Ballerina Gabriella's Debut Movie
This is a video made by the amateur in the family (mommy), not the seasoned professional (daddy). So let us know if you encounter any technical difficulties, and don't hold it to the usual high standards please!

ballet

great class today... i love thursday's, always look forward to ballet. i did my own hair today and although i didn't let it bother me, the clip was falling out for most of the class. if you look at my forehead, that's the red clip dangling. but i didn't slow down. it didn't phase me... the show must go on! and then there's the pic of proud me next to my proud mommy... 

A Morning in the Life of the Little Mommy

When I first get up in the morning, I head right into the nursery to check on Betsy. Then I push my stool over to the changing table and get her all cleaned up and back in her cozy jammies. Then we head downstairs for breakfast. Today I had cereal and strawberries and blueberries - yum! After that it's time to get dressed, and then I primp with mommy. I have to wash my messy face, put on my face lotion, brush my teeth and do my lipgloss (chap stick!!!). Oh, and then of course my hair... sometimes Mommy or Daddy give me piggies, but today I did my own hair. Isn't it "pretty and stylish"? Mommy calls this the Christmas Tree Look. All that and Daddy wonders why it takes me so long to get out the door, sheesh! Little Mommy's are busy little people! I didn't even have time for Sesame today... oh the sacrifices.

Practicing to be a Big Sister

Mommy's belly is getting SUPER HUGE which means my little brother or sister must be coming soon. This weekend Daddy put together the crib, and I helped Mommy get organized in the baby's room. I decided that Baby Betsy gets to sleep in there until the baby comes home, so every night I get her in her jammies, tuck her into the crib, and read her a book before Mommy and Daddy read me my books. I am such a good little Mommy, and I can't wait for MY baby to get here!

piggies

daddy might need a little help, but he gets an "a" for effort, for sure. he brushed my hair too, then put these two piggies in. 

super bowl!

the half time show was super-cool, they had a "special" show we waited for, then watched in 3D. i didn't understand the word 3D but these things were flying out at me, it was crazy! my friends came over, we had a ton of fun all playing together all around our house, it was awesome!

camping day!

they have trees indoors at school, and a campfire (not a real one), and all kinds of camping stuff. i brought my camo case with my sleeping bag and my pink flashlight, and i wore my extra special glowing bug t-shirt from gramma and grampa. you can see from the look on my face that i am super-excited! that's all i kept saying, telling my teachers i was "super-excited!"

here come the 1,2,3's!
that's the name of the latest "they might be giants" album for kids. it's great, and today mommy and daddy took me to a concert where they played all those songs (and some old school tunes mommy and daddy enjoyed). oh it was awesome fun, the lights, the clapping, i got to scream at the end of the show, and then they came back out one more time (apparently called an "encore"). fun!

lunch
made myself a kick-butt cheese and bread piece sandwich today. daddy was confused when i wanted to make it. but soon learned that the trick is merely incorporating a third piece of bread torn into many tiny pieces within the interior of the sandwich. simple, really. and de-lish. i busted out my classic favorite grand canyon lunch box to port the sandwich to school...

spending time indoors
since we don't live in san fran (we know, greg, it's warm, we know...) we've been doing a lot more indoors these days. a little work on the trainer the other night. hopefully mommy will post a link to the holiday photo album, we've had lots of pics, none have made it to my blog here tho...

Rudolph and her Rudolph Cupcakes


Mommy and Gabi made Rudolph cupcakes for the class Christmas party. They came out so cute! Of course Gabi decided she had to dress like Rudolph for the party... what fun!

sledding! snowmen! freezing!
well, today's a little ridiculous, like cold as a witches nose. but we had a great weekend... i had so much fun sledding at the tiny hill at the graveyard, mommy and daddy took me over to the tourne park, and we really hit it. snow flew in my face, i blew it away and said "more!". really had fun out there...

Snow Angels

Finally, enough snow to make some snow angels and have fun with my friends outside! I've been waiting and waiting and my wish finally came true. Now I'm just hoping that the snow sticks around long enough tomorrow for some sledding!

my list
apparently santa can tell whether we've been naughty or nice, but we have to specify and document our gift choices on paper so he knows what we want. i took the time tonight to do so, looks like a pretty long list, huh?

"look at me! i'm a reindeer!"
i wanted to wear my antlers and rudlph nose to school today to surprise my teachers... i waltzed into the room and announced to all "i'm dressed up like a reindeer today!"

burrito night!
well, actually, i get a quesadilla, but daddy gets a burrito. i LOVE quesadillas... and at the end i get an oatmeal cookie too. burp.

gabi depot
yeah, i was playing with dollies, having so much fun, then daddy came to play with me, next thing i know we're building things, what the...?

max and ruby...

ruby and max... love 'em. geegee gave me these this weekend, and they are my two favorites. this morning we played together then got ready for school together, i even gave them a ride on my roller coaster! then we brought them to school in the car, i think they need their own mittens, it's cold out these days... 

philadelphia

daddy had another race this weekend (surprise... what else is new?) this time it was in philadelphia. nice place to visit, we had a lot of fun... a wee bit on the cold side, but some cool places in that city... 

look at my "long" hair!

and my bathing suit...  it's swimmy day at school... so i have my suit on. and i was pretty infatuated with my "long" hair this morning when i turned myself upside-down...