Glaedelig Lille Julaften!

Our 2012 Christmas Tree. Dylly did a fairly good job leaving it alone, considering it is an enormous temptation. I ended up having to remove one strand of beads on the bottom, because they were just too much to resist (and caused too much catastrophe when pulled off!) We only hung baby-safe ornaments within Dylly range, and she had a few favorites to pull off that were re-hung several dozen times. But all in all, I'm glad we put it up in the room we hang out in all the time. We enjoyed it much more that way. 

Our Lille Julaften dinner table (I forgot to take any pictures after the candles were lit or anyone was sitting around it - shame on me!) We had Risen Grot (a Danish rice porridge) and grape juice as always, with the addition of a creamy tomato tortellini soup which may be Dylan's new favorite food. Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Kelly, & Uncle Jesse were all here. Unfortunately Mimi couldn't make it this year due to bad weather. We were all so disappointed not to see her this Christmas - we'll have to make a trip to Wooster soon! 

Dyl, modeling her Christmas tutu! (Because what little girl doesn't need a Christmas tutu?!?)

Dylly & Grandpa. I know they're not looking at the camera, but I thought it was too cute not to post it. She is a Grandpa's girl all of the sudden. When we went to church that morning, she just wanted to go straight to Grandpa!

Christmas Eve morning - watching Baby Signing Time while sitting in her rocking chair that Grandmum Wisconsin gave her when she was born. She thinks it's fun to sit & rock in, but she can't be left alone with it or soon enough she's standing up in it and waving her arms around. She's going to be a rock climber someday - she climbs on everything!

I was a complete slacker about posting during actual Christmas time - so I'll post about them a little belatedly. These are all the pictures I have on my camera, so I need to borrow Grandma's camera and download the millions of pictures from Christmas Eve & Christmas Day on there. Then I'll post about both of those days as well. We really did have a wonderful Christmas - it was so much more fun this year with a 15 month old Dylly around to provide tons of cuteness. We just love her SO much. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas too!