Christmas was finally here ...

I have been hearing about this whole Christmas thing and it finally came! I got up and my cookies were eaten by Santa and he left me a thank you note and then the tree was surrounded by gifts!!
I got so much wonderful things. Of course I needed a break mid gift opening to have breakfast. Then to bubbe and pops where there was even more stuff! What a great day!

I also finally got to meet my cousin Sam who was visiting from Australia! This weekend I get to see more of my cousins and can not wait.

t'was the night before christmas

the night was finally here... i could put my cookies out and hope that Santa comes and eats them and leaves presents.

before that, i got to enjoy a lovely mcelwain Christmas celebration where i finally meet cousin Lindsay who was home from London and visit with my couins, grandparents, and great grand parents, and of couse my aunts and uncles!!

the baker kids party

my Christmas weekend started off with a kids holiday party at daddy's work... Adrienne and i exchanged gifts and then we saw Santa and his elves. everyone kept telling us how we matched!

whats with the beard

so i finally met the guy in red... i cant say i am a big fan but i hope santa still brings me some gifts!

chuck e cheese

last weekend i helped my cousin Joseph celebrate his upcoming 4Th birthday. he had a party at chuck e cheese. i loved the little rides that daddy put a quarter in! mommy and daddy told me this is the only time i would see that purple dinosaur... apparently he is annoying!

and the fuzzy star on top

i know i am a little behind in getting this updated.. a few weeks ago i helped mommy and daddy decorate the tree. i had more fun pushing around the box of ornaments then anything else.

Christmas Tree

Today we went to pick out my first Christmas tree. Now we just have to decorate it so I can take all the ornaments off.

Happy Hanukkah

Tuesday night started the first night of Hanukkah. Every night for 8 nights I light the menorah, say a pray and oh then I get a present. Tonight we made latkes and celebrated with cousin Joseph, Uncle Adam, Bubbe and Pop.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I enjoyed my first Thanksgiving by stuffing my face with sweet potatoes and stuffing! I also got to play with my cousin Joseph and I learned how to walk using my push walker. I can take 5 steps before getting tired!

Happy 30th Daddy!

I helped daddy celebrate his 30th birthday! He even let me blow out the candles.

monkey see ... monkey do

I had a great time playing with Mia last week. We both managed to get into some trouble and climb on anything we could and of course eat all the toys. I can't wait to play again.

Thanksgiving Baskets

Since my mom works for a nonprofit and promotes giving, she organized the mothers group to come and fill baskets for United Way. We filled 15 complete basics for less fortunate members of our community.

music together

I just love music class. I get to play with the drums, instruments and my friend Parker.

my little house

I just love playing with my house. I like to climb through the door and open the mailbox.

My 1st Halloween

I had a great 1st Halloween. I went parading around in my spider costume and gave out candy and spider rings to the kids in the neighborhood. I just wish I could have had some of that candy.

i think i will take that pumpkin...

Mommy and Daddy took me to Tehrune Orchards to get some apples, pumpkins and cookies!

going for a swing

since it was 90 degrees last weekend, i got to enjoy sometime in my swing.

the prince is crawling

i decided it was time to crawl... i saw the remote and i wanted it! watch me go!

hilton head, sc

i took my first family vacation last week... we went to hilton head for the week and spent a day in savannah, ga. i did really well on the plane and slept both ways. i loved the beach and the pool and most of all loved being with mommy, daddy, bubbe and pop!

tennesse visits nj

mommies good friend from college came for a visit and i got to play with owen as we played in princeton for the afternoon

Labor Day 2007

i had a fun filled labor day weekend with lots of travel, parties, family and friends. here is my cousin brody, ryan, abby and ellie...

be sure to separate the darks from the whites

i decided to try out the laundry basket...

cousin play date

i had a super fun play date with my chick cousins Meredith and Ellie!

today i am 1/2

i am now a half, or 6 months! i now have two bottom teeth to help me celebrate!

webbles wobble but they dont fall down

i am working harder and harder every day to sit up on my own

down the shore with my buddy luke

luke and "ter" as luke calls him, enjoyed a fun day at the shore

jumperoo

since rolling over was not entertainment enough, i now enjoy tons of jumping fun in the jumperoo

swimming in my pool

since the summer started to heat up, daddy bought me a pool to cool off in

happy 4th!

surf's up dude...

i had so much fun at my first trip down the shore...

cereal anyone ...

so this is what ceral tastes like?? not sure sure i am into it just yet