Abby gets her ears pierced!

Abby talked us in to letting her get her ears pierced this past weekend. We have been holding out on her as long as we could. We told her about how it hurt a little and she had to earn it by filling up her sticker chart. She watched another little girl attempt to get it done that was 6, but that little girl wimped out. Abby still wanted to get done after that though. By the next weekend, she had her sticker chart filled up. She was so brave. She did not cry. However, yesterday, at ASP, one of her earrings got knocked out. I took her straight back to the mall, but hole was already closing back up. They had to pierce it again. She cried that time because her ear was a little sore. But she is doing ok now.

I am at home with her today because she woke up with a stomach bug last night. She is sleeping right now. She had a little fever just before she fell asleep. Hopefully, she will feel better when she wakes up.

Holiday Season

This holiday has been an interesting one, to say the least. I think the kids relly enjoyed themselves. We saw the lights at Lanier, saw family, and also rode on the Polar Express. The kids really enjoyed that. Carter was so excited about the ticket. He kept showing me his ticket, saying, "Look , Mama, Ticket." I have included some of my favorite pictures from the season.

Sadly, the new year, began with the loss on a loved one. My grandfather died on New Year's morning. His funeral was yesterday. My mom watched the kids so that Steve and I could go to the funeral (Thank you, Mom). The service was beautiful. My grandfather was represented well and many people showed up at the service to pay their respects. I am thankful for my husband at times like this. He is such a busy person, with school and work. When I told him my grandfather died, he dropped everything he was doing and came. He made no comment about his busy schedule. He wanted to pay his respects to my grandfather, as well as be there for me. I love my husband!