Christmas is almost here!

I cannot believe that Christmas is almost here. As you can see from the picture Colin is very excited! We bought a Christmas tree from Patrick's parents (Colin's Oma and Opa) and it is beautiful. Patrick and I had so much fun putting it up while Colin watched. I think Colin's favorite part of the tree is the lights by far. He sits there and stares at them and just smiles. Colin is smiling more and more each day. He definitely knows who mommy and daddy are and is starting to follow voices. He is changing more and more each day and getting so big! When we went to buy our Christmas tree at the produce stand that Oma and Opa own we put Colin on a produce scale and he weighs around 12 and 1/2 pounds. He is getting so big. Next week we have his 2 month check up.
Last weekend Colin went on his first out of state trip. We went to Columbia, SC to see all of Patrick's family. We stayed with Big and Papa, Colin's great grandparents. They live right on the lake so Colin got to see the lake for the first time, but I am not sure he really noticed. We got to spend some time with Patrick's cousins Andrew, Abby, and Jennifer and her little boy Gabe. We also got to see Uncle Ken and Aunt Kim. They got to see Colin for the first time. Saturday night we went over to Colin's other great grandparents, Mamaw and Pawpaw. At their house we got to see Colin's other cousins Mitch, Phillip, and Lydia and Uncle Marty and Aunt Lori. We also got to see Aunt Julie, Uncle Steve, and Aunt Carol. Colin was definitely making his rounds and loving every minute. Everyone got to love on him and Colin loved it. It was so nice getting to see everyone and spend time together. With Patrick having to work so much we do not get a lot of time to go to Columbia so when we do get to go we have to make a lot of rounds to see everyone. Patrick has a huge family and we only got to see part of them this visit. Hopefully we will be able to go back again soon and see more family. Colin did great with traveling and even slept great while we were there. Luckily it was a great trip for all of us!
Make sure to check out the new pictures of our visit to Columbia!