One Stuffed Turkey

I had a terrific Thanksgiving! Hope you all did too. We went to Aunt Amy's on Thursday morning and had a fantastic meal. I had a geat time as usual there playing with Tucker and Jaycie. Dad, Mom, and I stayed in Bloomington that night, and I got to go swimming at the hotel. Friday morning we went to Champaign to watch Daddy's cousin Jacob and the rest of the Triopia Trojans embarass the heck out of Stark County in the state championship football game. They won 42-7!!! On Friday night I went to Grandma Bonnie's to help her decoratre her tree. Today I got to spend the whole day with Dad and Mom running errands and doing some visiting with my great grandmas. I was very excited to wake up to snow this morning and am hoping we get a little more so I can play in it with my new snow boots.

Baby It's Cold Outside

A quick rundown on my life:

- Jaycie spent a couple nights with us last week.....wild time as usual
- Mom and I went to Aunt Amy's on Friday....Chuck E. Cheese, bonding withcousins, Christmas dress shopping

- Saved a cat from a field last week...Dad thinks it got into a hot motor....spent a week at the vet....now the proud owners of an ugly, stinky cat named Splotches (we love her)

- Helped Mom start the Christmas shopping

- Yesterday was observation day at dance class.....Mom, Dad, Grandma Pam, Grandma Bonnie, and Papa Charlie were all in attendance

- Spending all day tomorrow with Grandma Bonnie so Mom can "big girls only" Christmas shop

Well, the cold has certainly come. This is the time of year when my mom thinks that she is going to die if she has to put so much as a toe outside. She comes by this naturally though, right Papa. I am more like Daddy who is probably not even wearing a coat outside today.

And yet there is one wonderful, glorious, magical implication of it all.....Christmas is coming! Yes, Mom hates the winter, but there is nothing she loves more than Christmas (ah, the irony). Yes she knows that Thanksgiving is not even here yet; she chooses not to care. I already sat on Santa's lap last weekend. I, the girl who last year screamed when the man in the red suit came within 10 yards, am now virtually an elf. I told him that I wanted the Tinkerbell movie. He told me to be a good girl and we would see. I am anxious to put up our tree, which will probably make its debut this weekend...hint: there will probably be another blog update soon.

Quick Update

Mom has been a little distracted lately, hence the pause in blogging. Here's what's been going on:

- Halloween was great! I trick-or-treated at Aunt Sandy & Uncle Roger's, Great Grandma Pahlmann's, Aunt Nancy's, and both Grandma & Grandpa's. I have enough loot to last for months. Baby dressed as Tinkerbell. It was a fun night!

- Jake and I have been learning about the election (to the extent that toddlers can learn about elections). By the end of last week I could name the state and country we live in and name the presidential candidates. I also went with Mom to vote early Tuesday. They gave me a sticker, so I am now more excited than ever to vote someday.

- In "play" news......I played outside quite a bit last week in anticipation of the cool down. Mom syas we will probably be hibernating now for the next 6 months. Woo Hoo! I am very into hide and go seek right now, but I do not yet understand that you don't announce where you are going to hide to the person seeking you. I also had a great time playing with Livvy on Saturday afternoon while the Trojans kicked some Arcola bottom (Mom doesn't let me say butt). We mostly played babies.

Have a good week everyone.