Christmas with the Elliotts

We had a great time celebrating Christmas with the Elliott family. Wonderful food and great company to celebrate the season. CeCe and Morgan were squirrly they were so excited to be together and it was fun to see how little Will is growing so fast. Great-Grandma even made it down for the fun. It was a great Christmas!

Guess Who Was on the Nice List??

CeCe got a nice note from Santa on Christmas morning letting her know how much he appreciated all of her hard work getting on the nice list (helping her mom, good manners, getting ready to be a good big sister). A talking Buzz Lightyear was always number one on her list of toys, and Santa really came through. Ce finally caught on to the suprise of a present and did not even whisper to her dad that he was getting a water bottle for Christmas (she picked it out herself after looking around the kitchen to decide what he needed). The water bottle is a hit!

Christmas Eve at Grandma Pat and Grandpa Bob's

CeCe and her folks had a great time celebrating Christmas Eve with the Herders. The most exciting addition to our family is the new Jesse doll (from Toy Story) who is soft enough to sleep with and who will speak with a southern accent (when you ask Mama to "talk Jesse"). We had fun playing Candy Land and learning about what a View Master is. After a talk with her dad, CeCe said, "All I want for Christmas is a belt!!" (see the CeCe the plumber picture). It was great to catch up with Uncles accross the world and have a wonderful meal with family to celebrate the season.

Happy Birthday Ce!

Despite the blizzard the day before, we had a great turn out for Ce's birthday party. She was thrilled by the idea of the party and has been counting down for awhile now. The theme was Buzz Lightyear (the cake) and Scooby Doo (the plates and napkins). It's fun to see that she is still at an age where she would prefer to play with each present after it has been opened rather than moving on to the next one. Some interesting things I learned from Ce about your birthday:

• the more people you have at your party means more presents.


• when you blow out your candles, you actually turn older. She blew out her candles and said, "Now I'm four!!"
  
• if you whisper a secret to someone, it is still a secret.

Happy Birthday Ce!!