Ho Ho Ho

December hit and it was crazy. First off, Santa came to visit our Ward Christmas Party and as you can see Ava was not so fond of the Jolly Ol' Fella. We didn't think it would have much of an effect on her, just an unhappy (though humorous to bystanders)moment. However, from that evening on Ava would not have anything to do with men who had facial hair or a head of white hair. That is no joke,...really! Our guy friends, and Grandpa Taylor can attest. Fortunately, she warmed up to Grandpa fairly quickly over the Christmas holidays, but it hasn't been until the last week or so that she would interact with our facial haired friends. Nevertheless, we still enjoyed the festive season. In fact, Ava helped mom with the Christmas lights and had a ball being her busy little self.

Also mom and Ava were able to get out and enjoy some of the holiday sights. We visited National Christmas Tree and The US Botanical Gardens featuring trains and models of the monuments made out of plants (sticks, leaves, etc - absolutely amazing). We're sad Dad couldn't enjoy it with us. He sure is a hard workin' man!