the christensen's: l

1.17.2010

Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Years

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We had a delicious dinner with the Christensen's and hung out for a bit and then it was off to my mom's to stay the night. Christmas morning was a blast and Ella loved all of her gifts. Everyone she opened up she wanted to take out of the package and play with. Of course she was spoiled:) We hung out all day and my mom made a wonderful Christmas dinner and we just relaxed. It was a great day!

Ella decided this year she wanted to make rice krispies for Santa. Of course Santa loved that, I heard they are his favorite:)

Opening her Christmas pj's on Christmas Eve.

Putting out Santa's yummy treats

Santa even stopped by Grammy's- Ella must have been a really good girl!

One of her favorite presents- a crawling baby

All her presents:) She is in love with her kitchen! Everyday she makes me cookies, eggs, or whatever she throws together.

I hardly took any pictures on Christmas morning. It was just so fun how excited Ella was about everything I forgot to pick up my camera

New Year's Eve we headed up to the cabin with my family. We had a great time relaxing and playing in the snow. Ella really loves the snow, she would play all day if I let her.

Ella knows how to party

Crazy Ella.... funny thing is my friend has a little girl with curly hair and when I took Ella's hair out of her braids she looked at it and said, " now my hair looks like Claire's hair:)" Who knew kids paid so much attention!

Enjoying the snow

Up and down the hill for some sweet sledding

Stew taught Kyle how to snowboard

Ella decided she needed a beanie and that she would snowboard in the cabin like her dad. She ran around for ever pretending:)

My hot husband... love him.

The funny things Miss Ella says

Stewart and I were trying to decide what to do with Ella so we were spelling out words. We talked about going to the p-a-r-k! We didn't even think she was paying attention. In the car she says, " I want to go to the p-r-ck and play." I don't even know how she knew what we were spelling. A few letter off but that is pretty good:)

We asked Ella if she wanted to go get ice cream after the park and she said, " I want strawberry ice cream with sprinklers."

We were shopping and I said to Ella, "you are a monkey," and she looked at me and said.... " I not a monkey I a child of God!"

Stewart and I are getting new phones in a few days. Yesterday I said to him, "guess what we get in just a few more days?", and Ella says to me (very excited) "PRESENTS."

The other night I was getting Ella ready for bed. I was brushing Ella's teeth in the bathroom and she was acting really silly so I called her a tool. She says to me, " no, I a hammer:)"

Ella's fav pastime is reading books. My Mom got her a book about the Nativity. We were reading it and she was pointing everyone out. She then pointed to one of the wise men with a white beard and said, "this king Triton." (The little mermaid)