Merry Family

The best part about the holidays is hanging out with family and friends. It's the time of year when everyone makes an effort to get together. We live 6 hours away from our families, so it definitely requires an effort. Your aunt Marie came all the way from New York. We all spent over a week together.

Unfortunately, half of the time you had a double ear infection. We kept thinking it was teething but when on the fifth day you still didn't seem better, I called your pediatrician who recommended that we go find a doctor in Charleston to figure out if it could be your ears that are bothering you. Luckily we knew who to call. He even came over to the house which was great. I felt horrible that we didn't call the doctor earlier to relieve you of the pain. So many symptoms can be due to teething like fever, loss of appetite, crankiness, night waking, etc., so it's hard to know what's happening. We had to put you on antibiotics (argh) and infant Tylenol. You almost instantly felt better. I promise I will call the doctor sooner next time.

Our friends Ginny, Chris, Cate and Aaron came to visit us for a couple of days. It was the first time for Ginny to meet you (she lives in LA). She and Cate are my best friends from high school, so it was really special to see them interact with you. Next year, there will also be a little baby girl with us. She is still in Cate's belly. Can't wait!

This year we spent most of Christmas Eve with your papa's side of the family. Even though you weren't feeling like yourself, you enjoyed eating the wrapping paper. You received tons of cool toys and clothes. We have video footage of that night but no pics.

On Christmas day we took the annual Franke family photo. No matter how many pictures we take, there is never one where everyone looks to the camera, smiles or has their eyes open. We had two new members this year, you and Clay! We always have room for more guys :) This is not the official version since four very important people were missing. Your aunt Nastja and her family that live in Germany. You still have yet to meet them (hopefully this year). We will add them to this picture manually.

We also took a family picture with your other side of the family. I'll post that once I get a copy.

2007 is closed and we will certainly never forget that year. The year of Miles and much happiness for us.