Christmas 2009

Well I knew it would be difficult for me to keep up with this thing! Sorry it has taken so long for me to update!
Ella has been growing like a weed and doesn't like to sleep much. Last night was fantastic, she slept from 11-3 then 4-7 which is practically a miracle for us!! She had a wonderful first Christmas...
On Christmas Eve we went to Granny Paulines then we did our Christmas at home. Ella got her first Christmas present from Santa and it was a Radio Flyer Red Wagon. Not a small one either. I will try to attach a picture of it. We spent the rest of the night putting together granny and pa's entertainment center, or should I say that Mitch spent the rest of the night putting it together!
Christmas morning we rushed to Mom and Dads house to do Christmas there. Everyone was there. All us kids and all of Melissa's kids. It was a mad house but a lot better than I expected! :)
We then took Ella to Mitch's Granny and Pa's. We had bought them a flat screen tv and entertainment center. It was from all the grandkids and Mitch's parents. They seemed to be surprised and like it! Their TV was 30 years old!
After Granny and Pa's we celebrated at Mike and Pat's with everyone. Ella got an Easy Bake Oven from Aunt Michele and family. I thought this was more for us than for her!! LOL She also got some age appropriate gifts from Aunt Marcy, Patrick, and Cayds. Nanny and Pa got her a cabbage patch newborn doll which brought back childhood memories!
It was a very long and exhausting day but Ella handled it well! It did take her a little while to settle down and go to sleep.
I'm attaching her Christmas picture that we took in front of our tree. Sorry if you got your cards late, we were cutting it extremely close!
I will try to update more often!