ALL we want for Christmas

Toys"R"Us Wish List a gift registry for Birthdays, Holidays & special occasions

We had a great time looking through the new Toys R Us catalogue to find what we want for Christmas. Course, we don't have any trouble finding things we like. Mommy told us we couldn't circle the whole book,nor could we ask for toys that were too old for us (like Bratz dolls or skateboards!) Geesh, she's no fun! But here are a few of the items we'd like Santa to bring us.

Go Jump Off a Bridge

Each day, I (Belle) wake up and ask Mommy and Daddy where we're going today. Usually the answer is "school." Today, though, the answer was "someplace special." Daddy told us we were taking a trip to the forest to visit a special bridge. Along the trip, Mommy told us about the gord (gourge) with a river under it. I wanted to make sure there weren't any sharks in the river -- which Mommy said was the New River.

I asked, "New riverbend?" I thought it would be cool to be around the riverbend like Pocahontas. We watched Pocahontas on the way to the bridge to get ready for the forest. First, we had to bundle up because it was very cold and windy and rainy. Daddy brought the wagon to pull us in. Mommy brough a blanket to lay on our laps and keep us warm.

I kept asking how much longer until we get to the bridge. We did a lot of walking. Then we finally reached the bridge and watched on a big TV as people jumped off and flew with wings (parachutes). We saw a picture at the restaurant where we ate lunch of someone jumping off the bridge with what I thought looked like a hotdog.

Once we finally reached the bridge, we saw a lot of people jump down to the river with pretty wings. Some were blue and black; others were green and blue. I thought it looked like fun and said okay Let's jump. Daddy said I wouldn't be allowed to jump for a loooong time. Dirty barnacles!!

It was a lot of fun and a fun trip, but I wasn't happy to be cold. Mommy couldn't get us back to the car fast enough for me!

Fishing weekend

We had a nice trip to the cabin with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandpa took us fishing on Sunday, but Lilly was the only one who got a fish. She catches all the fish. Before we headed off for the weekend, Grandma took us to get our hair cut and to the WV Book Fstival, where Mommy worked. It was a lot of fun.

First Day of Pre-K, Pre-School

Today, was the first day of The Growing Place Preschool for 2009. Yeah! Mommy said she was very excited for us to return to school. I don't know why! We were excited to see our friends. She took us to our classroom on Friday to make it easier for us to adjust to our new classrooms today.

I'm in Pre-K now -- which is upstairs. It has a big rug for circle time, computers, a rice station, a science station, a small kitchen for learning how to cook (now I can help Mommy with dinner!), a new tent and lots of toys. I was so excited to see my friends Jonah, Ethan and Haleigh today.

Lilly is in my old classroom --downstairs. She's 3 now. Well, almost. Her birthday is coming up and she's having a princess birthday party. She was excited to see her friends: Will, Teagan and Gabby.

Today was a big change for both of us. We have new classsrooms, new teachers and a new all-day schedule. Even though Mommy told us about the new schedule on the way to school today, we didn't like it. I cried because I thought Mommy was coming to get me. Lilly cried too. I also didn't like naptime. I didnt' sleep. But then we made a cool puppet during craft time this afternoon and that was fun. We're excited to go back tomorrow to see what we learn.