Christmas 2008

Christmas came and went with only minimal production. Ellen enjoyed many new sights and sounds, and decided wrapping was much more fun that anything that might be inside.
Visits with Uncles, Godparents, and loads of cousins topped off the week, and she even slept past 8 a.m. on her Mom and Dad's anniversary today!

Our latest antics

I'm full of fun these days -- pulling up and trying to walk, feeding myself, "reading," and all kinds of interesting adventures.










Only a few days til Christmas now!

Thanksgiving

Our little Elf

Ellen's Letter to Santa

Dear Santa,

Mommy and Daddy said I could make a list for you, and then they gave me all these rules to follow.
They say I can only have a few toys at a time, and they aren't real fond of plastic and battery-operated toys either! They like organic things and things I have to use my brain with. They want me to ask for educational toys, wooden playthings, books, music, clothes, and other practical, useful stuff. What's a baby to do?

Over the next few days, they've promised to add links to my favorites (and theirs) so that people who want to buy me things know what to do. Hopefully, you and your elves will look too.

I can't wait to see what you bring me. Mommy already warned me that I'll be getting more quality than quantity and that I'd better get used to it.

E

My List

• The Safe Sippy Any color, need a couple so we can wash one while I use the other :)
• Rhythm Sticks and Egg Shakers -- cause I LOVE percussion
• Dolls & Musical Instruments at Oompa Toys
• Candy Cane Press Board Books like The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Story of the Lord's Prayer (I already have the ones about Jesus, Noah, and Christmas)
• Board Books by Sandra Boynton--my favorite author, SHE ROCKS.
• Stacking toys, wooden playthings, and gum buddies from A Toy Garden
  
• A buncha cool stuff still on my Amazon registry -- even toys!

What a little lion

Speed Demon

Ellen is now crawling and pulling up everywhere. She's one curious little baby (wink to Trevor).
And she's still the apple of our eye.

I Sit, I Play, I'm Full of Fun!