Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Santa Visits My House

I can't believe it! After all the gifts Santa brought to my Nan's and Grammy's I still had more to open at my house. How did he know all the places that I'd be?

I'm a pro at opening gifts now. Just look at me tear into this one!


Santa knew all the things I wanted this year. Bowls so I can eat like a big girl,

new books,

my very own cell phone,



a big pad of paper to try out my drawing skills,

and, a car to ride on! Thanks, Santa!

Monday, December 25, 2006

Merry Christmas!

Christmas morning has finally arrived and, just like last year, Santa visited Grammy and Grandpa's house.


He was very good to me this year!


Check out this new table and chairs he got me! Now I have a place where I can work on projects.



It seems like everyone was on Santa's "nice" list this year. Like Mommy,



Daddy,


Aunt Mel,

Uncle Tolga,

Grammy,

and Grandpa too!

We continued to celebrate later in the day at my great Aunt Donna's house with Nan, Grampa, Aunt Beth, Mike-Mike, and the rest of the gang.
We really missed the Maassel's and Schley's though. Here my Mommy and Aunt Beth are signing "I love you" to them. I sure hope they come home to visit soon!
The day continued back at my Grammy and Grandpa's house with the whole Crane clan.

There were more gifts to open.

And I checked out Grammy's manger scene. Look out baby Jesus!
What a great Christmas we had! I am pooped (in every sense of the word). I need to lay down for a long winter's nap. Merry Christmas!

Sunday, December 24, 2006

The Night Before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas and we got dressed up to go
Spend the evening with my great Uncle Ditty and Aunt Lo.





The presents were waiting to be unwrapped, so I got right to work. No time for a nap!

A TMX Elmo and a piggy flashlight were some of the gifts that I opened that night.

A gingerbread house, some clothes and a book. This is my excited look!

But what I enjoyed most of all was time with my family, I love them all! Of the true Christmas meaning I will not lose sight. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Saturday, December 23, 2006

A Visiting We'll Go!

One of the great things about Christmas is that we get to visit with friends and family that we don't get to see very often. This Christmas I got to meet a blog buddy of mine, Jacob.


This visit has been a long time coming! You see, Jake's daddy and my daddy go WAY back. I'm talking preschool.

They reunited in high school (mommy was friends with Uncle Frank, too). And he was even in Mommy and Daddy's wedding. He's the tall one in the back.

Uncle Frank got married too and moved far away. Then the stork visited our mommies at just about the same time (I'm a little older than Jake).

It took a long time for us to meet each other, but I'm so glad we finally did! Me and Jake made fast friends (even though he doesn't like me kissing him).
I also had fun visiting all my aunts and cousins in Michigan! Aunt Deena, Aunt Shawna, Domonic, Aunt Ali, Damon, and Aunt Brynn.


Grammy Shelley too!


We had fun opening presents and playing together. Domonic was a little shy!

Christmas at Nan and Grampa's

Tonight we had Christmas at my Nan's house. Notice all the neatly wrapped presents. They didn't stay that way for long! Christmas was a little quieter at Nan's this year without some of my cousins- Jack, Drew, Josh, and Sophie. We missed them very much. Mike-Mike and me still managed to get pretty wild!



Me and Mike-Mike played with toys while we waited patiently to open gifts.


Me and Mommy hung out and laughed together.



See? I'm showing you that I'm Nan's number one grandchild.


Mike-Mike's ready to open some gifts.



Look at this cool chair he got!



I got some nice gifts too, like this Ariel doll from Aunt Beth. I found the wrapping paper most interesting. I can believe it's not even Christmas yet!






Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Winter Wonderland


Me and Mommy and Daddy were invited to a holiday party at our friend's grandparents' house. The lights and decorations at this party put the zoo to shame!


Here's me and my buddy Taylor. She invited us.


This is her mommy Shannon. She likes my dance face.


Me and Mommy walked around to look at all the fun decorations.


Santa even showed up! Since I've already seen him, I thought I'd give the other kids a turn (really I just wanted to keep a safe distance).


The whole house was decked out! The pictures are only half as good as the real thing.