New York City

Yesterday, Mommy, Daddy and I and some friends went to New York to see the giant Christmas tree and all the lights and decorations. It was a busy and fun day! It all started by driving to Princeton, NJ and getting on the train to go into the city. The train went very fast, and before I knew it we were there looking at all the tall buildings!

Our first stop was at the Empire State Building...now that's a tall one!

We saw a lot of Christmas trees and blinking lights, but there was one tree that was bigger and brighter than all the rest. It was so big that the whole tree wouldn't fit in our pictures!

At ToysRUs, I got to meet Geoffrey. He was a little scary! I had more fun playing with the Leap Frog toys...

At FAO Schwartz, I got to see the BIG piano...

...and Devon, Morgan and Tamsin even got to play on it!

We were able to see so much! I'm glad I didn't take a nap because I didn't want to miss anything. And can you believe it was 62 degrees on December 15th?! That was nice!

I can't wait to go back to NYC next year!

Our Christmas Tree

Last Saturday, I went with Mommy and Daddy, the Whitneys and the Kempers to get our Christmas tree. We went to a tree farm and had to cut it down ourselves! We sure picked a cold day to go...it was 29 degrees outside! But my cousin, Aidan, and I stayed nice and warm. Uncle Todd pulled us around in a wagon that was filled with cozy blankets!


Here we are in front of our tree at the farm...



and here is Daddy cutting it down...

Once we got home (and after lots of hot chocolate and coffee!), we decorated our tree...

I was so excited about the tree and all the pretty lights! I wanted to get up close so I could get a better look. But when I did, I got pricked by one of the needles...it hurt really bad! I decided after that happened that I would only look at the tree from a distance! That made it very hard for Mommy and Daddy to get a picture of me next to the tree...

They had to bribe me by putting some of my "toys" next to the tree, so I would go over and get them. Here I am with Finnie's bone and Mommy's cell phone...


...and looking at my Elmo ornament...

That's the closest I've been to the tree since the needle incident. I wish I was warned ahead of time that the needles are pointy and hurt when you touch them!

It's okay, though, I'm having fun looking at the tree from a distance. I really love the lights and the shiny ornaments and tinsel. I hear that there will be presents under the tree soon...

My Baby Cousin

My cousin, Jamison, was born last week. Last night, Mommy, Daddy and I went to his house to see him. Aunt Tracie, Uncle Rob and Julia were there too. He is so cute! I wanted to play with him, but he was asleep most of the time. Mommy said he's too little to play, but he'll be able to play when he gets bigger. So, all I could do was look at him and give him kisses. Aunt Tracie thinks that he'll catch up to my weight pretty soon...he's a big boy!

Finnie and Me

I love my dog, Finn, but he always runs away from me when I get close to him...especially when I'm walking. I think he was more comfortable around me when I was on all fours like him! I try to kiss him everyday, but he won't let me.

The other day was different, though...HE tried to kiss ME! I'm not sure why, but I'm guessing I had some food on my face...or maybe he really does like me...I don't know for sure, but I'll take what I can get! Mommy got a picture of it...

It was great to feel Finnie's little wet nose on my face. I hope this means that he's not scared of me anymore!

(I'm wearing a hat because I was trying on the hat that Daddy and Mommy bought for me. Mommy took it back, though, because it was too small...)