Early X-mas Presents...

On Tuesday, December 22, Kevin, Gabriella, and I woke up so early in the morning like 4 or 5 am. We all couldn't sleep so we decided to open our presents. We all got wonderful gifts! Gabriella was so excited and loved to open the gifts from us and the Watts Family. She loved them! Afterwards, we packed and got everything ready before heading down to Peoria to visit families for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Our House Hosting...

On Friday, December 18th, Kevin and I invited Uncle Tim and his family, (Great)-Grandma Ruth, and Morge Parents to our house for dinner and an early Christmas presents opening. The dinner went great. We all enjoyed chatting while Gabriella, Lucy, and Sean were playing and were running everywhere. Afterwards, some family had presents to open for early Christmas because they thought they wouldn't see each other before going on vacation for Christmas. We all had a fantastic time!

The next day, Grandma Trish and Grandpa Mike had a gift for Gabriella to open: drawing desk. What a wonderful gift! I put it together, and Gabriella sat on it for a while. She was sitting on small stool and checking the desk out. Also, Morge parents gave us a recliner chair! What a surprise! They knew we didn't have one and knew we need it especially me, pregnant, to relax in it. We love it!

After Grandparents Morge left, Kevin and Gabriella went outside to shovel the snow out of the driveway. Gabriella enjoyed it and loved playing with snow. She also helped dad shoveling the snow for awhile. I was inside the house cleaning a little and putting stuff away from the kitchen/family room. After Kevin & Gabriella came inside, Gabriella sat on drawing desk and used crayon to draw on the paper. She enjoyed it.