Birthdays, Holidays, Family, New York and just don’t get me started

We are back. Back in sunny California after spending 10 days on the east coast.
Our trip was great, we had lots of fun and it was so nice to see everyone and meet all the new people in our life.
We left on the 18th and took a “red eye” to Newark and Naddie did great on the flight. She slept mostly or entertained the passengers around us.
We stayed with my brother and Bea (his fiancé) in Connecticut for 6 days in their new home and celebrated Christmas with them and Bea’s parents and my parents and my younger brother and his wife.
Naddie had jet leg for two days but after getting over it she was in her element the whole time. She had everyone wrapped around her fingers and loved all the attention she was getting.
We also celebrated her first birthday and my brother Zoltan made her very first cake and the very first sweet thing she could have. She liked the taste but she really did not like the mess that came with it.
She got some toys and clothing and some money (that will be sitting in her account for a long time) and she also got a chicken. A real one!!! Well, my brother Gabor and his wife Leah bought a chicken that was donated to a poor family in Naddie’s name. We thought it was such a great gift!! This chicken will be giving lots and lots of eggs to a family in need!!
We also spent some time in New York City and we got a chance to stay in the most amazing apartment thanks to the Pakh family.
Naddie got to ride in a cab and ate Chinese, Indian and Mexican food.
We saw some old friends and Will’s old professor and his wife.
To give you some updates on her:
- she is repeating a lot of things when you tell her to “say……”
- she clearly says and uses “who is that?” and “what is that?”
- she says Lisa (it made Lisa teary eyed)
- she says “hi there”
- she can walk when you hold one of her hands
- she is eating pretty much everything we give her
- she learned to blow kisses from my dad
- she gives high five when you ask her to
- she also knows when I tell her not to do something and stops and repeats the no sound I use (it is pretty funny)
She is now a toddler and believe me she sure knows it!!!