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December
2002 Journal
The
last month of 2002 is here already! I am looking forward
to celebrating Mommy's birthday and Daddy will be turning 30
this month!!
Daddy and Grandpa will be going hunting. I will get to
play in the snow, get my first haircut and go see Santa
Claus!
Christmas will be fun this year because everyone is coming to
my house. That way Mommy doesn't have to send Santa
special directions on how and where to find me!
Happy Holidays Everyone!!
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Happy
32nd Birthday Mommy!
December
1
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Happy
Birthday Mommy! We were at Grandparents Proper and had a
pretty quiet day. Since Daddy's special day is coming up
we will be celebrating tomorrow with cake and ice cream!
Yummy!
Daddy and me gave Mommy her stuff early. I got her Rudolf
(from the movie) ornaments and Beauty & The Beast Enchanted
Christmas DVD.
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***Let
It Snow ***
December
1
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The snow
dumped about 12 inches on us. Daddy bundled me all up and
took me outside to help plow the driveway. I got to help
Daddy drive the tractor. Boy, there was a lot of
snow. We just kept going back and forth across the
driveway and the road. Then we even went out into the
field!! That was fun!
Aunt
Susan had bought me a sled so Grandma pulled me around on that
for a while...that was fun too! I could have stayed out
longer but the wind was pretty cold. We came inside and
had some hot chocolate! Well, the grown-ups did...I had
"warm" chocolate!
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Making
Cookies with Grandma!
December
1 , 2002 |
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After our
fun day in the snow...it was time to make the infamous
"date cookies". Daddy and Grandpa cut the
dates. Mommy and me chopped the nuts. I really did
get to help because Grandpa has this neat machine that you hit
and it chops the nuts! I had fun doing that. Then
grandma cooked the dates and rolled out the dough. I
helped her flatten it out. You just have to pat it a
little bit. She said I was good at doing that.
We rolled
them up in saran wrap and put them in the freezer for closer to
Christmas. Daddy said that they will bring some to our
house when they come later this month! I can't wait
because I do like an occasional cookie!!
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A
Hunting We Will Go...
December
2 , 2002 |
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Daddy and
Grandpa are all geared up for the first day of deer
season. They got all dressed up in their orange hats,
gloves and coats. It was still pretty snowy out and cold
but they didn't seem to mind. Daddy got a doe, but
it wasn't that big. Grandpa said it's a good thing he only
had to shoot twice, or all that would be left would be ground
meat! Daddy is getting steaks and bologna and jerky
made...yummy!
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Celebrating
Birthdays
December
2 , 2002 |
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Grandma made
a German chocolate cake with coconut and pecan frosting for
Mommy and Daddy's birthday. We had a special spaghetti
dinner too! I helped Mommy blow up balloons. She
popped one and boy, was that loud! The balloons said,
Happy 30th on them for Daddy! He sure was surprised when
he came home from hunting and saw them.
Daddy
opened his gifts from me and Mommy. We got him a pair of
khaki pants, red shirt, green sweater, Homer Simpson Action
Figure and Homer Talking Coasters. They say,
"Mmmm....beer" when you put your drink on them.
I thought those were pretty funny!
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Happy
Birthday Daddy!! You're 30!!
December
3 , 2002 |
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Happy
Birthday Daddy! I love you! You are the bestest
Daddy in the WHOLE world! I hope that you had a good time
at your party yesterday and that you liked your
gifts.
Daddy and
Grandpa went out hunting again today, after it got a little
warmer outside! It sure was pretty cold. Only 14 below
zero. They weren't as lucky as they were yesterday
though! Hopefully, Grandpa can get one this
weekend!
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My
First Haircut
December
3 , 2002 |
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Grandma gave
me my first haircut today! Heck, I didn't even know I was
getting one until it was over! I was busy playing on the
bathroom counter....hmmm, I was kind of wondering why Mommy was
taking my picture. Anyways, Grandma cut across the
front. It's nice being able to see now with my hair
getting in my eyes. Then she just cut straight across the
back. I would have to say that I do look mighty handsome
now. So, I guess you can say it was a success. I
didn't fuss at all. Mommy was able to save some small
pieces for the baby book. She said it was hard because my
hair is so light and fine.
