Playing with my buds

I know this is hard to believe, but Mommy suggested that we meet our friends from Spokane at McDonalds so we could play at the playland. I had a great time! Below is a picture of Daddy and his friend Jon with my buddies Tryton and Jacob. It was taken last July in Spokane.

Yesterday I got to play with my friend Abby while Mommy and Fun Aunt Holly caught up with some long-time friends. Abby and I are only 3 weeks apart. Can you tell who's older? (I'll give you a hint: it's me! Okay, so I'm not very good at keeping secrets...)

Christmas Day

This week has been a blast! Not only have I celebrated my birthday twice, but I also celebrated Chrismas twice. I've been socializing like a champ. It has been a little overwhelming at times...

Plus, my fun Aunt Holly came to stay overnight and I didn't recognize her because I used to think she looked like our phone. Hearing her voice outside of the phone was a bit surreal. She spoiled me rotten though and I think she's my favorite aunt.

Another party pic... stay tuned for more

Elsa's One! (almost)

Elsa had her very first 1st birthday party tonight! (Her second one will be on Tuesday.) Elsa seemed oblivious to the fact that this party was just for her... probably because she is the center of attention every day. Some of her friends traveled all the way from Canada (aka "the great white north") to be at this twice-in-a-lifetime event! (That's Canadian Jess in the middle.)
Mindy had to help Elsa realize that the frosting wasn't just for poking - it was also for eating. Now we will certainly have a little chocolate addict on our hands. You should have seen her face after a few handfuls! Chocolate on her forehead, chocolate on her eyelashes, and somehow even chocolate on her pantlegs. Notice little Lincoln L. in the background. He was the littlest partygoer and had the most fun with the party favors.

Snowshoeing Near Mt. Baker

friends

This is Quinn. He came over to play the other day and I shared my toys with him. Kind of.

Birthday...

shhh, don't tell Elsa, but her birthday is next week. Regular readers of this blog may want to be there. Please e-mail (or comment on this post) if that is you. All out-of-state friends, we understand that you are big Elsa fans and would love to be here, but if you are not, Elsa will understand.

daddy's students

Some of dad's students were featured in a local paper today:

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/43268.html

crafts with mommy

I'm sure glad mommy had snow days last week... we worked on crafts together. Life is never dull with her around. I love my mommy!

bye bye, snow

After 11 days straight with Mommy and Daddy, the snow has almost melted and it's time to get back into the "real world." I didn't get to play in the snow much because I refuse to put shoes on. Tomorrow I finally get to go back to Grandma's to play with the cats and to learn more about my body parts. So far I'm a champ at locating noses, and I'm pretty good at feet, too. Now, if I could just keep straight which person is Mommy and which one is Daddy, I'd be ready for kindergarten.