Tag: Auntie Holly

Sakura, Part Two

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Uncle Dedo & Aunt Holly came down to D.C. this weekend to visit and for the second time in one year, we went to the cherry blossoms in D.C.  This is unprecedented.  Mommy & Daddy just about pulled their hair out trying to find parking, but we managed to find one.  Uncle Dedo & Aunt Holly were forced to buy snacks to get us some quarters to feed the parking meter.

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The cherries peaked two days before we went (for the second time) and the weather was a gorgeous 75-degrees.  Needless to say, it was pure mayhem at the Tidal Basin this time.  Anytime there was a picturesque views, there was a line of people trying to take photos there.   We managed to get a few good ones with some team effort.  My stroller had to maneuver through tons of people picnicking on the grass. 

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I must say, I was happy to be surrounded by so many people who love me and care about me.  Even random strangers were nice enough to compliment me.  One passerby said to me, “Boy, that’s a fat baby,”  which I gladly took as a compliment too! 

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Thanks for visiting us, Aunt Holly & Uncle Dedo!

Cookies for Santa on My First Christmas

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Mommy and Daddy celebrate Christmas as a childhood gift-giving tradition rather than as a religious holiday.  There’s just something about Christmas that’s magical and so Mommy and Daddy want to preserve that for me.

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Mommy also LOVES Christmas decorations, so Mommy and Daddy decorated our Christmas tree and fireplace after I went to sleep one night.  Mommy has boxes and boxes of Christmas decorations, but this was about as much as she could do this year.

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Then, Mommy left cookies for Santa at our fireplace because Mommy wanted to make sure Santa didn’t forget about me.  The cookies Mommy left weren’t just any cookies…they were cookies Aunt Ellie bought from the famous Levain Bakery in NYC.  Delish!

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Mommy left the raisin oatmeal one for Santa thinking that it’s probably the most nutritious one of all.  Also, there’s a cup of soy milk to go with the cookie.  (Mommy bought this set of reindeer plate and mug from Crate and Barrel’s after-Christmas sale last year while she was pregnant with me, anticipating that I would need a visit from Santa this year.)

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On Christmas, Aunt Ellie and Uncle Wade came over and we opened presents.  I didn’t expect to get almost all the gifts, but I did!

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Uncle Dedo and Aunt Holly came over prior to Christmas and gave me a set of Manhattan Toy farm animals.  Thanks, everyone for making my first Christmas wonderful!

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One thing is for sure, Mommy and Daddy definitely think Christmas is more fun with me around!