Christmas! Take Two

We spent Christmas Day in Olds with Nanny and Grampy Brend. Our little sleepy head slept in, as per usual. When she woke up, she was amazed to see that Santa had put gifts under the tree. She is also now 18 months old.

Hmm, what to open first??
Ryan bought her a rocking horse, and it was an instant favorite.
She only needed a minimal amount of help opening presents. She knew all about the ripping and tearing stuff.
Cailin got two babies from Nanny. She pretty much hasn't put them down since she got them.
Christmas was very nice. Next year Cailin is going to know all about Santa! I can't wait to tell her Christmas stories, hang her stocking and wait for the sleigh bells.

Christmas! Take One

We celebrated Christmas with my family early this year. It was the only weekend in December that we could all get together, and it was just fine by us! The kids were super excited to open their presents. After the dust had settled, Cailin modelled her new camo overalls and Grace's new Dora doll. For the record, Dora is Evil.Cailin and her cousin Odin are mighty interested in Kelli's Webkinz...
Cailin was pretty attached to GG. They opened Cailin's first Christmas present together.
The rest of the weekend was really nice. Lots of food, visiting and good company. I can't believe it went by so fast!

Christmas Pics

Cailin wasn't feeling well when I decided to take her picture for our Christmas card this year. She did everything she could to avoid the camera, but I managed to get a few shots that I ended up using. She's not looking at the camera, but cute anyways.I apologize for her elf striped stockings. I thought they were cute, but perhaps they were a little much with her pretty dress.
Bailey even posed for me. She should have been wearing some type of Christmas doggie finery, but alas - she ate her reindeer antlers and bow many years ago.
Of course Cailin was more interested in tearing the set apart than posing in it, but it made for some cute pictures.

We put the tree up and Cailin is super excited about it. Every single morning she asks for it to be plugged in. "Tree? Tree?"

Also? I have said the words, "Get away from the tree" approximately 4 billion times. Cailin picks the Christmas balls off the tree like they are apples. And throws them under the couch or at Bailey. The excitement never stops around here for that poor dog.