Holiday House Decorations

Underneath our tree looks like it could be an ad for Amazon.com gift wrapping. :-)

The most wonderful time of the year...

We went to visit Santa at his *house* at the West End Nursery two Saturdays ago and then had dinner at the Seafood Peddler to watch the San Rafael boat parade down the canal. We decided that we are going to make the boat parade a yearly tradition. This year I didn't make the reservation in time to get a table by the window, so that's going to be our goal for next year. Someday, wouldn't it be great if we were actually on our own boat in the parade?

Eating in style

I finally got Ellie a high chair. It took me forever to decide on one. I've bought a lot of smart baby gear and some not so smart baby gear, so I took my time, asked around, read a ton of reviews and weighed my options before I sprung for the Chicco Polly. It's height adjustable, folds up well, has wheels and doesn't look too shabby, I have to say. Also, it has a vinyl seat cover which is good for rinsing off, as we all know our little Miss Ellie is quite the spitter, so a cloth seat wasn't going to work for us.

It was super easy to install. I'm quite proud to say that I did it myself.

And, so far, Ellie is as happy as a clam hanging out in it.

Ellie's First Christmas Tree

We got a HUGE one. A "special" one. And we got another one for outside. It's taking us two days and counting to decorate it. Here's us at the tree lot.

Santa with the Cousins

We tried!

Swinging

This was a first for Ellie and she loved it! We don't have a park within walking distance of our house, so it was nice when we were out in San Diego to be able to pop her in the swing at the many parks in Christy's neighborhood and the swing set in her backyard.