After a few days of travel and being stuck in the car, it was time to relax and enjoy our time in Montana. When we woke up the next morning it was time to celebrate a belated Christmas with Grandpa Jerry, Grandma Denise, and Auntie Jillian. The girls had such a fun time opening presents, eating our traditional German Pancakes and laughing a lot with each other.
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| Cutest Little Elf in the North Pole! |
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| A special t shirt from Auntie Jillian. |
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| The biggest hit out of everything… A Minnie Mouse hair styling kit. |
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| Unwrapping presents can be serious business. |
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| A little bit of attitude goes a long way. |
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| Don’t worry those aren’t real scissors. I wouldn’t be this calm if they were. |
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| Someone really loved her Christmas present from the Wharton Crew. |
After all was said and done and the mess of the day was cleaned up, the girls played with their toys and watched movies with “Auntie JJ”. It was a nice quiet afternoon of relaxation. By early evening the girls were itching to get out into the snow to play. Once they were bundled up and ready we sent them out with Grandpa.
This was Ellie’s first time actually playing in the snow. Last year when we came to visit she was too little and completely uninterested in all of that cold white stuff. She had a good time playing even though it was so cold out that the snow was more like dust. Snow balls and snowmen were impossible to make but Abby and Ellie still managed to throw plenty of it around.
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| Finally getting their hands into the snow. |
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| Trying to make snowballs. |
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| Cheesy smiles and a refusal to put her hood on. |
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| Ellie’s Snow Angel |
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| Abby’s Snow Angel |
The last bit of fun for the evening were snow angels. Luckily the snow was perfect for this! Abby and Ellie came in cold and wet but with huge smiles on their faces. Nothing like playtime in the snow to make a kid happy. A perfect first day in Montana!
The Wharton Adventures 
Abby and Ellie are perfect snow angels..adorable pictures!
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