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Hi readers!

Sorry I've been gone.  We had a wild time when Namma and Pappa were here last week, so I didn't have a chance to blog amidst all the fun.  And then instead of my super fun road trip to visit Grandma Betsy and my Feitzinger cousins, I got stuck here in LA since Daddy and Mama got walloped by a heck of a stomach bug!

But we're all recovering at last and we're starting to make the most of our staycation.  Stay tuned for reports!  Bye for now!

Berry Delicious!

 My mom has been thinking of slipcovering (or as the saying goes, "slipping") her sofa in white.  Hmmm.... 

I'm not sure that's a berry good idea! 

Just like Eloise

I got myself all gussied up the other day, and I said to mama, "I look just like Eloise."

 My mama says, "No comment"

(ps, there are about three other outfits under these PJs. I just could not decide on the most glamorous look!)

Party Hearty!

 I went to a birthday party last weekend.  We played musical chairs!

I established myself as "not so much the competitive type," when I decided to stop out after one round.  This was a bit more my speed.

 

Happy Monday!

In the Kitchen with Katie Ray

I thought my chicken nuggets would taste good with a little yogurt topping.  I think I just invented sweet and sour sauce!

{ps: I am using the new blogger format for publishing.  I wonder if anyone can tell?}

Sunday Fun Day!

{I think I've titled a post that before, but what can I say? Today was a fun day!}

And fashionable, wouldn't you say?

I started the day by getting all dressed up.

Daddy and grandma took me to church.

I wore my princess slippers and I brought my piggie, who also got dressed up. (Do you see her cute leopard print shoes?)

After church, we went to lunch and ice cream. Doesn't that sound as fun as can be? But, guess what - we topped it with even more fun! We picked up mama and headed to the merry-go-round at the Santa Monica Pier!

Just when you think you've had as much fun as possible, we added even more fun by heading down to the beach.

Grandma helped me dip a toe into the water.

That was pretty fun, to say the least.

I love the beach!

By the time Mama joined me in the water, I was ready to get rid of the dress and really become one with the waves.

Then I showed daddy how to play in the water.

We all had so much fun!

Before we left, I had to do a "sand angel" or two.

As we left (very cold and sandy) the sun began to set.

A beautiful end to the day...

(doesn't this look like an ad for Riunite on ice?)

Thanksgiving Weekend Highlights

Let me start by saying that my mama didn't take enough pictures this weekend. She got a wee bit distracted on Thursday, what with cooking and all. But we all have wonderful memories, especially me!

All my cousins took great care of me and did so much to entertain me!

The boys also got acquainted with many of my toys, from legos to dollhouse (which was the jumping off point for a "zombie grandma" in this case below!)

So, have you heard of the sock bun? A beautiful ballerina-style bun to wear at night, leads to amazing waves the next day! All the ladies except grandma and mama did the sock bun Wednesday night (mama and grandma have short hair). Sadly, as I mentioned, my mom did not get pics of all the ladies' hair, but basically the sock bun gives "Katie Ray hair" -- smooth long waves! We highly recommend it to long haired ladies.

My cousin Lauren (I call her LoLo) also can do amazing braids, so the weekend was basically all about beautiful hair! She can even braid her own hair! But here she's braiding for Aunty Kathy.
And here, she's even managing to get some elastics into my hair!

Here I am kissing Grandma!

I tried to kiss my cousin Nicholas, but he dodged me!

We got over it! And we frosted and ate lots of yummy cookies!

Thursday was a beautiful day, and lots of fun (and lots to be grateful for.) Allie and her mama did some "turkey day" baking.

Yum!

The kids' table.

And the adults table. (Yes, we kids outnumbered them about 2:1!)

Truly, these are the coolest nicest "big kids" I could ever know, and my mama and daddy and I miss them very much already!

Come back soon, Cousins, and we'll be headed your ways before too long, too!