Too Cute!

This little lady sure has a lot to say! Sommer just emailed me this video, and I had to share!

She's Walking! Well, not really, but kind of...

So, no, Violet is NOT walking on her own. But, true to Bleger girl fashion, she has figured out her own locomotion. Her first choice is, of course, to be carried. But, in the event that her personal slaves are not availiable or are ignoring her (God forbid!), she has a variety of other methods:

1. Traditional Crawling
2. Crawling using her hands and feet (also known as the monkey walk)
3. Crawling while dragging her forehead on the ground
4. "Walking" along couches, tables, fireplaces, cupboards, etc.
5. And, finally, my personal favorite: the push toy!

I consider this a major point of success for our family. Katrina didn't take her first solo steps until 18 months, and Madison didn't until 20 months. So, the fact that we are this close is encouraging...maybe?

Favorite Christmas Movies

Here's my list, just for Jinny!

• Charlie Brown Christmas
• Garfield Christmas Special
• Elf
• Home Alone (stupid, but funny)
• The Santa Clause trilogy
• Muppet Christmas Carol
• Gremlins - just bought it on DVD - watch it if you don't believe that its a Christmas movie - it makes you appreciate spending the holidays with your family - they're not that bad!
• Die Hard! - the original, of course
• A Christmas Carol (the old one)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the original, not the Jim Carrey)
• White Christmas - oldie, but a goodie!
• Miracle on 34th Street
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (or any of the other clay-mation TV specials)