Images of Christmas

Faith got a good nap early on Christmas Eve, and started the evening strong as family showed up for dinner and gift opening.


She hit the wall about dinner time though ...

Here she is opening a monkey doll from her grandfather ...

And here is Grandfather Carl reading Faith her new Alice the Fairy book, a gift from the Christ family.

Fast forward to Christmas Day morning. Faith digs deep in her stocking.

What's in this BIG box?

EEELLMMMOO!

Faith and Carla play with the Cookie Set, a gift from Aunt Sandy.

And Faith wasted no time getting some cookies into the oven!

Faith gets excited about her toy school bus and toy boat.

The toys came from Santa, but mom and dad gifted a bunch of clothes. Faith seemed to like these as well, particularly this outfit that she decided to put on over her pajamas.

The boxes are always fun too, and Faith threw all of her toys into a big one and climbed in with them. Grandma Rathmann thought that was pretty funny ... and joined in the hilarity by wearing a ribbon on her head.



Later that day, we got together with other family at an aunt's house, where Faith ran around with her cousins Cassie and Zach.