Smith Twins: December 2008

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Christmas Eve

Grandpa Charlie, Grandma Carol, Uncle Brock, Uncle Clint, Aunt Melissa, Uncle-to-be Matt, Macie, Sarah, Mike, and Caroline

Christmas Eve dinner at Buddy and Brenda's - all the "kids" with their hats on from their firecrackers!

Christmas outfits

Look at those faces! Caroline and Macie love their outfits and are ready for Christmas!

Sip n See for the twins

Good friends of Grandma Carol and Grandpa Charlie, Mike, and mine came over to meet the girls. Macie and Caroline enjoyed getting passed around and meeting new people.

Macie and Caroline in their party dresses!

After all of this: our flight was cancelled, we waited on hold for 3+ hours trying to rebook, Mike drove to the airport the night before we left to get us booked on a new flight (different airline, thank goodness), we drove to the airport Thursday morning in 3in of snow (which turned into A LOT more once we were gone), we got tagged for an extra security check (imagine Mike holding both girls, our stuff strewn everywhere, while I got patted down!), Caroline bonked her chin on a chair in the waiting area and bit her tongue with her new teeth - blood everywhere! After all of that, we made it to Atlanta :)

Dad with Caroline sleeping on our first flight....

The snow in Portland - hoping we make it!

Lighting the candles

When Ama and Daco babysat the girls the Tuesday before Hannukah started, Daco brought the menorah and candles with him to light the candles with the girls. Ama and Mike held Macie and Caroline while Daco and I lit the candles and said the prayer. Then, Daco told the story of the miracle of Hannukah. It was about a year ago now that we were praying for a miracle of our own, so it was especially meaningful.