Emory's First Christmas

Emory spent her first Christmas at aunt Josie's and uncle Bobby's house in Atlanta. This was her first road trip...needless to say I was a little anxious. I did not realize how much we had to pack when traveling with a little one. How can one little girl require so much stuff??? I'm just glad we have an SUV now instead of trying to cram it all into our car. Emory did great for the first few hours of the trip, she was asleep and peaceful. With about an hour left she got hungry so we pulled over to feed her. I figured we would feed her and then she would fall right back to sleep...no such luck. She was not happy and decided to cry the entire last hour of the trip. I managed to calm her down a little bit with the pacifier, but it was a LONG last hour!

We finally made it to Atlanta on Sunday afternoon. Emory spent the day being held by Martin's mom. I think the only time that Emory wasn't held during this trip was at night. Martin's mom couldn't put her down. I know Emory loved spending some quality time with her Nana. Emory is blessed to have such wonderful loving grandparents.

 

 

After the big gender reveal party on Christmas Eve we spent the rest of the night hanging around the house. Christmas Eve night we exchanged gifts like we always do with the Hahn family. Each year Martin's parents get each of us a bottle of alcohol. We open each bottle and pass it around so everyone can have a sip...lucky for Josie and I we got to sit out this year. Bobby and Martin decided to take a shot of the Irish Whiskey that Martin had....not their brightest idea.

Christmas morning Martin and I stayed home with Emory while the rest of the family went to church (we don't want her around a bunch of people during cold and flu season...especially until she has had her first round of shots). We then spent the rest of the day just hanging out. That night we had a wine tasting that Bobby set up. Turns out that Martin likes cheap wine, and Bobby and I like the middle of the line wine...none of us liked the expensive wine.

We headed home Wednesday morning. The trip back was ok...Emory did not sleep at all though. She was pretty fussy the entire trip. I know she was tired, but she just wouldn't fall asleep. We finally made it home and picked Sage up from the kennel. She was SO excited to see Martin. As soon as she saw him she jumped up and put her front paws on his shoulder to give him a huge hug. Martin went back to work the Saturday after Christmas...I miss having him home with us!

 

 

Having Emory around made this Christmas much more enjoyable. I am looking forward to many more Christmas' with her. I can't wait to see her face on Chirstmas morning when she opens presents and bakes cookies for Santa. She is our Chirstmas blessing.