A Very Merry Little Christmas

Here is a recap of our Christmas season:

Decorating! Ava loved it, although she took the stockings quite literally. Every time I turned around, she had taken down two stockings, put them on her feet and then would proudly announce, "Look Mom! Booties to keep my feet warm!" It made me chuckle every time. [for the record, I put socks on her every day to keep her feet warm, but she doesn't like them so pulls them off and hides them]

Almost every day, a new package would arrive which was a lot of fun! Most of the boxes got turned into pirate ships.

Baby, it's cold outside! Getting this munchkin into her snow suit is no small feat, but I think she is adorable all bundled up.

A Trip out to the tree farm to get our tree! It was super cold so we snagged this cute little one that was right next to the road, then headed in to sip our hot chocolate. 

Making gingerbread men! 

Santa! Ava could not be convinced to go anywhere near Santa, but she did tell Santa from across the room that she would like a rocking horse for Christmas and that Lily would like a high chair.  Lily was happy to sit on Santa's lap, but couldn't be convinced to look at the camera :)

The lights at Crown Center.  It was super cold with freezing rain, so we mostly enjoyed the lights from the inside.

Christmas Eve pajamas! 

Santa came! Ava was so excited this year, it just made Christmas so magical.

And Santa brought Lily her high chair too :)

We also enjoyed a ham dinner, Ryan having the whole day off and we lounged in our pj's all day enjoying our goodies and gifts.  It was a joyful season and a very merry Christmas.