Playing in the Snow!

It snowed LOTS today! We bundled all up and went to play in the snow.

HELP! I've fallen, and I can't get up!

We made a SNOWMAN!

Christmas Day!

   Mommy made Ellie & Daddy stay in her room until she could get to the living room. She wanted to catch THIS LOOK:
 

Ellie seeing her new kitchen for the first time!  She was SO excited!

Then she saw her new Cozy Coupe! Boy, was she thrilled!  No one had ever seen that facial expression before (and we're not sure we'll see it again!) but we saw it a bunch on Christmas morning!

Pup had surgery!

 My puppy Porter had surgery again on Thursday.  They fixed his ear. Last time they did it, he had to wear a funny hat. This time, they just wrapped band-aids all over his head. He looks funny, but he's eating thing time. Last time I had to feed him his food for days!!

Santa Claus came to town!

Every year, the local fire department brings Santa to our neighborhood!
We waited.....

and waited....

And FINALLY Santa showed up! 
Ellie didn't scream... but she didn't want to sit on his lap either...

So far we've seen 4 Santas. So far we haven't even SMILED at any..... 

"Show me your teeth!"

This is what I give Mommy when she asks to see my teeth..... :-)

Thanksgiving

Ms. Leanne and my BFF Olivia and I all sitting in a chair. We just woke up from naps. Ok, Olivia just woke up. I've been up for hours.

mmmm TURKEY! Mommy and Daddy made their very first Thanksgiving meal by themselves! I think it turned out great. Although, apparently I really hate turkey....

Olivia and I sat down with our milk after dinner to watch "Jack Frost" while the grown ups cleaned.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Trip to Nana's

Daddy, Mommy and I drove to Indiana to visit Nana this weekend.   We had SO much fun! We went to a really yummy turkey dinner and met some of Coco's cousins. Then we went to lunch in downtown Columbus.  I had a really yummy hot dog and listened to an old pipe organ!  It was loud, but I danced along anyhow.   I also had a sip of Daddy's chocolate shake and split a hot fudge sundae with Nana and Mommy! :-)

Mid-week playdate!

We got a bonus playdate with my BFF Olivia this week! Her daddy had to go to a meeting, so she came over to play!

I shared all of my toys -- all at the same time...

Hugs for my BFF!

Playing in Leaves

Gotta love being able to play in the leaves without a coat!

Fall Festival

Tonight, we went to the Fall Festival.

We met my BFF Olivia and her family there too.

There was a costume contest. This was our picture in front of the set.

I don't know what Oliva was upset about, but I wanted to help her!

Me in my outfit Mommy made, complete with wings and wand!

Olivia and I doing craft projects with our Daddys!

Boo at the Zoo

Today we went to Boo at the Zoo in Forest Park. I was dressed up as Tinkerbell in the outfit Mommy made me!

Daddy and I watched the bears. My favorite were the sun bears.

And then we took our picture with this big gorilla. I was afraid of it until Daddy came over to sit with us.

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Daddy's Big Surprise

The Birthday Boy!



Mommy and I planned a big surprise for Daddy. It was a few weeks after his birthday (so he didn't suspect a thing!) and Mommy talked him into going for a bike ride in Forest Park.

Little did he know, he was going on a scavenger hunt! At every stop, a few more friends were waiting to join our ride. At the end, we had a big picnic!

Group shot from our day!

The back of the shirts that Grammy had made for Daddy's special day!

From Kris' Surprise Party