Naughty or Nice???

Hi Everyone! I am writing from America!!! The countdown to Christmas is running and I cannot wait to see what the packages under the tree have for me. Nils is getting some presents too and even mom, dad, Grandma and Grandpa. Guess we have all been nice...or St. Nick is just a really generous fellow! Speaking of St. Nick, here are a couple shots of me on St. Nicolaus day, December 6th.

Although the holiday is not normally celebrated here in the US, Grandma and Grandpa had a few gifts for Nils and I prepared. See that cool bench? Well, Gramps had that built for me. It is so cool!

I have been having a great time playing with all of my mama's old toys and dolls. And even trying on Uncle Eric's liesure suit.

Pretty cool, huh?

We have also had some snow here in Kansas. Not sure that we will have a white Christmas, but at least I got to put on my snow suit for a bit and play at the park.

We have been really busy Christmas shopping for everyone. That has been so fun. The stores in America are really big and have lots of cool things to look at. We don't have that much to do around here when Grandma and Gramps are working, so we go shopping a alot. We also did a 5 day road trip and drove 1300 miles (thats over 2000 km). We got to stay in a hotel every night and saw lots of friends and my Great Grandpa and Great Grandma. That was really cool. Nils and I were super good travellers, say mama and papa. I think that we were more patient than Mama sometimes.

I have also had a great chance to bond with my Grandma and Grandpa. They might be spoiling me a bit, but I don't mind! My Grandma and I made homemade playdough and made ornaments from it. That was really fun. There are always enough hugs and kisses for Nils and I. That makes us really happy.

And finally, a short update on Nils. He is getting his first tooth. A tiny little dot of white is sticking out. That is really exciting for us all. And, as you can see from the next picture, he started eating carrots. He has done a good job considering he is just learning. On a not so positive note, Nils had to go to the Doctor yesterday. He has a respiratory illness of some kind (probably viral) and has to have a nebulizer for a few days. He bascially has a wheezing cough...but it looks like he is getting better. Other than his little cough, he is fine. Laughing and cooing like always. He can even sit now!

Well, I better wrap it up. I have some cats to chase and need to look at the Christmas tree some more. I will update again after Christmas.

Love to you all!

Zoe