It must
have been the day for haircuts because Mommy had Grandma cut
hers too!!
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First
Snowstorm in Harrisburg
December
5 , 2002 |
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Boy oh boy,
are we getting some snow. I would have to say we have
around 6 inches so far! It is still snowing at right now
it is around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It has been
snowing ALL day! Daddy had to be very careful going to
work and Mommy isn't going in today. They told her not to
bother and we weren't going to go anyway. Mommy bundled me
all up and we went outside to shovel the driveway and
sidewalk. That was this morning...you can hardly tell
now. Mommy said that Daddy will have to finish when he
gets home. I had fun walking down the sidewalk and through
the yard. I would get stuck in some of the snow banks and
Mommy would have to help me up. But I was having
fun! We were outside for about 45 minutes. We came
in and had a hot lunch and I took my nap! Maybe Daddy will
take me out later when he gets home!
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I'm
17 Months Old Today!
December
6 , 2002 |
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I am 17
months old today! I really don't feel much older but time
seems to fly by so quickly. I haven't been weighed and
measured in a few months but Mommy seems to think that I've had
another growth spurt. My size 18 months pants fit much
better than they did a few weeks ago! I still only have
the four teeth on top and two on the bottom, however, we think
that I may be getting some new ones soon. I chew a lot on
my fingers. But you know me, it could be weeks before
anything shows up and then WHAM-O, I get hit with four all at
once.
Some new
words added to my vocabulary are: "ba?" (with
inflection) for bye, "gock" for sock and
"gee" for baby. I use the word "guck"
for truck now and "duck" for ...duck. Mommy says
that you really have to pay attention to know which one I
mean. Also, I am now using "Dad-dee" for
Daddy. If I hear him, I'll say it but I'm not to the point
of calling for him yet. Mommy has yet to hear her
name. Some things that Mommy and Daddy have thought they
"heard" me say are: "here ya go",
"buh" for book, and "ba" for ball.
Lately, I haven't been using my words, "nay-nay" for
food or drink. I just kind of say "mmm?" and
walk to the refrigerator. I don't think Mommy is a big fan
of that. Oh well, I'm sure it's just a phase.
Speaking
of phases, I'm having a problem with sleeping through the
night. It started the night before we left for
Thanksgiving. I wake up crying...not just little cries
from when I was a little baby. Big, huge, loud, sobbing
cries. Also, it didn't help going away from my bed for a
week and I wasn't feeling well to top it off. I slept
through one night at Grandma Proper's and one night here, since
we've been home. I have a feeling that Mommy and Daddy
aren't going to play this game with me too much longer.
I'm okay once Mommy or Daddy picks me up and fall asleep on them
right away. They know they shouldn't come in and get me
but after an hour, I guess they are tired of hearing it.
Hopefully, we will be able to report next month, that this phase
in my little life is over.
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Santa?
Guess I'll Admire Him From A Distance!
December
10 , 2002 |
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Mommy and
Daddy took me to the mall to see Santa. I've heard great
things about this guy and I can even show you which ornament is
him on the tree! Plus, I enjoy watching him on TV.
But boy, is he kind of intimidating up close! I'm not to
sure what I think about this jolly old elf. He's a lot
bigger than I thought and loud too! He has this big white
puffy thing stuck on his face! I don't know how he can see
around that AND his hat!! I'm sure he must be okay because
Mommy and Daddy don't seem to be upset by him...PLUS, he gave me
candy. No one told me I HAD to sit on his lap!!
Forget that! I'll just admire Mr. HoHo from a distance.
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Chuckee
Cheese...What A Fun Place!
December
15 , 2002 |
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Aunt Jenny,
Jessica and Todd were in to visit me today. We went for
lunch at Chuckee Cheese! I had never been there
before. I'm still a bit small for the place but I was able
to ride some things. My favorites were the blue truck,
Chuckee Cheese delivery van, the helicopter (it had flashing red
lights), the music maker and Whack-a-Mole!!
