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| Merry Christmas 2011 - From Our Family to Yours |
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| 'Twas the Night before Christmas and early Christmas morning |
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Daddy and his girls ready to start opening Christmas gifts
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Daddy, mommy, the girls and all their gifts
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| Having fun unwrapping her gifts |
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| Elise tearing through her presents |
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| Lots of gifts for baby Alina on her first Christmas |
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| Mommy with her two favorite girls; the best gift ever |
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| Opening more and more |
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| Baby Alina going after the bow :) |
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Elise with her new jewelry box and Alina inspecting her seahorse
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| A special gift from Santa to little Elise |
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| Alina doll and her Christmas stocking |
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| Elise approved of all her gifts; look at that happy face |
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| Adorable baby Alina was all smiles on her first Christmas |
We celebrated baby Alina's very first Christmas this year! It was extra special, getting to cuddle and shower our newest little baby girl with gifts. Of course, Elise did very well too. She made the nice list this year, so Santa was generous and answered all her gift requests. It really is the best feeling watching your kid's eyes light up on Christmas morning. Elise is at the age, where every holiday is exciting. She has been talking about Christmas, Santa, and gifts non-stop for the past month. When she walked out Christmas morning and saw all her gifts under the tree, she was jumping for joy. She loved opening all her presents, and gave plenty of smiles, laughs and squeals of happiness, when she discovered the gifts inside. Elise also made sure to find and help open all Alina's gifts; as any good big sister would. Four-month-old baby Alina really enjoyed her first Christmas too. The extent of her involvement, was tearing off pieces of wrapping paper and shaking them furiously in the air, removing bows (which were far more interesting than the actual gifts themselves), and chewing on all her toys.
The girls had three Christmas celebrations this year. They spent all day Christmas Eve opening gifts at nana & papa's with their aunt, uncle and cousins; Christmas morning with mommy and daddy; and Christmas afternoon and evening with their grandma, grandpa, aunt and two uncles. We also celebrated grandpa's big 70th birthday this year, with a nice Christmas dinner and daddy's specialty - deep-fried turkey (which turned out perfectly tender and delicious). It was a very enjoyable two day Christmas celebration. They were spoiled with plenty of gifts and as usual loved getting to spend time surrounded by all their wonderful family.
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| Happy Elise opening gifts at nana and papa's |
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| Christmas 2011 at nana and papa's |
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| She had a smile on her face the entire time |
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| Sweet little girls enjoying the day |
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| Baby Alina opening gifts all on her own |
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| The girls loved their presents |
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| Baby Alina has the cutest chubby cheeks! |
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| The cousins had fun playing; Alina cuddled up with papa |
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| Grandma cuddling baby Alina on her first Christmas |
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| Elise helped open all the gifts |
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| Super excited about her new Disney princess castle |
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| Alina with Uncle Colin |
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| Enjoying Christmas 2011 - Happy 70th to grandpa! |
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| Adorable sisters playing after a very fun Christmas Day |
