The week of Christmas was a very busy one, but we managed to get everything done that needed to be done in preparation and enjoy all of our celebrations. Ellison and I did some Christmas crafts, I made photo calendars for the grandparents, and everyone's presents were bought and wrapped in time for Christmas! Even had time to bake another batch of cookies :)
Reindeer handprint and footprint craft for the grandparents!
Reindeer thumbprint ornaments for great-grandparents!
We started our Christmases out with the Millers the weekend before Christmas. Ellison had a blast playing with her cousins! She really likes all the toys at Grandma and Grandpa's house, and "playing" the piano.
We came back to Milwaukee in the snowstorm the Sunday before Christmas. It took a little longer than normal to drive back but we made it to the Graham family Christmas, and only missed a little bit of the Packer game. Ellison was pretty shy with everyone at first, but by the end of the night she was her usual spunky self. She absolutely loves my Aunt Tina and I'm pretty sure she has a little crush on my cousin Jackson!
On Christmas Eve, Ells and I went to the early church service while Jay was at work. We sat with my aunt, uncle, and cousins, so E had plenty of people to go between and was pretty well-behaved! Then we headed over to my dad and Nancy's for dinner and gifts with them. Ellison loves their cats and talked about "Ryno" for the next few days. The cats do not love her, though...she got swatted and hissed at (again). When we got home E opened her new Christmas jammies and Christmas book. She got too tired before we could read the new one and The Night Before Christmas, though!
Before church
Grandpa HAD to put E's desk together...
Opening Christmas PJs and new Christmas book before bed
We actually had to wake Ells up on Christmas morning so she could open a few presents before breakfast and church. After church we finished up gifts at home before heading to my mom and Ron's for the day. As usual there was a whole room full of gifts...they weren't even all opened before the extended family started arriving for dinner. Ells and I both took naps and then she opened a few more presents...what a lucky little girl!!!
Testing out her gift to Daddy...Tickle Monster kit!
Someone likes to look at pictures of herself...
Guess she was a little confused about who this bed was for!
A very Ronis Christmas!
Helping clean before the Myers extended family shows up!
The day after Christmas was really nice because Jay got a surprise day off. We were able to put some gifts away and I ran some errands before our last Christmas celebration, with the Warzinskis. Ells was a little entertainer all night and wanted to stay over at my grandparents house!
Ellison has quite a few new toys, books, clothes, and movies. Some of her favorites so far are her kitchen, shopping cart, cash register, Melissa and Doug cutting food, art desk, doll nursery, vet kit, talking Woody, pop-up books and Nabi Jr tablet. She got some outside toys (a trike and her own picnic table with umbrella) that she will be thrilled about in summer! She has been bouncing from playing with one thing to the next all week.
Ells' obsession with the Wizard of Oz continues. She has even started singing the songs. It's so cute when she sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" or "Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead"! Auntie Kon just got Ellison two "Foz" shirts which she was thrilled about. She already wore both of them. I am starting to work on planning her Wizard of Oz birthday party, so hopefully she still likes it 2 months from now!
Can't really tell, but she's wearing her "Foz" shirt!
All is well with Baby Boy Miller. Had a quick 30 week appointment last week and have now moved to the every 2 week appointment schedule! I seriously can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. I am more tired than I've ever been in my life, and still don't have much of an appetite, but I'm feeling better than I did a couple weeks ago. We plan to transition E to her toddler bed in the next couple of weeks so we can get moving on baby's room. It is painted and the blinds are up, so progress is being made slowly!
Hope everyone has a very blessed 2014!!!
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