Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone! I am very excited about this Christmas. Last Christmas, I was just a baby and I was too small to open my own presents and play with wrapping paper. But this Christmas I'm a big girl and can open them by myself.

A few weeks ago my parents put up a pine tree in our living room that was covered with lights and decorations, so I knew that Christmas wasn't far away. Then, a few days before Christmas, Grandma and Grandpa showed up all the way from Montana to spend Christmas with us in Boise! On Christmas Eve, we went to Church. My favorite part was the music and singing. I liked the drums and guitar and even danced on Dad's chair part of the time.

Christmas morning was really fun. When I came out into the living room there was a big pile of gifts under our tree and I couldn't wait for anyone else to wake up to start opening them....

...but, I thought that maybe I could catch up on the world news in the newspaper until everyone else was awake (even though I slept in until 7:45!).
Then it was time to start ripping open the presents!!!
One of the best parts of the gifts is ripping the wrapping paper. Once that's over, I'm on to the next gift.

Whew, opening gifts took a lot out of me! I needed a snuggle break in the sun with Grandma.
I received a lot of great books for Christmas. Here I am reading them to Grandma and Grandpa.
That afternoon, we decided to go for a walk and play in the snow.
I also checked for mail in the mailbox.On Sunday, Mom and Dad took advantage of the excellent babysitters (Grandma and Grandpa) and braved the 17 degree temperatures to fit in a mountain bike ride.
Brrrrr!!!!Thank you Santa and thank you everyone for making this such a wonderful second Christmas!

Stir Crazy

Over the past month I've been drinking cow's milk. It took a couple weeks for me to get used to the taste, but now I chug-a-lug and can go through 1/2 gal per week. Fortunately I still get the good stuff when I wake up and before I go to bed. After breakfast I like to run around the house in my diaper and prolong the getting dressed period, my parents love that. It's been cold and wet lately so we're all a little stir crazy in the house. We've been trying to be creative to pass the time. We spend lots of time playing with boxes. Putting things in the box, taking things out, putting things in, taking out, repeat. We also cruise in the box, however, Mom and Dad need to start training because they get worn out playing "cruise" really fast.

My Guys also like to cruise.

One afternoon Mom and I did some avalanche training. She would bury herself under the pillow pile and I would save her by digging her out. The next morning when I was playing in the pillow pile I decided to make my jammies more fashionable. The one shoulder look is quite fetching, don't you think?
I really like to rearrange Mom and Dad's closet. I found these cool riding jersey's, but they are still a bit on the long side.I have also become a very good climber which keeps my parents on their toes! Here's my rock climber move.

Me and My Guys

I have never really been attached to anything such as a blanket or toy, and really, have never shown much interest in dolls in general. However, my Mom thought it would be nice if I had some sort of comfort friend. She thought, "maybe we just don't have the right toys." So a few weeks ago Mom and I went to the toy store together. She pulled out several toys, many of which I showed absolutely no interest, until we came to a set of very cute animals. There was a giraffe, a cow, and a lion. All with cute faces and skinny necks. I liked them all and we toured the store with all three in hand. I looked VERY cute in my stroller clutching the three animals! When it was time to get to the register Mom asked which ONE I wanted to keep and I absolutely couldn't decide. Perhaps it was just that I needed one in each hand.... Since she's a sucker, and she loves me, we came home with TWO animals, the cow and the giraffe. We got home and I went upstairs to show Dad my Guys. Within a day Mom and Dad would ask, "where are your Guys?" and I would go get them. They are a team and both Cow Guy and Giraffe Guy go together. We've become great friends and I now sleep with them and they are the first thing I need after my morning diaper change, or sometimes I can't wait and my parents carefully let me hold them during my diaper change. I love my Guys!

P.S. Look closely and you'll see my two new teeth.

Playing, It's My Job

I've been so busy playing that I haven't been updating my blog. Here I am playing in the fall leaves before they got picked up for the winter. Mom would kick the leaves into a pile and I thought it was sooo funny! Unfortunately no video...
I spend lots of time playing on the stairs. I can even go down the stairs now.
I play at the park every day, even when it is cold outside. My new jacket keeps me toasty and warm.
Sometimes I play at the dinner table. Here I am cleaning the food out of my bib (thanks for the cool bib, Great Gram) and slurping the spaghetti.
And now that it is getting chilly outside we've been pulling out the big mittens at hats. I am Reese "The Lobster" Kindig!