Christmas Day Photos

We had to wake up Ellie Grace and tell her that Santa had arrived. She is slow to get up in the morning but I was very surprised that she wasn't jumping out of bed to see what Santa had left for her. She was very happy with her bike and the other toys that she found in the living room. Niklas was excited to see that Santa had left him an Elmo Live as well as a few other Elmo toys.

Christmas Day Photos

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was a busy day in our house. We started the day off by letting Niklas and Ellie open a few presents. Then we had lunch and put Niklas down for a nap before going to the Christmas Eve service at church. Niklas was babtized at the afternoon service so we visited with all the grandparents for a few minutes after it was over. The service was very kid friendly (very noisy!) and they enjoyed the cupcakes afterwards to help celebrate the birth of baby Jesus.
We placed the cookies and milk out for Santa and took one quick picture of the stockings since our Elf (from Elf on the Shelf) would be returning to the North Pole. If you aren't familiar with this story-the elf hides in a different place each day and then returns to the North Pole each night to tell Santa about the children. Ellie Grace and Niklas loved finding him each morning!

Ellie Grace's Preschool Class

Chruch Advent Festival Photos

We transferred 0ur church membership from First Presbyterian of Marietta to Roswell Presbyterian Church. We miss our Sunday school class and others at FPC but we have been able to participate in so much more at our new church. Ellie Grace attends preschool at RPC so she sometimes still wonders aloud why we are at her school when we drive up for church.
They offer a lot of activities for families and both children enjoyed the Family Advent dinner program that we went to. The game was to use as many materials that you had in your bag to dress up someone at the table as a Christmas tree. We chose Niklas and he was a good sport!

Dorset Christmas Party

Santa came to our neighborhood party and he brought a Lite Brite for Ellie Grace and a soft Elmo for Niklas.