Christmas Day and Night 2009

More and more and more presents! Gigi and Aunt Lori came over to our house on Christmas Day for more present opening and more eating :)

Caroline may have been slow to open presents in the morning, but once Gigi was there, she tore right into her first gift.

A new stuffed puppy!
Gigi also got Caroline a castle and a stable. Caroline LOOOVED them!

"Peek-a-Boo!"

Caroline and her new friend :)

On Christmas Night we went over to Granddad's house for yet more presents and food.

Caroline and Granddad looking at his new photobook

One of Caroline's new gifts - a Bilibo! At first, she thought it was a hat :)

It also works well as a chair

And a mask

Silly Poppop!

And silly Daddy!

When it was time to go, Caroline got to model her new coat and hat from Granddad and GrandNancy.

Christmas Morning 2009

Lets just say that we are very glad that we didn't have to be anywhere on Christmas morning. We knew that we went a wee bit overboard on gifts for Caroline, but we thought for sure she would tear through them in no time. We were wrong. We are happy that she enjoyed her presents and wanted to play with them right away, but it definitely made for a long morning. She was finally able to open her final present on the Tuesday after Christmas :) Not kidding.

Showing her friends (that she grabbed out of her stocking on the way downstairs) her new piano.

Laughing with Minnie Mouse
She loves her stuffed animals, or as we call them around here "friends"

Sleepy! Daddy was so excited for Christmas morning that he actually woke her up.

Back to playing on her piano

She loved her new tea set!

Opening presents in the kitchen :)

Daddy picked out this doll...Mommy thinks it is a little creepy.

More presents!

One of Caroline's favorite presents - Elmo!

Another one of Daddy's picks - Tinkerbell Wings

Checking out her new Tinkerbell sippy cup while wearing her new fairy costume

She likes Tinkerbell if you can't tell :)

There were more presents opened, but after a few hours, I just wasn't in the mood to take any more pictures -- until Gigi and Aunt Lori showed up. More pictures to come...

Christmas Eve 2009

Finally it is time for the Christmas picture overload! Christmas Eve is Mommy's favorite day of the year -- good food and presents and still the anticipation for the next day. I think Caroline loves Christmas Eve as much as I do :)

Before we left for Mimi's house, Caroline got to open two gifts - a Tinkerbell ornament (see big smile below) and Christmas PJs

Caroline and Mommy
Mimi and Poppop's House

"The Present Wall"

Resting up before the gift opening begins

Caroline and Aunt Tara

The first gift of the night

Mimi and Poppop obviously know how much Caroline loves her baby dolls :)

Playing with Aunt Lori and Aunt Krisi

More presents!

Turns out she prefers toys to clothes :)

Unless of course, the clothes are Princess and the Frog PJs!

Silly girl!

She LOVED her piano book from Krisi

Caroline and her Granddad

Taking a break with Uncle Tommy

Enjoying her gifts

On the way home from Mimi's house -- and feeling like a rockstar :)

Back at home and feeling sad that she couldn't eat Santa's cookies

Somehow I think missing out on the cookies will be the least of her concerns when she wakes up on Christmas morning :)