NYC to see Bernie and Scott!

Yesterday Mommy got a phone call from our cousins Bernie and Scott from Rochester. They were in the car on their way to NYC with a friend of theirs. Mommy and Daddy decided we'd all go in to the city to have dinner with Bernie, Scott, & their friend. We went in a little early so we could go to FAO Schwarz and pick out each other's Christmas gifts. I picked out a Thomas the Train puzzle that came in a Thomas shaped lunch box. Emerson bought me a Rubix cube. After we shopped, we met Scott and Bernie in Grand Central Station. We took them to Little Italy for dinner. It was so great to see them (especially since Bernie is a Marine and we don't get to see him very often!)

Here Comes Christmas!

Today is the day after Thanksgiving and you know what that means! It's time to get out all of our Christmas decorations! This year we have decided to wait to put up our Christmas tree until after we get back from our vacation in Florida because so many are coming up to CT to celebrate with us! We want an "Old Fashioned" Christmas this year, like Uncle Jon says. Also, when we woke up this morning, we were happy to see our elf Shnelfie back from the North Pole. He comes every year to watch over us and be sure we are behaving. At night he flies back to the North Pole to tell Santa if we were good or bad that day. I hope I can behave while he's here so I can get lots of presents! Today Daddy hung the lights on the outside of the house too. They are so beautiful! Mommy even let us put the lights in the ceramic Christmas tree that used to be her Mom's! I love this time of year!

Thanksgiving in CT

We decided to stay in CT this year for Thanksgiving since we're going to FL just before Christmas. Aunt Betsey and Uncle David invited us over for dinner. Poppop Ladd came too! It was a really yummy dinner! Thanks for having us Aunt Betsey and Uncle David!

Thanksgiving Lunch at Em's School

Today we went to have lunch at Emerson's preschool to celebrate Thanksgiving. His class sang 2 songs to everyone. He did such a great job! Who knew he'd be such a crowd pleaser?! We are so proud of him!

Aunt Georgi's Birthday

We went to NJ this weekend to celebrate Aunt Georgi's birthday. I even made her a special birthday crown. Mommy and Daddy went with her and Uncle Jon and some friends to dinner at a Japanese Restaurant while we stayed home and made her a birthday cake with the babysitter. We hope you had a great birthday Aunt Georgi!