Christmas!

Happy New Year!
I'm a little behind in my blogging, but we've been busy!  Christmas was great this year!  Chris's sister Erin and her husband Craig flew in Christmas Eve and surprised Ella at our house Christmas morning at 7:00 a.m. to watch present opening.  I was able to distract Ella from opening presents until they got here with sitting on the kitchen counter.  She loves to help in the kitchen.  Present opening was in full swing this year!  All she talked about for weeks was a pink princess tower.  Guess what Santa brought her....a pink princess tower!  It was her last present to open and she couldn't have been happier.  She did mention to me that he didn't bring anything to put inside it.  I told her Christmas wasn't over, more gifts were still coming.  BB to the rescue!!  Bennett was happy watching Ella and chewing on a toy or the gift wrap.  Later we left for Grandma and Pop pop's for Christmas with all the Crawford's.  Ella has so much fun with her cousins.  While most everyone played football outside Ella sat on the sidelines and said she was "taking a break".  On the 26th my brother and his wife flew in from Cali and my mom and stepdad drove up for another Christmas celebration.  We had a nice visit with them and lots of activites, including Bennett's baptism.  He was such an angel.  I think the minister was a little shocked when he lifted Bennett up to show him to the congregation.  He probably weighed twice as much as the two little girls that were baptized before him!  Now our house is back to quiet.  Time to get it back to clean and organized.

Opening a present on Christmas Eve

Time for bed

Milk & cookies for Santa

Santa left lots of goodies! Yes, our tree was pathetic!!!

Uncle Craig & Aunt Erin with Bennett

Ella and presents!

The pink princess tower

Crawford Christmas

Bennett's Godparent's - Uncle Dave & Aunt Erin

Our familes

On Tuesday before David and Lauren flew back to San Diego we went to the Heard Museum.  They have a dinosaur exhibit that sounded pretty neat.  Everyone thought they were neat expect Ella!  She was freaked out!!  She wouldn't get near them and had to be held the entire time.

Her first smile!