MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

christmas was so fun this year...we had the traditional maynard christmas eve chinese food...opened up our christmas eve PJs... cate was up kind of late and we couldn't get her to go to bed, so we told her that santa couldn't come if she didn't go to bed, so she walked right into her room and up to her crib. we couldn't believe she knew what was going on. she then proceeded to sleep all night and didn't get up until after 8:30! guess she wanted to give santa plenty of time to deliver her gifts. christmas morning was so fun... cate absolutely loved everything she got and could have played for 3 days straight if we let her. santa brought cate her own table and chairs, among other great things. we then went to the matters for christmas dinner out in alpine - they were so nice to share their day with us and we had a lot of fun. christmas really was so much fun with cate this year. I think it can only get better year after year!

here is cate in her christmas dress... she couldn't wait to wear it for the last month! thanks to jeff and martha for the gift certificate that helped purchase this beautiful dress... it took us 2 years to decide to get from hanna andersson, and I think we made the perfect pick!

here we are in our christmas eve pajamas

santa's cookies...

here is cate checking out what santa brought overnight!

cate looks pleased with her stash...

The Magic Kingdom...

The last week sure has been a good one for Cate. First her birthday, then her first trip to Disneyland! We went with the Pitts/Gregerson crew and had a blast. Cate loved everything we did... dumbo, carousel, coloring, autopia, rockets, tiki room, and on and on... she really loved the Christmas parade - it was so sweet watching her watch it. amazing how exciting it was fo her. Here are a couple pics...

Here is cate right when we got inside... she had a LONG day ahead of her at this point... up at 6:15 am, no nap, asleep in the car at 11 pm... but with the exception of a few cries getting off fun rides, she was happy all day and such a good girl. guess that happens when you're in the happiest place on earth... :)

When we went on Autopia, I let Cate steer the car... she was in HEAVEN and did not want to get off. Whenever the car would go out of control she would just laugh uncontrollably.

cute shot from the storybook land ride... she was just so happy!

so, cate loves christmas trees so much... I couldn't wait for her to see the big tree up front all lit up, but I could NOT keep her awake to see it. she was exhausted.

Happy Birthday Cate! (12/17/06)

Here's the birthday girl - can you believe she's already 2?!?! Time sure does fly...

Cate in her birthday outfit...

We took her to McDonald's for her special birthday french fries... she was very pleased.

Here she is TRYING to blow out her candles with her blue's clues cake...

Opening presents was a blast for Cate... she knew just what to do and kept saying, "more presents? more presents?"

Happy Birthday, Cate!