Twas many nights before Christmas...

Happy Christmas and Merry Birthday,

It is upon us... the day when this baby gets to celebrate another baby's birthday. This is my second Christmas and from what I've heard, it seems that I'll appreciate it more and more every year. Nana is here, which makes the time of celebration more complete.

I've got a few new pics, yes -- the photographers have increased by one with the arrival of Nana, so I often see a blue spot for most of the day. Don't get me wrong, I love it, and have become better at posing too!

What's new: I was going to have a bit of a shindig for my birthday, but I got sick just in time. So we postponed my party...then I was still sick and so was Mum! We will have a little candle-n-cake ceremony tomorrow night! What else...I have a new love for sunglasses, love playin' peek-a-boo, riding my trike, and power lifting a 16-pack of TP.

New words: "Boo", several other honorable mentions, but they have yet to be confirmed(for instance "W", "P", "Miami"). Oh...and "hey" has been on the list for a while too. Not sure when I will get around to blogging again since there is so much going on here in "The Alice"...so just in case I don't get to later...Merry Christmas to you all!

Click here for the latest pics. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving thoughts...

My first Thanksgiving has come and gone. I have to say that I'm a fan. This year, I only ate some Turkey and some sweet potatoes, but next year...let me loose! And I suppose it's also a good time to say that I'm thankful for all of you, people who love me from around the world.

Let's see...what's been happening here. Lots, actually! I have decided that I like the thought of climbing up on things. Then I can reach the really cool stuff Mum and Dad have just put out of my reach! I haven't perfected climbing yet but I'm certainly giving it a bit of thought at the moment. Walking is a breeze now and, though it's sometimes very challenging, running is pretty exhilarating!

I forgot to tell you on the last blog, but I've been using the word 'tah' (short for 'Thank You' in Australia) for a few weeks now. It has become a very helpful word, actually. I just reach out for something and say 'tah' and Mum and Dad know that I want it. Now, whether they give the object of my desire to me is another story. Parents...so cruel sometimes! But, alas, Dad taught me that 'tah' is more a thing I'm supposed to say after I get something I wanted. But I think that 'tah' will be my multi-purpose word for a while, just like Mummy was early on.

My birthday is in a week and I think that's pretty cool. Plus we get to have some people around to have a party, play and eat cake and that's definitely a good thing. I should have birthdays more often!

Well, I'm heading off to play now. But you can click here for the latest photos and video. As you can see in the pic at the top of this page, I like giving Mum raspberries on her tummy! Ta ta for now!

P.S. It's been a couple of days since I wrote this blog, but thought I would add my new words- I have been working on them for a while but they have really come out well in the past few days- 'yay', 'hi' and 'hello' =)

Did someone say party?

I'm less than a month away from my first big outting, and to celebrate early I called all my friends together for a party. You see, all the kids in our play group(which was formed apparently from Mum and Dad's pre-natal classes) are all about the same age and we decided to have a joint B-day party. It was a lot of fun! You can see some of the madness here. The big box that Daddy put me in is where all the pressies were; the idea was to take one and open it. I had a hard time deciding.

The other photos are from paparazzi, Mum and Dad, while I was eating, how rude! There is also a short video right before bath time. Sometimes I get a little excitable, and well, it's fun.

Upcoming events: Nana is coming and so is my proper birthday. Bring on the cake! I didn't get to eat any at the other party :-(

PS -- If you click on the photo above(to see it blown up) check out my friend Caelen's spike.
PPS -- Since I have walking mastered, I'm working on running!

Rollin' rollin' rollin'

You might notice the title of this blog resembles a western theme song...I do believe that is MY song. As you can see from the video and pictures I have posted, I really like moving around! We have been busy as usual visiting with friends and running around town. We went to the Gee's house for a bbq, made sundaes (but I only got fruit!) with the Cooks for Mikayla's birthday and, as usual, have enjoyed playing with all the other kids from my play group. My friend Elke came over last week and I had fun following her around!

Last weekend we went to the Halloween party that Dad's work puts on each year. It was pretty cool but I'm sure I'll enjoy it more next year, when I can really get into things. But I did enjoy seeing all the kids running around.

That next tooth finally came in so I now have 8 teeth...and yet another silly one on the way. I got weighed the other day and I'm about 9.3 kilos or 20.5 pounds. I have been practicing my walking- I attached a video from my first few days of walking and then another video of today- you can see the progress I am making! I have been practicing my singing as well (see video)- want to sing like Mum! I give good kisses that don't include slobber now...I think people appreciate that. I turn 1 in exactly a month...wow...it sure has gone fast!

The big catch up...

Hey! I know it's been quite some time since I last blogged, but I sure have been busy! GrandpaM and Autie Summer (Dad's Dad and younger sister) came out to visit us in September. We sure had a lot of fun with them- showing them around, eating out, hanging out and celebrating Dad's birthday too! We all went bowling and then I helped Dad blow out his birthday candle. It was sad to see them go back to the USA but I'm already looking forward to seeing them and all our fam next year. I will have to work on saying everyone's name before then!

Mum says that I am 'into everything' but I'm just checking it all out! As you can see in the pictures, I have been helping with the dishes and putting the Tupperware away. I also tried to help with the rubbish/trash, but Mum and Dad said they didn't need my help sorting that out. They have put up a gate and jail-like structure to keep me out of all the really fun stuff. Don't worry, I'll find a way to climb over these in no time.

Me....let's see...I have 7 teeth now and I'm working on another one. My favorite meal is definitely spaghetti for my main course and then banana for dessert. I like pointing at things, giving raspberries on Mum's tummy, knocking down block towers (I don't build them, just like to knock them down when Mum and Dad build them) and dancing to music. Yeah, I really like dancing and if there's no music I just make it up and dance to my own jig! As you saw on my video last time, I can stand all by myself. Now I can also take about 5 steps before I get a bit scared and sit down! So far I have been able to elude my parents' efforts to capture this new skill with video or camera! I just want to get it totally worked out before I show the world. My vocab list (that Mum and Dad can understand, at least) is Mummy, Dada, Baby and Yeah (this is my latest). I think they are pretty close to catching on to a few more as well- give them time!

Well, this is the latest from the desert. Hopefully I will have some edited video up on the blog shortly. But for now, take a look at the pics!

PS -- Just added a video, so be sure to check it out!

Come one, come all...

...See the newest Carly videos! Just thought I would throw these two videos (and the pic) online for you to have a look at and see what I've been up to lately. They are slightly large files, so it may take a while, but turn your sound up and you will find it worthwhile! Love to you all!

More joy!

Since there was such a long gap between posts, I thought I would reward the ones that check the blog often with this little blurb. Peep my teephies to the right. Yeah, I've got 4 teeth, and I'm expecting 2 more any time now. Here are the latest click here.