My Second Christmas- Part 2

Oma and Grandpa came to visit!

We went to a local wildlife park and saw lots of animals including bison, moose, bears, elk, and even a skunk!
I'm really getting the hang of this gift-opening thing!

I even helped Oma with her gifts!

My Second Christmas, Part 1

This is the first installment of Christmas pictures. I had a lot of fun this year. I liked helping everyone open their gifts, and loved all of the goodies! I have an incredible reach when it comes to getting food off the trays on the table!

Wesley and Aaron came all the way from Mississippi to celebrate with us! I played with farm animals with Aaron...
...and made beautiful music with Wesley.
I got a new scooter from Santa. Elsa and I rode our scooters around Grandma's kitchen while wearing our fancy hats.

We also had a birthday party for Elsa. She got a new kitchen! We created delicious meals...

...while Daddy and Uncle Joe created masterpieces using her new playdough set. Those silly dads were pretty serious about their work!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

I helped Mom and Dad decorate a gingerbread tree today. I really liked the frosting... and the cookies... and the little candies that go on top.

I ate a bit of frosting (see my mouth if you click on this picture), but I shared, too!
After we were done, we thought we won the prize for most obnoxious frosting decorations!

Snow Days

We have snow! This afternoon we measured 7 1/2 inches in our yard. Since then we've shoveled the driveway twice and it's still snowing!
So what else is there to do except go snowshoeing and sledding?! Mom also went X-C skiing on the trails by our house. We are glad to have so many trails in our neighborhood to explore during this unusual weather.

These are my happy faces. I really was having a good time.

Winter Fun

Tonight Daddy grilled fish in the snow!
Then Santa arrived on a firetruck right outside our house!

After an evening like that, what's a boy to do except kick up his feet and relax?!

Well, it's official. At 15 months old and 30.25 inches tall, I am half of Mommy's height. It won't be long before I'm carrying her around!

All bundled up for zoolights. Will someone tell Mommy that I can't move my arms?

So Many Toys and Books. So Little Time.

Busy Thanksgiving

I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving like I did! Turns out, I'm a big fan of Thanksgiving dinner (just like my dad). In addition to our big meal, I was pretty busy!

Great Grandpa and I traded places. I used his cane and he wore my fireman's hat.

Grandma gave me my first haircut. We don't have an "after" picture, but let me tell you--I look great!

I read to Grandma.

After all this excitement, who can blame a kid for sleeping at the table?!