I'm one! A very Merry Christmas!

I'm one! I've changed a bit over the past year! I kinda like having a birthday. The Termers and the Kurtzes came for dinner and Oma and Opa were in town already for Christmas so we had a large crew for turkey soup and cake (I love turkey soup). There were balloons, party hats, birthday signs and lots of fun!

Uncle Mike and cousin Caleb at my birthday dinner.

I got a snow suit from the Kurtes. I can't wait to get out in the snow and play!!

Mommy and Daddy bought me a pelican pull toy. I love it. I also got a pull dog (I love dogs) from Oma and Opa and a really cool banana car that runs when you shake it from the Termers. And an air ball toy from our friends the Wandels. I have lots to play with for the rest of my life! I have another birthday party next week with the Hoffman side of the family. I can't wait!

This is my first cake ever. It looked yummy--but I gotta admit, I wasn't a big fan of the chocolate icing.

Cousin Sydney wiped this icing on my face because she thought I was being too neat.

So, two days after my birthday was Christmas. This is my second Christmas, though I don't remember much about the first Christmas. Look how little I was last year! Oh my!

Christmas 2008! Christmas morning 2009 with the Kurtz cousins!

Santa must be a skinny guy! He made it down the chimney and through the wood burning stove. It's good to know he was able to do that at the Kurtzes because he needs to do that at my house too! Santa left good stuff for the Kurtz kids. I had to wait until after the Jesus birthday party breakfast and the Kurtz kids Santa presents before going home and seeing what Santa brought for me! I was pretty patient. I really enjoyed seeing what my cousins got from Santa!

Fun with Daddy Christmas morning!

I got to play with Arin's Amazon.com iPod box after she took her iPod out. It was a huge box for a very little iPod, but I loved the box!

Well, this is me after Christmas morning. I fell asleep on the way home in the car, so Mommy laid me on pillows on the floor. This was even before I got my Santa gifts. The morning was lots of fun, but I was exhausted!!

Looking at my gifts was a bit overwhelming! I did not know where to start. Besides, I was still trying to wake up from my nap.

Santa brought me a ball! I LOVE balls! This is just like the one I love to play with at church. How did Santa know?

Santa also brought me my very own tooth paste and tooth brush! I'm not quite sure what to do with those yet though.

Santa really does know what I like! Mommy and Daddy were thrilled that Santa brought me my very own Elmo cell phone. Now I won't need to take their phone all the time!

More gifts!

When I finished my stocking, we went on a Christmas walk with Gabi--Oma and Opa's dog. It was good to get outside! While it was a white Christmas, it was a mild day! At 3:30 p.m., it was back to the Kurtzes for Christmas dinner and family gifts. This year we had a German Christmas. On the menu was sauerbraten, duck, weinerschnitzle, spaetzle, a couple of German salads, apple strudel, and linzer torte. There was a lot of good food!

I unfortunately was over tired and daddy put me down for a nap during dinner. I chose to cry instead. After 30 minutes of crying Arin came and got me and I joined the yummy German dinner. I especially enjoyed the spaetzle! After dinner, there was a full evening of presents. My gift to my family was that I decided to take my first step on Christmas day--right before dinner. I still need lots of work to get this walking thing down--but I did take one step unattended on Christmas day!

I do love Christmas--being with family and celebrating the birth of Jesus! Tuesday we go north to visit Mimi and PaPa. Aunt Lucy, Timmy and Sarah will be there too and Uncle Steve will be there later in the week. I can't wait to spend time with the Hoffman side of the family!

Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year everyone!!

Love,

Jamee

Thanksgiving, Touchdowns and Trees

Hi everyone!

Well, it's been awhile since my last post--so sorry. As you can agree, life is full--especially during this so-called holiday season.

You'll be pleased (I hope) to learn that I survived my first Thanksgiving! I had it all--turkey, stuffing, potatoes and beans. It was very yummy. I'm already counting the days until the next Thanksgiving. We went to our friends, the Reed's, since daddy had to work the next day. Then we did head to Ohio for Che Che and Uncle Mike's baby shower over the weekend. It was a very full weekend to say the least. It's a good thing that I don't mind traveling.


Thanksgiving with the Wandels and Reeds! Good food and good friends!

During my Thanksgiving dinner! After dinner!

I hope it's okay, but I'm going to brag about my latest trick! I can do touchdown! Check out the video below to see what I mean. I can also clap my hands. So at church when we are standing and singing choruses, these skills come in very handy. Little do the people around me know that when I raise my hands at church, it's because daddy is whispering "touchdown" in my ears.

With Thanksgiving behind us, we Hoffman's are in full Christmas mode. Last weekend we cut down our tree. How surprised was I when daddy actually brought the tree inside. Then mommy and daddy started putting lights on it and hanging pretty shiny things on the branches. I decided to help, so I pulled on the lights and tried to pull off the shiny things--but they were too high for me to reach. Mommy didn't seem to appreciate my help. Well the tree is up and looks pretty--except for the bottom two feet, which is a bit bare. We've been celebrating Advent nearly every day. I'm looking forward to Christmas!

There is one other big event coming up before Christmas--my 1st birthday. It's hard to believe! Mommy and Daddy say I've changed a lot over the last year. I know I couldn't do touchdown a year ago--that's for sure!!

Well, I'll write more after my birthday.

Love to all!

Jamee