Guess who is a big girl??

That's right- me! I got a big girl bed! And what goes better on my bed than Cars bedding since I love Lightening McQueen.

I was just pretending to sleep, but check out my cool tent and frog blanket- thanks to Ikea for all the fun stuff!

Since I am a big girl now, I washed the dishes by myself..

plus, I cooked Mommy & Daddy some pizza for dinner!

Big girls must always concentrate and look hard at work. Mommy & Daddy are so proud of me, their big girl!

Christmasville in Rock Hill

For the third year, I went to see Santa at the Old Town Bistro in downtown Rock Hill. However, it was a different Santa! So, Mommy is not going to post the pictures from the previous years since he's not the same. Mommy got in this picture because I wasn't really comfortable with this Santa holding me.

After breakfast, we headed out to the ChristmasVille festivities. Cold & wind didn't stop me from enjoying the bouncy houses.
This one was an obstacle course!
Nice and warm inside and enjoying one of my most favorite things- Gingerbread houses
This boat was the best one to me
Then, we got to ride a little train up and down Main Street- I wasn't scared as my face indicates, probably just cold.
To warm up again, we got on a trolley that gave us a great informational tour of downtown Rock Hill.
Mommy helped me see the chimpanzes that were performing here, but I was not too interested...
...instead, I wanted some pizza to finish off the day!

Who doesn't love a parade?

To ring in the Holiday season, Rock Hill hosts a 4-day event called ChristmasVille. It was even listed in the Southern Living magazine! I put on some of my holiday best to attend the parade, however you won't be able to see it since it was so COLD. I had to wear my hat, gloves, & jacket the entire time. So, here's what I looked like before going out- Mommy & Daddy think I look very grown up.

My friend, Kate, and I shared a granola bar while we waited and waited...
I think I see something coming!!
"Merry Christmas!"
Both Georgies wanted to see the parade (that is, yellow shirt George & red shirt George to those who didn't know)
I kept the smile on my face even though it was cold..
...until the end of the parade and I got sad. (Daddy says I take after my Mommy with the bottom lip!)
Trains have always been one of my favorite things:

I loved waving back and saying "Merry Christmas" to all the floats & people:

Music from a band can always light up my face:

Happy Turkey day or...

...just cracker & cranberry day here! I am not interested in a lot of foods, so I keep it simple and stick with my favorites. We headed down to Conway/Myrtle Beach for the holiday and had a great, busy time. First, we went to the country house where Grand Daddy was building a tree house for his grandchildren. It's awesome because I got to help. Grand Daddy even had a hammer just my size:The trees were shedding, so I helped clean it up a little.

I even climbed the tall ladder to reach the higher nails (don't worry, Mommy was right behind me!)

Check out the work in progress!

The downstairs is perfect for cuddling!

I enjoyed exploring the woods with Grand Daddy & Samantha.

Daddy helped me drive the tractor (not really, it was parked the entire time)

These wheels are BIGGER than me!

Ready for a drive in Grand Daddy's pick-up truck (again, don't worry- it was parked the entire time too!)

I think I am a country girl :)

We stayed with Cousin Memphis as always and we had to have a picture time with all the animals.

This looks like it could be my Christmas card with my "family".

I even got to go for a ride on the tractor by myself!

Mommy was playing with black & white pictures, but it was also this dreary.

I can be your special helper, Grand Daddy...

...but I think we both need naps first.

On to Mimsi's house next for our first meal, where I played with cousin Cody (or really just told him what to do or not to do.)
Tigger went for a ride in this cool jeep!
We ended the day at Memphis' grandma's house where I had a blast on the sit & spin (of course, it was Dora) and all her other cool toys.
The day would not be complete though unless you heard my singing of "Mr. Turkey" that I learned at school for our Thanksgiving feast. (The camera batteries died on the day of the presentation, so we had to re-enact it at home.)

Mommy's big run

On November 14th, my Mommy did an amazing thing- she ran her first 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles) and finished it in 2 hours & 8 minutes. Daddy and I are very proud of her. She trained for over 4 months! She initially got the idea to do it from her older sister, Jennifer, who is not a runner, but was going to run it with her.... until she got pregnant. We'll give her that one, but can't wait until she joins Mommy for the next one! Maybe in 2011 for Aunt Jen's big birthday :)

This is before the race started and Mommy needed some moral support

She also needed a jogging partner to warm up

My happy Mommy showing off her medal

I was happy to give her big hugs at the finish line!

I also got to hang out with Great-Grandma Azile and give her big hugs too!

Thanks to Mimsi (aka, Daddy's mom) for being there at the finish line to congratulate my Mommy. She really appreciated it. And to Grand Daddy Pope, who couldn't make the trip from Tennessee but called Mommy to wish her luck and tell her how proud he was of her. She couldn't have done it without all the support! (But, Daddy and I are still her biggest fans.)
It was great to see cousin Memphis' smiling face too!

Plus, cousin Cody is now 1 year old already! He makes Mimsi smile.

Stopping for a push-up is one of my favorite things to do, although it is quite messy.

Let's hit the road! I'm driving :)

My recent creations

Play-doh is one of the most versatile toys I have- you can make anything you want! Here I have made an ice cream cone:

But it doesn't taste very well so don't eat this ice cream cone. (Yes, that is a wine cork that Mommy lets me use to roll out my play-doh :)

Cookie cutters also help you make great shapes out of play-doh. Here are a few of my favorite things- a star, gingerbread man, and candy cane.

Another great versatile toy is these blocks. Here I have made a museum for my animals & myself. (I wasn't feeling very well here so sorry for the sad face.)