Merry Christmas!

Christmas was so exciting! On Christmas Eve, we had my Grandma Libby, Uncle Joe, and Auntie Amy over for dinner. Then we went to church. Mommy and Daddy and I lit the Christ candle on the Advent wreath, and Mommy sang with the choir. I loved lighting the candles at the end of the service while we sang Silent Night. After church, a bunch of our friends came over for cookies and hot cocoa. Santa had visited while we were at church, and he brought me exactly what I had asked for... a brand new teddy bear! Daddy and I also got matching train pajamas. I went to bed at 11:45pm, and slept in until 9:40am on Christmas morning. Mommy and Daddy and I opened presents and stockings together. I was so excited by all of my new toys! Then we went to my Great Aunt Linda's house for awhile, and I played with her kitties. I decided I didn't need a nap that afternoon... I was too excited to take a nap. We had Christmas dinner at Great Aunt Alex's house. Merry Christmas!
Pretending to be on a journey to the North Pole, Christmas Eve Night

 Waking up Christmas morning

 New drum!

 All the new toys got put in the new dollhouse!

 Playing with new Tonka trucks

1st Guitar!

 My family

Santa Train!

I got to go on my first train ride today! We drove to North Bend and road the Santa Train to Snoqualmie. I got to have hot cocoa and fresh chocolate chip cookies, and then got to see Santa! It was such a fun day. We also got cheeseburgers on the way home!

O Christmas Tree...

I helped Mommy and Daddy put up our Christmas tree this past weekend! I was SO excited to help with all of the ornaments. I thought they looked really pretty in big clumps along the bottom of the tree. My favorite ornaments are my train and the Nutcracker that are hanging on the tree. Here are some pictures!

Daddy and me working on the top of the tree

 Ornament Clumps

 Working so hard...

 With Daddy

 "I love you Mommy, thank you for letting me do ornaments!" *click*

November snapshots

We skipped straight from summer to winter here in Seattle! It is COLD out there. The first snowfall of the year was this weekend, but we didn't get any at our house since we are at sea level. They started decorating the city Christmas tree with ornaments and lights, which I have loved watching the progress on each day! Mommy will sing for the tree lighting ceremony next weekend. The candy shop window has my favorite display set up... the remote controlled train and skiers. I would stand there for hours each day if Mommy and Daddy would let me! Our church looks so pretty with all of it's Christmas decorations, and Santa has set up his mailbox up the street from our house. I think I might write him a letter this year. Here are some pictures taken this month:

The rest of October

I had so much fun celebrating Halloween this year! I helped Mommy and Daddy carve pumpkins by scooping out the insides, and then picking the stickers from the decorating kit for their faces. We also went to the Richmond Beach Carnival. I loved the bouncy house that had an obstacle course inside, and the huge inflatable slide! On Halloween night, I dressed up as a fireman and went trick or treating along Main Street with Mommy and Daddy, and my friend Blake and his parents. I got lots of candy, and then had fun answering the door for all of the trick or treaters at our house.
This is how I entertain myself when Mommy decides to get a load of dishes done

 Playing with my friend Violet

 All bundled up for a wagon ride to Starbucks and to visit Violet's Oma Teri at the toy store!

 Carving pumpkins!

 Ready for trick or treating with my friend Blake!

 Cheeeeeeese....

 Our pumpkins

 With Mommy and Daddy on Halloween

A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch!

I had a wonderful day today! Mommy and Daddy took me to the pumpkin patch. We went to "The Farm" in Snohomish. It is so fun there. First, we picked out pumpkins. I ended up getting four of them because I kept finding ones that I liked that were "so perfect" for Halloween. I got a fat one, a tall skinny one, a super round one, and a baby one. I got to ride in the wheelbarrow with my pumpkins. After pumpkin check-out, I played on the playground, petted the animals, and went through the hay maze in the barn. The hay maze was super fun, and I found a kitty up in the loft while waiting my turn to go down the super fast bumpy slide! Then we went on a tractor ride with Farmer Pete, and finished off our outing with fresh cider donuts made by the farmer's wife. Oh, and if you think I look bigger in my pictures, I am! I had a little growth spurt and am now 37.25 inches tall, and 30 pounds.

This one's PERFECT!

 Uff-duh!

 Riding in the wheelbarrow, on the hunt for pumpkin #3

 Daddy and me

 Cheese!

 At the pumpkin check-out with Mommy and Daddy

 Bunnies!

 Petting a sweet baby kitty

 Inside the hay maze

 Riding the slide from the top of the hay mow!

 Tractor ride

 Mommy and me