Today's Toby

Wait. How come you guys aren't wearing hats? I thought this New Year's thing was going to be festive? Here's to many more smiles in 2020!

A boy, a bear, and a dad. (The best kind of entertainment needs no entertaining.)

Interesting book, Mom.  Nice pictures. Wait... you're supposed to put on yours first?  That makes no sense.

Great story, Grandma. Thanks for the new book!

Grandma and Grandpa's house has the best bubbles!

Santa left one of his elves under the tree. Fortunately, the elf's bear was included in the package deal. 

Checking out the Christmas lights with Uncle Scott. We firmly pro-lights, pro-bears, pro-snowmen, and pro-uncles. We're less sure about Santa.

These escalators are not great at going up, but they are terrific for running on! And they put right next to each other so you can get off one and get right on the other!

Pre-flight family selfie  Mom's tired, maybe I'll close my eyes for a bit.  But I'm not really tired.

Mom beat Dad to posting the past couple days, so we didn't get to wish her a happy birthday here!  Don't worry, I sang to her and hugged her all day long.

If you're only wearing one party hat, are you even celebrating? 

Tis the season to share you Cheerios with your besties... Nibble, nibble. Just kidding. NOM, NOM, NOM! Wait. Did Elmo actually eat that Cheerio? He was supposed to be pretending. This could be serious.

Okay, more like 8:45.  But there were crackers in my bedtime book and it made me realize I was really hungry.  I did have to brush my teeth a second time, but it was worth it.

When you realize Santa's been watching you the whole time. 

When you want to take Elmo with you but you ALSO want to put your hands in your pockets, you've got to think creatively. 

Some might say it's unconventional to sit and eat your sandwich atop the scarf and hat bin. I say, "Pardon me. Do you have any Grey Poupon?"

Does it even count as shopping if Dad won't let you put anything in the cart?

Crackers? Check. Pillow? Check. Water? Check. Slumbers? Check. I'm ready for my show now.

Loving our new Daniel Tiger books from Grandpa Wright. The only thing that would make this even better would be if we were wrapped in our Daniel Tiger blanket from Aunt Bahiya...

To the artist, everything is a canvas. To the model, everything is a runway. No matter how uncomfortable it actually is to sit on.

...that there's never a bad photo, I present this gem.

This little Fisher Price set has been in the family for decades, and Toby is loving his turn with it.

Try the apple juice, they said... This is actually pretty good... Holy cow, where has this been all my life! I can't let them know how delicious this or else they'll limit it to once a day, like the ice cream. Be cool, be cool.