a blog for a girl with a silly middle name

Bella's first (and only) Christmas tree ....EVER.

We got our Christmas tree today. Bella helped us pick it out. We now have a potted tree that we are hoping to keep around for Christmases to come.

And wont it be sweet to tell Bella, "We got this tree for you on your first Christmas." (hopefully we can remember to water it every once in a while)
And I guess it's kinda earth lovin' too. See what living in Santa Cruz does to you. It makes you a HIPPY. Next thing you know we'll be living in San Francisco, wearing tie-dye, and singing in rounds. HEY... wait ... I AM living in San Francisco! Crap. But we live near the Castro so we still bathe and use deodorant. And I shaved today! The only rounds I'll be singing in are at daycare.
So this year we're decorating the tree with origami. Bella likes the shinny paper and tries to grab it while I'm holding her and folding.
Today she was so funny. I'm reading James and the Giant Peach to her and she starts talking and talking. And she's just so happy that she can make sound now. She knows how to grunt and scream. We sat and talked for a while before continuing our story. I put her to bed awhile ago. Jonathan and her are asleep and they look so cute. I should go to now sleep too.