More Kisses

There seams to be a theme here with what Catelynn does with her gifts. Catelynn insisted that her two new baby dolls kiss too. It's actual very ironic becuase Catelynn herself really doesn't like to kiss or be kissed.

Christmas Morning

Catelynn didn't seem too interested in opening gifts until she crawled into her new tent and found her new Bear in the Big Blue House Playhouse! Thank goodness for Ebay!

Time for Bed

Time to go to bed or Santa won't come...

One Little Monkey Jumping On the Couch!

I Love Me!

Catelynn couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the throw with her giant face on it. She walked over to the blanket and gave it a big kiss!

Time to Open Presents

It was finally time to open presents. The blocks Auntie La gave Catelynn were a big hit. So much so that we couldn't get her to open up anything else for a while. Then when she did, Catelynn insisted that Raggedy Ann and Andy had to kiss.

Shirley Family X-Mas Eve 2007

We tried to get Catelynn in for one big group picture but by now she'd had enough of sitting still on the couch.

Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Shirley's

We spent Christams Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Shirley's and Oma was visiting from Pennsylvania. We think she had a good time watching Catelynn open her gifts and playing with Lily.

Doggie Tickles

The Christmas Eve celebration started with Lily tickling Catelynn by trying to lick her ears. I don't know who laughed harder, Catelynn or those of us watching :)

Shirley Family Picture 2007

We weren't able to get our annual family pictured printed in time for the Christmas card so we thought we'd share it all with you now.

Catelynn Visits Santa

To say that Catelynn's visit to Santa didn't go as well as last year is an understatement. As soon as we put her on Santa's knee Catelynn started to cry. We managed to get her to take her hands away from her eyes just long enough to get one picture. Yes, the shy, scared phase is definitely in full swing.

Other Christmas Portraits

These are the two other pictures mom took of Catelynn that didn't make the cut for the Christmas card. Ken said she looks too sneaky. I say she looks exactly like the mischevious little monkey that she is ;)

Christmas Cracker Bandit

When we weren't looking Catelynn discovered how much fun it is to tear Christmas crackers apart. She especially liked the paper crowns.

First Haircut

It was time for Catelynn's first official haircut. She cried at first but we think the results were definitely worth it.