O Christmas Tree

We went to the Christmas Tree farm last weekend and got a tree. There was a train!

Surprisingly, I don't bother the tree much. I have not pulled it down like Mom said I would. I do like to open presents though, so I have to be watched pretty close.

We have a hummingbird in our yard that we feed. We have to bring his feeder in every night to defrost for him.

The Portraits are in

Zoo Lights!

Last night I went to Zoo Lights with Mom, Dad, Auntie Lauralee, Tyler, Tommy, Jayde and Violet. I fussed a little when the kids held me and got to open my first Christmas present. It was a drum Auntie LL brought me back from Africa. The lights at the zoo were very fun to see! Check out my new teeth in the last picture.

Santa pictures

We went to see Santa today. Carson cried and I fussed a bit myself, but mostly it was fun. Dalton shared his cookie. Santa promised to bring me a drum for Christmas. Stay tuned for pictures of the Christmas tree. Now that I'm crawling, I'll cause no end of trouble with that tree!

Thanksgiving!

Uncle Jeff came for Thanksgiving. Plus we got to go to Collins family Thanksgiving and see Grandma Collins. We got a "4 generation" picture with Dad, Grandpa and great-Grandma Collins. I still hate turkey so I didn't enjoy the dinner but playing with my cousins was fun.

Spaghetti dinner

These pictures were taken right before I dumped the bowl in my lap. It was Otis's lucky day.

Car Show

Mom & Dad took me to a car show on Sunday. Look at me driving a beamer with Mom and clapping my hands for Acura.

Happy Birthday Carson!

I went to Carson's birthday party last week. I didn't get any cake, but I did get to play with Carson's new toys.

I'm 9 months old!

My 9 month birthday is celebrated with hiking, playing and a trip to the beach. Check it out!

We went on a hike to Greenwater lakes with Greg and Theresa. What a nice day for fall color.

Mariah made me a new blanket. Look at how well it matches my outfit, including shoes. Who's a fashion diva? Harmony Faith!!!

We went to the ocean for Dad's birthday. I got tuckered out on our walk and fell asleep in my pack. Otis napped with me.

Look at the sunny weather on the Washington Coast in November!

I practiced the "stand-up" game with Dad in the hotel room.

My puppy loves the beach.

A chili pepper at the pumpkin patch

Today we went to the pumpkin patch for Halloween fun. I was masquerading as a chili pepper, to the delight of all onlookers. Unfortunately, I've been hitting the mac-n-cheese a little hard lately so my costume has the look of 10 pounds of feed in a 5 pound sack. Still, I could hardly be any cuter! I got to play with pumpkins, ride the tractor and watch the big kids on the monster truck ride and corn maze. Later I played with my puppy, like I always do.

Animals! animals! animals!

Mom and Dad took me to the wildlife park last weekend. I discovered more than animals that day. Now I understand what a "camera" is and how to behave when it's pointed at me! You'll notice now in every photo I am sporting a cheesy grin.

Here's my cheesy smile with our neighbor Deborah. She brought me my first Halloween outfit.