happy hanukkah

tonight we went to max and aj's house for dinner.  i really like playing with aj.  sometimes we get a little pushy with each other but that's just because we're boys!  i tried to catch the kitty a couple times but he was too quick for me.

after supper (which i did not eat- ha ha!) max told me about hanukkah.  he said a very nice blessing, then he and his daddy lit the menorah.  it was so pretty.  max told us about the tallest candle, the shamash.  i got a little confused, though, and started singing happy birthday.  

i stayed up really late at home and when i did go to bed i got sick!  mommy had to come in and brush my teeth and change my sheets.  i feel fine though.  

outside again!

today was another fun-filled day.  in the morning mommy, jonah and i went to best buy, target, petco and kroger.  i got to see a chinchilla at petco.  i thought he was really cute and interesting. at kroger i rode in the car cart and ate lots of cheese.  i love that store!

after lunch, mommy, sam and i went for a nice long walk.  sam pushed me in my new car!  it was awesome!  we saw lots of doggies and trees and water and leaves.  my kind of day.  

aunt shannon, izzy and sarah came over for dinner.  i had a lot of whipped cream with dessert.  

before bedtime we had to search high and low for my white mouse train car.  mommy was upset that my new toy was lost and had everyone looking.  then i remembered- i hid it under the cabinet in the kitchen!  after i found it everyone was relieved.  mommy doesn't like me to hide things but i do it anyway!!!

friends over

so much fun today!  not only are jonah and sam here, but max and aj came over as well.  they were here all day!  we stayed outside the whole time and played in the sunshine.  cars and farm and lots and lots of football.  i wish they could all be here all the time.  

after max and aj left i relaxed with mommy on the couch and we watched the snowman video. jonah thinks i'm spoiled and sam thinks i'm a mama's boy, but they both agree that i'm really cute!!!

christmas day

this day was better than i even hoped it could be!  i knew they said i'd get presents, but i never thought it would be this many presents!

i woke up before seven and daddy and i watched sesame street and then the snowman movie that grandma ruth sent me.  it is my new favorite.  i like it better than the hungry wolf, even.  it wasn't until halfway through the snowman that i saw it.  my new car!  i don't know how i missed it!  i jumped in and drove it down the hallway to mommy's room.  we got her up and then the real fun started.

i got a new thomas and a mountain of track!  and grandma ruth sent me a really cool truck and tractor.  i love to put stuff in my truck.  she also sent me a leap frog game that lets me draw on it. i love it so much.

i played all morning with my new stuff, then we went to grammie's.  i got more stuff there!  a new thomas pillow and blankie was my favorite.  my cousins got me a really cool train that comes with a big cat.  i'll have to have mommy take pictures of it.  

i took a nice nap at grammie's after dinner.  mommy said she took a nap too.  i played a lot with my leap frog when we got home.  it's really neat! 

merry christmas everybody!

merry christmas!

merry christmas everybody!

mommy and i were very busy baking today.  ALL DAY.  i tried to get her to take a break and play, but she wouldn't.  she did make a movie of me, though.  

we went to church tonight.  i really like all the candles.  

i can't wait to open presents tomorrow!!!!

christmas visits

went around the neighborhood today taking christmas goodies to luellen, pat, and my very favorite frances.  i love her so much!  she gave me my own stocking and toy.  i gave her a big hug and kiss.  

played at home with mommy and rowan this evening.  got to watch the hungry wolf and my abby video while i ate my night-night porridge.

abby!

we had another busy day today.  as soon as we woke up we went to church.  i made it almost halfway through before daddy had to take me out.  after that we went to walmart and target to get some christmas presents.  i got to look at lamps and christmas trees.

i took a really long nap.  mommy took pictures of me while i was sleeping.  she thinks this is funny.  i do not.

when i woke up we went to aunt jan and uncle chuck's.  what fun!  i got to see abby and muffy.  kurt, kyle and kasey were there and they played with me the whole time. the best part of my day was feeding abby apples.  mommy made a video of it.  

busy day

daddy and i went christmas shopping this morning.  we ate lunch out.  i got chicken nuggets and CHOCOLATE MILLLLLK!!!!!  awesome!!!

when i got home diane was here.  she played with me and read to me.  it was a lot of fun.  

mommy and i took naps.  long naps.  three hours!

after my nap we webcammed with grandma ruth.  i was very excited to see her!

playing in my kitchen

when we got home tonight mommy and i headed straight for my kitchen.  i cooked her mac and cheese and i even made some coffee for rowan.  after that we built a really cool school bus out of my blocks.  i really took my time when i worked on that.

