Not Your Mother's Dentist

I went in for a full cleaning, polish and xrays of my teeth today. I have graduated up to the area in the office where I can enjoy movies on the ceiling with my headphones on while the dentist pokes around. Mommy said she may enjoy the dentist more if she was able to catch up on the latest Disney movie at the same time. This dentist thing isn't so bad! By the way, no cavities and everything looks great!

Skiing and Winter Fun

We went up to Big Bear this week and I learned how to ski. I went to the Little Bear Ski Camp all day, made some new friends and really did well on my first day out on the slopes. By the end of the day I was riding the lift up to the top of the beginners hill and skiing the whole way down with my instructor and classmates. Mommy and daddy had fun skiing too! We also had time to sled down the slopes behind our cabin and hit the local alpine slide.

Skiing at Big Bear

I had my first ski lessons at Big Bear on Wednesday, I loved it and really got the hang of it! I'm the one coming down in the yellow vest. Photos to follow.

Merry Christmas

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Gram, Pop, Laurye and Lauren joined us and we had such a wonderful time visiting with them. I was so lucky to get so many thoughtful gifts from family and from Santa. Santa left me a note telling me how much he loved the cookies and hot cocoa. We'll keep that in mind for next year!

Dear Santa

I spent some time with Santa Claus tonight. We read books, took a few pictures and I told him what I wanted for Christmas. The only thing I want is a shiny horse or a unicorn (a real one, not a stuffed animal) ... we'll see what he comes up with!

Christmas Tree

Yesterday we went to a local Christmas tree farm with my friend Christopher and his family. We found a great tree to bring home with us. Daddy got busy chopping it down for us. It was really tall, so tall that we couldn't even put it upright in our garage. He had to trim a few feet off the bottom before we could start decorating. It turned out so beautiful!

Malibu Tidepools

A few weeks ago we spent some time sifting through the tidepools in Malibu. It was a beautiful day! We saw crabs, sea urchins, lobster shells (insides already a tasty treat to some seagulls) and a lot of beautiful shells. Mommy and I added them to the ones we got down in San Diego. We have quite a collection.

Next Year...Gingerbread Men

We were all filled with anticipation with our gingerbread house kit. I lined up all the candy and mommy put the house together, then we waited the suggested 15 minutes for the icing to harden. Daddy was determined to make the perfect roofline but the top started collapsing and breaking. While I decorated, mommy held the house together and kept pumping icing all over the place in hopes that it would stay together. It looked ok and we got a picture but then it immediately fell in on itself. The whole thing was in the trash within minutes. Next year... gingerbread men!

More Celebrating

A couple days after my birthday Gram and Pop came to town to celebrate with me. I stayed with them in a cabin at the beach. It was too chilly for the surf but I enjoyed cuddling up with Gram by the fire. I was lucky enough to get a lot of very thoughtful gifts from my family. The day before we headed to Laurye's for Thanksgiving dinner I was able to show off my school and all the fun fall decorations.

4th Birthday at Disneyland

I went to Disneyland for my 4th birthday yesterday and it was magical! It was especially beautiful with all the Christmas decorations. I met three of the Disney princesses, Mickey, Minnie and Goofy, they were all so happy to wish me a happy birthday. We rode the Teacups, It's a Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean and Alice in Wonderland among other things. I didn't quite make it for the evening parade and, apparently, daddy and mommy had some fun dressing me up on the way out of the park.