Christmas "Day"

Christmas "morning" for us was on the 23rd. Ella woke up at 7:00 and told us, "Good morning, guys! I didn't hear Santa on our rooftop last night. I don't think he came to our house." She was very excited to discover that he must have just been very quiet!

She loved her presents this year (lots of puzzles, books, movies, and crafty-projecty type things). She wasn't even through opening half of them when she just wanted to start playing with the ones she had opened already. We took a little break to have breakfast and then I headed to the gym for spinning class before we finished our presents mid-day.

We visited Rob's grandmother (Granny) in the afternoon and finished our day with a nice dinner (ham--for Rob, mashed potatoes--made my Ella, and brussel sprouts). We were blessed to have such a nice day together and to have the ability to buy each other gifts that we would enjoy.

waiting at the top of the steps to see if Santa came
(Pinkie has a baby hat on)


checking out all of the presents and seeing which ones say "Ella"


reading what Santa wrote back to Ella


starting in on her presents


opening a sequencing puzzle


Rob looking at his Flyers' fan book
(a present from Ella...along with a flashlight that she picked out)


"Ooo...what's this?"


playing with her cupcake making set
(coincidently Baba and Nana picked out the exact same thing for Ella!)


showing me her 'inky' hands while trying out her new stamps with Rob


playing checkers at Granny's apartment


Granny reading the card that Ella made her