We had
some good pizza and then watched Jessica play a lot of
games. She won sooooo many tickets. Well over 1,000
of them!! Daddy won some too, at Skeeball. I got to
play that too! Jessica won a lava lamp for her room and
she got me a Bob The Builder ball. I really like and have
been practicing my kicking with it.
We had a
nice time and will go back when I am a bit bigger.
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Village
Greens Christmas Spectacular
December
15 , 2002 |
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Mommy, Daddy
and me went to Strasburg tonight for the Christmas display at
Village Greens miniature golf course. It was dark outside
and a bit chilly but I was bundled up real good. We saw
over 100,000 twinkling lights and sculptures. Oh, and that
Santa guy was there again. He's just everywhere these
days!! Anyway, my favorite thing was this fence they had
pipes hanging from and when you dragged a stick along them as
you walked, being sure to hit each one, it played a
song. I believe it was "It Came Upon A Midnight
Clear." Well, that is what Daddy said it was
called. It was the first time I've ever heard that
song! Also, there was a LIVE snowman walking around.
I stayed back for a little while until I was sure I wanted to
check him out. He was talking about building snowman so I
paid close attention to him. I got to see live sheep and
donkeys at the Nativity too! I wanted to play with Baby
Jesus but Mommy wouldn't let me!
It was a
fun night and we will probably come back next year.
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Our
2nd Annual Christmas Party!
December
20 , 2002 |
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We had
another Christmas party this year and it was exciting because
even more people got to come! Let me see if I can remember
who was in attendance. There were us Proper's, Uncle Mark,
Amanda Deimler, Mike Douglas, The Martinelli's (Teri, Bernie,
Alex & Drew), Melonie & Ryan Fisher, Jen & Darrin
Hartley and Aunt Jenny Baker & Todd (her new
boyfriend). We had a FULL house! Mommy made
different kinds of pasta, sauce and two salads. The
Hartley's brought dessert, Amanda brought dessert, Uncle Mark
brought some wine ( I wasn't allowed to have any of that!), The
Fisher's brought home-made bread and fresh cheese and The
Martinelli's brought all kinds of yummy cookies. Needless
to say, there was plenty of food! Mommy and Daddy actually
got a big table set up and a little one in the living room so
everyone had some place to sit. It was really nice.
I got to sit at the big table with Alex and Drew!! They
are fun to play with and I wish they would come over more often.
After
dinner everyone exchanged gifts. They all brought a unisex
gift and drew numbers to see who would pick first. They
could pick from the pile of packages or TAKE one that someone
else had already chosen!! It was fun to watch them steal
from each other. Uncle Mark said that his family plays
this game at their reunion but they get far more nasty with
stealing. I think everyone in this group are too good of
friends to do that!! Anyway, everyone got some nice things
as you can tell in the photo
gallery. I did pretty good with getting the pics up
this month. It's hard when we are soo busy and there are
soo many.
It was a
long but fun night. I got to stay up way past my
bedtime. But I was excited to go to bed because
Grandparents Proper AND Wiles are coming in the morning!
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Operation
Clearfield Street!!
December
21 , 2002 |
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We had quite
the exciting Saturday afternoon here on Clearfield Street.
Grandma & Grandpa Proper had just arrived around 10 ( I had
just gotten up and was having breakfast! Still recovering
from my big party last night!). Mommy and Daddy were
getting ready to go to Mommy's work Christmas party. Mommy
said that there was a police car across the street talking to
some woman. Then there were 2 police cars and one officer
was out knocking on the neighbors door across the street.
Well, after her shower, there were 4 police cars on the street
and they were blocking our driveway. At this point in time
Grammy & Pap-pap arrive. Pap had to park his car out
back and walk up the hill to get in. Amanda was trying to
get to our house too because Mommy and Daddy were taking her to
the party with them. She couldn't get in either.
THEN the police man came to the door and said that it would be
in "our best interest" to evacuate the house for 2
hours!! The neighbor "allegedly" struck his girlfriend
and threw her out and was refusing to come out of the house and
he had guns on the second floor. The police were bringing
in the S.W.A.T. team and if we were there when they came, we
wouldn't be allowed to leave! So, the next thing I know,
I'm being bundled up and rushed out the basement door! I
got to ride with Grandma and Grandpa and we met Grammy and
Pap-pap at the restaurant while we waited out the ordeal.
