Christmas Day

Christmas this year was filled with joy and anticipation and was everything we could have asked for.  After a fun evening spent with my mom's side of the family at my cousin's house on Christmas Eve, we put Ella to bed and played Santa's helpers getting ready for the next morning.  Ella was so excited to see Santa had visited when she woke up and came downstairs Christmas morning.  She had asked Santa for a pink baby doll (a baby wearing pink) and a princess doll.  Santa delivered and she was one happy little girl!

Christmas Eve with Ella's second cousins, Tanner and Sophia:

 Our family room Christmas morning:

 Seeing her new princess castle that Santa brought...

 After breakfast as a family (Trader Joe's chocolate croissants - my newest obsession), we headed up to my parent's house for more presents with my family, a delicious dinner, and our traditional white elephant gift exchange with my dad's side of the family who joined us in the afternoon.

 Ella loved petting Uncle David and Uncle Tom's beards :).

Our families know Ella well, as she received seven new baby and princess dolls over three days!