Ella's First Christmas Round 2

We had an exciting Christmas this year!  Celebrating in Dallas with my parents and then going to Charleston for Christmas.  We flew out the Saturday before Christmas to Charleston with Ella and Charlie!  It is always an adventure flying with both of them, but over all it was pretty good!  Ella slept on the plane for about 30 mins and then she got a little restless but did really well.  We stayed in Charleston until the 30th...so we had a nice long relaxing trip!

At the airport about to board.

Sleeping baby on the plane!

On the Sunday after we got to Charleston, Ella and I drove up to Columbia to meet Mom, Mama, Papa, Pat and Katie.  We ate lunch at Cracker Barrel and then went to a Doubletree Hotel so we could sit and chat and let Ella crawl around.  It was so good to see everyone and they were excited to see how much Ella had grown!

Lunch at Cracker Barrel! 

Katie and Ella

Papa and Ella

Katie as Santa with Mama on her lap!!  Wish I could have seen this!

We opened Ella's gifts from Tiffany, Andy and Travis on Christmas Eve....she is all set "Pool" style and "Beach" style.

Christmas Eve in front of the tree with MammyD and Doo Da!

Checking out a Candy Cane!

Opening gifts from Aunt Tiff, Uncle Andy and Uncle T-Bone!

Ella's Stocking from MammyD and Doo Da 

Opening more gifts

Cute Overalls from Uncle T-Bone

Cute sock set! 

Baby's first Christmas ornament

Pool lounger with table and umbrella!

On Christmas Day we woke up and open gifts and then Tim, Andrea, Meme and Papa came down to Charleston to spend the day with us and have some BBQ (a Howard Christmas Day tradition!).  Ella got lots of more cute clothes and fun toys to play with!

Eating breakfast Christmas morning

Helping Daddy open gifts!

Reading a book (this is a book that can not be destroyed!)

Angry bird hat!

Ella and Meme

Ella and Meme

The whole gang!

Ella and Papa

Opening gifts with everyone