enjoyed eating with the family and visiting. After lunch we let the kids play for a little while longer and snapped a family photo before heading back to NOLA. Colby had such a great time there! I am so happy he enjoys being around family! We got back home around 5. It was nice to be back and still have our little family Christmas to look forward to!

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