Early Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa

Since Ella was born 5 weeks early - we decided early on that there would be no traveling for us from about December on with this pregnancy . . . just in case. My family would, therefore, ALL come in for Christmas and fill our small house and David's parents came up early in December for some special Christmas Ella time.

( E for Ella and A for Audrey (bun in the oven))

Sacked out with Grandma as usual.

We spent a whole afternoon making and frosting Christmas cookies. Ella had so much fun (and didn't eat much else that evening).

Messy Hands (and shirt)!!

The "fruits" of our labor . . .

(no that is NOT a pregnant woman standing on a chair in her house shoes to take a picture of her 2 year old daughter's Christmas cookies, so don't bother asking . . . . ahem)

And a few family Christmas pictures

MERRY CHRISTMAS (in our own typical Idleman fashion . . . just a bit late) :)