6 years - wow!

happy anniversary mama & papa!

day after christmas with grandma & lussi

christmas at the grandparents salmela

over the fields and through the woods
to grandmother's house we go....



















christmas eve w/great grampa



















my first caroling on the eve ... 13 houses!













in my stocking: a colorful ring & teether-chick














lussi got a chicken too...but different


















the last christmas at the old house

sitting up - almost

i am beginning to sit-up by myself, with the help of my arms, for at least a little while. i know i have a ways to go, but it sure is fun to be up-right instead of laying down! i think i'm going to practice and practice til i can do it on my own.

winter solstice baptism

my godmother phonsavanh & my godfather kai

a small group gathered for my baptism on the 21st of december, the winter solstice. it was an intimate ceremony at my house, arranged around kai's return from rhode island for christmas.

'leap' the alphabet frog

my family

little - big kicker

my favorite place is my changing table. i can kick and kick and kick! i kick so hard i nearly lose my breath. it is soooo much fun!

drool & bubbles

big brown bear, blue bull, beautiful baboon, blowing bubbles, biking backwards....ok, just the bubbles part.

but lately i've been sounding like a bear, bull and baboon with all the crazy sounds i'm making! i realize that i have a loud voice when i scream, but can 'agoo' soft and gentle when my mama sings to me.

tub - bath

i'm doing such big-boy things: taking baths in the big bathtub...and SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! 7pm to 7am - that's my "schedge"

playdate with tenzin

tenzin came over to play today! we layed around for a bit. had some millk and then she bundled-up and went home to bayfield. i sure do think she looks cute in the hat my mom made for her! i have a feeling we'll be seeing eachother again very soon!

cousins