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Christmas, Part 1

I know, I know.  Christmas is long past, but I still want to share some fun things that happened around here!  We enjoyed some fun times with both sides of our families, and here is a smattering of photos from the Ellis family festivities!

We went to the Hemet Christmas Parade and watched our niece, Maddie, ride on a float and participate with her dance class.  She’s the cute blonde on the left.  Quite the natural entertainer, eh?  She’s got the wave down! 

This was a fun little parade because most people threw candy for the kids as they passed by.  It was hilarious to watch the kids all dart out and scramble to claim their loot!  Here are Grandma and Abby enjoying the parade fun.

Here’s our nephew Zach singing in the children’s choir at his church on Christmas Eve.  I didn’t get to actually go because Abby was recovering from strep throat and I didn’t want to take her out around everyone else, but I heard that Zach was the hit of the show, singing loud and strong right into the mic!  The music teacher in me loves that!  And I think it’s funny how pained he looks doing it - lots of concentration going on there!  =)  He’s the one in the middle with the red polo shirt on.

Abby and I met up with the rest of the family later to open presents at Grandpa and Grandma Ellis’ house.  A couple of Tim’s aunts and uncles, as well as his Grandpa, were there too, so it was a full house.  Loud, crazy, chaotic fun, with wrapping paper flying everywhere!

Abby opens up a new Strawberry Shortcake beauty salon set, which she now loves!

Jack with his new pop gun (is that what you call it?  I never know what the real name is for these boy toys!) from Grandpa.  He ran around the whole night pretending he was shooting chickens, of all things!

Here is Aunt Barb with the latest addition to the family!  Justin was born to Aaron and Annette in November and he’s already stolen all our hearts!  What a cutie!

And last, just a picture of my cuties in their Christmas finery.  This photo brought to you courtesy of fruit snacks.  =)  I’ll be back tomorrow to share some pictures of our time with my side of the family too.  I’d say “Merry Christmas” but, um, it’s almost Groundhog Day.