PHOENIX, AZ - We just got back from our Spring Training trip. This was Jake's first trip out there - I think he had a pretty good time.

We saw my Angels on Friday, the Dodgers on Saturday (for Uncle Dave) and Nana's A's on Sunday.

My favorite part was staying in the condo - and swimming. I wanted to go swimming every day, but it was too cold. Plus we HAD to go to a baseball game every day. I voted for swimming instead of baseball one day, but was outnumbered. I did get to go in the hot tub once, which was nice, but not quite the same...

I had my very own room in the condo, which was nice in case I wanted to go take a nap or read some books.

Thanks for planning the trip, Aunt Julie! I think we all had a pretty good time...

BREA, CA - My very good friend 'Bekah had her FIFTH birthday party on Sunday. She always has fun parties, so I was excited to go. You may remember that last year she threw a tea party for her friends - this year she invited us to Color Me Mine.

This is a really fun place where we get to paint something very special. I got to decorate a heart-shaped jewelry box. I painted it pink...I know, shocking. It was SO fun! I got her a "Fairy Cookbook" and some mixing bowls with a pink apron. I hope she'll enjoy them ;-)

Happy Birthday, 'Bekah - thanks for inviting me to your party!!!

FULLERTON, CA - My brother Jake is 9 months old already. He's 22 lbs. and 29 inches long. He has 6 teeth in and several more on the way. He still makes goo-goo eyes at all the pretty ladies.

ANAHEIM HILLS, CA - All of my friends are turning 5 - it's so exciting! Today was my friend Chelsea's birthday. She had her party at Pump it Up, just like last year.

There were LOTS of nice kids there. We all played on the different bouncy things and then got to have pizza and cupcakes. It was a very fun party - thanks for inviting me, Chelsea. Happy Birthday!

FULLERTON, CA - Happy Valentine's Day! I really like this day because there's lots of red and pink everywhere.

Yesterday I went with daddy to pick out some flowers for mommy. He wanted to get some red ones and some white ones. I thought that sounded OK, but we definitely needed some pink ones too. Good thing for him that he listened to my advice, because mommy l-o-v-e-d her flowers!

We opened some more cards today, and we all got a little something sweet. Plus I got a couple of Valentine's Day books and a cool new "Madeline" movie. Later tonight I'm going over to a friend's house so that mommy and daddy can go on a date. I hope they have fun - I know I will!

LA HABRA HEIGHTS, CA - We got to go to Morgan & Lindsay's house tonight for an early Valetnine's dinner. The kids got heart-shaped pizzas, and the grown-ups had some pasta and salad. After dinner, we got to open presents (yay) and then we had chocolate fondue for dessert.

I got lots of nice things for Valentine's day, even Grandpa & Grandma, and Nana & Tata sent some things down for me (thanks guys!!). I think my favorite thing was this little white bear that sings and dances when you press his foot - he even wiggles his ears! I also really like the matching "purse-dogs" that all the girls got.

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

FULLERTON, CA - I've been helping feed Jake lately. It's kind of like feeding my Baby Alive doll, except the doll doesn't sneeze with a mouth full of food.

CORONA DEL MAR, CA - Nothing like a beach day in January. Aiden called to see if we wanted to go to the beach today - so I twisted my mom's arm and we loaded up.

It was a beautiful day! We had it mostly to ourselves, since most people were at work or school. Jake got to come too, and he even ate a little sand (just to see what it tasted like). I ran around with Aiden and Eli - we splashed in the waves and dug in the sand. Fun day!

FULLERTON, CA - Since we didn't get to go to the snow this year, it was nice that my school brought the snow to us! Today was snow day, which means I got to get out my boots and gloves that I keep in the "winter" bin in my closet. It's not exactly winter weather here in the OC, so it was nice to experience just a little taste of this season.

It was a fun morning! I made a snow angel, rolled down the hill, threw snowballs at my teacher (she threw at me first!) and snuck a couple of bites of snow in when no one was looking.

FULLERTON, CA - Happy New Year!! I rang in 2009 at Uncle Dave & Aunt Julie's house. We had some good food, played the Wii, watched a movie and counted down to the big moment. Yes, I stayed up until midnight - just like last year - but, this time I had company, since Jake didn't want to miss a minute of the action either! After the clock struck 12 and we enjoyed some fizzy apple juice, we ran outside so I could shout, "Happy New Year's Day!" I finally sacked out about 1:00 or so...but don't worry, I let my parents sleep in until 7:45 the next morning.


Happy 2009!!

Oh, and here's a quick picture of what I look like when I'm updating this blog - in case any of you were thinking it wasn't actually ME doing all the work...