Susannah's First Family Christmas

Sorry for the looong hiatus.    We are back home in sunny San Diego after spending a couple of weeks with family.    It was a wonderful visit full of fun memories with family and friends.   Our flight to Atlanta was uneventful.   Susannah did great, despite having her first ear infection.   Per doctor's orders, we loaded her up with benadryl and ibu profin so she slept during take off.   And after she woke up, she was pretty content on our laps and in the floor.

We spent the first half of our visit in Knoxville Tennessee at Grammy's house.   The big family event, though, took place at Grandmama's (Susannah's great grandmother).   We had delicious food and lots of fun.

 Susannah is the only great-grandchild, so she was the center of all the attention.    

Susannah was a little overwhelmed by all the attention, but she loved the Christmas tree and presents.  

"I want to open the big one!"

"Oh, what a pretty ornament!"

"So beautiful!"

 We also spent an evening with my oldest friends, Lyndsey and Amy.   Their daughters are Susannah's age and we are always so excited to get them together.  

Lyndsey and Ellie were great dinner hostesses.   

The girls had a great time playing together, even if they wouldn't stay still enough for a good picture.

And this was just cocktail hour......the actual dinner was even more beautiful and delicious!

The girls practiced their coloring skills in Ellie's nursery.

Already sharing.....what sweet friends!

The best group photo we could manage.    

Adorable Scarlett was so well behaved during dinner. 

Another failed attempt at a group shot of the girls.  

We pulled out our last stop for a group photo with these marshmallows.   While we did get the girls to  face the same general direction, they all have chipmunk cheeks full. 

"How many do you think we can fit into our mouth's at one time?"  

 Our last day in Knoxville, Santa came to visit Susannah at Grammy's house.  

Here she is opening her first stocking.  

She loved her new books and socks.

Crazy Christmas morning hair!

After opening all our presents, we headed back over to Grandmama's for one last dinner of her delicious cooking.
  

Susannah really warmed up to her Grandmama.....and this stuffed cat that was mine when I was a little girl.

Susannah has so much fun that night playing with Grandmama and Grammy.

Grandmama even gave her her very first piano lesson.  

Our time in Knoxville was such a blessing.   Thanks to Grammy for being such a great host.   We are already looking forward to our next visit!