care provider went out of town. We had a great time shopping all day long. Well, my mom and I did. Jocelyn was a pretty good trooper and wasn't too annoyed while we shopped all day. I was able to get most of my shopping done since I took a couple of days off. We then celebrated Alex's birthday with dinner with all the grandparents. Jocelyn's cousin, Olive, also had her 2nd birthday party. That same day, our friends' Rob and Cat's little girl had her first birthday party, Elodie. Jocelyn was very popular attending two birthday parties in one day. By the end of the weekend, I think she was all partied out. Lately, she is pulling up on anything in site. She can even pull herself up to the wall. We know it won't be long until she is moving on her own. She has also recently shown a big interest in her books.
This past weekend was the Kansas City Down Syndrome Guild's Holiday party. There were LOTS of people there. We got some goodies and had a great breakfast. Jocelyn also got to sit on Santa's lap. She just sat there staring that him. No crying but no smile's either. I think she will definitely have a great time next year when she can run around and participate more.
We are getting things ready for Christmas week. We will be traveling to Hays for a couple days and then back to KC to hang out with the Green's. I'm not sure yet exactly what we are going to do with all of her new presents and toys, but I'm sure it will be fun letting her open her gifts. She has already ripped into one. I will be sure to post some pictures after the Holidays. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
