This is a real life video of my friend, Melissa, working as a barista. I got to visit her store while I was there in New Hampshire!

Daphne was trying so hard to sneak up on us, but she was unable to keep her cool. Every time she got close, she started squealing and making noise. We did this for quite some time before videoing, and even I can’t stand watching the video it is so funny!

We made a long walk through central park when I was there. It was the day after some rain and ice, so the ice was literally falling off the trees.

After a long day of walking the freedom trail, we stopped to get some Chowda. Daphne was being so cute in her little Santa suit.

I think that the best part about Christmas is the fact that people get happy during the cold days of winter, and they do crazy things like drive around Boston playing music to cheer people up. I loved seeing this group. We saw them a couple times, and I think it was fun to get them on tape.

I have a thing about church bells. I love them. When I was in Greece, there was something very refreshing for me about the church bells that were going off around me everywhere. The sad thing about the bells in Greece is that they were actually recorded and played back on a loudspeaker!!!!

I was happy to get these church bells on film after Melissa and I had finished walking the Freedom Trail. It was the perfect end to the day because it was snowing outside. It was totally wonderful.

For the longest time, Daphne has liked to be held upside down. She can be in the middle of a raging fit, and she will start laughing if you hold her upside down. While I was visiting my friend Alex and Melissa in New Hampshire, Alex was tall enough to actually put her feet on the ceiling. It really made me laugh!

These are instructions on how to get Daphne into a Santa suit. We had fun making this video. I’ve got it down to an art now, and it no longer takes 2 people to do it. She looks so adorable in her suit.

I took this video while I was in New York. She was eating pretzels because she LOVES them and will do anything to get one. We were going to go to FAO Schwartz later in the day, and she seemed happy about that idea. Listen to her say “I Like it” in the middle of the video. It is not enhanced at all. Silly baby. This is now our favorite video of them all. We watch it all the time.

The other star in the video is our long-time family friend George!

I had to take the last video of Eli saying this down for reasons that I posted earlier. This is a new one. It is totally cute, and probably something I will cherish for the rest of my life. Enjoy!