mommy also took funny pictures of us using her computer.  i love it when she does that!

daddy came home and he started playing with me too.  we built stuff and we also drew on our magnadoodles.  

mommy let me watch the hungry wolf while i ate my night-night snack.  

cole!

john cole came over tonight.  i even got to ride HOME with him.  i was psyched.  he helped me with my train and thought it was funny when i put my antler headband on.  i was so excited to see him.

i watched my new favorite video while i ate my porridge.  

fun!

i woke up this morning and remy, carson and izzy were there.  uncle jeff and aunt marilyn, too.  gram made us a big breakfast.  mommy and daddy came and we all headed to the big street fair.  i ate so much food and listened to lots of good music.  i was a very good boy!  

we came home and carson and i played in my kitchen.  i showed off rowan and my toys.  we ate more food and played around.  it was such a fun day and so good to see my cousins!

been busy!

all of these holiday errands to run, i've been too busy to write anything!  ah, just kidding. mommy made me say that.

i have really been enjoying all of our decorations though.  and luellen put up so many lights in her yard.  i love looking at them.  i think they are beautiful and i say so.

tonight i was a little bit wild before bedtime.  before my crazies kicked in mommy and i played trains.  then daddy and i did puzzles and read books.  

home all day

mommy, daddy and i stayed home all day.  we played puzzles and drew lots of pictured.  i made some really cool buildings and towers with my blocks.  i ate a lot, too.  waffles for breakfast, chicken nuggets for lunch and taquitos for dinner.  yum.

mommy liked taking pictures of me with my antlers on.

christmas in my room

mommy has my room all decorated for christmas.  i love it!  i have a little christmas tree all my own with all of my baby ornaments on it.  mommy even put her "first christmas" ornament on it.  i also have a very special christmas night light.

i ran a lot of errands with mommy and daddy this morning.  this afternoon i didn't feel like taking my nap.  they made me take one anyone, but i was still cranky when i woke up!

more decorating

when we got home tonight mommy and i put the new train around the tree.  what fun!  i think i could have done a better job, though.  it took her forever to put the track together.

we also put a little tree in my room.  i love it!  the lights are so pretty.  

you can see from these pictures how much help i was to mommy putting up the tree last night.  i got a little tired there at the end.

getting ready

tonight mommy, daddy and i started decorating the house for christmas.  what fun!  i helped put the tree together.  daddy took lots of pictures, but mommy was too tired to put them on the computer.  tomorrow maybe!

i got to stay up late, then, before bed, i ate my porridge and watched the three bears on youtube.  i'm still not quite sure what christmas is, but i think i'm going to like it!

walking outside

today gram and i took a nice walk outside and i got to pick up some baby pinecones.  i love to collect them.  i hold on to them real tight!

i can sing the whole alphabet song now.  i like to sing it when i work my abc puzzle.  

i was a very good boy today.  i played nice and helped clean up my toys.  

new favorite video

i love the story of golidlocks and the three bears.  last week mommy found a really cute video of it on youtube and i've watched it almost every day since.

things are a lot quieter without my brothers here.  i've had to made extra noise so mommy and daddy don't feel too bad about it!

brothers

i loved having my brothers here so much and i can't wait til christmas to see them again.

today we went and got our pictures taken.  i was not really in the mood.  i don't know why we can't just go and have fun and play and stuff.  mommy even made me wear two different outfits.  sheesh.

at least i got to mess around a lot today with jonah and sam.  mommy made a funny video of us.  

jonah and sam!

finally, my brothers are here!  i waited all day long and finally they got here.

we went to gram's to have thanksgiving.  i didn't eat much food, but i had two turkey cookies and two ice cream cones.  then i just played and played with my brothers and cousins.

in the middle of dinner i decided to announce at the top of my lungs how much i love syrup.  cause i do.  i love syrup!!!!

bundled up

mommy stayed home with me today and we played and had so much fun.  we baked cookies and cakes and i did a really good job operating the misker.  i colored a lot and read a lot.  we even got to go outside and play in the snow.  i got so cold that i had to stop playing.  i didn't want to go in but mommy said i had to.  

daddy left this afternoon to get my brothers.  they won't get back til tomorrow afternoon.  i can't wait to see them!!!!  i hope they teach me all sorts of new tricks.  

wild man

a snowy day.  mommy and i caught snowflakes on our tongues tonight.  she promises that tomorrow we will go outside and play in it.

daddy is going tomorrow to get jonah and sam.  i can't wait to see them!!!

