Christmas 2006

Christmas was different this year for the Fletcher families. Mom Nette, your paternal grandmother decided that she wanted to spend Christmas somewhere special this year. She decided on one of her favorite spots, The Dillard House in Dillard, Georgia. Here we are, Mommy, Daddy & You (in utero) at the Dillard House just after Christmas day lunch.

We, Mommy, Daddy, Papa Fletcher & Mom Nette, left on Friday the 22nd, with a stop over for lunch at the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle, Georgia. We arrived in Dillard later on in the evening, unpacked, had dinner at one of the local restaurants and then we all had a great night sleep. We woke the next morning, had breakfast then went out shopping in Dillard and Clayton, Georgia. Clayton's downtown was very quaint and Dillard has many antique shops.

We had a great time together shopping, looking, and walking around all these unique little places. By the early afternoon we all needed a nap, plus the Gator basketball team was playing the Ohio State Buckeyes! Of course it was an awesome game - we blew them away. The next day was Sunday, so we headed to church, the Rabun County Church of Christ. We worshipped and fellowshipped with some of the nicest people...we even knew some of the same people... As you grow you will come to find out just how truly small this world really is! That afternoon we relaxed once again by taking in the mountain air with a quick trip to Tallulah Falls, absolutely beautiful & picturesque. Here's your Daddy in this picture, the falls & gorge were so immense, I am afraid that this picture doesn't do them justice.

On Christmas Day we celebrated with sleeping in and then opening presents before eating lunch at the Dillard House. Mom Nette, Papa Fletcher, your Daddy & I each gave each other a few gifts, nothing extravagant, but each given with much love. I gave your Daddy the book The Boys From Old Florida: Inside Gator Nation, which I had personally signed by the author, Mr. Buddy Martin. Your Daddy loved it! Here is our Christmas morning picture taken in Mom Nette & Papa Fletcher's room at the Dillard House.

After lunch we headed to Alpharetta, Georgia to spend that evening with your cousin Ryan Ashton and his Mommy & Daddy, Anna & Kenyon. We all had dinner together, exchanged presents and then they all went out to movies. Your Mommy was too tired to go to the movies so she stayed in the hotel room and went to bed early. We got up the next morning and headed to Whole Foods to do some light shopping. I found this great baby rattler. It is a hand crafted wooden piece perfect for you. After that we headed back to Social Circle for another lunch at the Blue Willow Inn. This time we ate in the Lewis Grizzard room. This is one of Atlanta's most famous authors, and he just so happens to be one of your Daddy's and your late great grandma Bell's favorite authors. We'll have your Daddy read all of the Lewis Grizzard books to you when you get a little bit older. He has quite the Lewis Grizzard collection.

After a delicious lunch, we headed on down the road. We took all back roads because the interstate was too hectic and insane. We got home late that evening to a very hungry Bubbies aka Clarissa Jane. She was SO very excited to see us, she missed us just as much as we missed her. I believe Bubbies loves you almost as much as your Mommy & Daddy do. She loves to snuggle up to my belly and put her paws on my belly too. She's quite the snuggler. Needless to say, Mommy & Daddy were very happy to be home again, there's nothing quite like being home. All together we had a wonderful Christmas. We even found a few presents for you along the way in some of the antique shops.