The Wiseman Family: January 2010

Christmas Eve

Sadly, I didn't take a lot of pictures on Christmas Eve...but we had a great day/night! We went to the Children's mass at our church which was beautiful! Pawpaw and Gigi came to church with us but because it was packed they didn't get to sit with us...no biggie though. After mass we headed back home to change and then we headed off to our cousin's house where her and her family cook an amazing dinner for family friends every year. This was the first time we got to enjoy this party in a few years so it was nice to celebrate Christmas Eve with everyone there. Caroline was a trooper...there were so many kids there and so many new toys that she just ran herself completely tired! Here are a few pictures I took before we left for church...I'm going to have to figure out a way that I can get into some of these photos!

Our little monster before Christmas Eve mass

Caroline and daddy before mass

Nothing was Safe...

Well, as we prepared for Christmas we quickly discovered that nothing was safe from little Miss Caroline! We had boxes piled up in the dining room just incase we needed them for presents and you can tell by our tree that we had to put a gate around it...she's just too curious! No bow, present or box was safe...she had to have her hands over everything! Here are some pictures of me catching her in the act(s)...

Caroline playing in and with the reserve boxes

Caroline got caught pulling on some ribbon...she just couldn't leave it alone!

Our friend said it best...our tree was in "jail"...she's pulling the ribbon thru the gate!

Caroline's Birthday (official birthday)

On the day of Caroline's birthday, daddy was home and we took advantage of his free time! We all got dressed up and headed out to the Mall for family photos and Caroline's 1st birthday photos too. It was pretty chilly outside...just perfect for December weather! Photos went well but Caroline wasn't as "smiley" as she usually is...we tried a new place so maybe she wasn't feeling the vibe I guess. That evening we went and met our new friend Reagan...Heather gave birth to our newest friend on December 3rd so we had been anxiously waiting to meet the little one. Reagan is adorable and slept most of the time we were there...but according to her mom...she's a night owl during the wee hours of the morning. We brought cupcakes to the Cowham's in order to celebrate and boy did Caroline rip into those! She made more of a mess with her cupcake than with her cake at her birthday party. We had a great day finished up with a great night! Happy birthday my lovebug...you have brought us so much love and happiness!

I'm the birthday girl and I'm going to enjoy every bite of this!