Christmas

Christmas was amazing at our house! On Christmas Eve, Isabelle helped me make cookies for Santa. After bath and pj's, Isabelle took the plate of cookies & carrots and placed them on the table near the fireplace so Santa and the reindeer could have their snack when they came to visit our house. She picked out chocolate milk instead of regular milk for Santa. Then she went to sleep and woke up at 8:15am on Christmas morning.When she walked into the living room she saw her Dora the Explorer stuffed doll right away. She was very excited! Santa also brought her a rocking horse that sings and talks (mouth moves too!), and a tea time set. Here are some pics of Isabelle opening her presents:

Mommy & Daddy went way overboard buying presents for Isabelle.. she got tons of books, a toddler songs CD, doll, elmo potty w/ dvd, "Blue's Clues" dvd, shopping cart with pretend groceries, interactive leapfrog learning system, clothes, pajamas, broom (she loves to help mommy clean), shoes, and more! Here is a pic of her with ALL her gifts:

James bought me some knitting items and some jewelry making supplies. I bought him 6 pairs of pants (his all had holes in them), and 2 new books. Here is a picture of our gifts:

Then we went to Uncle Rick's for Christmas morning breakfast. It was sooo delicious and it was great to visit with family. After that we went to my parents to open up our presents. Isabelle got a Dora the Explorer 4 wheeler that is battery operated... she LOVES it and we have to really watch her on it because she just knows how to press the go button, but she doesn't know how to steer! She also got a John Deere ride/push toy that has barnyard animals with it. Grandma was sure to hook Isabelle up with 3 gorgeous dresses and tons of other clothes! She also made 6 toddler towels for Isabelle. Other presents she received were: Dora doll, Dora eating set, Dora blanket (yeah she loves Dora!), & a pull string catapillar toy! Lots and lots of presents for Isabelle!
James got several sweaters, a gift card to Famous Footwear, socks, a gift card to Barnes & Noble and some socking stuffers. I got some gift cards, jeans, "The Notebook" dvd, jewelry making supplies and several stocking stuffers. Our family gift was an awesome horizontal breadmaker! We LOVE it! Christmas was so much fun and we really enjoyed our time together as a family.