HAPPY NEW YEAR!

May I offer you a rose? Welcome to 2008! It will usher in my second year of life, fun and cookies.

Anyway, I hope your 2008 is as cheerful as a yellow rose (before it gets mangled, that is).


I want to show it to you! Look...


I'll take a deep sniff. Gee, it sure does smell terrific!


Your turn to smell. Don't look at me like that! Just smell!


I'll just drop it into this pot.


I'll just move some pots piled on the side to on top of the one with the flower in it. Perfect!


Yep, got all the pots from that side.


Hey, who smooshed my rose?


That stem is really holding the flower back. I'll remove it with my new magic wand.


See, it's just the stem. No flower on top. Where did the flower go?


Found it!


Holy smokes, Batman!


I lay thee yellow rose in your final resting place. You lived a good life. Thanks for the fun afternoon.


The sun will be setting soon and I must ride off into the sunset.


But, I'll sneak in a few hugs with Mom first. She's a pretty OK Mom.





Now for my manly photo shoot. I got the matchbox car track I have been drooling over lately. Dad and I immediately got to the races. I am very good at lining up the cars and releasing the button. I'm working on saying "Gentlemen, start your engines."






This is really the most fun a boy can have!






Stop by again soon so we can race matchbox cars. I'm Mario Andretti on this track!