Christmas Day at Grammy and Papa's House

Visting Cousin Evan on Christmas Morning.

Elise and Evan had matching Christmas outfits and we had to try and get some cute pics of them together. Of course that sounds easier than it actually was. We finally did get a couple cute ones of them both looking.

Christmas Morning

Cookies for Santa and Carrots for Rudolph

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve Chris' family came over to enjoy the evening with us. Elise had a great time opening gifts and playing with Grammy and her new dollhouse. Poor Grammy left with a backache.

Check out all that snow!

Almost two feet of snow and counting. It just seemed like it was never going to stop. All of our Christmas lights have disappeared under the snow. Elise keeps looking on the window, I don't think she can believe how much snow is out there.

What we do on snow days....

We:

• play little people


• have tea parties


• watch Sesame Street


• play dress-up


• have marshmallows

Santa came for a visit on a fire engine.

The fireman in Grammy's neighborhood always come around with the old fashioned fire engine and have Santa riding in the back. It is a cute tradition. So, we all headed over to Grammy's to see Santa yet again. We dressed Elise up in all of her winter gear for the first time and let her play in all of the snow. She wobbled around and had such a great time. Elise was so excited to see Santa and she went right to him.

The Hamburg Fairgrounds Light Festival!

On Saturday we went and saw all the holiday lights at the fairgrounds, and apparently everyone else had the same idea. The line was about 1/2 hour long just to see the lights. After we went and saw all the lights, we saw Santa's reindeer, went on a train ride, a merry go round, and saw a super cute snowwoman. Elise and Evan had a blast together. As Evan says "I had a fun day!".

A Trip on The Attica Arcade Railroad

Elise, Daddy and Mommy went on a train ride to see Santa at the North Pole. Elise loved the train ride. She actually sat on Santa's lap today, so I guess the third time is the charm. What a fun day.

Decorating the Tree

Turkey Day 2008

We had everyone over our house for Thanksgiving and what a blast it was. The cutest thing was Elise, Jeremey and Evan sitting at the little table eating their dinners. Jeremey wanted to sit with the kids to help them. They did a great job.

Seeing Santa Take 2!

We headed out to the mall after Elise's holiday pics to try Santa one more time. She still did not want to sit on his lap, so they let her sit on a rocking horse next to Santa. She was hanging on for dear life. It was too funny. Guess we will just keep on trying.

Check out the new kitchen!

The old kitchen...it was such a great shade of blue...hahaha!


Yea, new counter and tile



Yea, new faucet




Yea, new stove and fridge

I am so excited we finally got our new kitchen. I just have to post some pics...old...to new. I can't wait to cook Thanksgiving dinner.

Visit with Santa...Take 1!

Well we headed out to the Southgate Plaza to see Santa for the first time. Elise was so excited and was waving to Santa the whole time while she was waiting in line. Then when it was her turn she wanted nothing to do with him. So, Mommy had to sit on Santa's lap and Daddy stood next to us. I am sure we will see Santa many more times during this holiday season so hopefully she will learn to love him.

Making a Fort with Daddy!

For the past two nights, Elise and Daddy have built a fort in the family room. It is the first thing Elise is asking for when he gets home from work. They spend time reading books and having snacks in their cool fort.

Happy Halloween!

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