Christmas at Oma's house

Mama and I spent the week before Christmas at Oma's house. On Sunday, Dec. 23, Uncle Kevin and family came down to join us and exchange presents.

This is Oma's tree. It has lots and lots of ornaments on it. I was really good and didn't get in trouble for touching it very many times. Oma was surprised and Mama was proud of me.

Mama didn't get a good picture of Uncle Kevin with or without his new tools.

Melissa is his girlfriend.

Kyra (Keer-ah) is her granddaughter.

Oma and I are ready to go!

Our present to Abigail is a handmade lion bank.

I knew how to open my own presents this year--no troubles!

Mama got a lap desk that Daddy immediately began using.

Nicole unwrapping a present

Abigail unwraps her new Furby

I got a baseball glove,

a small red wagon,

a larger red wagon,

and a bunch of pencils with my name on them!

It was fun, and I got a lot of presents. What three year old wouldn't like that?

Building words

I have been watching a lot of videos about words. I started with a bunch of Leap Frog videos about the letter factory and word factory. Then I became very interested in Word World. I'm watching some that Mama got from the library this weekend. Daddy and I decided to build some words like they do in Word World. I know how to spell "dog" so using my blocks I made the word. It starts with the letter D.

I've added an "o" and am looking for the "g"

There it is--I built the word DOG! (Mama in--I don't know why it rotated this picture)

I then picked up my handiwork and admired it.

Daddy and I are changing beginning letters with the same endings--ROOM, LOOM, BOOM, DOOM, ZOOM. Now we are using the same beginning letters--CHIN, CHIP, CHICK. (Mama in--my son scares me sometimes)

A puppy for Christmas

Santa came to our house. I asked him for a puppy.

Right there in the unwrapped box (because Santa is too busy to wrap all the presents) was a puppy! I pushed the button and exclaimed "IT MOVES!!!" So here I am practicing with Bob the (Builder) Puppy on our heeling.

I decided that his picture needed to be taken facing forward, but kept hiding my face.

Here is a good shot of Bob in Daddy's lap.

I also got three new puzzles, which I have made several times each already. Daddy got a welcome frog--named Howard

Connor posing with his cool new tool

Connor and I went outside and built a snowman--with a mohawk.

I rode on the sled with my neighbors--Lorelei and Thomas--and their mom pulled it for us.

We came back in and Connor and I played video games for a while. Connor kept having to rescue me.

Mama took this picture of our white Christmas out the patio door before we went out to play.

We had a good time at Oma and Ompa's house and with Mama's family gift exchange. But that post will have to wait for another day.

Cookie day with Antema

I got flour on my nose

Antema helpimg me

Daddy and Aunt Jaki were there

Rolling out the dough for cut cookies

Concentrating

Daddy worked on the countown ribbons (while protecting his foot from passing children)

I posed with my hat on--ready to take a break outside

Brian and Levi used really long branches as swords, although it didn't work too well.

Remember to wash your hands!

We all sit down at the big table ready to decorate the cookies

One brightly colored cookie--which was delicious!

I love my daddy

Memory games

You know, it probably isn't fair to have my great-grandmother play a memory game with me. (Mama in--she is progressing in Alzheimer's.) I am getting good at it. I needed practice in being a better sport. I think she had fun, even if it probably wasn't Mama's best idea for keeping me occupied. I pick one of the pillows and check the picture

I got a match!

I sometimes helped Grandma out.

I also used her chair to do a few handstands

Progress report on how tall I am against the bookshelves.

I like to run and jump into Grandma's lap

Grandma poked my belly and told me to stop jumping on her. I love Grandma.

She looks pretty good for 93 years old!