Christmas with the Lysses

(These are in reverse order, sorry)

Sunday, December 14, 2008 Ellie and Daddy cutting a rug in the hotel.
Ellie and Grandma twirling around and around.
Taking her princess Ariel barbie out for a spin on the town.
Striking a pose with her Ravens shirt, pink Christmas tree, and gifts for Grandma and Daddy.

Sunday Morning and Santa

Mommy and Donna putting the finishing touches on the barbie dollhouse.
Ellie and Deb
Unwrapping the presents that Santa left under the pink tree in the hotel room... Look, it is a barbie dollhouse!!
Ellie striking (another) pose in her new princess tiara and purple sparkle dress-up pumps.
Checking out her stocking...

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Saturday Evening in Hampden

Deb, Ellie, and Bill outside Cafe Hon in Hampden after dinner and the lights.

Deb, Ellie, Donna, and MB freezing our tushes off!!

Ellie and I waiting for dinner... I just love that kitty cat squeeze!!

The lights on 34th Street in Hampden.

Ellie with her Mommy and Daddy.

Grandma, Daddy, and Auntie Donna with Ellie. Bill, why are your eyes always closed?

Look at those lights...

Saturday Morning...

Watson's Garden Center

Tossing "wishes" into the fountain at the Watson's Christmas hallway.

Ellie is checking out the alpacas on the Watson's patio.

I don't remember it this is Nomad or Noah but he is cute anyway. Maybe I am just saying that because he has the same underbite that Schatzie has?!?

The Church of the Nativity's Who-bilation...

Santa, Grandma, and Ellie.

Grandma, Ellie, Auntie Donna, and Daddy waiting to see Santa. Seriously Bill, your eyes are closed again!

Watching the Who-bilation show.

Here comes the kitty cat whiskers.

Ellie and Daddy making a necklace.

Ellie is showing me her beautiful ornament that she and Grandma made for Meme and Papoo.

Ellie and Grandma working on her ornament... Actually it looks like Grandma is doing all of the work and Ellie is watching the girl next to her.

Ellie and her pink Christmas tree... Thanks Uncle Mike, Aunt Jess, Nora, and Bella!!

Donna and MB

Ellie in my Ravens glasses.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Running around in Papoo's "cowboy" hat.

Horray!!! Papoo hung lights outside special just for Ellie. Thanks Papoo!

Ellie's Christmas program

Ellie and her teacher, Ms. Brooke.

Ellie and Deb sit and watch the rest of the holiday program.

Ellie (in the grey dress, second from the end) and her 3-year old class reciting their poem for the holiday program at school.

Sing a song of winter, frost is in the air.

Sing a song of winter, snowflakes everywhere.

Sing a song of winter, hear the sleigh bells chime.

Can you think of anything as nice as winter time?

Ring, ring, ring the bells, ring them loud and clear.

To say to people everywhere that Christmas time is here.