Christmas

My first Christmas was a lot of fun. I tried to get into my presents Christmas Eve, but Daddy wouldn't let me. I read with Nana instead. She brought up some toys for me that were not Christmas presents.

For church and dinner, I wore my Santa dress. Great Grandma Florence bought me a special Christmas bib that I wore while I ate dinner. Everyone came to our house for dinner. We used the Reindeer plates. I have my own special Rudolph mug, bowl, and plate.

On Christmas morning, I was able to open my stocking while we waited for Nana and Grandpa John to come downstairs. I got a snowman book in my stocking. It is neat with lots of pages to eat...um, touch. I had fun opening presents. I did have to take a nap halfway through though. After my nap, I was able to play with some of my presents. Check out my walker that I got from PPSSCC.

In the afternoon, we headed over to Grandma and Pop Pop's house. Mommy finished decorating her Santa shaped red velvet cake. She said it was kind of strange to slice later on. Before Uncle Eric, Hannah, and Ethan arrived, we went to visit Anna and Walker (and their family). I had presents to exchange. Anna picked out some pretty dresses for me.

There was lots of family at Grandma's. My Great Aunt Brenda and her grandson, Harvey, came to visit me. Later, Santa arrived. Did you notice he kind of looks like Uncle Eric? Hannah and Ethan really liked their presents.

The night after Christmas, I went on my first limo ride! Grandma and Ms. Tami rented a limo to take everyone sight seeing. We went and saw the National Christmas tree. Apparently we stopped at the Lincoln Memorial, the WWII memorial, and Georgetown cupcakes. I didn't get a cupcake because I was asleep.

I had a great 1st Christmas. I can't wait until next year when I understand a little better how to open the presents! I am excited about tonight also! I am going over to Grandma and Pop Pop's house! I am going to spend the night! I won't see Mommy and Daddy until next year...Oh, that makes it sound scary. I will be okay though. I am fearless :)

Blizzard

More of that strange, cold, white stuff fell from the sky this past weekend - a lot of it! For the most part, I stayed inside and played on the laptop and looked out the window. I did go out a couple of times though. Daddy even put me in the snow. It was really cold. Mommy gave me a nice warm bath afterwards though.

Saturday night, I partied it up at Ms. Joan's and at Mr. Pat and Ms. Carol's houses. Luckily, the parties were in the neighborhood, so we didn't have to go far.

Try to keep up with me now!

Here I am demonstrating my mad skillz at crawling and climbing.

Santa & Snow

It snowed today!! Wow! Crazy, cold white stuff falling from the sky! There wasn't enough at my house to play in though.

This afternoon, I went an saw Santa for the first time. He is a jolly old man. He let me sit on his lap. I told him that I want empty boxes with wrapping paper for Christmas! While we waited in line, there was a little boy 2 weeks younger than me behind us. He had 5 teeth! But, he can't sit up very well yet. I can pull myself up to standing in my crib anytime I want!

On Thursday night, we went and picked out a Christmas tree. I picked out a really pretty one.

Picture Update

We celebrated Thanksgiving at Grandma Lyn and Pop Pop's house. Grandma Liz, Grandpa Joe, Uncle Eric, and his friend Barry came up to celebrate with us. I ate my first meat at the turkey dinner. I had turkey of course...
On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, we went up to visit Great Grandpa George and Great Grandma Florence. And, of course we had to take another 4 generations photo.

Here is some of my art. Isn't it nice? I was inspired by Van Gogh.

Mommy bought me a carseat fuzzy blanket thinggee. It is nice and warm!

We found this great store in Paris called I Was In. Grandma got me this shirt so I could show off to Uncle Eric and Uncle Andy. Mommy and Daddy had a lot of things to launder when we got back from France and Belgium.

This is my latest picture in the purple chair.

Apparently Mommy always has to stop in Painters' Square when in Paris. We had a family portrait done. I'm not so sure the picture of me looks like me.

Here I am sleeping at the Musee du Orsee in front a very famous Van Gogh.
Here I am sleeping on top of the Eiffel Tower. If you look carefully at my hat, you will see the Eiffel Tower.
I nver really changed timezones. I stayed up playing until 1AM every morning.
Mommy and Daddy were not able to get a picture of me sleeping in front of Notre Dame. I was wide awake!
These phhotos are from the Louvre. I definitely feel cultured. Lots of people (from different cultures) came up to take pictures of me - even in front of works of art like the Mona Lisa.
We stopped in Epernay on our way back to Paris for a tour of the Moet and Chandon caves. It was a little chilly and they wouldn't let me sample the fancy grape juice.
We visited Mr. Rob and Ms. Caroline. My new boyfriend is due early next year. I got to test out his pack and play. We had a great time. Mommy and Daddy said they ate very well, too -- thanks to Mr. Rob's cooking.
When I was at Mr. Rob and Ms. Caroline's, I had my first big girl bath. It was just as fun as the bath at home!
These pictures are from Mont St. Michel. What a neat place! It is a castle (cathedral and abbey?) surrounded by water naturally when the tide is in. Our car was just beyond the line for where the water rises to. These two photos are from our visit to the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach. Mommy said the design from monument to headstones to museum was excellent. I slept through most of the tour.

These three photos are from our hotel in Bayeaux, France. We stayed in a chateau! Here are some photos of me playing while Daddy was in Singapore.
Halloween was a lot of fun. We walked in the parade with Anna and Walker in Dr. Roy and Ms. Marian's neighborhood. After the parade, there was a neighborhood party. Grandma and Uncle Andy came for the party. Then, we went to our own neighborhood parties. I was exhausted before bedtime.
Here is our first official family photo. This picture was taken right after I turned 6 months old. The church had someone come in and take photos. Do you like our matching outfits?