Christmas Day

We really had a great Christmas this year. Belle was so excited to wake up and see what Santa brought her. She was a little sad to hear that her elf went home with Santa for the year but was easily consoled when she saw all her fun presents:) We had Blake's family over for lunch and I cooked my first real Christmas Dinner. It was so nice to be home and be able to relax and enjoy the day with Belle.

Pure Excitement

I was so sad that all of this has to come down already so I took pictures so I could remember how festive it looked... it took about two weeks to get the stockings completed and hung so we only were able to enjoy them for two days:(

It's the Holiday Season...

We are so very excited about Christmas around here and Belle is definitely the reason for it all:) She just loves all the fun stories about reindeer and santa and sneaky little elves and can hardly wait until Christmas morning (although I don't know if she thinks it will ever actually happen).
The elf that lives at our house (Cake) has been very good to Belle and has brought her several fun little gifts. He has popped up all over the house too. Sometimes he is in her rocking chair, or her playhouse chimney, or her doll bed (after a long night of course). And he has even been known to borrow her little stool so he can climb high and sit on shelves or counters. He has been lots of fun to find every day:)

We hope that all of you are having a very happy Christmas season and we miss those of you very much who we will not get to see this year. Enjoy some fun Christmas photos we have taken so far:)

All I Want For Christmas...

We took Belle to see Santa today and after waiting FOREVER, she finally was able to sit on his lap and tell him she wanted a shroller (stroller). She was so excited and not scared at all!