Christmas!!!

Just a sweet sleeping picture.

Christmas!!!!  We made the decision to stay home this year for Christmas.  It was a first for both Ken and me.  We missed our families, but loved starting some Christmas traditions of our own with the kiddos.  Linda and Louise joined us for a few days of eating, drinking, and gifts.  FUN!

Louise and Kellan.  He's not shy!

IT SNOWED!  We woke up to snow on Christmas Eve Day.  Louise and Makenna made a snowman.  As you can see by the size of his "hat", he was only about 6" tall.  How cute!

Linda surprised Ken with Martino's teacakes.  Ken talks about them every time we are in Burbank, but we never seem to have time.  They are like little breakfast pastry cupcakes.  Yum!!

One of the elves.

Louise, or as Makenna calls her, "WEEZE!" brought Dreidels and taught Makenna how to spin them.

Ken and I started a Christmas Eve tradition a few years ago to give cozy new pajamas to snuggle up in.  We expanded this year to "anything cozy".  Makenna got these jammies and slippers.  You can also see Louise's slippers.

Linda's slippers.

Kellan got cozy reindeer jammies.

Makenna had SO MUCH FUN putting out milk and cookies for Santa, and a carrot for the reindeer.  Don't worry, we'll put out the fire before Santa arrives!

We read the Night Before Christmas.

Family photo!

Chrismtas Eve dinner of prime rib.

The elves were hard at work.  And we were spoiled rotten!

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!  Santa brought Kellan the yellow racetrack in the background.  He was more interested in the Dora Flashlight from big sister's stocking.

Santa brought Makenna a SCOOTER and DORA HELMET!!!!

ZOOM!

This photo does not accurately capture the mound of gifts that Makenna received.  She was literally opening for DAYS.

Dora snuggie blanket!

Kellan hams it up for the camera.

Makenna and Aunt Linda drawing on the MagnaDoodle.

Our sweetie, Bay.

Grampa and Gramma sent the book "If I Had Duck Feet" with Duck SLIPPERS.

FaceTime with Aunt Leslie and Uncle Dave.

Makenna got a set of "find the hidden object" books.  She is SO good at those!

Kellan helping open gifts.

A baseball tee!

Makenna drew this smiley face all by herself!

Kellan in new Christmas jammies and checking out the XBox from Uncle Kelly and Daniella.