Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy Holidays!


We had a wonderful Christmas Holiday season.
Elsa went to her Dad's holiday party and got to be an office helper - she sure looks good with the phone.

A few days before Christmas, Elsa's cousins came over to Palo Alto, so I could go to a spa with my sister and sister-in-law. Elsa enjoyed sitting on the big stools.

She also shared her favorite book with her cousins.

Christmas eve we headed to Berkeley and got all dressed up for a Christmas eve service.

Elsa was an angel in the Christmas pagent.

It was fun to see all the girls participate in the service.

My family joined us for the outing and then we all headed up to Arne's parent's house for a holiday dinner. Elsa even had her own little table.

On Christmas morning, Elsa really enjoyed all the presents, particularly those belonging to her cousin Sonja!

She also got a wonderful baby doll she calls Bobby (or maybe it is Bahby) that she immediately knew she had to feed.

We then headed to my Mom's house for a Nisewaner brunch and presents.

Aunt Sherry hosted all the Nisewaners for Christmas dinner.

We had a very full Christmas, with lots of cousin time and lots of fun!

Sunday, December 04, 2011

Holiday Photo Shoot



Today, Arne's Dad came over to our house for a Christmas Card photo shoot. We are so lucky to have him and his many cameras.

As we got ready in the morning, Elsa had fun dressing up in Mommy's pearls. She is wearing one of her cousin Sonja's dresses and new shoes.



Daddy enjoyed making faces with Elsa.



We tried pictures outside and at a certain point Elsa got very unhappy.



And pictures inside. Elsa really enjoyed the pictures after we blew bubbles.



We moved a mirror, and Elsa enjoyed seeing herself.









Summer was very patient with everyone. Although she did not make it into the final picture, we did get some wonderful shots of her with us.










It was quite a successful morning.