CHRISTMAS PART ONE - BAINBRIDGE ISLAND

My Nana & Grandpa from SoCal shipped this big present to me. Now I have my own chair when I watch TV.

Grandma Mij gave me this tutu and I never want to take it off. I wear it when I nap and I try to wear it when I go to bed but my mommy doesn't allow it.

I told you that I don't want to take my tutu off. Also, grandma Mij gave me my 1st umbrella, which I take every where.

This is my first real tricycle that Nana & Grandpa gave me. I already had a wreck but I got right back on the bike.

Well, this is Christmas part one. Since, my mommy's family live in SoCal we go there for Christmas. So we celebrate Christmas early with my dad's family which is really just my Grandma Mij. The cool thing though is my Nana & Grandpa (from SoCal) ship my Christmas gifts to me so I don't have to lug them back to Bainbridge Island when I'm in SoCal. We kicked off our celebration with my favorite breakfast prepared by my daddy....waffles, bacon and fresh squeezed orange juice. We then opened our gifts which I really was spoiled this year. I can't tell you which gift is my favorite because I love them all. I received a tricycle and my own lounge chair from Nana and Grandpa. My grandma Mij gave me a tutu, umbrella, dolls, books and some really cool airplanes. My parents gave me a cool car station, ranch house with horses and other animals and a new baby stroller. I can't believe that I've received all these wonderful gifts and I still have the real Christmas to go. I'm a lucky girl right now.

SWIMMING CLASS

Torgeir, Ella, daddy and I are posing for a picture

I haven't been in a swim class since I was 9 months old. My daddy takes me to swim class every Saturday and I really enjoy it. We're learning to dunk our head in the water and kick. My favorite part of the class is when it's over and we all sing the Hookie pookie song in the water.

SEATTLE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY

It's now a family tradition that we go into Seattle on black Friday to watch the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. I first went on the carousel which is my favorite ride. Seattle has an amazing production for the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. We sang a lot of Christmas carol songs and then the tree was lit. After the ceremony we went on a horse carriage ride which was really cool. It was an action packed night filled with a lot of fun.