My Second Christmas

This was my second Christmas with my Mama and Baba. And Grandma, Pop Pop, and Aunt Doe spent the holidays with us at my home. Santa Claus was very good to me despite the fact that I screamed when I sat on his lap earlier this month. I woke up to so many new toys on Christmas Day. (Side note from Mama - the keyboard was given to her last year but was not age-appropriate at the time, so "Santa" re-gifted it this year. Shhhh. Don't tell Mei-Ling.)

I really love this new keyboard! It plays songs by itself, but I can play some notes on it too.

And Santa brought me a really fun wooden activity center. It has alphabet blocks, an abacus, a maze, some gears that turn and a roller coaster on top! I love it!!!

Yep, these things turn! How cool is that?

Oooohhhhh. I love how these beads go around the roller coaster wire.

Santa also brought me some Elmo things. This is a pretend spray bottle to go with my Elmo broom and dustpan. I already love helping Mama around the house when she is cleaning! (Mama's thinking, "Please, please let this behavior continue through her teen years.")

I decided to take a little bit of a break for milk and cookies on Baba's lap. I'll get back to my toys soon. Oh, and this is my "quit taking pictures while I'm eating my cookie" face. Mama baked some sugar cookies with red and green sprinkles, and I helped put the sprinkles on them!

OK, back to business. What do I want to play with next? My Dora Lego set? My elephant shape sorter? My new flash cards? My Elmo cleaning things? I cannot decide!

Oh, you want me to pretend to spray you with this pretend spray bottle. Silly Baba, I know this thing won't really spray you.

OK, now what is so special about these Crayons? Oh - I see. They are bathtub crayons so I can color all over the tub. Awesome!

I think I want to play some music again. This keyboard looks vaguely familiar. Hmmmm. Maybe I played it in a previous life. ;)

We decided to sit by the fire and let Pop Pop take our picture. It's me, my Mama, my Baba and Baby Yang. We are a happy family. However, I am not happy about having my picture taken right now.

OK, Pop Pop is doing "take two." And no, I still don't want to smile. I want to do something else besides sitting here by the fire.

Well, it is nice and warm here. I think I'll hold my baby while Baba cuddles with me.

Now it's time for a picture of everyone. Here is Pop Pop holding me, Grandma, Aunt Delores and then my Mama and Baba. It was so nice to have them all here for Christmas!

And here's a nice picture of Grandma, Pop Pop, and Doe. They tell me over and over how happy they are to spend time with me. And I love them very much.

Baba has been pointing this "thing" at me all day, and now I see why. It's recording me! So that's how they get me on the television screen!

Well, Christmas Day is almost over. I had a wonderful time. I was surrounded by people who love me and by people I love. My Mama always says to me that I am the best gift she has ever received and that I am one of her greatest blessings. We are all happy that we found one another and have so much to be grateful for. And although Santa brought me so much to play with this year, I still love MY baby the most. Come here, Baby Yang, let me hold you for a while.