Christmas 2009

This year we spent Christmas in Ft. Wayne with Mike's dad. We arrived Christmas Eve and stayed through the weekend. Traditions started right away with the girls opening new jammers to wear that night and all day on Christmas. Izzy got to sleep in her tent again (which she LOVES) and Laney slept in her pack-n-play in our room (read: we don't sleep well b/c of her little noises she makes...how can people co-sleep with babies?!?!). We were woken up on Christmas morning to the sounds of jingle bells and Santa "ho-ho-ho"ing throughout the house. This was a tradition in my family since before I was born: my Grandpa Bruhn would dress as Santa and wake us all up with his jingle bells and we'd sit on his lap and get our gift from Santa. He dressed as Santa until I was a Freshman in college...well after we stopped believing. Just became ritual in our family. I asked if Bob would carry this tradition on to our girls, to which he graciously obliged. Turns out there was already a Santa suit in the family and he just updated the beard, boots and belly. Izzy was in shock...and over-the-moon excited that Santa was at Bobo's house!!! Santa brought Izzy Elmo...exactly what she asked him for a few weeks ago when she visited him in Carmel.

We had a great holiday and simply loved being at Bob & Laura's...very relaxing and laid back. We often times find ourselves still in our jammers at dinner time! We did lots of eating, watching movies, shopping and simply relaxing. My mom just flew in tonight from Lake Tahoe and my sister will be arriving on Tuesday, so we have a fun week ahead of us!

Delaney & Grandma Laura
Izzy investigating the trains, trees and stockings in the loft

Izzy & Laney with Grandpa Bob in their new jammers

Hugging Santa

Laney checking out Santa

Izzy, Jake and Gabe with Santa (and Elmo). Check out Izzy's face...she was elated!

Family pic

Loving her new vest...

...and her new Elmo slippers and doll

Delaney and Grandpa Bob (she's sporting a new hat that her Grandma Laura made her)

DJ Lance hat and glasses...she kept on checking herself out in the mirror

Matching jackets

Chef Bob making his tradition: Christmas day pizzas!!!

Another holiday tradition, babies under the tree checking out the lights! Laney was a huge fan of this

Izzy wearing her "dot dots" - footed jammers & slippers