Christmas at Biltmore

We tried the Biltmore today and were successful. We got to see 30 trees in the house, which is around half of what they claim is there. We finished our trip with ice cream in the courtyard even though it is cold.

Ear Check

This weekend we tried to visit Biltmore. We had some discipline issues with A and didn't get far.  We may try again this weekend or we may have to go again next year.

We went to doc for G today. He has inflammation yet again. This was a check after his 12 month appointment showed what could be an ear infection.  We will be getting a call soon regarding an ENT visit. We are looking for alternatives to tubes and really don't expect a different result from giving him yet another round of antibiotics. The first two have obviously been so helpful.

We have been working and getting ready for the holidays around here. A will tell anyone and everyone that Baby Jesus's birthday is coming soon. For our nativity calendar, the 24th is when you put the baby in the manger. She so wants to put him there but is slowly realising that it is only a few more days until she gets to. Hope all is well with you!

Alpine Village

We went to a festival today.  A local church creates a village inside a gym and gives stuff away because Jesus came and have himself away. The kids and I went as my boss could only get four tickets. We did typical Christmasy stuff while there. The favourite shop for both kids was the chapel. A wanted to tell the kids coming through about baby Jesus and her black boots. She wouldn't let G play with the doll, though he tried to put his fingers in the doll eyes.

I had to work this morning before our adventure, and Chris got the Christmas tree up and sort of decorated. The pre-strung lights are almost all gone out but the tree is good so we are having difficulty getting rid of it. We just need to get replacement lights I suppose. We have an interesting advent calendar going as A has a pig in the sky right now. I like it though and don't want it to ever change really.
G is jabbering. He is determined to talk and is doing a decent job of communicating these days.

Here are a few pictures from our village adventure.