Ally's Christmas Review, Part 1

Before I get to all our recent cross-country adventures, I must first post some pre-travel pictures and take a moment to thank everyone in Ally's fan club for such wonderful gifts. Eventually you will receive a personalized note from her, but it may take a few months for us to sit down and get them done. As you all know, procrastination is one of my greatest attributes. So, as you sit patiently waiting for mail from Washington, you can occupy yourself by reading this blog.


Due to our travel schedule and weather concerns, our first Christmas of the season was held on Monday night (Dec 22nd) at our house. Here are some videos and pictures to entertain/bore you:














Our little elf in action: Ally finds and carefully opens her first treasure. She knew exactly what to do and was very dainty about ripping the paper off all her presents.


Good thing Ally is a natural baby momma 'cause she sure has a lot of children now, and she enjoys every one of them.

Did you catch the wardrobe malfunction at the end? It was a chronic problem that night. I guess she's all ready for the ghetto, or a visit with Uncle Jim . . .


Ally unwraps a new best friend. Thank you, Daddy!


Checking out some new jammies and making sure they fit.



Philadelphia forever. I guess it was asking too much for 2 teams to go all the way this year. At least one of them did not disappoint.




We get new ornaments from Grandma Hoffman every year. Here's Ally opening hers, and knowing exactly where it's supposed to go.




A gorgeous picture of the reason why we weren't sure if we'd make it to Arizona. The Pacific Northwest got hit with a couple record-breaking storms around Christmastime. Although our flight out wasn't until the afternoon of Christmas Eve, we drove up to Spokane on Tuesday and spent the night at the airport hotel. Ally got to go swimming, and we had peace of mind and a good night's rest. We would've walked across the street to catch our flight the next day-- except for the frigid, below zero air and mountains of snow.





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