Leftover Turkey and Christmas Photos

Not a single photo has been taken in this house since Christmas Day. We have had something going on every day and I forget to break out the camera...instead, it's been the video camera! It usually gets neglected but with Kenton having time off, it's been fun to not have big agendas and just play with the girlies. Unfortunately I can't share a video clip with you because our technology just doesn't transfer to blogs easily. 

I'll give you the run down.. Wren does something silly and Ellie has a deep belly giggle. Repeat. It's always the cutest!

I had a few leftover photos that didn't make it in the last round...

I mentioned 'Christmas dresses' as being a yearly tradition. How cute are they??

Ellie pooped her pants within 5 minutes of arriving at Grandma and Grandpa's house, and naturally I forgot to pack extra leggings or tights for her in the bustle of getting out the door. So typical.

Great-Grandma Elfrieda beaming with the ladies. Her arm is probably also going numb from holding all 21 lbs of Ellie but she's too happy to notice!

It's pretty crazy to think that about 23 years ago (when I was 3), she was doing this exact same thing with Andrea and I. Where is the my own childhood picture when I need it? Sigh.
Here's another tradition, every single year my grandma makes Christmas Cake. It's like an unbaked fruitcake. She gave me the recipe a few years ago and I tried making it and it ended in disaster. Therefore, she still makes it for us and it wouldn't be the same without it. (I'm going to have to get her to show me, she must have a secret method!)

Over the holidays we've had so much fun just hanging out. A few days ago we went swimming with Andrea. It was Ellie's first time in a swimming pool and she loved it. She just sat in this floatie thing holding a pool toy and relaxed for a solid 45 min. It was so funny! I used to take Wren almost weekly when she was that age, and now it's impossible to manage both by myself, so it's a real treat when we get to go as a family.

Wren got this book for Christmas (along with The Pigeon Finds a Cookie). Her first Christmas she was given Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and the books have been a hit in our house since. This one that she is holding is particularly hilarious.

Here, the girls are watching Great-Grandma Spiers show them a talking stuffed toy that sings nursery rhymes, complete with a moving mouth! 

Things got crazy at Nana & Papa's when Uncle Brad busted out the harmonica and played some tunes while Uncle Jordan gave Wren a horsie ride. (Note: I think Kyle is on two phones instead of just one, haha). This would be a good time to mention that you can enlarge the pictures on my blog just by clicking on them so you can get a better look!

And a snuggle with Uncle Jordan and Strawberry Shortcake..like, the doll she's holding, I'm not referring to Wren, haha.
We watched the Grinch Who Stole Christmas (the Dr. Seuss cartoon, not Jim Carrey- it's a little over the top for a 3 year old in my opinion) and later that night she watched the Polar Express with her uncles.
A good Christmas movie is always the best. A few years in a row it was Elf...but I'm tired of embarrassing myself by laughing until I cry at the part when he tries to go up the elevator and does the splits.

This year we are staying in for New Years Eve with some treats and a movie. Last year Kenton and I went out for dinner last minute but this year we have a big family get-together New Years Day so we're going to lay low the night before. One year I would love to get super dressed up and go out to a party!