The Hunt for O Tannenbaum

On the first Sunday of Advent (note the appropriately themed purple outfit) we set out to find the perfect Christmas tree. For some reason mom and dad decided we needed a shorter tree this year because they want to elevate the tree on a table. With my potato rosemary bread in hand, off we went to the local tree stand in Wedgwood to find a cute noble fir. Mommy made sugar cookies, we drank hot cocoa and played Christmas tunes.

I was confused that I couldn't play with all the shiny balls (a.k.a. ornaments). One casualty was the Virgin Mary's wooden head of the Nativity Scene that I dropped, (thankfully reattached with a little super glue), the other casualty was the folks nerves as I got into EVERYTHING! Here are some of the things I overheard mom and dad say:

"Where's the super glue?"
"Do we need all these decorations?"
"Does the tree need lights?"
"No."
"Does Audrey need to take a nap?"
"Oh no!"
"Give that to mommy."
"Don't put that in your mouth."
"Aye!"
"Do you think she can reach that?"
"I think we will need a new centerpiece."
"No No No!"
"I love you Audrey Bernadette."

Is this the one?

O.k. let's go home

The Zoo Part Deux

During the busy Thanksgiving weekend mom, dad, grandma and me took a couple of hours to go to the Woodland Park Zoo. It was my fourth time there, but two of the other times were just for ZooTune concerts. We had a grand time, there was almost no one there yet the animals where out in force.

Walking the Walk

I've been dabbling in this walking thing for about a month or more now, and I think crawling may still be a faster mode to get around, but according to mom and dad November 25 was probably the first day I actually walked more than I crawled.

P.S. - just in time to help with eating Thanksgiving dinner, I am cutting my first molar.

I don't like dairy

I have a remarkably broad pallet so far in my early eating adventures. For example I tried daddy's homemade tapenade recently (Niçoise and Kalamata olives, capers, anchovies, and lemon zest) and I loved it! Lamb, veal, ox tail, all green veggies, most fruits, white and wheat breads, potatoes - all good.

There is one notable food group I can do without however -- dairy! YUCKY!! Cheese - No, yogurt - barf, milk - gag. But a girls got to be reasonable, so I've made two exceptions to my no dairy rule - ice cream and whip cream. Here's a recent photo my cousin Gabrielle took as a sampled mommy's famous homemade whip cream. YUMMY!!

Hey Daddy, Why the Long Face?

This is daddy and me moping around after Sounders FC lost recently to the darn Houston Dynamo in the playoffs. Truthfully I think daddy was more sad about it than me, I mostly like playing with the scarf.

I am looking forward to 2010 season though because the word on the street is that I will be a big enough girl that mommy and daddy might take me to a few of the games. They thought the noisy crowds would scare me this year.

Halloween & All Saints Day

It was a busy weekend. First was Halloween. I was a scary lion when I rrrrrooooarrrrred! Clearly you can see how scary I am in these photos. I made the rounds to see my cousins, Aunts, and grandparents. If you listen closely in the video with Nana you will hear my roar.



All Saints Day was also a great occasion as Fr. Steve Maekawa O.P. was in town so saw him at Mass at the Catholic Newman Center. We saw him the prior weekend too at Blessed Sacrament. (Yes, mommy is a bit of a Fr. Steve groupie.) He is the priest who baptized me back in January and he is very special to mom and dad.

We ran into many friends after Mass and here is a picture of me with my blog buddies Daniel and Dominc, their daddies, and Fr. Steve. (From L to R: Christopher, Daniel, Dominic, Matthew, Fr. Steve, daddy and me!)