Christmas 2012

Christmas this year was really fun with an almost 18 month old!  Charlotte loved unwrapping presents and playing with all of her new toys (speaking of which, I am not sure our house is big enough to hold all of her new belongings!).  We celebrated Christmas Eve with Brandon's family and Christmas Day with mine.  How lucky we are to have both families in the same city!

 Our only pictures from the mall this year ... someone wanted no part of pictures with the mall Santa!  She enjoyed the candy cane though ...

 Helping Grandpa open an early Christmas present.  New speakers for the iPod!

 Proudly displaying her new slippers

 Charlotte loved sitting on the boxes around our tree this year.  The tree looked pitiful surrounded by brown Amazon boxes, but there was no point in wrapping them early with a curious toddler around!

Decorating the tree on the porch with Aunt Catherine

 Opening presents at the lake on Christmas Eve

 Coloring on her new table

 Favorite activity ... throwing the ball to the dog!

 Merry Christmas!

 Checking out her new American Girl bitty baby 

 Ready for bed after a fun night!

Pouting because no one would take her on the deck in the rain ...

She finally had a taker.  Standing in her favorite spot in the world and watching Eli chase the ball

 Santa came!

 Doing a little cooking

 LOVING her tricycle! (the hair is driving me crazy ...)

 We didn't forget about Brutus!

We all took turns pushing her around the house

 Enjoying the deck in the rain 

 Christmas morning breakfast

 Attempt at a family Christmas morning picture

 Enjoying multiple presents simultaneously 

 Playing Christmas apps on the iPad

Group picture thanks to the self-timer

 Poking Grandpa's eye out

 Merry Christmas!