Watch us grow!
During lunch, Janie snoozed right through it and then woke up as we were paying the bill. On the way home, we stopped at the tree lot to pick out a tree.
There were so many little trees to choose from!
This is the one we picked out and Janie was not in the mood to take a picture with it.
Once Big GG climbed up onto the tree, she warmed up to the idea.
She finally agreed to take a picture with a tree.
We walked the tree home by using the stroller and Janie got to ride on Uncle Jason’s shoulders.
It’s another Christmas gift!
Janie is a pro at unwrapping now.
Boy oh boy. This has been a toy-filled week for Janie. She got two more gifts today! First one was from Auntie Krissy and Uncle Dayantha. It’s a tea set! Fun!
The other was from her pal Zoe. It’s a pair of stuffed fishies! Nice.
Ama bought Janie a big bag of giant blocks.
I watched Janie as she pushed the car accompanied by a high-pitched “wee” sound, then say “more”, and then put on a piece or two. By the end she had a really tall car.
This afternoon, Ama left out a big plate of fruit and Janie snacked on them all afternoon. She gobbled up pear, kiwi, and even cactus fruit!
We were watching Sound of Music when Janie rolled up in her car.
It’s like a Drive-in Theater!
Later that day, she helped Auntie Jia get through the Drive-thru.
Janie got a lot of presents today. Here are the toys she received from Ankong and Ama this morning.
Wow! It’s a remote controlled truck!!
Of course it required a screwdriver and batteries before she could play with it.
She also got a rockstar guitar.
On Christmas morning, Janie had fun playing with all sorts of toys.
Ankong helped her make a really tall tower.
Big GG kept her company while she sifted through the pieces.
She also LOVED playing with the Chinese checkers pegs.
She’s such a fine motor monster!
Janie went to Disneyland again on Christmas Eve. She was able to do more, see more, and understand more this year.
In the morning, we went to Fantasyland to get her on the Dumbo ride! Luckily it was early enough that she could tolerate standing in the line and seemed to be ok with the ride itself.
She did surprisingly well with waiting in line all day. We can’t bring the stroller into the line and she was pretty good about staying close-by and not causing too much trouble.
Here she is watching the three kids behind us in the Monsters Inc. line. She was pretty amused by them and tried to copy their moves.
Now that she’s walking, running, and climbing, Disneyland was so much more interesting this year.
She got a lot of practice on the stairs everywhere. Up and down…up and down…
It was Baby Alice’s first trip and they were twinsies!!
There was so much to see and hear!! It was so cute to see her waving to the people on the steamboat as they passed by.
The fountain at the Cozy Cone was pretty fun to watch too.
All the activity and excitement really makes a little girl work up an appetite.
She got her very first kid’s meal and gobbled up all the broccoli. Spaghetti is always a hit too.
It was also a warm 80 degrees so she was treated with some frozen lemonade.
For dinner, she loved the green beans and fried chicken at the Plaza Inn.
Janie met Mommy’s friends Chip and Dale today. She was a little unsure but managed to fake a smile.
She also met Minnie Mouse and actually smiled and waved to her.
We also took Janie on the Finding Nemo Submarine ride again this year and she did SO much better. Some of the explosions and stuff startled her but she didn’t cry like last year. The bubbles and fish were just enough to keep her entertained. Good job, Baby!
She liked the lights at It’s a Small World but was pretty tired and sleepy by the time we got onto the ride.
What a fun day with the family!! Merry Christmas, Everyone!
