Ellnor Christmas

Friday evening the Ellnor and Lindsey families got together at Grampy and Barbara's house to celebrate Christmas. With everyone having other obligations and other family to visit with on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, it was easiest to get everyone together on the 23rd.
Gabriel and Grace are always so excited to see Bobby and Ben!
Grampy played Santa.
Riley and Grace have so much fun together. Grace thinks Riley hung the moon.
The four youngest grandkids are Gabriel, Robbie, Riley, and Grace.
Gabriel and Robbie play games together so well. They got into a game of Monopoly before dinner.
After we ate dinner it was time for presents. Great Gramma was the first to receive a gifts.
Great Gramma gave Gabriel and Grace new nightlights.
Uncle Rob did great picking out gifts for Gabriel and Grace! He got Gabriel army men, army vehicles, and a box of 72 Match Box cars. Gabriel was in Heaven! Grace got a box of 30-ish baby dolls.
The look on his face when he opened that box of cars was so funny. He was amazed at all of the cars.
After everyone opened presents, Riley showed Dan some of the apps on her iTouch.

The four littlest of the grandkids spent the night with Grampy and Barbara. At 11 p.m. Grampy called "lights out." Robbie and Gabriel slept on the couch in the living room and went to sleep pretty quickly. Grace and Riley slept in the guest bedroom, and those girls talked and giggled until 2 a.m.! Oh my! I'm sure Grampy and Barbara were beat! Barbara had promised the kids pancakes and sausage for breakfast. Dan and I went over to pick our kiddos up about 8:30, and the kids hadn't had their breakfast yet. Barbara sent us away with the assurance that the kiddos would be returned after they had breakfast and a little more time to play. Wow! Two exhausted kiddos were returned home about 11 a.m.
When Dan and I showed up to pick them up, all four kids were snuggled up on the couch watching cartoons.
What a way to start celebrating the holidays! The kids had a ball! Thanks to Grampy and Barbara for keeping them overnight. Mommy and Daddy got lots of holiday preparations taken care of.