More merriment!

I have many new pictures to share, but the hour is late and my mama's laptop battery is low on juice. So more pics will come tomorrow.
You can't really tell, but I'm wearing my special holiday dress that I picked out myself. There is a doggie patch under mama's hand... anyway, bonsoir!

Merry Christmas!

Guess who came to my house last night?! Santa!

He brought me so many lovely presents, like books, and blocks and a baby and many Dora items. My mom somehow missed getting pics of most of the action! It was a little chaotic. Eventually I needed to take a break so Pappa and I watched a little t.v.

Pappa thought Yo Gabba Gabba was pretty funny!

Then I did a little coloring while wearing my new shoes!
Although I got most of the presents, Champy got his share of attention (he always does, when Namma is in town!)
Last night Mamma and Namma made turkey and mashed potatoes, with a delicious bread pudding (made by Auntie JoJo) and home-made ice cream for dessert. Then I went to bed to dream of sugar plums.

Today while I was napping, Namma and Mama prepared another feast, with roast beef and other traditional favorites and then we had apple pie. Here we are getting ready to eat.

Here I am saying, "Merry Christmas everyone!"

I was just too excited to eat tonight, but Mamma, Daddy and my grandparents tried their best to make up for it.

Pappa and I had a nice chat before dinner.

More pics to come when Mama gets them downloaded from Pappa's camera!

Who's that coming down the chimney?

No, it's not Kris Kringle (yet), but we are getting excited around here!
Don't I look it?

Sorry about my recent radio silence

Hello, friends!

This fall has not been the best of times for my mama -- she's been feel a bit overworked and pulled from all sides. And since she's my official scrivener, the real downside of her schedule is that I haven't been able to post all my exciting news & noise and sundry other updates.

These updates include my ever-expanding vocabulary, my preference for dressing myself (see below), my love of singing (one lovely song -Trot Old Joe - in particular), and my ever-increasing tendency to be a big girl...

Bye for now...but not for this long, again!We promise to devote some time over the holiday to taking pictures and sharing updates.