Christmas 2011...

We had a great Christmas celebrating with family over the past week.  We seemed to take a ton of pictures so prepare for picture overload.

We started our Christmas celebrations on Christmas Eve with Grammy, Grampy and Aunt Kym.  We went over early for breakfast and presents.  We came back home in the afternoon and then joined everyone for the Christmas Eve service at our church.  Both girls did surprisingly well sitting through the hour long service.  Saturday evening we went back over to Grammy and Grampy's for dinner before putting the girls in bed.

Sweet girl waiting patiently for a picture with big sis

Trying to convince Kens to sit next to Aves for a picture

Best picture we could get of the girls

Opening her stocking at Grammy's

Reading a new book with Aunt Kym

Sweet girl staring at her daddy

and getting some kisses!

Best family picture we could get after the Christmas Eve service

Playing with her new toy

  Sunday morning we woke up to celebrate Christmas at our house.  After breakfast, we attempted to open presents as a family.  Unfortunately Avery didn't make it through too many presents as she was ready for a nap.  So, we put her down and let Kens open and play with her toys.

  

Ready to open presents

Testing out her new camera...along with her hat, mittens and scarf.

Happy girl with her stocking in her new chair!

After cleaning up our mess at home and packing up the car, we headed to Nana and Papa's to celebrate Christmas with them.  We got smart this year and decided to open our presents (the adults) while the kids were napping.  It proved to be much more relaxing and enjoyable this way.  After the older girls woke up and we managed to coax them upstairs and away from all the toys, they opened all of their presents. 

Sweet peanut

Her favorite part...the tissue and wrapping paper.

Cleaning Nana's kitchen with her new broom

Christmas dinner at their own little table

Cousins in their Christmas pj's

The littlest cousins hanging together.

  

 Monday, Great Grandma and Grandpa Zurcher and Great Aunt Carla came to celebrate Christmas with us as well.  We opened presents with them and mom made us another good dinner.

  

Avery checking out Great Grandma Z

Kens holding Connor....she was mildly obsessed with him this past week.

Kisses for "Baby Tonnor"

Happy Avery...she loves to smile!

Hiding...the girls are really into playing hide-and-go-seek these days.

Where are Kensley and Elli?

There they are...hiding in the dark with their flashlight.

  Because we all were off this week and had some extra time, everyone (Nana, Papa, Ash, Scott, Elli and Connor) came down and stayed at our house a night.  We took the girls swimming, played around the house, did a little shopping, etc.

  

Little Aves got to go swimming too!  She loved splashing and playing with daddy!

Smiling for mommy

We had a great Christmas and we're still enjoying our week together as a family.