Birthdays and Christmas Fun!

Since Grandma and Grandpa Z are going to Tremblant skiing on Christmas we celebrated with them on Saturday Dec 22nd! It was Daddy's birthday too and since Carissa's is coming up so quick we celebrated her too even though she has lots of parties for her birthday still to come!
We had lots of fun with at Grandma and Grandpa Z's!

Holiday Time Fun!

We have been having so much fun during this Christmas season! It's such a fun age! Carissa is loving all the lights and fun surrounded with the hoiday! We have had lots of 1st birthday parties too as many of the little friends we have made were born in Dec too and are turning 1! Can't believe it's been a year already! Carissa is taking steps once in awhile on her own but crawling is still faster and her favorite way of getting around. She also loves climbing and walking along everything! We had fun with friends decorating holiday cookies, a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese, storytimes, playdates, a day with Babci and Dziezdie when they came from Syracuse to play and Santa came to visit our neighborhood that night and we had fun seeing santa as he road on his sleigh with the Chili Fire Dept . It so nice o them to come around with all the lights and decorations. The neighbors had cookies and donuts and hot chocolate. We will miss all our nice neighbors here when we move.  Here are some of her fun adventures this past week!

Lots of December Fun!

It is such a wonderful time of year and Carissa is just growing and learning so much and seems to love the Christmas season already! There have been so many fun things to do! It's been so busy Mommy hasn't had time to update all she has been doing so here are lots of pics of all the fun! We had a few almost 70 degree days in there last week so Carissa got to have some fun at the playground! She loves the swing and climbing!

Playing nice with our friend Kylee from our playgroup. Making crafts for Christmas!

She has a brush in her hand and is showing how she brushes her hair herself!

Loves to read her books!

Loves the Christmas decorations! Oh Christmas through the eyes of a child! So wonderful!

We love the indoor climbing area at Marketplace mall

Saying hi to Santa and his reindeer.

We just said hi so far a few times and liked it, but not ready to sit on his lap yet. Hopefully we'll get there and get a picture!

Playdate with our friend Adara and her Mommy. So fun!

Park Ave Christmas fun with our playgroup. So much to see! She loved all the characters dressed up!

Making music at storytime at Brighton Library

More fun at the play area in Marketplace Mall

Little messy but she loves to feed herself now. She's showing off her skills here!

First hockey game! Cousin Tyler and her godparents Wendy and Greg and cousin Maddy were in town. She loved watching and clapped when Tyler scored a goal and won!

Loves her "It's a Small World" Christmas ornament! It's just like the ride at Disney!

Spotted Mickey Mouse on the tree!

Showing off more of her skills!

Getting ready to go to her 1st Baby Shower with Mommy! Our friends' Heather and Nick are having twin boys!

She loved the Ducky she got at the shower

The adorable welcome twins cake for our friends!

She was such a good girl at the baby shower!

Carissa has her own stocking now!

So pretty by the tree so tried to get some pics!

Playing at Baby Yoga

Almost 70 degrees out in the beginning of Dec so we played outside

Checking out the toys in Target

Big girl!

So nice out so we went for a run outside instead of going to the gym! So nice!

Carissa exercising with Mommy!

More playing outside in the nice weather while it lasts

Loves the swing

And climbing the slide

She loves to use her Bumbo to climb on now

And reading books

All ready to go to Great Nana's when Mom has to teach for the afternoon in Kindergarten

Checking out Mommy's sunglasses

More fun at Storytime at Brighton Library

Playing so nice with Kylee at our friend Claire's first birthday party!

She loved the frosting on the cupcake. Getting in good practice for her birthday in a few weeks! So fun that we've made so many friends the same age in our playgroup!

Mmmmmmmm

Playing nice with the birthday girl! Can't believe how big they are now!

Playdate at our friend Lu's! Mommy and Daddy have made new friends with her parents too!

Carissa loved Lu's princess car

Opening a special present from Grandpa and Grandma Smith from Florida with lots of Christmas goodies! A baby's first Christmas stocking, Christmas outfits and an ornament!

Loves looking at her picture book from our florida trip

A new fun toy to play with that our friend grew out of and shared with us!

Checking out some house with Mommy and Daddy. We still have to find the one!

Another birthday party for a friend from our playgroup. Annabelle turned 2 so Carissa went to Chuckie Cheese for the 1st time! She loved this ride with him. She loved seeing Chuckie all dressed up too.

Just more fun outside

Getting so big!