1st Christmas

Well, I meant to write a post about Kate's first Christmas a little while ago, but seeing as both she and I recently came down with a cold, I'm a little behind schedule. Anyway...

We made a last minute decision to go to California for Christmas, and I'm glad we decided to go. The ride was 15 hours and therefore awful, but we all survived. It was worth it because Kate got to meet so many family members she hadn't had the opportunity to see yet. She met her great-grandparents, grandpa, aunts and uncles, and cousins. She got to go shopping, go out to eat, cheer on her mom and dad during wii tournaments, open presents, help bake Christmas treats, stare at Christmas tree lights (probably her favorite thing), and get loved on by tons of people. Needless to say she was a tad bit overstimulated, but she coped with it well and we all had tons of fun.

Unfortunately, we ended the holidays by catching a cold and are trying to recover before school starts (tomorrow). Quite frankly I am terrified to go back even though I am only taking one class, but I'm hoping everything will work out. I'm not really too worried that I won't have time to do my assignments, because Kate is a really good little munchkin, but I'm worried that I'll have to actually work instead of playing with my adorable kid! She is pretty irresistible, so I don't know how I'm going to do it :)