back from vacation and right into Christmas

Cael is helping to decorate the tree. We take out each ornament, “Whassiss?” (What’s this?) He shows it to his sister or the cat and we find a place for it on the tree.

I am watching now as a highly motivated Isabel inches forward towards a binkie. She is not quite crawling yet, but it is as if she can will herself places.

And now Cael is jumping up and down, pointing at a higher level ornament, “Bluue birr bluuue birrr, beek, beeek!” (blue bird, blue bird, beak beak).