It's 2012, Dear Reader ('DR') and I don't know about you but I feel big change a-coming! This past holiday season was great and much different from any other I've experienced. It was my first as a grandmother, which still sounds crayyyyzeeee to me but it is my reality. My gran'diva (as I affectionately refer to my granddaughter) enjoyed everything from Halloween through New Year's Eve. She had three outfits for Halloween; one for her professional photo shoot (pumpkin), one for daytime at day care (orange & black outfit wishing everyone a, 'Happy Halloween') and the show-stealing party costume (Little Black Kitty). Of course, she had no clue as to why she had to don all these outfits and be blinded by a million flashing lights throughout the course of the day but she looked good and smiled (sometimes) for the cameras. I don't recall seeing her eat any sweets but I'm sure somebody slipped her a lollipop or two at one time or another.
For Thanksgiving, the little turkey looked extra special in her gold, shimmery sweater dress and brown fur-trimmed booties with hair accessories to match. She had to look good for all her special appearances scheduled for the day. Baby had three families looking forward to spending time with her on her first Thanksgiving and, somehow, she and Mom pulled it off....dinner with G'ammi, PahPah and Nana. Whew! I get exhausted just thinking about it. She had a great time eating all the wonderful, soft foods her little belly could stand. Even without a tooth in sight, baby girl savored many flavors of her first Thanksgiving Day.
Baby's First Christmas was the most charming, funny, fun and whimsical Christmas I've experienced in a long time. It was not only special because of our newest family addition but also because my sis and niece came all the way to the northeast from North Carolina, to spend Christmas with us. The long weekend was filled with parties, shopping and lots of quality family time. Our little darling couldn't get enough of her first Christmas tree and the ornaments, of course. Every day was a joy and a scramble; between her delight with and seeming determination to destroy the holiday decor, we were stir crazy!
She may not have known what was going on but she enjoyed every bit of it. The best part of it all was on Christmas Day, when it was time for her to open her gifts. We weren't sure if she would do the unwrapping or Mommy & Daddy would but boy, did she show us! There was no mistaking her unwrapping skills; she pulled and ripped and even bit the paper off of her first gift. Her enthusiasm didn't wane as she went on to unwrap her other gifts. In fact, she was still trying to unwrap other people's gifts in the days following.....LOL
Of course, her first holiday season wouldn't have been complete without an awesome wardrobe to match. Check out the gran'diva in a few of her holiday looks:
Our very own little Christmas tree..
Baby's 1st Christmas dinner.....
Golden Girl, all ready for Christmas morning service.....
Merry 1st Christmas, A'shari!
And finally, I brought the new year in with the gran'diva. No grand parties, glittery clothing and glamorous cocktails for me, this time around. Up until the last possible minute, I hemmed and hawwed on what I was going to do for New Year's Eve: go out to a party, host a party or forget partying altogether. I opted to just 'forgetaboutit' because I didn't want to be out on the road and not enough people showed interest in attending a house party. So, the gran'dvia and I got comfy, sent the #1 daughter/Mommy on her way and watched a movie. Well, I tried to watch a movie but lil' miss thang wasn't having it. As tired as she was, she fought sleep with every ounce of energy she had and didn't settle down into a good 30 minute nap sleep until precisely the stroke of midnight. She woke just before one but went back to sleep shortly after.....then, I wanted to party!
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