Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Over the River and Through the Woods.....

We celebrated Christmas at my parents' house early this year so that we could all be together before the four of us went to Florida over the Christmas break.

Santa hats are a must at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

We all drew names this year for the gift exchange, and Ethan ended up with Ben's.  At Thanksgiving Ben kept talking about the Christmas tree at his house - he loved it and wanted to hug it.  So cute!  He  said he wanted his own Christmas tree that he could hug and put a blanket around the bottom.  Charlie Brown, perhaps?  
So Ethan set off on a mission to find one for him and find one he did.
Ben carried the box with the tree in it all around the house the day we opened gifts.  Erin was smart to not let him open the box until they got home.  He was just so funny with it!

Something like 14 inches of snow had fallen at my parents' before we got there.  It had melted quite a bit, but there was still enough to build a snowman and take a ride on the sled.



And even Santa showed up!
Gideon was willing to sit on his lap, but was definitely keeping an eye on the jolly ole guy.

Very fun Christmas with family.

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