yay! christmas

Well, Christmas was super fun this year. We spent Christmas eve with our whole family at my mom's. Before that though- we decorated ella's packandplay with lights. She was so excited that you can't even see her hands in this picture because she is wiggling so much.

Ella wore her big girl dress to the party- all the girls got the same dress from babcia and the same PJ's for the big night.

Some how we managed to get all the kids together in front of my mom's tree- Josh did a great job of holding ella- she wasn't so happy about it though.. Ella did get some great presents from Santa and the whole family. She got a ton of toys! and she is so thrilled at each one. Babcia got her a toy that she can lay under and it plays music and lights up-kelly got her clothes and an activity table and Uncle Jake and aunt Heather got her a new bedroom set. Her room is officially a little girls room now with all her new toys and the pink crib set-ill post pics of it soon-it really cute.

Ella finished the night in her brand new PJ's sleeping on babcia's lap and devouring her thumb. It was a big day for her.

A lot of funny things happened this year- including Santa/aunt nancy-who couldn't see, read or talk as she passed out presents-and almost passed out herself from a combination of a heavy santa suit and emphysema, more of Allison's drinking problem, Josh and the belly dancing kit, trying to get the kids to sit still for pictures, dinner, presents and not calling out the aunt nancy/ santa, and then of course the wrapping-paper-ball war between all of us. Joe got it all on tape and is making a video for our blog about it. He just needs to edit it down.

Hope everyone else had as good a Christmas as ours!