The Christmas party is finally here

Dec 4 - Wow! Today was one long, busy day. We started by me waking up around 8am. Mommy got me dressed and we off to the mall. We had to pick up the gifts for the party tonight. That didn't take too long. Then Mommy grabbed breakfast in the food court and fed me in the car. We headed over to the church in Clinton where Great Aunt Marian was having her funeral. I slept in the car on the way there but was woken up to go inside. I saw Chachi, Grandma, Uncle Sean, Aunt Lynn, and Aunt Erin. When it was time for the service to start Mommy and I said in the Children's Chapel. It is an isolated room away from the rest of the congregation but with a big picture window and a speaker so you can hear what is being said. There was another little boy, he was eight months old, in there with his family. I did pretty well since I had puffs, toys, and my pacifier but it was a long service.

When it was over Mommy and I rode in the long funeral procession to the cemetery. Again, I fell asleep but Mommy couldn't leave me in the car by myself so she had to wake me again to go to the grave site and pay our last respects. We said goodbye to the family as they went back to the DiLorenzo's house because we had to get home and feed me.

Once we were home, we ate, and Daddy got home. The two of them got everything else done and the food prepped for the party. Mr. Rashaad, Ms. Shalese, Ms. Shayla, and Aidan were the first to arrive. They came early to help decorate the tree. Aidan, Ms. Shalese and Mommy did a great job. Then everyone else started to arrive. I wasn't the only kid either. David, Aidan, Gavin, CJ, and Kenzie were all there too. Everyone seemed to have a good time and I got passed around to a bunch of different people or just crawled around on the floor. There was one point where I showed off a little and tried to take a couple of steps so everyone could see. Ms. Denise and Ms. Nicole were especially surprised. Toward the end of the evening I was getting really tired and just sat with Daddy on the couch. He told me that I was doing great! He let me play with his hat.

I ended up getting really tired before everyone left but Mommy said that it was time for bed when it was past 10pm so she kissed me good night, put me in my crib and told me to get some sleep. I cried for a little while since I could still hear them having a good time but after a few minutes I crashed.