LA HABRA HEIGHTS, CA - Happy Thanksgiving! My daddy asked me earlier this week what I was thankful for. I knew what kind of answer he wanted, so I just said, "My family and my friends." That seemed to satisfy him. Next he'll probably ask me what the real meaning of Christmas is. What, does he think I was born yesterday??

So today we went over to Morgan and Lindsay's house today for a Thanksgiving feast! Aunt Julie had everything decorated all fall-ish...the table was beautiful. I saw lots of kids there - even Aiden and Eli got to come!

We had the usual Thanksgiving fare, but I limited myself to turkey, olives, jello, bread and a taste of some marshmallow yam delight.

After dinner we all went for a nice long walk - it felt good to get out and stretch my legs. Then Morgan & Lindsay's Grammy helped us make a craft...cool! Finally, it was time for dessert. There were lots of pies to choose from, plus a scoop or two of ice cream, then a pumpkin chip cookie to top it off. Mmmmmm, just right.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

FULLERTON, CA - I read to Jake this morning before church. Look how big he is, sitting up all by himself!

PLACENTIA, CA - My friend, Keira, had her 5th birthday party today. It was at Chuck E. Cheese. I can't wait to turn 5, because then I get to go to kindergarten.

I saw lots of my friends there like Keira, Mikayla, Aiden, Chelsea, Rebekah and even baby Ava. We played games, ate pizza and had cupcakes for dessert. It was a lot of fun! She got so many presents that she didn't even have time to open them. Dad says it's okay, that she'll get to open them at home. I hope so...

Dad was a little concerned with my skee-ball form. I guess most people roll the ball along the ramp - I decided it would be better just to toss the ball straight into the scoring rings on the fly. Seemed to work just fine, dad...calm down, no one got hurt.

Thanks for inviting me to your party, Keira! I had fun - I hope you did too!

LA HABRA, CA - Happy Birthday, Uncle Dave! Tonight we got to celebrate Uncle Dave's big day with lots of family and friends.

We started with dinner at El Cholo, which is a bit of a tradition with their family. I'm happy to help carry on any tradition that involves eating good food - just doing my part. After that we went over to "Grammy & Papa's" house (Morgan & Lindsay's grandparents) for cake, ice cream and presents.

The cake was delicious (thanks to Aunt Julie - yummy!) and the company was fun. I played with Leah and her daddy a lot. We played "Roll the mini-pumpkin," "Sleepy Girls," and "The Who-Can-Be-Quiet Game." That last one seemed like a bit of a trick, but I went along with it this time...

Oh, we got Uncle Dave a drill, in case you were wondering. I guess he's got some projects to work on around his house.

Happy Birthday, Dave! Thanks for inviting us to your party...

LONG BEACH, CA - Grandpa and Grandma are down visiting us this weekend, so I decided it would be fun to head down to the Aquarium in Long Beach.

We loaded up two cars and headed down the 710 to Shoreline Dr. There were lots of people at the aquarium today, but not so many that it felt super-crowded. I got to see lots of fish, be in a parade, touch a stingray, help grandma find all the program-stamping machines and visit some birds. Oh, then we got to go see a really big ship and a lighthouse. We couldn't go IN the lighthouse, though, which was kind of a bummer.

It was a beautiful day - I'm glad I got to spend it with my family!

LA HABRA HEIGHTS, CA - Morgan turned 9 years old today! I got invited to her birthday party tonight. First we had a very good dinner, and then we got to be detectives and solve the mystery of the missing kittens. Finally we got to watch her open presents and have some birthday cake! I got her a "Baby Ally." I hope she likes it!

Grandpa and Grandma H. are down visiting, so they got to come to the party too.

Thanks for inviting me to your party, Morgan - Happy Birthday!!

WALNUT CREEK, CA - I got a new cousin today! Isabella's mommy FINALLY had a baby, and it was a beautiful little girl. They named her Gianna, which I think is a beautiful name. I can't wait to meet her this Christmas.

Congratulations, Isabella! Oh, and Uncle Brian and Auntie 'Bekah too ;-)

FULLERTON, CA - Happy Halloween! Tonight I put my purple fairy costume on and took Jake around town to shout things at strangers and have them give us candy.

We started at the church Harvest Party. I got to play games, decorate a pumpkin, pet some animals, jump in a bounce house and run around with friends. Jake got to sit in his stroller. Be patient, little fella.

After that we headed over to Aiden's house for some pizza - and then it was out into the night to see about some sugar. Morgan and Lindsay met us a little later so we could finish up trick-or-treating with them.

Once we got back to Aiden's house, we got to frost and decorate some cookies - it really was quite a night! I hope you all had as much fun as I did...

LA HABRA, CA - Sean and Anna invited us over for "pizza and pumpkins" tonight. We met lots of friends there, had dinner, and then carved pumpkins. Actually, I'll be honest, the daddies did most of the carving. I lifted the pumpkin onto the table and chose the design (a kitty-cat), but left the grunt work to dad. I was too busy playing with my friend Isabelle to worry about scooping the pumpkin seeds out.

After the pumpkins were done, we had some celebratory cupcakes and then lit all the candles. Thanks for carving my pumpkin, dad! It looks pretty good, even if you did do it backwards...