Christmas!!!

12/26/09 - Elizabeth had a fabulous Christmas, and got spoiled rotten (of course)!! She got a little tuckered out, so there are still presents left under the tree from Santa. We started celebrating on the 19th by having Jackson and his parents come to celebrate. We ate lunch together, the kids played, and we opened gifts. It was nice to have some time with them. On the 23rd, Liz celebrated at Ruthie's and then we went to Gary & Gene Anne's to celebrate with them and Mark, Stef, Morgan, and Nick. Liz had collected a lot of cool gifts already at that point. On Christmas Eve we began a new tradition. We spent that afternoon/evening at grandma and grandpa's house with Rich, Beck, Ash, and A-A. We exchanged gifts between the cousins. Lizzie (and her dad) are very excited about the new Lego table. After opening gifts we had dinner and then headed to church. Liz went in her pajamas since it didn't start until 7 and that is typically her bedtime. Christmas morning Liz slept until 7. Josh and I were sitting in the living room ready for her to be awake at 6:15!! She was up at 7, and all the grandparents (and Uncle Ethan) showed up at 7:05!! After some gift opening (with the favorites for Liz being her realistic elephant, Lincoln Logs, princess tent, and new homeade rocking horse) we had a big breakfast (thanks Josh!) and continued opening. After Liz's nap we relaxed an played with all the new toys (after putting together and installing the closet organizer in Liz's new room). I must tell you that the princess tent is spacious enough to fit our entire family in, with room to spare!!! We had lunch and Liz took an afternoon nap before we headed to Mimi and Grandpa's for the evening. It was a nice evening, or rather afternoon, as Liz was asleep by 6:15. All in all it was a wonderful day spent with family. It seems that Lizzie really enjoyed her second Christmas.