AVA'S FIRST TIME ON SKATES!

CHRISTMAS DAY 2009 IN PICTURES

UNWRAPPING PRESENTS CHRISTMAS MORNING

TRYING OUT HER NEW SKATES

AVA'S NEW DRESS!

SINGING WITH HER NEW GUITAR!

CHRISTMAS EVE 2009

We started the evening with decorating Santa's cookies that we baked the evening before!

We can't forget the carrot for Santa's reindeer!

Oh, the excitement and anticipation of opening one gift Christmas Eve!

Ava got a Nativity Scene Christmas Tree ornament. She has been fascinated with the Christmas Story and wants me to read the story book several times a day. She keeps asking if she can go for a little visit to see baby Jesus!

A new Christmas book to read Christmas Eve!

New slippers for Christmas Eve!

And new Christmas jammies for Christmas Eve!

Hanging her new ornament!

All decked out in her new duds!

The 1st of December, after being at work and Daycare all day we arrived home to see that Santa's "book" elves had paid us a visit! Under the tree were 24 wrapped books. Some new and some old. We were to open one every night to read before bed, and when there weren't any left, we would know that the next day would be Christmas! (got the idea from Tiffany's blog-thanks Tiff!)

Ava opening her last book from Santa's Elves!

One last picture with Santa's and the reindeer's snack!

Getting Santa's key ready to hang on the outside of the door...so he can get in of course...seeing as how we don't have a fireplace with a chimney!

Ava's sound asleep, the presents are under the tree, so I'm off to bed too!

Merry Christmas Everyone!