Time flies!

Time absolutely flies when we are on vacation! I can't believe it is already day 10 of a 12 day vacation! It isn't fair! And, I was mistaken when I thought it was going to be a relaxing holiday! It all started with B and Lisa's wedding last week. We had the rehearsal dinner on Thursday night and the wedding Friday evening. Since Chris was in the wedding, he had to take Friday off and I worked it out that I had it off too. It was strange to go out 2 nights in a row without Camryn, but it was nice. The wedding was beautiful and we had a lot of fun.

We managed to fit in a doctor's appointment for Camryn that same day. It was her 18 month check up - it is hard to believe that she is 18 months already!! I had to do a checklist based on her development and she got her last shots until age 5!!!! Yipee!!!!! The doctor said that she is doing amazingly well and was pleased to hear that she has wonderful verbal and listening skills. It seems as if she has turned into this little person lately - she communicates and follows directions very well. She is even now understanding that she can change her own behavior to avoid a time out. That's my girl!!

The craziness really began on Saturday with the demolition of our master bathroom. Chris has been working hard ever since on that project. He is currently dealing with some plumbing snags (thanks to the beautiful vanity we bought), but he is getting it done. When it is all done (and it will be very soon), we will have new ceramic tile, a new cherry vanity, new countertop, faucets, lighting, and paint. Yeah! It is all coming together very nicely and Chris is doing a beautiful job. I have been saying all week that WE are remodeling our bathroom - I guess that isn't entirely true since I haven't done much work. But, I picked most of the stuff out, so I will take some credit for that. I just can't wait for it to be done and we can stop invading Camryn's bathroom!!

Of course, we had to take a break from the bathroom for some Christmas fun! We went to my sister's house on Christmas Eve for dinner and gifts. We went back home that night to wait for Ho Ho (Camryn's name for Santa) to come. She must have been a VERY good girl this year because she got lots of great presents!! The 1st gift she got from her stocking was a new cell phone and she insisted on opening the rest of her gifts one handed cuz she didn't want to put the phone down! Needless to say, it took a while for her to open all of her gifts! After spending Christmas morning at our house, we went to Greencastle to see Chris' family. We alternate holidays every year between families and this was our year to spend Christmas with his family. We went to Uncle George and Aunt Lori's house and Grammy and Pappy both came over. Of course, Camryn was spoiled with gifts there too!!! She is a very lucky girl! Now, we just need to find room for all of her fun new presents! She has been playing with all of her new toys ever since, so I guess Santa knew exactly what she wanted! If I ever get my butt in gear, I will venture to the computer upstairs and update the website. We have lots of fun Christmas pictures to share, so I will try to do that soon!

On Thursday, we took our annual Christmas trip to New Jersey to visit Gina. This year was special because she is newly engaged!!! Paul popped the question around 1:00 AM on Christmas morning. She called me first thing that morning to share the news. We are so excited and happy for her and Paul!!! Camryn had fun at Gina's house that day, especially since Gina let her have all kinds of fun in the kitchen! Gina kept giving her all sorts of things to stir and mix and make a mess with! Camryn enjoys "cooking", so she was excited! When she was done, Gina put her concoction in the oven and it turned into a cookie!! Who knew that Camryn was such a good cook?? And, just like when Gina and Paul visited this summer, Camryn attached herself to Paul. She just loves him and he always has fun with her too. Gina and Paul love their "Cammy"!





Last night, we had people over for the Penn State bowl game. It was night of fun, food, and football. The game started after Camryn's bedtime, so I am sure she was disappointed that she didn't get to see JoePa. But, she was dressed for the game anyway even if she didn't get to see it!!




Now, we are getting ready for our New Year's Eve party. It started with only having a few people over, but it has since grown into more people! The more, the merrier! It should be a lot of fun and we are really looking forward to it!

Ok, I have rambled on long enough. I would have written about all of this stuff in spurts this week, but I didn't have time! I hope you all enjoyed your holidays!!!