
We had a fairly low-key Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. For Thanksgiving we went to Gaga's house and just relaxed, it was great! The day after Thanksgiving we went to the Reston Parade, it was freezing cold, but Ellie loved seeing all the floats.


For Christmas we went to Papa George's house on Christmas Eve...

and then headed to Gaga's for our annual Italian dinner and movie watching tradition. Aunt Jen made a WONDERFUL dessert...

We seemed to celebrate Christmas all month long. First we went to The Enchanted Forest in Reston, where we did some arts and crafts and looked at all the pretty Christmas Trees. We bid on some of the trees there, but got out bid after we left. We even attempted a pciture with Santa but that didn't go so well. Daddy was a little too quick to get Ellie away from the scary man in the red suit...

We also went to get her picture taken with the Santa up at The Galleria, but that didn't turn out much better... 
Santa paid Ellie a couple of visits. He came to see her at Gags's, when Grandpa was in town and then again at home...
