Happy Thanksgiving 2009

Here is the family (Daddy's side) at Thanksgiving. I had a great time, but you wouldn't know it from this picture because it was right before bedtime (do you like my penguin PJs?). We are very proud of our almost unrecognizable, but still very charming, Cousin Sam in uniform (far left).

Cousin Zach got some laughs out of me with this crazy puppet. He is a great chef and made some delicious gravy and fluffy pumpkin pie.


Chillin' on Uncle Bini's old bean bag with snacks, books, my baby, blanket.... all the necessities!

Are you doing a double-take? It's Uncle Richie (above) and Grandpa (below). Most of the men in my life are bald, and they of course indulge in the head pat game that I love to play with them.

Thank you Grandpa and Grandma (and the rest of the family) for a great Thanksgiving visit. I love you very much!

It's a zoo.... at the beach!

I had so many animal encounters on my weekend trip that I couldn't decide whether or not this dog was real, or just an amazing look-alike.

I got to pet two beach cats!

Seeing more puppies and kittens at the animal adoption...

This parrot just hopped right on my stroller. He had just learned the "seagull" call that threw me off at first.

My Beachy Weekend

I went to Destin, Florida, with my family. Here I am ordering my first meal at Dewey Destin's Seafood. I had lots of new things to eat on this trip.

Here is my princess/ballerina look that Mommy came up with for Halloween. I slept through the festivities last year, but this year I got spooked by a giant, pink pig and a scary old witch!

We went to the beach on one of our nice days. I didn't like it as much as last year; Mommy thinks that the sun bothered my eyes... who knows. I really enjoyed playing in the grass at Seaside with everyone the most. There was lots of space to run and look at other kids. I did, however, take my first steps on the sand by myself with Paw.

One of the many new foods that I got to eat with Mamaw and Paw. Paw also let me drink Coca-Cola, but don't tell Mommy - shhhhhh!

Flying High

Waiting on Mamaw and Paw at the airport - there was lots of fog and I couldn't see them until moments before they landed.

Figuring out how to load all of my stuff and Daddy's golf clubs onto the plane.

Relaxing after my in-flight snack and beverage (it only took 45 minutes so I didn't have to wait very long).

Playing the "Pilot Vi" game

Hello! I am at the beach now and will post some more pictures later!

Baby Vi the Pumpkin Picker

I've never seen such a fun, colorful and beautiful fruit before, and you can even sit on it! I was very excited to visit the Pumpkin Patch today with Mommy and Daddy. They even have baby pumpkins for little people like me.

I will name her Mathilda and she shall be mine.

Enjoying the scenery with Mommy and Daddy

Where's that Muddy Pig?

This is my board of artwork that I do at school. It's very colorful and I love to look at all of the pictures. My favorite one is the "muddy pig." You can see it in the middle.

I'm still looking a lot like my Mommy, but some of these faces remind her an awful lot of Daddy.

Welcome to my World

Learning how to dangle from Daddy

A primitive method of transportation, but it beats walking when I'm feeling fatigued.

Showing the "more"symbol with my hands to let Mommy and Daddy know I'm ready to take another bite of food.

The Queen of Cozy