Jess comes to visit

Jess came all the way from Portland, OR to visit me!! (Well, I guess to visit Mom, too.) We had lots of fun reading together and Mom and I loved spending time with her.  Jess and Mom ditched me one day to go on the trolley tour of Hershey, take a chocolate tasting lesson, make their own candy bar, and have lunch at the Hershey hotel.  I was very jealous, but I know they had a great time together without me. Thanks for coming to visit, Jess! I can't wait to see you again!! <3

Thank for reading to me!

getting ready to start her candy bar

candy bars being made...

yum!!

Snow Day

Today was the first "real" snowfall... we got 3-4 inches.  Mom and Dad say that that's not much, but it was still fun to play in!! Taki and I got to play outside while Mom and Dad shoveled the driveway.  I decided I wanted to help and brought out the kitchen broom; when Dad saw that he went and found me my own shovel.  I am definitely a New England girl at heart because I loved shoveling! I can't wait for more snow!

love this snow and cold weather!

so much fun

Taki is fast!!

She was happy to run in the snow!

I'm a natural

This is fun!

Thanks for letting me help, Daddy!

Sitting on the pot...

from Mom: "And it begins..."

Color Sorting

Mom and I took down all of the Christmas decorations today and put them away for next year.  Mom put me in charge of sorting and putting away the plastic Christmas balls.  I was a big help!

I might need a little more practice sorting colors...

Play date with Ben

Today Mom and I went into Philly to visit Ben.  Mom and his mom went to law school together and his Dad is a radiologist; we used to live 2 blocks from them when we lived in Philly. We hadn't see each other for a while, so it was great to visit and play.  He had just gotten a basketball hoop that was super fun to play with (see video).  Looking forward to our next visit!

 

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Today was Daddy's birthday!  He had to work, which was stinky (I think you should always get your birthday off!), but he was able to get home for dinner.  He requested Shepard's Pie for dinner and mom made him a peanut butter cake with chocolate frosting (it was yummy!). I thought that the cake might catch on fire because there were so many candles, but Daddy managed to blow them all out!  Happy Birthday, Daddy!

A few more presents...

When we got back from our Christmas vacation, Mom and Dad had a few more presents for me! They said that they were too big to bring up, so they saved them as a special surprise.  I got a fun new chair that is just my size and a big fire truck that makes awesome noises!!