CHRISTMAS 2011!!!!!!! We have had a great weekend! This is the first year that sarah has really been excited and understood a little about everything...that it's jesus' birthday, that santa comes (and she was actually excited and not petrified to know that he was in our house leaving gifts :), and she had a blast spending time with lots of family! here she is above making cookies to leave for santa.

let the festivities begin!!! kori was so excited to see little stella!

Started out friday night celebrating mom and steph's birthdays...happy birthday to two beautiful ladies!!

going to aunt tammy's for some christmas eve lunch

opening presents on christmas eve at grandma and grandpa's...sarah opened this one and excitedly said, "a box!!!!" i think she was more excited about the box than anything. what she didn't know is that there was a beautiful tutu inside.

The girls about to go to church.

sarah's first candlelight communion service

grandpa helping sarah do a backflip. i remember waiting for my dad to get home from work when i was little to do flips and dance on his feet...glad sarah has such a good family to give her wonderful memories like i am lucky enough to have

this girl loves her auntie!

santa brought sarah tangled and lots of princesses!

showing off her new jammies from grandma teri, new headband from aunt jenny, and necklaces sarah and i made together christmas morning...

she was so excited about her trunk of dress up clothes from grandpa steve and arlene!!!

this is one lucky girl that had a wonderful christmas!!!