Christmas in Connecticut

As if this 21-month old didn't celebrate enough Christmases already, we spent the actual Christmas Day in Connecticut at Grammie and Papa's house.  Elodie was sooo excited to wake everyone up and was jumping up and down and shouting.  She was so excited to see all the stockings filled!

that's mine! i want it!

running to the living room to see if santa put more presents under the tree

hello, santa?  i loooove my new kitchen.  thank you santa!

what's this?

pots + pans from aunt ali and rick!

new food for the kitchen!

a jewelry box and yo gabba necklaces from mommy!

i can't wait to see what's in this one!

boots!

love the boots. wait til mommy uploads the dancing video....  you'll see how much i love them!

daddy got boots too!

We couldn't even finish opening all of Elodie's presents on 12/25!  What a great Christmas!

Twas the Night before Christmas

The traditional Leibenhaut reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" with a new member, baby Lena!  Then, Santa Grammie came to visit, though Daddy didn't take any pictures of that!

Later, Elodie helped put together a plate of cookies and hot cocoa for santa - and a carrot for the reindeer.

Making Hot Chocolate

It's for Santa!

Yeah, I hear he is coming tonight!

Setting out the tray for Santa to see

Running Around

Just some cute & blurry pictures of Elodie running around....

Christmas in Florida

Christmas came early in Florida this year!  We celebrated on Friday morning at Grandpa's house.  Everyone got lots and lots of presents!  Thanks everyone for all the toys and gifts!

opening a book from aunt katie

something smells

ooh!  what's this? we love it!

chatting with nick

mmm.  m&m's!

elodie is serious about her Muno doll!

i love my new clothes - let's put them on right away!

hmm... what's in here?

Spaghetti

Elodie looooves pasta, but it's been a while since she had good ol' spaghetti.  Grandpa made some for dinner and she sucked in the noodles so fast you couldn't even see them!

A Fire Fighter's Fire

Fortunately, Elodie was asleep when we had a fire outside at Grandpa's house.  Don't try this at home kids!

But the s'mores were delicious and we had a fun time!

Drawing with Aunt Katie

Drawing Manatees with Aunt Katie!

Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park - Part 2

Grandpa, Aunt Katie, Mommy, Nick

Mommy & Elodie

Watch out!  The hippo poops alot.  Just ask Elodie...

elodie wouldn't stop saying "Hippo poop!" 

Gator friends

Watching the Pelican with Grandpa

Flamingo Friends

Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park - Part 1

While visiting Granpa, we got to go to the Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park and saw lots of animals!  To get there, we had to take a pontoon boat down a narrow river.  It was pretty bright out and Elodie insisted on wearing her shades:

There was an underwater room where we could see fish and manatees:

Elodie had fun running around with her cousin Nick!

Climbing a Tree

Outdoor advetures at Grandpa's house...

After watching Daddy and Nick climb the tree, Elodie was determined to climb it herself!

Yard work

Just hanging around the yard at Grandpa's house!

Chillin' on the Plane

On our way to Florida!