christmas 2008 - part 1

~Christmas Eve~

My sister and her husband came out early that morning and we made a gigantic breakfast of bacon, eggs, sausage, toast, pancakes and cinnamon rolls. It was SO yummy.  We cleaned up and then let Ellie open a few gifts... 

She got a trunk full of dress up princess clothes, hence the Belle outfit...

Callie enjoyed the trunk...

She also got a couple pair of princess pj's... so yes, we had on multiple outfits in a matter of a couple hours...

We also opened our gifts from them and vice versa.  Remember when I went to the NKOTB concert in Oct???  Well my sly little cousin bought a sweatshirt there and pretended it was for her... and yes, it worked... I totally believed her and was GREEN with envy (they were to spendy for me to buy)... she then called my sis up and said, Kris really wants this sweatshirt, will you buy it for her for x-mas... BLESS HER FOR SAYING YES!!!  I LOVE MY SWEATSHIRT!!  My hubby was ready with the camera and I'm sure he'll be more than happy to post pics of my ridiculous 10 year old rant of excitement when I opened that gift... they will not be posted here, sorry!!  

The rest of the afternoon was spent playing cards and drinking a few bottles of wine, a few to many beers and eating way to much food.  Then it was time to get ready for mom and dad's.

There we had appetizers and opened more presents...

Ellie's favorite gift was her American Girl Doll baby and her very own matching pj's.  She thought that was pretty cool.
It was a very nice relaxing day.  

Christmas Day on the other hand... not so much... to be continued...