I had a good time and was on my bestest behavior. Hey, I
had to be...that Santa dude will be coming in just a few
days!! Wouldn't want to get on that naughty list
now!! Amanda drove Mommy & Daddy to the party and they
had a good time too. All was under control when we got
home. The man came out, the police took him away and I
guess he got out on bail the next day!! Crazy Uncle Mark
stayed home and video taped the ordeal from his bedroom window
and got some pictures too...also in the gallery!
Mommy and
Daddy will wonder what I'll think when I read this when I'm
older. What kind of neighborhood were they raising me in
anyway??? HA HA HA!!
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Christmas
with Grandparents Proper
December
22 , 2002 |
Grandma
& Grandpa Proper are only here till Monday, so we had
Christmas with them this morning! I got A LOT of nice
things from them. A CAT tractor that I can ride/push and
it makes cool sounds, a neat growth chart that I can put my
pictures in as I grow, a savings bond and a Sesame Street
DVD. Sorry, if I forgot something. Mommy & Daddy
got some nice things too but that is all grown up stuff and I
didn't pay much attention to it...heehee! I got Grandma
some cooking things, 2 books she wanted, and a CD walkman.
I got Grandpa a bathrobe, clock for the garage, and a
thermometer for outside. For all the grandparents, we made
COLE calendars for them. Each one was personalized
too. Grandma liked hers so much, she cried!!
THANKS for everything!! And I'm really glad you got to
come visit us for a few days!!! I hope you had fun!
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Christmas
CandyLane at Hershey Park
December
22 , 2002 |
Tonight we
all went to Christmas CandyLane at Hershey Park. It is a
lot of fun and very pretty because the whole park is lit up with
twinkling lights. Grandpa Proper took me on the
merry-go-round! Mommy & Daddy rode it too! It
sure was fun. I also rode the mini train with Daddy and
the Lady Bug roller coaster with both of them. I
remembered that one from Halloween. You sure do have to
hold on tight!!! But the most exciting part is when Mommy
put me on the car ride ALL BY MYSELF!!! She asked Daddy if
it was okay first and he thought I was too little. Mommy
said that she was more concerned that she was "too
big" for the ride!! I guess she decided to risk
it. We picked out one of the more little cars, and she
strapped me in...good and tight. She said to
herself..."If I step away and he is happy, I'll go with
it". Well, HAPPY?...of course I was. I was in a
car with a steering wheel, flashing lights and a horn!!!
Of course, I was HAPPY!!! I think I saw a tear drop
from Daddy's eye as I drove pasted...laughing! I rode it 3
times!!! Check out the Cole's
clips for a brief video. Also, I rode the
bulldozer ride by myself too! It was a lot of fun too but
I would have to say that the cars were my favorite. I
can't wait to go to the park this summer and see what new things
I can ride by myself!!
At the end of the night we went to a show. I enjoyed it
too. It was just like watching a big TV set. They
sang and danced to all kinds of Christmas songs. The big
joke of the night was how much the woman sitting beside Pap-pap
"enjoyed" the show!! She laughed the WHOLE way
through it!!
Ooh, only
1 more night until Santa comes!!!!
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My
Second Christmas!
December
25 , 2002 |
Merry
Christmas everyone! WOW...was Santa ever good to me!
I got up and came down stairs and could not believe what I
saw!! There were so many packages under the tree that were
not there when I went to bed. I don't even know how Santa
fit them in his sleigh!!
I got books, puzzles, clothes, trucks, Elmo, remote control car,
drums, police rocker, blocks, and a BIG red car!!! Just to
name a few!!
Plus, boy did it snow hard today. We got a record
Christmas day setting 8 1/2 inches! It was really
pretty! Plus, a special Christmas gift...Grandma and
Grandpa Proper came up early from Aunt Atina's house.
I hope
everyone else had as good a Christmas as me!!
Gotta
go....toys to play with, ya know!!
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