Feeding the Wildlife

Mommy gave me a bath this morning before breakfast. I thought Duckie might be hungry so I brought him to the table with me. Mommy caught me feeding the duck when she came back to check on me! She is sure I am going to bring lots of laughter to this life. :) Want some raisins, Duckie?

Maybe a little yogurt and cereal?

And you'll need a drink to wash it all down.

This was 100% MY idea ... the 'coaching voice' by Mommy was only to capture my full routine for the camera. Silly me.

Oh ... and then I saw the comb on the table so I thought Duckie might need some grooming. I take good care of my animals! ... or maybe I'm just preparing to help take care of my little sisters? :)

Ham bone? Yes! It's official.

The Daily Grind

Those deer are everywhere. They sure like our pasture!

Go Dog, Go! This is one of my favorite books.

Tractor maintenance.

Starting young at playing cards.

Crib Assembly and Visit to TriCities

Pre-road trip to TriCities. Mommy's starting to look like the horses we see in the valley ... you think? That's a BIG tummy, Mommy!

Here's Daddy's grandson, Daniel (Jr.). Yep, that makes him my nephew. :)

And here is my niece, Jennifer ... just over a year older than I am. :) She's as active as I am so we ran, ran, ran around the house together like crazy little people while Mommy and Daddy visited. I could really like that girl. :)

Add Daddy's daughter, Meagan, and her husband, Daniel ... and the gang's all here.

Hey Daniel, here, it's for you.

Helping Daddy assemble my sisters' crib. Man, I sure LOVE my tools!

Head banging to the Fridge DJ ... coolest gift from Aunt Patti and Uncle Randy. Thanks!

And this is how I LOVE to run, run, run in circles with Daddy. I pull him into position to start the game if it looks like he's starting to relax on the couch. No Daddy, in this house we PLAY! Sure has been fun to have him home for the week and all to myself!

My Best Christmas Ever

OK, let's get this party started!!! (Mommy let me cheat a bit and open a couple presents early. Shhh! Don't tell!)




A doggie pillow pet from Uncle Scot and Aunt Sarah ... let's test this baby out! SO cool!

And just to show my sensitive side ... here's a cuddle for the doggie too.

Oh BOY! ... and a TRACTOR from Aunt Annie and Uncle Dave! ... and a tool set from Uncle Pete and Jodi! Does it get any better??? Oh, and PJs by Uncle Scot and Aunt Sarah ... can you say spoiled? :)

Tools even came with a tool belt. Cool!

Welp, better get fixin' stuff! Check out my coolest new trike from Grandma and Grandpa. Man oh man! I am one lucky guy! Was fun to unwrap presents with them on Skype too!

Mommy saved one more present for me after my nap ... but the camera batteries died so she missed all the dance action we got from the Leap Frog Fridge DJ that Aunt Patti and Uncle Randy gave me. Stay tuned for pictures and videos of that scene!

THANK YOU to everyone for spoiling me rotten this Christmas. I think I might give Mommy a little gift of playing on my own for a few hours this week! :) We love you all.

Christmas Prep

Hey ... you talkin' to me? ...

I sure am getting attached to Daddy. I like to help him with every kind of work he does around here. Here we are setting up the Christmas tree.

Sometimes I even try to sneak into bed with Daddy on weeknights when he hits the sack early.

But I am ALSO ready to go as Mommy's assistant whenever she needs my 'help' ... I don't miss a beat around here.

Grandpa Melvin was in the hospital and so we went to visit. He's doing okay now, whew. When we left, I gave him a gentle 'love pat' to make him feel better.

Here's my handsome Daddy again. We're on our way to church. Of course I think I look pretty handsome too.

Oh yeah, and here's Mommy with my growing sisters.

This is a cool postcard we got from Daddy's family in Australia. Mommy says kangaroos can jump ...

And now so can I! ... I do it every time I see the postcard now.

Gettin' in the spirit with some Christmas tunes ... lovin' it.

And I watched how Mommy licked the envelopes when she sent the Christmas letters. Maybe you got one licked personally by yours truly?

Hope you're getting ready for Christmas too! We have LOTS of presents under our tree now ... mostly for me! Yippee.

Skuutin' Around

Watch me now ... starting to be able to muscle around my skuut ... just wait til I can reach the ground on it! Mom hopes it will be spring by then and I can take the show OUTSIDE!

Deer and Dozers

OK, so look how many deer we have in the back yard / pasture now. Counted 54 the other day!

Borrowed the neighbor's dozer to clear the driveway. Daddy let me work with him.

Lot of help I was ... ;) ... lulled right to sleep on that thing.

Must have learned that trick from Mommy.

Best of all, the neighbor wanted to park his 'toy' in our shed. That means daily play time for Mommy and me. I immediately found the key ... unfortunately, seems too stiff to turn ... maybe if I just keep trying, I'll get the desired result. For now, I'll have to make the motor sounds manually. :)

And that's a wrap for today. Don't worry, we'll hit it again tomorrow!