Christmas Day with the Cassels

We spent Christmas Day (and the rest of the weekend) in Moorestown with our Cassel family. Though Christmas wasn't "white", it snowed so much the day after that we had to stay an extra day.

Abby opening her stocking

Abby and Greeley are OFFICIALLY best friends! They love love love each other.

gifts from Uncle Greeley: a stuffed boxer and a shirt with a boxer on it!

playing her Xylophone from Aunt Cyncy. She couldn't decide which she wanted to play with more: her new toy or the pretty ribbons

Abby and Mommy modeling our matching aprons from Hungary!

Abby opening her gift from Uncle Tommy

Hello Mr. Pelican

rocking in Nana's special rocking chair (check out her bedhead...totally melts my heart)

playing the organ with Daddy

looking at family photo albums with Grammy

doing laps with Uncle Brad

When we weren't enjoying meals together or sitting by the fire, you could most likely find us in front of the TV "Just Dancing" with the Wii. We all took turns battling it out and showing off our moves. It was so much fun and a great workout! Abby loved it too. She sat on Grammy's lap and danced the whole time. Fun memories.

Pingiczer Christmas Eve

We hit the road and spent a couple of days in Wappingers and enjoyed our Pingiczer Christmas Eve. This year, Chrissy and her boyfriend Terry joined us to celebrate. As always, my dad made lots of delicious food and we enjoyed a relaxing time together.

Abby and Cody became buddies on this trip. Abby wanted to play with him all the time. When he walked into the room, she would offer him all of her toys. Cody curled right up on her toy blanket as she played. He didn't want her stuffed animals, but when Abby started handing him pieces to her new puzzle he loved it. When I took the pieces away and put them back in the puzzle, he would walk over and take them out. We all got a kick out of it.

look at my puppy!

dancing to Christmas songs with Daddy

Cory made my dad a shirt with their racing team on it! Go Pingiczer Racing! #87

enjoying her new books from Papa

Joe and my Dad showing off their new bathrobes

All dressed up in coat Uncle Cory picked out for Abby... all she needs now is her purse and her Daddy to take her on a date.

listening to her storybook from Mama. Her face lit up when she opened the pages and heard Mama's voice telling her the Christmas story.

Thanks Papa for my new outfits!

reading Elmo's Furry Little Christmas with her Papa

playing with Aunt Chrissy and Terry. She loved him (and his cell phone)!

What's under the tablecloth? Peek-a-boo!

Christmas Celebration #2

Before we began our Christmas travels, we really wanted to celebrate together at home. It was a sweet time!

excited to open her first gift

As Abby opened her gifts, she would rip the paper and carefully hand me each piece. So cute.

What's inside?

a special little ornament to add to our tree in honor of our little piano player

Abby and her stocking

This was my first stocking 25 years ago.

After we opened gifts, we made a Christmas hand print ornament together. Abby's first Christmas 2010!

11 months old!

11 months old