Christmas Part II

Danni was kicking Grandma Marilyn... Not too smart when Christmas is right around the corner!


Danni and I played with the sweet little bear house that Grandma got her...


Danni wasn't expecting a photo op...

Danni bit Grandma later.... she'd better watch out!!

Our Christmas Tour continued with a stop to visit Grandma Marilyn and Grandpa Robert in Long Beach. We had a delicious ham dinner with all the trimmings. I had a great time visiting and playing with Grandma and Grandpa's electronics....

Christmas Part I

I'd never tasted a candy cane before!


Mama Vee and Danni sharing a laugh...


I was serious about present opening...


Danni helped Mama Vee unwrap her favorite present... a picture of US!


All decked out in my holiday best!


No mistletoe necessary ... I love kissing my sister!


Daddy loves to kiss her too!

Danni enjoyed eating Mama Vee's necklace!

We were very lucky this year... we got to celebrate Christmas over and over and over again! Our first stop was at Mama Vee's house! She made us a delicious dinner of enchiladas and rice and beans... although I was WAY too full to eat it because I stuffed my face with fudge (unfortunately, it came back to haunt me later... yuck!) Mama Vee spoiled me with lots of toys and clothes!!! It was a great way to kick off our string of celebrations!! :)

Danni's First Rice!

Uncle Po feeding Danni her first solid meal...

Mommy had to keep Danni's hands under control... she wants to grab EVERYTHING!

I had to demonstrate for Danni....


She only complained when it was all gone!


Yummmmm!!!

She wishes it was chocolate....

Now that Danni is 6 months old, she is allowed to start eating solid food! Our cousins, Deep and Aakash, do a special Indian ceremony where their Mommy's brother fed them their very first bites of solids. My parents liked the idea, so they commissioned Uncle Po to give Danni her first rice cereal meal.... And, I was surprised that she actually LIKED it! No nasty faces from her! She wanted to grab the spoon away and feed herself!!! Danni's growing up!!! :(

Danni's 6 Months Old!

Only 6 months old, and already helping Mommy pack boxes!!


Danni is getting REALLY good at making 'outside noises' ... I think she may be part dinosaur!

Smiley sister!!!
She can ALMOST sit up all by herself!!!

Okay... so I am a little behind on the blogging...Mommy's camera stayed behind when we visited Long Beach this holiday season... oops!! :) When we got it back, we had SEVEN HUNDRED pictures to go through... yikes! It might take us awhile to get caught up!!

Danni turned 6 months old on December 18th! She got 3 shots at the doctor's office (she HATED them, of course!).... she is growing perfectly and is happy and healthy... and STRONG ... she tried to pull Dr. Rai's stethoscope off!!!

Height: 26 3/4 inches (75th percentile)
Weight: 17 lbs. 4 oz. (75th percentile)

She is soooo close to crawling and to sitting up on her own!!! I'm enjoying my peace and quiet while it lasts -- soon I will have a little sis all up in my business!!! :)

Merry Dizzz-mas!!

Daddy and Danni enjoying the ride...


Riding in the Monkey Cage....


Danni loves to hear Daddy's secrets...


I liked the music on the Choo-Choo train...


LOVE the Up&Down... we went on it 4 times....

Showing Papa the Up&Down...

I'm still trying to figure out how it all works...


Some serious pontification on Small World...


Smilerizing with Papa in line!


Why they put chains right at toddler level, Mommy will never know!


Danni wanted to taste Papa's glasses...


Sharing a laugh with Papa!


Danni loves Papa... and Disneyland!

I think that Disneyland is one of my absolute favorite places on the planet.... Imagine what happens when you add LIGHTS and Christmas music to the mix... I am in heaven!!!! I was thrilled to get to visit Mickey and friends several times this holiday season! My favorite ride remains the holiday version of 'It's a Small World' ... I now know all of the words to Jingle Bells!!! I took Papa and Ahntee Suz to Disneyland and showed them all of the cool holiday decorations. On this trip, I also rode the Casey Junior Choo-Choo for the first time.... in the Monkey cage, of course! :)

A Tree for Danni and Me!!!

Checking out all of the trees....

I wanted Daddy to "let the tree out" ....


Mommy's not a tree hugger...


Danni was VERY into picking out a tree...


She approved of this one!


I was in charge of the electronic division of tree decorating...


Danni handled... and munched on... the tinsel...


I did manage to put a few ornaments on... all plastic of course!


Too into the decoration process to smile for the camera!

Since it was her first Christmas, I let Danni choose the Christmas tree... She has better taste than me anyways... especially when she actually EATS the tree to test it out!! We made a great team when it came to decorating the tree as well. I was in charge of the electrical engineering (lights!) and Danni mastered the tinsel eating... :)

Santa, KK, and Kim.... Oh my!

A few of Kim Fox's shots for our Christmas card! We are thrilled that she is shooting Paul and Kelly's wedding too! Yay!


I wasn't into the whole Santa thang...

Danni was a bit more relaxed about the situation!

Someday she will say mean things to Mommy for making her wear that bow.


I sat still because I was bribed with big lights.


Mommy and Daddy's bestest gifts!

You can tell that I ADORE my sister!!


All decked out in my sweater vest!

All dressed up!

My sister and I were quite the holiday models! We had photo shoots with Kim Fox, Santa Claus, and at Kiddie Kandids! Here are a few of the results!!!