I made an ornament for Kate's first Christmas. I definitely didn't turn out as nice as I had hoped, but who knows? Maybe it will be one of those cool, it's-so-ugly-it's-touching things as the years pass!

My brother Kris came to visit for a couple of days after Christmas. It was the first time Kate and Uncle Kris had ever met! They were so cute together! By the way, Kris gave Kate possibly the best book ever: it has a little polar bear puppet that pops out of the pages and Kate's face lights up every time she sees it!