Merry Christmas!

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Classic pose with Santa
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Family portrait ;)
Merry Christmas everyone! What a great time of year! We had our first snowfall in Seattle last week but by the time I went outside to play it had all turned to slush! We bought our Christmas tree and I had fun running around the tree lot. I love the lights on the tree and I haven't broken any of the ornaments. I met Santa, twice, and didn't care for him much either time. He looks funny. We spent the last week hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa Benziger. We took a quick day trip to Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula and escaped the cold drizzle in Seattle. Mommy and Daddy had to work so I went to the zoo with Grandma and Grandpa and we had a great time! I had lots of fun openning presents a little early because we are headed to Colorado to meet Mommy's family in Winter Park tomorrow. I got lots of fun toys - Thomas the train accessories, mini-piano, record player, Lego duplo car set, a pedal-less bicycle, T-ball set and so much more. I can't wait to go play in the snow the rest of the family tomorrow!










 





 
 

Development - 17 months
Theo keeps growing! He has his next check-up in January right before we leave for Peru. He's getting taller and skinnier and looking more like a little boy everyday. He understands most of what we say but his only obvious words are "Duck" and "Moo". He loves the park and climbs up to the biggest slide and goes down all by himself. He loves to watch the ducks and chase after them as well. He is enjoying all his new Thomas the train toys and is very good with his fine motor control. He climbs on everything and likes to sit at the table with Mom and Dad. He eats with a fork in one hand and shovels food in with the other like someone else I know... He's a great kid and it's fun to watch him learn and explore.




 




Swim lessions at the Ballard Pool




 



Playing at the park (and Mommy playing with her new Christmas present, a Canon T5i SLR camera)











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