Christmas in Houston

We celebrated Christmas with the Shelfer side on Monday starting with breakfast and presents at Mark's parents house. We opened our stockings and gifts and ate a yummy breakfast that Nana and Catherine made for us. We are stocked up on clothes, goodies and LOTS of toys:) I need to go buy a toy box for our living room so these toys have somewhere to live!

Opening a present with Nana

Isn't she "tutu" cute?!?!

Avery hanging out in Pops' chair and playing with Pops' remote!

After a nap, we went out to The Woodlands to Mark's great aunt & uncle's house to celebrate Christmas with all the extended Shelfer family. Avery was such a good girl and had so much fun climbing up the stairs. We had to show her how to get down them though- there were a few tumbles but she's a tough cookie!

Scooting down the stairs with Nana

When we said no more stairs, this is the face we got. The girl loves to climb some stairs!

During our gift opening, Avery was very much a fan of the gift that cousin Jack opened. It was a Chinese gift exchange and so she kept stealing his present and running off with it. She took the "steal a gift" concept a little too seriously!

Playing with Uncle Brian's shoe laces
Mark's selected Chinese gift...I don't even know what to call it.

Stomping on cousin Andrew!

All the grand kids...Avery LOVED all her big cousins:)

We have had such an amazing holiday season and we are so thankful that we have so many family members to celebrate with! Avery is a lucky girl to have all these people around her who love her. She was one spoiled little girl this Christmas! Now on to 2010!