happy new year to you!

a few pictures for you from grandma mary's camera from when she visited me a few weeks ago! plus a couple others~

when we took her to the airport, she let me ride the escalator a few times!! i loved it!! miss you "mama"

*note the idaho shirt for grandpa barge!! today we're having a humanitarian bowl party !! go idaho!! *

for mommy's birthday we went to casa de oro for dinner! was very nice, thank you everyone! cousin marissa & aunt barb even came out!

i had a bowl of chips & salsa all to myself & LOVED it!!

spending some time with uncle eric :)

we had a very nice christmas eve & day! christmas eve, we went to a beautiful mass with the ruens & richards, (daddy & grandpa too!!) where i was squirmy, but good! to & from church, -not unlike any other drive we take at night-i be sure to point out all the christmas lights lit up on both sides of the road!! then we had a delicious dinner at grandma & grandpa barge's!! santa visited that evening & i got a thomas the train set! (somebody must have informed the big red suited man that i was extremely good this year!)

christmas day was spent with the whole family at auntie barbara's abode! must have been thirty or so? scott & nancy brought prime rib all the way from zupan's back at home! it was phenomenal!! we also did white elephant with the crew which was predictably entertaining as always!!

we're thankful for such a wonderful family, and thank you all for sharing your love & holidays with us :)

daddy helped me blow the candles out!!! one of my favorite tasks! (notice the beautiful platter of crab on the table!)

action kitty was very patient waiting behind aunt barbara for some fallen crab!!...

uncle eric helping me put together my construction yard!