Christmas Time is Almost Here

Christmas Eve was an eventful day. First we went to church and saw "real" snow that was man made. Gabby LOVED church, they played a lot of loud music and Gabby would dance and "sing" along, it was adorable! Then, we went to Grandma and Papa's with Grandma and Grandpa and had a gumbo dinner while visiting with Chelli, Aaren, Nanny, and Aunt Ellen. After eating, taking a nap and socializing and tasting yummy treats we gathered around the computer to educate Gabby on how Christmas is supposed to go! Her cousins, Cate, Reagan, and Molly Skyped and we watched them open their gifts! It was a lot of fun watching the fun of opening gifts. Gabby was very tired so after we finished watching the cousins in Japan celebrate Christmas we headed home to get ready for Santa. We set out milk and cookies (which Gabby took a taste of) for Santa on his special plate and then went to sleep so Santa could come.

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