Birds Of A Feather...

Our bird tree...

I can even touch it
without breaking anything...

J'adore the birds~
and the peacock feathers...

Our tree makes me happy and so
does my Kitty BFF shirt...

so happy I think I might start to...

DANCE!

We have also started
a new tradition this year...

We have used some family ornaments
(vintage ornaments from mommy's great Aunt Katherine)
and we are writing on hang tags who we are grateful for...
We do this as a family every night after dinner.
I love this part. Every day I ask mommy and daddy
who they are grateful for and they ask me.
I 'write' who I am thankful for on one side of the tag,
and on the other side I stick an alphabet sticker that
is the first initial of the person I am grateful for that day.
So, we have a tree of feathers and gratitude!
WE love this so much we think we will
continue this tradition next year...
Maybe Maggs will be able to join us then!

p.s. Our bird tree ingredients:
faux birds, faux nests, peacock feathers,
vintage ornaments, hang tags with alphabet
stickers and name of person we are grateful for,
sparkly Merry Christmas sign as a tree topper,
and brown burlap for a tree skirt.

Our ABC Christmas Tree...

Our ABC Chritmas Tree...

Mommy was trying to get me to
put on a "cute" face...

But, I modeled my infamous hippo mouth instead...

Getting up close and personal with the letter "T"...

Ready to be done with all these pictures...

Just one more with mommy!

Mommy came up with a creative and educational
way to decorate our 1st Christmas tree...
With cut out ABC's! We think
this displays mommy's vision of
country cottage chic Christmas decor.
Hmm, I wonder what she will come up with next year!

p.s. How sad~ we don't have any of mommy
or daddy's childhood ornaments...
they are all back in California!

Rock Baby...

"Rock Baby"...

Modeling my "hippo"  mouth...

Giving mommy one grande smile 

in front of our 1st Christmas tree...

I picked this tree out all by myself!

I think I did a fab job...

I got an early Christmas present this week!

Mommy found this vintage rocking chair at 

an antique mall in Central Austin.

I adore chairs, especially rocking chairs.

Every time I climb in one, 

I say "rock baby, rock baby!"

This is because mommy and daddy 

always use to say "rock the baby" when 

they would rock me in my big rocker in my room.

It's become a catch phrase with our family

and I even say it when I rock one of my "friends" 

or my Sophie doll!  

I adore the chair mommy found.

It's just the right size for moi, and it's

a fantastic shade of rustic red.  

We think it looks so country cottage chic 

next to our Christmas tree!