happy new year

we spent new year's eve enjoying a meal with friends, but quickly learned that nissa continues to get jealous when another baby is on my or adam's lap. where should the baby go? to "that" - the person whose name she couldn't remember, but sitting across from her - the baby's mommy. was quite upset at that. nissa got a bit crabby at times, but did manage to stay up all night to midnight, repeated "happy new year" and clinked glasses with everyone (she enjoyed apple juice and water in a tilty, we enjoyed some bubbly in wine glasses, totally clinky but safe). after some running around, it was off to bed.



new year's day we spent at uncle aaron's house. nissa loves the piano and insists that peter play a song. cousin johnny plays a song, and nissa dances to it. nissa has a fun time playing with the cousins, but has the best time playing dinosaurs with peter. purple plush monkey? no thanks, dinosaur - t-rex - rawr! ooh, someone has cheesits! nissa "please? have some?" and when she does, "thanks!" it's too awesome and really makes a parent proud. even heard "thanks" after subsequent cheeseit offerings. too bad that turned into the girls taking turns feeding her, like a dog, but nissa was happy. nissa found a bag of rocks in the toy collection- i suggest it might be peter's. she seeks him out, gives him the rock and then asks him to come downstairs to play. someone has a fan!

we come home in time to put nissa to bed and we enjoy some epic mickey time. i guess the new year is off to a good start!