She opened a few little gifts in her stocking first and really dug down into it to make sure she got everything out and then looked at us and made the "more" sign. So she then proceeded to open our stockings too. Then we ate some breakfast and read the Christmas story together and opened presents. Ava did not need any help getting them open and she got pretty excited about each one! After presents we bundled up and went sledding, made snow angels and built a snow man in our front yard. Ava had a lot of fun and so did Tony, he's been wanting to take Ava sledding all winter so far and we never thought he'd actually be able to!
When we got back Ava took a nap and Tony became fully initiated into fatherhood by spending the next couple hours assembling her new trike from Papa Jim and Grandma Margie and the doll set we got her. He had them all set up in the living rood when she woke up and he and I went into the living room and called to her "Ava come find baby" She came trotting into the room on the hunt for her new doll and got about half way into the room before she saw the stroller and everything. She stopped dead in her tracks and her mouth literally dropped. Then she got a big smile on her face and headed straight to the stroller, pushed it around for a second, then took out the doll and put in in the highchair and drug that and the stroller around, then went to the trike then back to the stroller. . .she could not decide which to play with first! She spent the rest of the afternoon taking the baby doll, the stroller, the highchair and the crib from one room to the next and playing with them. It was so fun to see her get so excited! And I think Tony and I are enjoying seeing her play with gifts as much as she is. And we probably will for awhile, with these new toys it will be like a vacation for me, or at least the next couple of weeks!
Here are some pictures of our Christmas morning. Thank you Jesus for everything you provided for us!
Straight out of the oven.
And flipped. Caramel and Apples. Yum.
Ava opening her stocking.
Making sure nothing got left in the toe.
Making sure nothing got left in the toe.
Reading about Baby Jesus with daddy. Ava points to Jesus in our nativity and says. "Jee, Jee"
"Let's get down to business!"
Yay! Bells to shake!
"I love monkeys!"
"Thank you Grandma Margie for my tiny baby doll!"
Taking a break to eat some banana.
Opening presents can be a messy job.
SLEDDING!!!
Pushing mama on the sled. . .or Tony's boogie board rather . . .
Trudging back up the hill.
"Pound it Mama" One of our favorite moments Christmas morning was while we were opening gifts and Ava gave Tony and I both a "pound it" . . .and then gave her new doll a pound it. . .and then her Lambie a pound it and then she crossed her arms like a gangsta like she does when we tell her "whadup homes" THEN she proceeded to cross her baby's arms and then Lambie's arms. It was a very gangsta Christmas. . .
My sweet baby girl.
Snow Angel.
Isn't that the most perfect little snow angel? I wanted to keep it forever.
Dada's snow angel. Ava's snow angel
Our Snow Man. Ava loved helping pack in the snow around the snow balls.
And dinner with some friends later that night.
6 comments:
Oh how fun! I LOVE her hair in those pig tails. If that's how much fun it is with one, think of it with two - time for another yet?? :-)
oh.my.word. i need some pound its from ava!!! These pics are all adorable. i'm glad y'all had such a great Christmas! miss you!!!!
Thanks so much guys! And Beth... yes, it is time for another... ask me about it the next time you see me :)
this is so great! how fun.
Ah, who would not LOVE photography with such a cute little subject always there! :) Thanks so much for sharing all of your beautiful photos and memories. I miss you all very much and think of you a LOT more than I write! Love, Lindsay :)
fun pics! she is SO cute!
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