aliki | 52:2013 (Week of December 24

Christmas!!! Erika received what she wanted from Santa, and so many more wonderful presents. She was thrilled beyond belief.

We went to the mall and she rode the train with her new build-a-bear "Princess", a Christmas present. "Princess" is pink and purple with a tiara and has Pinkie Pie's voice.

Ah Yi and Ross came to visit, bringing gifts. Ross gave her lots of rides around the house on his back.

On New Year's Eve, Erika wanted to ride roller coasters, so we did the next best thing, which was to take her to an indoor amusement park with some rides. She had to stand as tall as possible with her neck stretched high to reach the requisite 42". Can you believe my 3-1/2 year old baby is 42" tall!? Some of the rides suggested "5 years and 42" and I thought "hmm, that makes sense, Erika wears size 5T". You can see how tiny she looks on a ride called the Skyscraper. She had a BLAST, that thrill-seeker!