Christmas 2016 / Picture overload

Well, so much for posting the Christmas 2016 pictures before year end!  We had a busy holiday season this year!  We were able to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Worthington with my family (Christmas Day 1) and then we headed back to Farmington on the 26th and had our little family Christmas that afternoon (Christmas Day 2).  Then, Christmas Day 3(!) was on New Years Day with the Abbas family!  A few LOT of pictures from our celebrations!

CHRISTMAS DAY 1 (and prior)

Putting out reindeer food at Grandma Deb's to guide them to her house! 

Christmas Eve Day - festive attire galore with Vikings Game Day gear

AND Christmas Tree Headband! LOL

 SHOPKINS from Santa.  Shopkins were her main thing this year!

See?  More Shopkins! :)

 We got to spend some good time with the cousins!

We remembered to do the photo props after everyone else was busy in the basement or outside dealing with the water!  Worthington got some heavy rains on Christmas Day and because the gutters were frozen, the rain was making its way into the basement!!  Made for a big mess. Boo.  So, while the responsible people were handling that, I hung out with the kiddos!

 Lexi's smile cracks me up on this one!!  CHEESE!!!

LOL!  Photo props = lots of fun!!

CHRISTMAS DAY 2

Headed back to Farmington....sleeping with the new Shopkins pillow!

 Ella made this for Jay and I.  She was VERY proud of her décor on the gift bag.  Cute!

 The gift - an ornament they made in class

The Year of Shopkins 2016

And the big Santa gift this year was a new kitchen.  I realize that we are right on the border of when she's not going to want to play house and kitchen anymore, but that was her main request to Santa this year, so....a pink kitchen it is.

 CHRISTMAS DAY 3

 

 You know it!  Shopkins!

We almost lost Franklin in all of the gifts!

The next series was just random...Ella and I were trying to take a selfie and then Harrison wanted in on the action....

 HA!  (and yep, I forgot all about my fun Christmas photo props at this celebration - BOO!)

Another Christmas holiday in the books! 

P.S. Over Ella's holiday break, her and I made a trip to the Mall of America (mostly to return something to Gap - because all of the Gap Stores near me have closed!)

But, we took some fun pictures!

Like this sweet pink car near the Disney Store

 Lego Store - FUN!  We'd never gone in before and it was pretty fun to look around

And like weirdos, we had to take a selfie with the fake Lego chic and her fake dog. 
LOL

Smurf Elf 2016

Another fun year of visits from Smurf Elf, our Elf on the Shelf!

Day 1

Smurf Elf brought a Tsum Tsum Advent Calendar for Ella

Day 2

Fishing!

Day 3

Let's go swimming!

Day 4

Tic tac toe with Mickey Mouse

Day 5

No snow, so Smurf Elf was doing candy angels in all of Ella's Halloween candy!

Day 6

Reading Cinderella (the play Ella and her class went to see this year!)

Day 7

Brought a new Christmas CD!

Day 8

Sliding down the railing with some friends!

Day 9

 Worked hard to add some holiday lights around the window

Day 10

 Brought some special donuts for us from the North Pole!

And ate 15 of them before she left!

Day 11

Enjoying ice cream with some friends

Day 12

On stilts {wrapping paper rolls} trying to reach the syrup!

Day 13

Surprise!

Day 14

Ta da!

Day 15

 Smurf Elf wrapped up Ella's lunch for school!

Day 16

 Decorated Ella's chair at the table to give it some Christmas Cheer!

Day 17

Practicing her High kick routine with some friends!

Day 18

Hanging out with the Disney friends and Smurf Elf gifted us a new family puzzle!

Day 19

Apparently we needed a front mat that was more fun!

Day 20

Peek-a-boo! Only 5 more days until Christmas!!

Day 21

Just hanging around

Day 22

Let's go shopping for Shopkins!

Day 23

Ms. Ella and Smurf Elf with matching elf hats!

Day 24 {last day}

A sweet goodbye note from Smurf Elf

See you next year!