Our Little Scooter

Check me out, I am mobile!

Mom bet I would crawl mid to late Nov. Well, I didnt want her to loose entirely. She did come the closest. While I am not crawling yet I am scooting around ..... backwards!

Beep Beep! Watch out I am not sure what is behind me and I will run anything over in my way!

Enjoying the Italian Cuisine

These says I enjoy food like everyone else. Well, almost. I am so over "baby food". I much prefer the food Mom and Dad eat. To let them know I make funny grunting noises and rock back and forth. It works like a charm. Here, Mom was nice enough to order the spaghetti just to share it with me. Yummy!

Finger licking good! I am a very good eater. I like to try everything and there isn't much I don't like yet.

Jingle Bells

Lovin' the jingle bells!

Are you sure these jingle bells are supposed to be for Moxie, Grammy?
Ok we will make sure they get into the right stocking. Hee hee hee

Along Our Near Daily Walk

The Budoia Church has its nativity up. Not quite what you expected?

Venice without me??!!

It was raining for several days in a row and Mom didn't want our friend Susan to miss out on Venice so she went without the boys . Here are some of the sites...

Just outside San Marco's square.
The Rialto.

The view from the top of the Rialto bridge. Mamamia, so picturesque! From here you can see where Susan and I sat and had wine. Along the right side, under the canopy on the end.
Well, as you can see it didn't rain and would have been the perfect day to cart Logan around Venice but since he wasn't along.... Salute!

Chopper Ride!

My first chopper ride! I am holding on Mom.

WEEEEE it goes up, up, up
Okay I think I like it ...
Well, that didn't last long, I am bored of this.

Salzburg too!

Part of the Austria/Berchtesgaden draw is going to the Salzburg Christmas market! Well, Mom forgot to put my scarf on me so I scored hers. You might notice Dad is not wearing his coat. This is NOT because it is not cold. While it may appear I am overdressed the real deal is Dad sacrificed his coat to fit on the baby Bjorn. Thanks Dad!
The Christmas market was very cute indeed! What a way to get into the Christmas spirit.

You didn't think Dad would let me miss out on the local cuisine did you? It is so much fun being Dad's mini me. I get all the tasty treats. Mom seems to be cracking but something tells me Dad's in trouble again ... Yum pretzels!

Thankgiving in Berchtesgaden

What a way to spend Thanksgiving! After Mom baked not one but TWO turkeys for the squadrons Thanksgiving dinner our friend Susan arrived from the great USA and we took off for Austria! The Palmer family has a lot to be thankful for this year. I was born by emergency C-section, Moxie was bit by a venemous viper snake and survived, we had lots of our loved one come and visit us, we had a safe and fun trip back to our homeland, we visited many great places, Moxie survived knee surgery, Mom can fit back into most of her old jeans, and last but not at all least Dad safely ejected from his spiraling out of control jet with a mere scratch on his knuckles. We thank all of you for all of the support, phone calls of support, emails, cards, and baby loot through all of it. We are so very thankful for all of you in our lives. Now, here are some Berchtesgaden sites...
This is along our walk in Berchtesgaden. A little snow didn't keep us inside. The weather was actually really nice. We lucked out and made it there inbetween snow storms. The photo below is Dad in a few years. Seriously though, this is one of those embarassing parent moments. You know those moments where you just want to scream, "Mom, you are embrassing me!!" Here Mom stops and asks this nice jolly fellow if she can take his photo! OMG. Well, you can see why..
Berchtesgaden is one of those quaint old towns. The walk through the beautiful town center draws you in. You are surrounded by snowy mountains and cute shops.

Our Austrian Hotel

Here I am in Austria sporting my new LLBean lined pants. I highly recommend them.

Dad thinks he is sneaking up on me but I feel a, "Peek A Boo" coming... It is interesting how much more time you find yourself in your hotel room with the addition of a baby into the family. Of course it didn't stop us from having fun, exploring the town, trying the local cuisine, or meeting up with friends for dinner but it sure was different.

Here I am rolling all over the place!
You really don't want to know what I found under here. Hee hee. Have baby, will travel!

Look! We made it out of the room - to the balcony! Here is the view from just outside of our hotel room.

Did I mention Moxie came with us to Austria! It was a Palmer family, and Susan, vacation! Moxie isn't able to stay in a kennel or with friends yet as she can't run, jump, play etc. She really enjoyed seeing all the snow!

Well, if you are going to have to stay in your hotel room a lot for nap time etc. you better make sure it is a cute one! Here is our B&B. Can you find me??

Look What Dad Taught Me!

Mom finally caught the trick Dad taught me on camera. At 9 mos old you can get away with just about anything ....

Rocking My New Scarf

Here I am rocking my new scarf Mom got me at the market in Aviano. It should be perfect for Austria.

Lounger

My own personal lounger ...

Helping Out in The Kitchen

It gets boring watching all the commotion in the kitchen so I decided to get in on the action ...

The fridge looked like it needed a stir.
It's Ready! Dinner is served.

Sit Elmo Sit

Tickle me Elmo sure does tickle me. I am not sure what he is doing but it is interesting...

After all the rolling and strange noises he makes I decided the best part about him is his big 'ol eyes!

All Dressed Up

yet we went nowhere...

Here I am trying on the sweater I was planning to wear for our Christmas photos later that day. Then I thought, I really don't want to take any Christmas photos. I put my plan into action ... I did not take my nap and cried and cried.
I sure was happy early in the day though!

Agriturismo

This is my first trip to the petting zoo. Dad did all the petting but I got to enjoy seeing all the interesting animals.
Yes, you can tell from these photos that it was a few weeks ago since the sun is out. Ok, maybe almost two months ago. I wonder if the goats are big now...

My First Ball

In honor of football Sunday Mom and Dad introduced me to catch.