We braved the kids museum on a day all the schools were off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We got there right after they opened so it wasn’t too bad in the morning. But it was definitely busier by lunch time so we ate and headed home for rest time.
Here are some pics from the fun.
Ella brought home her first progress report last friday. She got 4 D’s for developing a skill and 36 I’s for being independent/proficient in that skill. Yeah Ella!! Her teacher commented “Ella seems to have adjusted well to the preschool setting. She seems to enjoy school and has made great progress in all areas. She is a VERY bright little girl and an absolute joy to have in class. Ella brings a lot of knowledge to class discussions.” We think that last sentence might mean she likes to share a lot. 
She is always saying how she is going to tell Mrs. Morrill this or Ms. Patty that. And she will tell anyone she meets that is 4 years old and goes to preschool and sunday school. Ella definitely doesn’t get that from her mother!
Here are some (belated) photos of Ella and Abby showing off their Christmas presents from Jeremy’s family. More pictures in the photo gallery.
Chistmas day afternoon we headed over to Mark and Robyn’s for dinner and presents. Mark and Robyn put on a great spread, we had turducken, vegetables, and homemade cranberry sauce. Grandma Mindy brought the lefse and Sarah had the hard task of making Jello and bringing wine! And here are some shots of the cute kids – we know that is who you are interested in seeing!
Cousin Anya:
Abby:
Ella:
All the pics from Christmas with Sarah’s side of the family are here in the photo gallery.
And then things just got silly …
Ella’s school celebrated the holidays today by staying in their pajamas, watching holiday videos, and making reindeer food.
Here they are enjoying story time.
Santa visited as well!!
Looks like fun!
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I updated the Christmas letter portion of our website for 2011. A nice summary of our year.
The Harrisons were nice and invited us to Breakfast with Santa at Wegmans again this year. Ella loved it she was so excited when she heard Santa’s jingling bells when he arrived. Abby liked Santa from afar but clung like a monkey to mommy when asked if she would like to go see Santa. So mommy sat next to Santa with Abby.
We know a few people who work for Wegmans so we all sat near each other, here are all the bigger kids. Sasha’s little siter Molly is only a month old. From left to right Evan and little brother Carter, Sasha, Abby, Ella, Emily and little brother Joey.
Lots more pictures in the photo gallery here.