christmastime

I'm finally getting around to blogging about Christmas. It's so hard to get things done when you have a toddler who can stand and reach and who gets into everything.

We spent Christmas Eve at Nana and Papa's house with Paul, Lisa, Carl, Vaughn and Dave. We opened lots of presents and ate an especially good dinner. Get ready, I'm posting lots of pictures...

Elena, not quite sure what's happening

PRESENTS!

Dave showing Elena how to play her new drum

playing with her drumsticks

other things are way more fun than presents

Lisa got a new digital camera

Vaughn, intent on finding the password on his bat computer

Frank being good, I think

Jack, right in the middle of it all

me, looking at the knitting book that Dave got me

Nana opening a present she got for herself (it was from her trip to Africa)

Papa getting tickets to a concert


Dave with his gift from Africa

NINJAS!

Elena and her favorite guy

Lisa and Vaughn looking at a pop-up book (the book was a gift for Lisa, not Vaughn)

more present opening with Paul

Papa, squishing the life out of Elena

Chris, trying to steal Elena's toys


kids in jammies


Elena and daddy

On Christmas Day, we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa's house to spend time with the Bisone's. We were treated to another wonderful Christmas dinner and Elena had a great time playing with all of her aunts. More picures...

peek a boo

playing with Jo

having fun with Anne

Elena, getting into the presents and trying to eat them

Grandma and Jo

the tree

Grandpa Geno

Anne and Ray

Denise and Hector

Jo and Grandpa Geno


Chris, such a geek


Ray


Grandma and Elena


the sock monkey!

Chris, Elena and Jo

The Saturday after Christmas, we went to Tom and Debbie's house for the annual Bass Christmas. We did a lot of talking and a lot more eating.

These are the youngest of the Bass's
Elena, Tyler, Sam and Isabella

minus Isabella

only the boys left

having fun with Nana