Mommy opened the back door to let Maggie go outside.  She said, "Oh my, it is cold."  I said, "Is Santa coming?"   Well, that makes sense to me... I had been told that Santa would come in the winter when it is cold outside.

I was Doc, then Jake, then Izzy.  Wonder who I will be this afternoon.

 I played with my Crayon bathtub markers while taking my bath.  Red/

                                               Blue.

                                               Green.

                                                 Orange.

Play time over.  Time to get clean.  .  It took Mommy 15 minutes to get me to put on clothes while we were playing chase, Pirates, and Tag, Your It. 

It has been a lazy day.  Mommy, Barbara, and I have spent most of it in my big toy room, playing and watching television, and listening to Barbara tell me stories.  Mommy says she can't tell stories.  Barbara sneaks away to try doing more packing in her bedroom, but in just a few minutes I notice she is gone and I run to her room to see what I can do to help.  Mommy would sneak off to work downstairs but I could not follow because of the gate at the top of the stairs.  She would return soon to play with me some more.

One of the most fun times I have had was for 15 minutes this evening when Mommy was my horse.  I laughed so much, sometimes I would loose my balance and fall off.  The only bad part was when she wanted to stop and I wanted more.  I did not have a tantrum, but it could have been one if Barbara had not agreed to tell me a story and Mommy promised another ride tomorrow.

 Avis Bates, John Bates, and Russ Bates at Crystal Bridge's Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Avis Bates, John Bates, and Peggy Bates at Crystal Bridge's Museum in Bentonvill, Arkansas.
We talked on the web cam to GGM Avis, GGF John, Aunt Peggy, and Cousin Russ.  They had an enjoyable day visiting in Oklahoma yesterday and a good time today going to Crystal Bridges Museum, Wal-Mart headquarters museum, and the church in the woods.  Peggy and Russ leave tomorrow.