merry christmas

after my birthday party, i sort of learned how to open presents, but the paper is still more fun to play with

this horsey that grandma and grandpa gave me is almost as big as my aunt kelly's horse!

now i can ride piggyback with my dad at the trail. we took barley for a walk and he really liked it. i ate cheerios off my dad's shoulder.

happy birthday to me!

what a birthday week! miss debbie threw me a party at my daycare on thursday. then i got to have another party on saturday. i mostly liked to try to eat the paper off of my presents, and i especially liked the icing on my cake. so did barley.

my cake was very yummy.

i got to eat the top.

then i ate my dad's. he gave me ice cream too.

then i opened presents. thank you for my presents!

i was still partying at 7:30--too excited to go to bed. thanks everybody for a great birthday!

what a difference...

just one year makes. this year is my first official christmas at home. last year i was in the hospital. look how big i got in just twelve months!

that was when i used to sleep all day. i don't do that anymore.

i tried to help my dad put the angel on the tree, but it's scary being up that high!

my mom, she's a little bit crazy...

this time of the year is especially hectic in my house. my mom's a little loopy. sometimes she stays in her pajamas all weekend.