What's Christmas without Family!

We spent Christmas afternoon at Grandma's and Christmas
evening at Nana's! I was so excited (and exhausted!)
I forgot to take pictures at Nana's house. Ugh. Sorry, Nana.

Uncle Drew came from California to see us for the holiday!

Then on Saturday, Poppy and Nona came.
Kelsey especially loves her horsey.
She likes to ride it in the kitchen so she can
stare at her reflection in the oven.
Miss Big Shot on the Pony! :)
And then on Sunday, Nanny and Gramps and all the Bartos
came for a Christmas surprise!

How was THAT for a Christmas holiday!!

Oh the Magic of Christmas Morning!

And of course... her favorite toy was the $1 store Frog!

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, Mom and Dad tiptoed to bed at 1:00 am!

But first....
Daddy baked cookies for all our friends and neighbors!
We danced to Christmas carols... The Carpenters of course!
We went to Christmas Eve service and out for pizza
with Aunt Bridget, Uncle Greg, Caleb, Josh,
Nana, Aunt Laura, Grandma AND Uncle Drew!!

Daddy read us the Nativity Story and we remembered the reason for the season!

Kelsey opened her first present...
New Christmas PJ's!

Then Kelsey headed off to bed, and Mommy and Daddy got to work!
What a wonderful Christmas Eve!

The Big Snow

Last weekend, we got more than 20 inches of snow!

Our neighborhood looked like a winter wonderland.

Kelsey was SO excited!

She hung around waiting for Mom and Dad to get dressed.

All bundled up and ready to play!
Perspective on how deep it was... up to Kelsey's neck!

Fun to sled in... and snuggle in!

NOT fun to shovel! Ha!

At least we had a White Christmas! What a Christmas Blessing!

Early Birthday Dinner!

Thanks to my friends from MOPS, I got to be a part of a December birthday celebration for myself and three of my good friends! I can't believe I'm turning 30 on Monday! Whoa!

Krav Maga

The Last Couple of Weeks

Hangin' out in her box!

Reading with Pop Pop when they visited for Thanksgiving.

Visiting the Beckers in Lexington!

And the first snow of the winter... or "Dow" as Kelsey calls it.

Kelsey has been down and out with a cold and a fever

the last couple of weeks.
Watching Sesame Street with Stan and Ollie.
Kelsey calls the show "Okar. Ernie. Elmo!"
And she asks for it at 4:30 am. Ha!
Playing in her fort.
Whew... she keeps me on my toes!

A Visit to West Virginia

We had such a fun time visiting Poppy and Nona!

Kelsey LOVED Stan and Ollie... and Elmo!!

Exploring the leaves!Touch Down!!

Kelsey's Buddy!

Playing in the park with Owen!

So cute!!!

Big Girl!

Remember when she first got this bike....
now she's a daredevil on it!

I came around the corner and caught Kelsey
playing in her booster seat!

And she loves eating with her Elmo spoon!
Yesterday she dumped all the food out of her bowl,
and excitedly showed me that Elmo was at the bottom! Ha ha!