Charlie had a great holiday weekend. She got to meet Daddy's entire family for the first time. Her cousins Kate, Emma, and Maddie (Uncle Jim and Aunt Kathy's girls) and her cousins Hope and Micah (Uncle Ray and Auny Robin's kids). She also got to see her Grandma and Grandpa D again.
The Oregon Davis' flew all the way across the country, the Cincinnati Davis' drove 10 hours through the night, and the North Carolina Davis' (Grandma and Grandpa) drove 8 hours.
Little Charlotte sure has some really nice family to go through all that trouble just to come meet her.
Charlotte is the 5th grand daughter on the Davis side, and she sure got a lot of attention from her girl cousins and her aunts. And even though Micah was a little shy, I could even tell that he really liked Charlotte too! Of course, everyone had to wait in line behind Grandma D.
We were able to all get together for a couple days of food and frolic and even got an updated family portrait taken.
It's so strange for me to see my oldest nieces who are 16 (almost) and 14 (today), and remember them when they were Charlotte's age. They've grown up so fast and are so mature. I'm not sure if I'm ready to see my baby girl grow up that fast... but I see it happening already.
She is now holding her head up so much and becoming so aware of everything around her that she no longer resembles that little "baby" we brought home almost 7 weeks ago. She is such a little person now. A perfect, sweet, little person.
There is no way I could sufficiently explain to my family how much we appreciate everyone making the journey back "home" to Baltimore. We know it's not an easy endeavor with everyone's busy schedules, and it really means the world to our little family that we could make it happen. Thank you all so much, and hopefully it won't be another 4 years before we get together again.
For anyone reading this that has family right "up the street" or just "around the corner," don't take it for granted. With everyday that goes by as Beck and I start our own little family, I realize more and more how much I miss my parents, brothers and their families. It wasn't that long ago when I could just drive over to my parent's on a Sunday and watch football with my Dad, or stop in at Sunnydale Estates on a Tuesday night for dinner. It's the little things that mean so much...
Happy New Year everybody.
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It's wonderful that you had such a nice holiday with your family. Most of mine is around the corner, and I love that.
It's been too long since I've seen Charlotte. I need to fix that.
I cannot imagine nit being in the same area ase Little Bella and I am sure that it is very hard on you. Just remember you always have family here just with your friends across your back yard.
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