Friday @ Nana's!

Friday night after a fun girl's afternoon of pampering and pedicures, we enjoyed a dinner at Nana's. Thank you Nana for a special evening together this holiday season. What I love about this picture is the 16 people that are in it. It captures 16 very important people in our lives. Each person has had such an important role and has shaped this family into what it is. I truly am so thankful for this family and for the love of the people in it. It is amazing how God connects us and grows us daily. I send Christmas joy to you all and wish you such a wonderful New Year. May it be filled with happiness and joy! May we all focus on Him and the love that He brings.

Merry Christmas

Love, The Zellners

Our Zellner Bells 2014

Christmas Day we awoke by 7:30AM. I was so excited as Santa had already come. As we adorned our Christmas jammies and gave hugs and kisses to our family, we enjoyed a morning of play upstairs. By 9:00AM, all members of the family had arrived and once we made our way downstairs the unwrapping of Christmas began. From festive jammies, morning mosas, the giving of gifts, the finding of the pickle, and the excitement of the season, we surely enjoyed our Zellner Christmas. Enjoy pictures of our Zellner bells and morning together.

 

{I sure love these two smiles! Jacob & Olivia unwrapping gifts}

{Sweet cousins and high-five partners}

{Papa Z & Auby coming downstairs}

{Santa's Little Helpers}

{Aunt Becky & Auby}

{Auby's new grocery cart- Thanks Papa Z & Grammy}

{Helping daddy open presents}

{Nephew Jacob's new bow- Thanks Uncle Ray}

{Lots of new food for our kitchen}

 {Aunt Becky & Aunt Rachel find the pickles} 

 {Aunt Becky & Pillow Pet Love'n}

 {Rachel, Becky, Tassie, & Ryan} 

 {Unwrapping gifts with my babe}

 {She loves the paper!} 

 {Reading books with Aunt Tassie & Uncle Ryan}

 {Daddy's Little Helper}

 {Bronies Buds- Ray & Kendall}

 {Aunt Rachel & Auby Love'n} 

 {morning mosas}

 {Merry Christmas Love my family of 3} 

 {Rachel, me, Kendall, & babe}

 {Ladies scarf picture- Love'n our new scarfs Kendall}

 MJ, Tassie, Rachel, me, Auby, Becky, Kendall, & Olivia} 

 {Santa Who?}

 {Grammy Love}

 Love my niece and nephew

{Becky, Jacob, Will, & Olivia}

{Dad/Son, Cousin Kendall & Auby, Brother/Sister Love, Papa Z and our Alabama Family}

 

Christmas night we enjoyed a delicious dinner and a fun gift exchange with our extended family at my in-laws. It was so fun to see Ray's two cousins, Stephen and Will, as well as his Aunt Sally and Nana. From the giving of gag gifts and baby gifts, to the flying of helicopters, to playing with a bow and arrow, as well as chasing down my little runner, Christmas night was full of a lot of laughs and a lot of love.

 {Sweet baby gifts} 

 {Aubrey's new baby- Thanks Nana!}

  {Nana, Aunt Sally, & Auby}

{Tassie & Ryan opening gifts}

 {The best gag gift}

 {WHAT IS THAT?!?!}

 {Best Bane Mask}

 {Aunt Becky & Auby Love} 

 {Brother & Sister}

 {Kendall, Will, Rachel, & Stephen}

 {Cousin Kendall showing Auby Grammy's Winter Village}



 

Merry Christmas from our Zellner Bells!!!

Chuck-E-Cheese & Christmas Eve

 

After our Zellner Christmas welcome, we enjoyed an afternoon of family fun at Chuck-E-Cheese. I was so excited for an afternoon of play and exploration. I was also interested in seeing how baby girl would do in this new environment.

As we explored the not so crowded Christmas Eve floor filled with toys and loud noises, we came across Ducky Splash. She loves quack quacks and stood and stared. She is our little observer which pretty much helped to break the ice when it came to game play.

Aubrey quickly warmed up and we rode several trains and climbed jungle gyms and slides.

Our next stop was skee ball. When the balls rolled down, she was a bit nervous. We tossed a few until a little boy came and took the rest of her balls. We ended our game with two tickets which she was beyond excited for.

 {Two tickets-score!}

After a bit of exploration and fun, our full Zellner family had arrived including my MIL, FIL, sister-in-laws, and Alabama family. Let the family fun begin!

 

From Wheel of Fortune, fun photo opts, basketball, skee ball, and a picture with Chuck-E-Cheese himself, we sure had a lot of laughs. And to say that Aubrey had a good time was a bit of an understatement. Love these baby giggles.

 

          

{Aunt Becky Love'n}

{Papa Z & Jacob}



 

{Our Alabama Family- Tassie, Ryan, Becky, Kendall, & Aubrey}

{Competing against my man}

{Looking good at 1st and 2nd place}

{Papa Z & Rachel with Auby}

{Uncle Ray & Jacob- 21 Jumpstreet Style}

 

After our afternoon at Chuck-E-Cheese, we came back for a Christmas Eve celebration. With dinner and family fun, our evening ended with the reading of the bible and the Christmas story.

 {Todd, Becky, Tassie, & Rachel}

  {Becky & Kendall} 

{Aunt Rachel & the cousins}

Merry Christmas and a Chuck-E-Cheese Merry Eve to all and to all a good night!