Song Writer

Since I started taking guitar lessons, Audrey has been even more excited about music and singing. So much so, that we bought her her own guitar as an insurance protection plan to keep Aunt Janet's guitar intact while I am borrowing it. Here's Audrey B with a little musical back up to some of her favorite songs. The first one, or course, is my favorite. She made it up herself!

Pasta Time

My cousin Gabie (a.k.a daddy's Goddaughter) has been giving daddy a hard time because one of her friends makes homemade pasta.

Well have a look at what daddy and I did on New Year's Eve. Delicious homemade ravioli stuffed with roasted chicken, Gruyere, and brussel sprouts, served with a simple marinara. Yummy and so fun to make.

I got to wear my new apron. My apron is really special, it even has my last name on it - Williams . . . . (and Sonoma).

Merry Christmas & Happy 2011!

Hunting for trees

Here I am with the Feely clan looking for Christmas trees at a farm in Lake Stevens.

Look! It's an angel on the top of a Christmas tree!

Here I am with one of my favorite people, my cousin Kyle.

This is the one!

And the final result. I've been rearranging the bottom ornaments every day. By Christmas, I'm sure they will be perfect.

so bring us some figgy pudding

Audrey had a great time Friday night in downtown Seattle. We had dinner at Gordon Biersch (I highly recommend their Winterbock beer) and then watched the 6pm snow show at Pacific Place. Finally it was out to carolling at the great Figgy Pudding event. We amazingly ran into five different groups of people we knew. Nice to see you Irene; Jim and Ivy; Jon, Pam and Elizabeth; TisaRose; and Gabie and her "gang."

jumping in the snow


singing Jingle Bells


Dancing to Rudolph

Snow Days

Audrey got stuck at Grandma's house Monday night (we didn't want a 20 minute trip one-way to turn into an all night adventure as seemed to happen to many weary commuters). But after we picked her up Tuesday morning we came back home then headed down to Matthews Beach Park. She wasn't quite ready for the big kids hill, but she loved the little one. She also loved being pulled all over.

At least she is honest, and other thoughts

I was doing dishes while Audrey was playing on the stairs, but I really wasn't paying too much attention. When I took time to actually look, she had poured out her packet of bunny crackers and was smashing them into the carpet with a big piece of pink sidewalk chalk. I emphatically asked "Audrey, what are you doing?" To which she replied "Making a Big Mess!"

We are talking about necks recently and I asked her what animal has a really long neck, she said "Hmm?" which is what she always says when she is not sure of an answer. So I said," is it a elephant, giraffe or lion?" She said "giraffe", and I said "that's right", and Audrey proclaimed "Good observation Audrey."

Her thoughts on cheese have not changed. Within the past week Audrey has eaten raw bell peppers, spicy chili, mussels and clams out of the shell, uncooked tomatoes (all to our delight) and she always wants to be in the kitchen helping cook, bake and smell everything. Yet if any type of cheese (mild to extreme, soft or hard) gets in her mouth she sticks her tongue out as far as possible and wipes it on the closest object, preferably mommy's sleeve or pant leg.

She has nearly memorized Baby Bear Baby Bear What do You See.

I asked her Sunday night last, what she wanted for dinner and she replied "Gabie and cake!" So Kayleen whipped up a cake and Gabie and clan came over for a Sunday dinner Greek feast.

Getting out of the bath tub after about 30 minutes Audrey proclaimed "Audrey has wrinkly toes, I have wrinkly fingers also, wrinkly hands too." I like that she used too and also in the same sentence.

I am also surprised by her remembrance of Oscar since Oscar died in April when she was only 18 months old. A dog in a car window went by recently and she said "I miss Oscar, Daddy misses Oscar too. He was my dog." Kayleen and I don't really talk about Oscar, much, there a few photos, so I was just stunned that she said it.

She falls asleep praying, at least that is what we think. She is a little angel after all.