Merry Christmas!

We had a very Merry Christmas this year and were so blessed to spend time together as a family.  It was fun to make this year so special for Holden because it was his first Christmas and the girls are at such a fun age and were so excited to come downstairs on Christmas morning.  On Christmas Eve, we went to mass (got their 1.5 hours early so it was long!) and then had Nana and Pop and Aunt Doris and Uncle Harold over for dinner afterwards.  On Christmas morning, we spent the entire morning at our house together as a family.  It is so nice to have time with the 5 of us on Christmas morning so we can make our own family traditions!  In the afternoon, we went over to Nana and Pop's house for our traditional meal, presents and lots of family fun.  Here are some pictures from our day:

Quick picture before heading to mass

Love our little man!

The girls like to exchange their gifts to each other on Christmas Eve before mass!

Christmas Eve Dinner

Getting Santa's cookies and milk ready!

Went into the front yard to sprinkle the reindeer food!

Taking the BIG plate of cookies to the coffee table for Santa!

Our house all decorated.  It was a foggy night so not the best photo!

Girls had matching pajamas for their American Girl dolls!

Lots of Frozen Christmas morning!

Ellie got a vanity for her room

Happy baby even if he got his first cold for Christmas!

The girls were very into helping Holden open his gifts

Ellie was so excited to get her Elsa doll

My friend designed a family sign for us!

Holden loves his new tummy time mat!

Ellie loves her new Frozen Kristoff doll

The girls found letters from Santa and Simon on our tree

Madelyn reading the letter to Ellie

Madelyn gave me an ornament for Christmas

Bill got a small projector for outside movies!

Madelyn and I got new tennis rackets!

Fun toy from the Kren family!

Fun at Nana and Pop's house

Holden trying to nurse on Aunt Amy!

Poor Josh taking a snooze!

Madelyn got a Short Pump Elementary ornament from Nana and Pop.  Nana always puts ornaments at each place setting.

Ellie got Dorothy's slippers!

The elf passing out gifts

Nana got a necklace from the grandkids!

Pop got a new mouse pad!

Madelyn got a cat for Isabelle!

Nana and Pop got the kids new bathrobes.  They were a hit!