Big Girl Bed!!

Tonight is my first night in my brand new big girl bed. Even though my new room isn't completely finished yet, I was so excited when Daddy put my bed together that I knew it was time to leave the crib.

Mommy cuddled with me in bed for a few minutes after my nighttime story. I kissed her goodnight and told her that is was OK for her to leave. After she left I read another book or two on my own before I fell asleep.

I think I just heard Mommy and Daddy check up on me. I'm sure they were delighted to see that I was sleeping smack in the middle of the bed - no rolling off the side, yet! I was too tired to tell them not to worry, so I went right back to sleep.

As I always say to Mommy,

Sweet Dreams!!

Pug Love

My good pal Trixie has had a rough few weeks. She has a corneal ulcer in her left eye, which is a very painful injury for a dog. It's basically like a hole in her cornea. These ulcers can spread rapidly and cause blindness. Luckily we were able to get Trix to the vet quickly, and her wonderful doc put her on a regimen of strong drops and antibiotics. She goes back to the vet for her third eye visit tomorrow, and hopefully we'll learn that her sight in that eye can be saved.

I always help Mommy take Trix to these visits, and I have been very concerned about my pug pal. This injury has made me realize how much I love both of my puggies and how lucky I am to have such loving, loyal pups in my life.

For once, Emmet isn't the one with an eye problem. He had his eye surgery three years ago, and has been looking in an east-west direction with clarity ever since! Well, when his eyes are open, that is...

Just to prove how much I love my puggies...I let Emmet sleep with my beloved Blankie and Ninny recently. NOBODY gets to sleep with Blankie and Ninny, but Emmet looked like he could use some cuddly friends that day!
I used to be very protective of my Elmo chair, too, until I realized that Trixie found it to by comfy for her old bones.

Mommy hopes that I share my favorite things with my baby sister as well as I do with my puggies.

Feel better soon, Trix. I love you!!!

Guitar Hero

Daddy and I are real Guitar Heroes - not the fake kind with the videogame. Every so often we'll rock out to some music on the radio. I love playing Daddy's big guitar.

Someday I'll be the first guitar playing ballerina the world has ever known!!

Everything I Need to Know About Life...

...I learned in preschool!
I am proud to announce that I am now officially a school girl :) Last Monday I started class at a great preschool. My new classroom is in the same building as my former daycare, so I still get to see my old friends and teachers - how lucky am I?!?

What I learned at preschool:

1. Stick with your fashion instincts. Even when Mommy wants to take a photo of you wearing your backpack on the first day of school, ignore her pleas if the backpack does not match your outfit!


2. Obey your Mommy. When you arrive and your new teacher shows you where the dollhouse is, humor your Mommy and smile for a photo (even though you really want her to leave so that you can play in your new classroom.)

3. Be thankful. If there are two other girls in your new class, and you're used to being the only girl, give thanks. (I loved my boys in daycare, but was SO happy to play with my new girlfriends Nora and Evie!)


4. Be patient and wait for your turn to speak. It will be difficult to hold in all of the exciting things about school that you WANT to tell your mommy when she picks you up, but it will be a few minutes before she is finished speaking with your teacher about your first day. When she is finished, though, try to speak slowly even though you are bursting with excitement.


5. Demostrate your new knowledge.

We learned about shapes in class on the first day, so what better way to apply new learning in a real life situation than by going to "Old McDonald's" for lunch! My cheeseburger was a circle shape, my drink box was a rectangle...


6. Play nicely with others. I dropped my "boys have cooties" act and played very well with Drewbie at Old McDonald's.


7. Always be gentle.

I guess my mind was wandering during that lesson!

The 12 Joys of Christmas

The 1st thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...

...Drew and I admiring the Nativity

The 2nd thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...

...pumpkin pie after Christmas Eve mass

The 3rd thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...

...butt flap personalized jammies from Aunt Amy

The 4th thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...

...a posh hat like Fancy Nancy's

The 5th thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...

...a Leapster 2 under the Christmas tree

The 6th thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...

...a cottage to pretend to be a mommy

The 7th thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...

...a freaky, life-like pet call "Fur Real Kitty"

The 8th thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...

...Uncle Mar giving pizza-making lessons to me

The 9th thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...

...quality time with far-away family

The 10th thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...

...showing JoePa how to play WWE

Mommy did a poor job of keeping the camera battery charged - the last two will have to do without photos. Sorry!!

The 11th thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me...spending the day at Grandma Betsy's

The 12th thing at Christmas that's such a joy to me... spending New Year's with my friends Evan and Avery (although the Rose Bowl was NOT a joy to me!)

Thank you all SOOOOO much for a wonderful holiday season. I am so happy that I was able to visit so many family and friends, and I feel so special to have received so much love (and so many great gifts!!)

I had a wonderful 2008, I can't wait to see what 2009 has to bring!