Daddy had a day off and came with us to Mommy and Me Tiny Tumblers, then we went toy shopping, then we went to the bagel shop. It was so nice to share our regular "Monday" with him!
Even though Keira showed me how to sit properly with Santa, I was just waaaaayyyyy too distracted :)
I just learned all about my bellybutton... so guess what I am showing to my sister? She was VERY impressed.
I jumped into mommy's arms *while* she was jumping! It was so fun.
Mommy thinks I look like I am doing a cute pose here - I am actually on the MOVE in this picture though.
I did everything I could to figure out how these bears played the xylophone - I put my lips on the metal bars, I used my feet in between the drumsticks and the bars, I put my ears on them... everything! I *still* cannot figure out how they do it!
I want so MUCH to help daddy up there at the top of the ladder!
Jessie was okay with being dressed up as puppy Santa because we feed her treats during the "ordeal" :)
Mommy roasted some chestnuts for me and I loved them (though they were difficult to eat, even when they were softened). I thought my sister would like some too - see my sister's blog for a picture of what she did with this mouthful :)
I had a wonderful night last night (Keira loved it too!) - first grandma and gigi came over for a tree decorating "party" (not really a party but it is always a party for me - I was dancing and singing, etc.). Then we went for a "midnight walk" (not really midnight - but in the dark and no one is moving in our neighborhood - we *LOVE* doing this, we feel like we are the only people awake on earth), then daddy woke up and helped me take my first ever shower (oh, was I HAPPY, I felt so grown up!), and then I made mommy *very* proud...
... mommy was putting on my p.j.'s as I was on the bed in daddy's den (of course, I just HAVE to be around my daddy) and I was not cooperating. So she started to count to 10, because when she hits "10" she promises to be finished changing me. She said "eins... zwei... drei... vier... fuenf... sechs... sieben..." and then *I* said "acht". And mommy and daddy looked at each other - they were both thinking that no way could I know that, it must be coincidence. Then as mommy was about to open her mouth to count nine in German, I said (very matter-of-factly) "neun". My parents' mouths dropped open. And they dropped even wider when I said "zehn". Then they scooped me up and loved me up and proclaimed me a genius.
Mommy got a new mama 'do. When my sissie and I stop pulling her hair (!) she will grow it out again, ha ha :) She is sad that her pretty long hair is gone, but likes how comfortable it feels, and it will make mama'ing easier not having to fuss with it :)
I threw my star cookie down on the floor - I seem to not love gingerbread cookies very much, though I *do* love the ginger snaps at grandma's house. This was the day we went to see Santa and the live reindeer...
Ho ho ho. I like Santa and all, but I would much rather run around! I let him hold me for a quick second though :)
I went to a biiiiiig Christmas party and there was a live band singing Christmas songs and I danced and danced and danced. If you have a high-speed connection, you can see me dancing
here!
(you will have to wait a minute or two for it to download to your computer - it should start automatically for you!)
I made a new friend - Samantha. We sought each other out because we were the most *active* - we both love running and running and playing and laughing. People kept laughing as we ran by again and again :)
After every meal I say "washy washy" and rub my hands together, so that mommy lets me splash in the sink. I will also grab anything within reach and wash *that*... in this case it was parts of my sister's bottles.
My first candy cane - I made a big sticky mess on my sweatsuit...
My little sister has a lot to learn about Santa! Here I am explaining the best I can...
Wir sagen euch an den lieben Advent, sehet die erste Kerze brennt.
Wir sagen euch an eine heilige Zeit, machet dem Herrn die Wege bereit.
Freut euch ihr Christen, freuet euch sehr, schon ist nahe der Herr.
A German tradition in my mommy's family...
Happy 1st Advent!(for a translation, just "copy" and "paste" into www.babelfish.altavista.com and then hit the button for German-to-English translation!)
My first advent calendar! I LOVE it! I cause a little bit of a ruckus over it, though, because I just cannot understand *why* I can only have one chocolate each day... WHY?
Mommy lets me wash my hands after my oatmeal all by myself (I use my
learning tower), and mommy was only in the connected room for *10 seconds* and I was IN the sink, asking for a "bash" (bath) and saying "splashy". Then mommy made a biiiiiiiiggggg mistake and LET me take a bath in the kitchen sink. Oh, I am ALL OVER THAT!!! I will remember that forever and we will have to do this every single lovin' day, ha ha.
Even though Keira showed me how to sit properly with Santa, I was just waaaaayyyyy too distracted :)
Mommy got a new mama 'do. When my sissie and I stop pulling her hair (!) she will grow it out again, ha ha :) She is sad that her pretty long hair is gone, but likes how comfortable it feels, and it will make mama'ing easier not having to fuss with it :)
I threw my star cookie down on the floor - I seem to not love gingerbread cookies very much, though I *do* love the ginger snaps at grandma's house. This was the day we went to see Santa and the live reindeer...
My first candy cane - I made a big sticky mess on my sweatsuit...
