For Halloween, I dressed up as Tinkerbell. Somewhere, we have pictures of me all dressed up, but I think they are on Mommy's computer. Soon, she will put those on this page. I was very cute. I trick-or-treated all over my new neighborhood. I saw lots of other children and got lots of cool candy. I was a little frightened by some of our neighbors' decorations, but I am over it now. This year I plan to be a cheerleader for Halloween. I have told my Mom I want her to dress up as a dancing lunchbox, but she has not yet caught my vision of that.
We spent a bunch of time up north in Redwood City. I got to spend lots of time with my Uncle David. Mom, Uncle David and I went to a Woodside High football game with Mommy's friend Adrienne. I got to hold real cheerleader pom-poms. Mom and I also spent some time in Madera this fall. Just before Thanksgiving, I went to see "Beauty and the Beast" onstage in Fresno with Mom, Grandma C., and Cousin Emily. We had a really fun time. Auntie Stephanie bought the tickets, but she had had knee surgery and was not feeling up to an evening on the town. Daddy was in Toronto for a meeting, so Mom and I hung out in Madera a few days and then headed over to Redwood City. We picked up Daddy at the airport in San Francisco.
We spent Thanksgivng Day in Redwood City with Grammy and Grandpa and Grandma Becker. Mashed potatoes are my favorite Thanksgiving dish. I don't like cranberry sauce, but Mom says it's okay, she'll eat mine. The day after Thanksgiving, Mom, Dad, Uncle David and I went with Grammy to get Christmas trees. The weather was very nice and we got two very nice trees. We told all our funny tree-cutting stories and generally made fun of Dad. The next day Mom, Dad and I drove home to Thousand Oaks. We beat a lot of the holiday traffic and our tree made the trip just fine.
We spent our first pre-Christmas season in our very own home! Mom was so excited. One of these years we'll actually spend Christmas Day in our very own home. We celebrated Hanukah and Advent. I liked to light the candles each night and open a drawer in my Advent chest to find a little treat.
Mom and I traveled to Redwood City on December 14 so Mom could catch a rock 'n roll show with her friends. I got to spend extra time with Grammy. Daddy joined us a week later and we had a really nice time. On December 26, we drove to Madera to celebrate a late Christmas with Daddy's family. Mom and Dad took a trip to Yosemite Valley for a few days and I got to spend extra time with Grandma and Grandpa Cargill. Mom and Dad said they'd take me along to the snow next time. Gretchen was not very well-behaved at Grandma Cargill's and I think when we go there next month, Gretchen and Archie will have to spend the weekend in the Pet Motel. Poor puppies.
I started back to pre-school again on Jauary 6. I still go two days a week and I am always full of information when Mom or Dad picks me up. Dad has also started back to school. He got all A's and B's last quarter and is digging in for more hard work.
That's about all Mommy can remember right now. She will put up our Christmas picture and my Halloween pictures as soon as ever she can.
Below are a bunch of pictures from Christmas. Enjoy!
Bye!
Tali J.
