Is this the same girl?

Then to Minnesota

By this point, Ella was really getting the hang of opening presents.

Down to Iowa

The day after Christmas, we drove down through the fog to Iowa to visit with Jamie's family. Ella was able to quickly warm up to her Great-Grandma Shirley's kitty named Fancy Face. Grandma and Grandpa Graves are posed with all three of their granddaughters, and Grandma taught Lexi how to shush up her fussy cousin.

Cat Wrangling

Ella's uncles taught her how to tame grandma's ferocious cats.

Christmas Day

Christmas Eve

On Day 1 of our trip, we drove down in the morning to Grandma and Grandpa Thomas in Milwaukee. Ella had fun playing in the snow with her grandpa and Leah spent most of her time being snuggled.