i had lots and lots of energy tonight. i got into everything i could.  it's part of my charm.

there's a first for everything

i know this is kind of gross, but tonight i got sick to my stomach for the first time.  i got scared.  i didn't know what it was!  but mommy came in and told me it was alright.  the worst part is that i had to let her take blue blankie to get a bath.  it is only the second time i've had to sleep without it and i don't like that one bit.

i've been sick all day with sneezing and coughing and a stuffy nose.  it's no fair!

another fun day

mommy and i stayed home most of today playing and relaxing.  we are both anxious for daddy to come home.  in the morning we played a lot with ro-ro and built lots of houses and barns with my blocks.  i found this awesome truck that belonged to one of my brothers.  i figured out how to make it go all on my own.  mommy and i made it go across the living room so many times.  we even made it go over jumps and on top of pillows.  i loved it!

around lunch time we went out and i got a haircut.  the lady who cut my hair let me play with her spray bottle and wet my own hair.  she could not believe what a good little boy i was.  i was so good that i got nuggets and fries for lunch.  

after my nap we decided to make paper turkeys for thanksgiving.  mommy traced my hand and cut it out.  then she let me glue feathers on them.  i was so excited to use the glue.  i got grossed out, though, because it dried on my skin and i had to peel it off.  ewww.  

great weekend!

daddy is out of town and i miss him so much, but we have had a lot of fun so far this weekend!

mommy and i stayed at grammie's last night and i got to stay up REALLY late.  uncle bob came over and tricked mommy into letting me stay up longer than i should.  it was great.  

today mommy and i ran around in the morning and got to eat lots of snacks.  we had vanilla scones and coffee at starbucks.  then we went to sam's and looked at christmas trees and got lots and lots of yummy treats.  mommy bought me a carton of tomatoes and i ate them while we walked around.

after my nap we made very yummy chocolate cookies. i got to operate the misker AND the food processor!

mommy's birthday

i woke mommy up this morning with kissies and happy birthday cards. i tried my best to be good for her and i think i did a good job.

tonight we are staying at gram's because daddy is out of town. grammie and i worked on playing the piano and learning how to sing jingle bells. mommy was quite impressed and said my music lessons are paying off.

i got to blow out mommy's candles tonight and eat two cupcakes!

rowan!

i had the best surprise tonight.  rowan is back in the house!  he's back to living in my playroom and i'm so excited.  mommy and i spent a lot of time with him tonight.  i tried feeding him a banana but he hasn't eaten it yet.  

before bedtime i watched lots of rabbit videos on the computer. i really like the one of the bunny jumping on the big ball.  i love rabbits!!!

achoo

terrible sneezing fit tonight. mommy filmed it and laughed.

loved playing in the snow again today.  i tried out my new snowsuit.  it did a good job of keeping me warm.  i can't wait to go out and play again tomorrow!

snow!

it snowed all day today!  grammie and i went for a walk and she showed me how to catch snowflakes on my tongue.

later on noreen came to gram's.  she thought i talked a lot.

saw all the pretty lights on high street as mommy and i drove home in the dark.  

snuggly day

i had a lot of fun today.  first i got to go to church and play with the big kitchen and ride on the toy rollercoaster.  fun!  then mommy and i went out for coffee and cookies.  she made me have chocolate milk, though.  when we got home i spent hours and hours just snuggling with my friends.  especially ike and boobah.  

this evening i realized that i had been far too good all day long so i decided to repeatedly open the oven door and turn on the dishwasher.  i've got to keep these two on their toes.  

rainy day

today mommy and i walked to the mountainlair in the rain.  i got to carry the umbrella which was a lot of fun.  once we got there we looked at all kinds of things.  the train was my favorite.  the track was so long and there were lots of pretty trees for the train to pass by.  it even had lights!

i also liked looking at the bees.  

at home i got to watch lots of my favorite bunny videos and even some videos of me.  it was a good day.

bath time

daddy ran my bath tonight and he does such a better job than mommy.  he makes the tub really full and gives me lots and lots of bubbles.  i could almost swim in the tub!  

privacy please

mommy is always taking my picture.  i wish she'd just get that camera away and play with me.  sometimes she makes movies of me.  i don't like that either.

this morning i went to see the quilting ladies with grammie.  we didn't stay very long.  i don't know why.  i was having fun opening all the doors and moving the furniture.  

new tricks

today izzy taught me two new tricks.  the first thing we worked on was patty-cake.  she taught me to pat my knees and roll the dough.  she also taught me to dance the can-can.  i get to kick my legs real high!

