December Happenings

It's hard to believe that the holy days are over and Micah is now one. Over the past week he has cut 2 new teeth on top for a grand total of 6. Big sister Rachel didn't have any teeth till after her first birthday. Just an example of how we are all individually created. He is 19-20 pounds and in between 9 and 12 month clothes. This again is so different than Rachel. She has always been 1 size in clothes ahead of her age. We can't wait for him to hit the magic 22 pounds so that we can turn him around in the bigger car seat. He still doesn't travel well. We are hoping that getting him in the big car seat and allowing him to face forward will make it all better. If he would only sit still for a few minutes or eat more than 5 bites that would help with the weight gain. He is always playing, running, climbing or generally going.

For Christmas this year we went to a local tree farm and cut down our own tree. It was a beautiful day. Sunny and you guessed it, windy. Micah slept for most of it in the sling. We took a picture in front of our pick. Brent cut it down with a little hand saw. It was a great family day.

We were blessed with many visitors the week of Christmas. The Adams family stopped by on Saturday on their way to Denver from Houston. Rachel and Kyle played into the night even though both weren't feeling very well. My dad (Papa) and Brent's parents came to visit for Christmas. Papa came earlier in the week and got to see Rachel perform her first solo at the Christmas Eve service at church. The video has been posted out on You Tube. (Some of our other videos are there also, just search for jbwhite19). Grandma and Grandpa White arrived on Christmas day and stayed through the weekend. The Hanks family stopped on their way back to Louisiana on Friday. Rachel and Mary were so alike in mannerisms it was eerie. We truly enjoyed visiting with everyone and the kids loved having play mates.

We had a small birthday party for Micah on Saturday. Grandma White kept with tradition and made Micah's first birthday cake. Carrot cake with whipped cream frosting. We gave him his own little cake to dig into. He ate a little of the whipped cream but was not interested in the cake. He sure did down Dad's special home made almond ice cream. Maybe next year we'll get him an ice cream cake. He was not interested in opening any presents for his birthday, or Christmas for that matter. I am sure it wont be an issue next year.