Christmas Eve 2009

It’s Christmas Eve, and it was a very busy day. As you will see we had tons of fun preparing for the big day tomorrow.

First, we had to ensure Santa’s cookies were all decorated and ready for the big guy later this night. Of course, I just saw cookies which I was planning to eat. Thankfully, Mommy & Daddy let me have a few.

Needless to say, this was my cookie… for some crazy reason, Mommy and Daddy thought it didn’t cut the mustard for Santa…

Next, Daddy and I went out and played in the snow. I must have been playing my cards right that day b/c Daddy even let me play a little in the sandbox. How lucky can a guy get?

After coming inside, Daddy had to spend a little time with sister and mommy caught a surprise pic of them both…

As it neared bedtime, to my surprise, mommy and daddy let sister and I open a present! I couldn’t believe it!!

PAJAMAS! Hey, I think this was rigged!!

Finally, before we ended the night, we set-out the milk and cookies for Santa… again, I had no clue what we were doing. Let’s just say I had a difficult time letting those cookies and milk go to waste just sitting there. Mommy and Daddy noted that the next morning, the first thing I noticed after coming down the stairs was the missing milk and cookies. Yep, nothing gets past this toddler!! Next year, I’ll have to tell baby sis all about the disappearing milk and cookies.

Hailey's 1st Roll-Over

Here I am doing my 1st real trick for Mommy and Daddy… they are so easily pleased. I did my first roll-over on 12/22, my 5 month mark. I figured I’d make any associated arithmetic tied to this event easy for them!

Hailey's 1st Cereal!

Here I am, ready for my 1st cereal.

And the pitch from Mommy…

Wow… let’s just say it looks better than it tastes… which is not saying much as all the babies out there already know. Oh well, I’ll give Mommy and Daddy a break… they mean well!

Trains '09

It’s that time again. Time to go to see the greatness of the North Park Train visit. The best part being the admission fee benefiting charity… of course, seeing the looks on the kiddos’ faces is a pretty great reward too!
Time for the trains!

The ladies stop just inside the door for an impromptu pic.
Nate was crowned shortly after entering the exhibit and surprisingly kept his engineer’s cap on throughout most of the tour.

I think I see some trains!

Daddy and Papa had took turns in showing Nate those trains above his eye level… which was about 90% of the exhibit… let’s just say Nate can get quite heavy after a while.

Mommy certainly shouldered her share of the burden… though a bit lighter.

Here is one of Daddy’s favorite pics of the day…

And here was the other… I could swear Ms. Hailey was purposefully closing her eyes to enhance her ‘bashful’ cuteness… if that’s possible.

At the end of the exhibit Daddy had to get some daddy-daughter time in!!!

What better time for a Wolfe Pack picture…

And then a pic with Grammy and Papa.

We finished the day at the food court… Grammy and Papa were such a big help as is pictured below. We always have a blast when visiting those North Park trains!

SANTA VISIT '09

Our Santa '09 visit went surprisingly well with both Wolfe pups doing their best to stay focused with neither one pitching a fit. The odds are certainly against you with a 5 month old and 2 & 1/2 year old. Of course, that shouldn't surprise us... we've been blessed with very easy-going kids... most of the time!

We got some good shots while waiting in line. Here are a few of Mommy & Hailey having fun.

Nate found all the levers while waiting in line. He definitely thought he was running the show!

Next, it was daddy's turn to get a few shots with the kiddos. And here were some unofficial shots snapped by Daddy before the pro's took their shot... not bad for an ameatur.

So what did the pro's shot look like? Here you go... not bad, huh?

LICKIN' THE BEATERS

What Holiday Season would be complete without a session of beater lickin'? Mommy is so good at baking goodies for Daddy and I that we take every chance we can get at lickin' those beaters. Below is a collection of shots where I actually got to them first... I think Mommy might have had something to do with that... I love my Mommy!!!