cousins

eloise and her cousins on my side had some pictures taken to give grandma and pops for Christmas.

visiting santa and his reindeer

Along with Grandma and Pops, we took eloise to see Santa (on a folding chair in a Whole foods parking lot) and real reindeer. Eloise had fun, barked at them all and Alan and I had to admit that we weren't totally sure there really was such a thing as reindeer.....maybe they were like unicorns or something. Now we know!

She was scared at first but then quieted down enough for a photo. Unfortunately, we forgot a real camera and these pictures are all taken on a cell phone.

Happy Birthday Alan!

Alan took the day off and we enjoyed lots of good food and family time together. I took Alan to a restaurant called Kobe Steak House. It's a Japanese steak house where the chef cooks in front of you. We had a great time and were seated next to another family celebrating their son's birthday too. The mom claimed she has ESP and after examining and touching my belly (in which her 24 year old son was completely mortified), she announced that we were having another girl.
We'll see......

After breakfast we went on a little hike along some trails near our apartment. We live right along the Chattahoochee River and are surrounded by beautiful nature. It's a great change from the city life of Paris.

Happy Thanksgiving

Eloise and Uncle Jeff

She not only unloads the linen drawer in the kitchen at Grandma's, she now goes for a ride!

Lunchtime

Goofy GraMoM

GraMoM and Grandpa come to town

We got to celebrate Lisa's graduation with a trip to the Cheesecake factory. DELICIOUS!

Eloise certainly enjoyed all the attention and goofing off with GraMoM and Grandpa. Come back soon, we miss you!!