Jocelyn's Birthday and Christmas Eve

Jocelyn turned three (!) on Christmas Eve and we had our usual low-key birthday celebration (we celebrate her half birthday in June with a bigger event), combined with a Christmas Eve dinner with family. She was very excited to wear the pretty red dress again that she first wore for our Christmas card, and to play with the princess-themed birthday balloons that awaited her when she woke up from her afternoon nap.


Jocelyn picked out her own cake this year, an ice cream cake shaped like Frosty the Snowman. Frosty is a favorite in our house, as she and Ian ask to watch the video nearly every day.




She got to open just a few presents before Santa arrived that night with the rest. Her favorites were the Hello Kitty dress from Grammy (which she asked to put on immediately upon opening) and a big stuffed elephant from Nana. Nana had gotten her a subscription to a child's magazine that showed an elephant on the last page, so Jocelyn had been asking for an elephant for a couple of weeks prior to the party.


Ian got his share of attention and a few presents to open too. Here he is enjoying his own balloon and being held by Caitlin...


...and here some lap time and tickles from Cathy.


He was fired up when he saw that Nana had gotten him a Thomas the Tank Engine train set...


...and loved his new monkey pajamas from Cathy.


What a wonderful night! Happy Holidays everyone!