on the car ride home i showed mommy how i know all the hand motions to "the wheels on the bus".  she laughed and laughed.  

puzzles

i love puzzles!  i'm really good at them, too.  my new favorite puzzle is an alphabet puzzle.  i know some letters better than others.  b is my favorite!

tonight mommy, daddy and i played music together.  it was so much fun.  

after my bath i got to watch a rabbit video.  that made me really happy.

mission accomplished

i decided when i woke up this morning that i wanted to make mommy and daddy crazy.  i think i did a really good job.  i tore around the house all morning just ripping through all my toys.  that was fun.

i was not a very good eater and lunch and insisted that they give me chocolate milk.

mommy did trick me into taking a nap though.  i made her pay.  when i woke up i touched as many things as i could that i'm not supposed to.  she took me outside in the cold to "burn off some energy" but she made me come in too soon because it was cold.

when we called grandma ruth tonight i was sure to misbehave and not talk like i know they wanted me to.

after my bath i decided i wanted to run around naked for a while.  who doesn't like that?

all in all a fun day!  

fun saturday

i had so much fun today and i was a very good boy. i went shopping with mommy and daddy. daddy let me smell so many candles. the bubble bath one was my favorite. it had a rubber duckie on it. then we ate chinese food for lunch and i got ice cream.

after my long nap mommy and i went to grammie's while daddy went to the game. we showed grammie all of my favorite youtube videos.

here is my favorite one, howard's big dig.

this is my favorite skull one.

and this is my favorite song.

mexican food

i was good for grammie all day.  for dinner, mommy, grammie, uncle g and i went to eat mexican food.  i ate chips and salsa, but the salsa was a little hot tonight.  i ate fries and a quesadilla.  i wore my monkey mask for some of the meal.  uncle g says it's therapy to get over my fear of monkeys.

when we got home i played in the bath and washed my own hair.  then we called grandma ruth and i told her my tummy was full from dinner. mommy and i played a little before bedtime with ike. it was a good night!

playing at gram's

i was very excited this evening because jack and izzy came to gram's house.  i love running around and playing with them.  izzy and i played under blankets.  izzy even go to spend the night with us.

aunt jan and uncle chuck came over today, too.  they brought me a thomas mat for the floor and a thomas whistle.  it is loud!

i'm still sick and a little bit cranky.  gram is making me wear this hat when i go outside.  mommy thinks it makes me look a little bit like a girl.  

sleep over

mommy and i are sleeping over at grammie's tonight. i love getting to sleep over here. i think i get away with a little bit more.

gram and i played in the yard today. we raked leaves and played farm.

mommy was with us today, too. she and i ate two peaches together. they were so good!

tammy!

i had the best surprise tonight- tammy came over!

we played and wrestled and played some more.  then she gave me my bath.  that was so much fun.

i talked to daddy on the phone, and brian too.  he made chicken noises for me and i liked it.  

skulls skulls and more skulls

i had lots of fun this evening with mommy and daddy.  before daddy got home mommy and i played in my kitchen.  then i had a popcorn and chocolate milk snack.  she says she's spoiling me because i am sick.  i shared my snack with my new best friend, my skull.

when daddy got home he showed me lots of videos on the computer.  sure, we looked at bunnies and monkeys and the itsy bitsy spider.  but my favorite was a video of singing skulls.  it was awesome!

baking with mama

i had a really good day playing with mommy and daddy today.  the best part was getting to use mommy's misker.  she calls it a mixer, but i think she is wrong.  we baked bread and a cake.  

during my bath mommy and daddy decided i had to go BACK to the doctor.  it was ok, though.  i liked seeing all of the street lights and playing with the doctor's stuff.  i got some medicine for my eyes so they won't be red anymore.  

slides!

mommy, tammy, sam and i went to the park today and i went down so many slides!  i had so much fun.  there were two other kids there playing and we all did a good job of taking turns.  i went down the biggest slide i could find all by myself over and over til mommy said we had to leave.

i'm trying to learn to kiss sam with my mouth CLOSED.  i forget sometimes, though.  

trick or treat!

i got to go trick or treating tonight!  

there were so many kids in my neighborhood i could hardly believe it.  and i got to stay outside even though it was dark.

my favorite thing tonight was our neighbor's house.  they had so many skulls in the yard.  some of them even had glowing eyes.  i went back three times with mommy and once with daddy.  after i got tired i got to sit in the driveway and hold my skull.

i almost forgot- they let me eat candy tonight!  i have never had chocolate before and boy was it good!