December Snows and my Snowman

Though our first snow of the season arrived before December, this storm was the first one with real accumulation.  And we know that with the snow comes snow chores.  I of course jumped right in to help Daddy with the shoveling.  Thanks to our neighbor and his snow blower the driveway was cleared in no time.

So of course that meant I could bring up the trash can.  Over the last year my passion for trash and recycling has not waned.

After taking care of the chores Momma and I took a break.  I thought it was pretty cool that I could sit in the snow and not get wet.  My snow pants are pretty cool!

After chores it was time for fun.  Daddy taught me how to build a snowman.  How do you think we did?

Even Tazz enjoyed the snow!

I hope you had as much fun with the snow as Tazz and I did.

Camden Aquarium - Dec '09

During Christmas break Momma thought it would be a good idea if we had one last adventure before my baby sister pops out of her belly.  So on Sunday morning we jumped into Daddy's truck so that we could make it to the aquarium in time for its opening.  I was impressed by the very first exhibit.

I really liked seeing the fish swim back and forth.  Can you find the long skinny fish swimming in the picture?

After a little bit of encouragement I even liked petting the star fish.  They sure felt funny!

We also discovered that the aquarium had hippos.  They came out for a snack and swim while we were visiting.

It was a great fun adventure!

Christmas 2009

I woke up on Christmas morning and couldn't believe my eyes.  Santa came to our home and brought all sorts of presents for Tazz and I.

I couldn't help but dive in and start playing with them.

Tazz felt the same way.  Can you believe how good she is at opening her own presents?

I was so lucky to get to share the day with Grandma, Aunt Janet, Nanny, Grampy, Great Gramma, Great Grampa, PopPop, GiGi and even Uncle Sean, Aunt Jo and Cousin Devon (via the internet).

I hope you all were able to spend your holidays with the ones you loved!

Christmas Tree Hunting - Dec '09

For this Christmas Daddy suggested that instead of finding our Christmas tree at a nursery we head out to a Christmas tree farm so that we could chose our perfect tree.  Daddy has great memories of Christmas tree hunts from his childhood.  Momma didn't have to think twice about it.  Even the rain which arrived on the morning of our hunt didn't deter us. I was amazed at the number of trees and the different types we had to pick from...

While hunting trees I was sure to keep an eye out for elephants.  You all know that there is no telling where an elephant might pop up.

We didn't find any elephants during our hunt but we did find the perfect little tree.  Daddy was a trooper about laying down on the wet ground to cut it down for us.

After a trip to the ATM (note to all parents, tree farms take cash only!) we brought our special little tree home.

Momma was inspired by a number of the "fluffy" Christmas trees for this year's tree decorations.  Momma, Daddy and I created the Christmas tree monster face out of foam shapes that we covered in glue and glitter.  I had so much fun painting on the glue and shaking on the glitter.  What do you think about our final results?

Thanksgiving

Like all great Thanksgivings mine started with watching a little football and the arrival of Santa at the end of the Macy's Day Parade.

With those required activities out of the way, I helped Uncle Sean finish the final bit of clean up before the rest of the guests arrived at Grandma's house to celebrate Thanksgiving.

After a great meal it was time to play. I had lots of fun with Eli and Hailey. Eli and I worked together to build this great big tower. Can you believe how tall we were able to make it?

I also had a great time working with Hailey on a smaller project. She is a great playmate!

Unfortunately Momma's camera ran out of batteries before we all ran out of activity. So there are some gaps in Momma's photos. But I felt blessed to get to spend Thanksgiving with Grandma, Aunt Janet, Mary Anne, Uncle Sean, Aunt Jo, cousin Devon, Aunt Lisa, Eli, Hailey, Micheal, Nanny, Grampy, Jaeger, Soleil and Tazz.

I hope you all were able to have as nice a Thanksgiving as we did!

Pre-Thanksgiving Winig Visit

Since it was the weekend before Thanksgiving I wasn't expecting much excitement.  But that was before Momma told me that the Winigs were coming to visit for the weekend.  We always have a great time with them on the Cape.  I was excited to share all my toys and my great park with Megan and Rachel.  After some fun in the back yard we headed down to the park.  I started with a little game of hide and seek.  Can you find me?

After the game of hide and seek, we took a walk down to my favorite creek to show them how much fun it can be to throw rocks into the water.  Aunt Sarah and Rachel had a good time checking out the creek.

Megan and I took advantage of the time down at the creek to have a little chat with each other.  I really enjoy playing with her!

After dinner we did something I had never done before.  We baked cookies.  Aunt Sarah is an expert Christmas cookie maker, so Momma thought she would take advantage Aunt Sarah's visit to give cooking making a try.  Megan, Rachel and I all gave it a go!

Once the backing was done, it was time for decorations and consumption.  I had lots of fun decorating, but I must admit the cookies weren't really my thing.  The icing on the other hand was GREAT!

Having the Winigs come visit was great fun.  I was so glad to get to show them my home.  I hope they come back again real soon.

Fall Color - November

It seems the fall color finally arrived.  Momma had great fun with the leaves in the back yard.  She was so excited to see how pretty the leaves were this year.  Daddy on the other hand wasn't as excited.  To Daddy it seemed like ground hog day.  Each weekend he went out and found as many leaves as the previous weekend, regardless of how often he cleaned them up!

We all got into the fall spirit though!  Daddy raked up a great big pile for the end of my slide.  I had lots of fun sliding into it.  Doesn't it look like great fun?

Momma of course had to get in a minor photo session with Tazz and I.  Below is Momma's favorite picture of me with the leaves.  How do you like it?

And last but not least, Momma's favorite picture of Tazz.  Over the weekend she tested out a couple of new point and shoot cameras.  Tazz's action shots sealed the deal on going back to Cannon.  Tazz sure does know how to keep her eye on the ball!