Holly Jolly Christmas

I'm not feeling particularly clever or wordy today.  I loosely have a theme for this post: Christmas.  This is super broad for me, as I tend to be a focused writer. (I have been brainwashed by law school.)  But, I DID get a new camera for Christmas.  Like a nice one (thanks, Honey!).  So this Christmas is going to be told mostly through the medium of photos.  Keep in mind, I am very much an amateur photographer and still getting used to the camera, but it sure beats the pants off of my smart phone camera!  I love it.  Without further ado...

Christmas Morning:

 

There is something wonderful about having Christmas morning at home.  The coffee was strong, the gifts plentiful, and the love abounded.

Elliot taking a brief break from opening.

She got new "glass slippers" and, of course, put them on immediately.

She then added her Princess Anna cloak.

And made her way to Daddy to open the big present of the morning...

...her Princess Anna doll! 

Obligatory pose in front of the tree.

 

She then found Mommy's glass slippers and paraded around in them for a while.

After breakfast she thought it was all over, but then we remembered stockings!  Sugar coma here we come.

 

 

In the afternoon we headed over to my Mom's house for Christmas dinner and, of course, more gifts!  These pictures were my favorite from the whole day.  Mom's tree is just so beautiful and it made the pictures turn out really well.

 

Among other things she received from Grandma Gail, Elliot opened up her Princess Anna dress-up dress!  As you are probably putting together by this point, girlfriend loves Frozen, specifically Anna.  She asked me to put her hair in Anna pigtails (two braids) before we left the house that morning.  She also made me put my hair in one "Elsa" braid.

Grandma also spoiled her with Anna boots!

Presenting Princess Anna of Arrendelle!  Look how artsy I was getting.  Black and white!!

Before bed she made sure to feed her babies.

And finally conked out, after a long day of excitement.

 

So there you have it, our holiday in pictures. We hope yours was exactly what you hoped it would be.  Merry Christmas, and God Bless you this New Year!

 

Love,

The Rammelsbergs