This is Sadie Beth on the day that Lauren came over to take her Christmas dress picture for our Christmas cards. The poor thing felt so yucky. She had just come down with a cold the day before and just didn't have it in her. The only smiles we got were when she wasn't wearing her pretty dress. 
We did get this half smile. :)
And here is a very glum baby who was very tolerant of her mommy. Is't she pitiful?
So, after much crazyness we finally made it to Oregon...thanks to our Morrocan cab driver. The night before we were supposed to fly out, I came down with some sort of stomach virus and threw up repeatedly. The next day I felt better. We get all packed and head to the airport, only to be bumped from our flight. At this point we were thinking maybe God had other plans for our Christmas and we just hadn't been listening (especially after all the plan changes that had already occurred). We head home after being at the airport for several hours, thinking we probably would not be coming back the next morning for our scheduled flight. Just to be safe, David asked about a number to call to schedule a cab in case we decided to go and our cab driver pretty much demanded to know what time our flight left and then informed us, "I be at your house at 4am to take you back to airport." So, back he came and off we flew without any further glitches, and 2 travel vouchers to use sometime. This picture is right after we got in the car with 2 very happy grandparents who were THRILLED to see their grandbaby. Sadie Beth has a new "trick." She has figured out how to blow bubbles and will entertain herself endlessly with this fun activity.
That afternoon she got to meet her great-grandparents for the first time. It was so special for Grandma and Grandpa Shelton to get to spend some time with Sadie Beth. She was quite the charmer the ENTIRE time we were in Oregon.
Grandma and Grandpa Shelton gave Sadie Beth a Christmas book that instead of reading you sing to the tune of "Jesus Loves Me."
Sadie Beth loved getting to see her Grandma and Grandpa Balzer. She certainly did not suffer from a lack of attention being paid to her during our trip.
She loved smiling at her Grandpa!
Here is our Christmas dinner that we enjoyed at Grandma and Grandpa Shelton's house. Deanne even made my family's special noodle recipe and we had peppermint ice cream for dessert. It was nice to have a few touches of familiarity for our Christmas celebration.
Sadie Beth loves her Aunt Darla!
This was our 3rd married Christmas! Boy time sure flies by....
Isn't this a classic picture of Darla? :)
Sadie Beth makes this cute little face a lot. I love it!
The "Balzer" side of the family.
All the Great-grandparents enjoying their little great-granddaughter.
We kept Sadie Beth on KY time and her normal schedule while we were in Oregon since we were only there for a few days. Incidentally, this picture was taken about 5am Oregon time. Sadie Beth did great sleeping. We put her down about 5:30-6pm and she slept until 4:30-5am. Made it a little rough on us, but it was worth it to keep her normal. Here she is getting all spiffed up for church.
And here is a very glum baby who was very tolerant of her mommy. Is't she pitiful?
So, after much crazyness we finally made it to Oregon...thanks to our Morrocan cab driver. The night before we were supposed to fly out, I came down with some sort of stomach virus and threw up repeatedly. The next day I felt better. We get all packed and head to the airport, only to be bumped from our flight. At this point we were thinking maybe God had other plans for our Christmas and we just hadn't been listening (especially after all the plan changes that had already occurred). We head home after being at the airport for several hours, thinking we probably would not be coming back the next morning for our scheduled flight. Just to be safe, David asked about a number to call to schedule a cab in case we decided to go and our cab driver pretty much demanded to know what time our flight left and then informed us, "I be at your house at 4am to take you back to airport." So, back he came and off we flew without any further glitches, and 2 travel vouchers to use sometime. This picture is right after we got in the car with 2 very happy grandparents who were THRILLED to see their grandbaby. Sadie Beth has a new "trick." She has figured out how to blow bubbles and will entertain herself endlessly with this fun activity.
That afternoon she got to meet her great-grandparents for the first time. It was so special for Grandma and Grandpa Shelton to get to spend some time with Sadie Beth. She was quite the charmer the ENTIRE time we were in Oregon.
Grandma and Grandpa Shelton gave Sadie Beth a Christmas book that instead of reading you sing to the tune of "Jesus Loves Me."
Sadie Beth loved getting to see her Grandma and Grandpa Balzer. She certainly did not suffer from a lack of attention being paid to her during our trip.
She loved smiling at her Grandpa!
Here is our Christmas dinner that we enjoyed at Grandma and Grandpa Shelton's house. Deanne even made my family's special noodle recipe and we had peppermint ice cream for dessert. It was nice to have a few touches of familiarity for our Christmas celebration.
Sadie Beth loves her Aunt Darla!
This was our 3rd married Christmas! Boy time sure flies by....
Isn't this a classic picture of Darla? :)Sadie Beth makes this cute little face a lot. I love it!
The "Balzer" side of the family.
All the Great-grandparents enjoying their little great-granddaughter.
We kept Sadie Beth on KY time and her normal schedule while we were in Oregon since we were only there for a few days. Incidentally, this picture was taken about 5am Oregon time. Sadie Beth did great sleeping. We put her down about 5:30-6pm and she slept until 4:30-5am. Made it a little rough on us, but it was worth it to keep her normal. Here she is getting all spiffed up for church.
2 comments:
The Christmas pictures are beautiful! I love the first one of both of you, you each look gorgeous! :)
Cute pictures. And Blair, you look great! I wish we could meet Sadie Beth sometime soon. We are going to be in Indy for a short trip this Friday and Saturday - I wish we could let the kiddos meet!
Hillary
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