Close-up

I was trying to look inside the camera to see how it works when Mom took this picture. 

Asleep

Mom took this picture of me with her new camera when I was asleep. 

The Way Home

After such a long day, I was tired on the way home. 

Resting Bill

 
While I had a dance, Bill was too full of Chinese food, so he just rested. 

Dancing on the Way Back

 
There was an equally long drive on the way back, so we had another dance party. 

Uncle Edward

 
Here we are posing with Uncle Edward at the town in Virginia where we had lunch. 

After the Dancing

 
I exhausted myself dancing, so I went back to watching the trees out the window. 

Me too

 
I was dancing too! Bill forgot to mention me in his blog post. 

Dance Party 2

The dancing lasted awhile... 

Dance Party

Of course, there was the obligatory dance party in the car too. 

At the Window

I wanted to stick my head out the window like a dog, but Mom said it was too dangerous, so I just looked in the mirror. 

Driving to Virginia

Mom took some pictures of us in the car as we were driving to Virginia. We have such nice bottoms. 

A Trip to Virginia

 
Today we went to Virginia to see the other half of the family. Dad says they went there every year when he was a kid. We ate at a Chinese restaurant there. Bill and I got to drive part of the way. 

Similar Appearance?

I think the plane looks a bit similar to me and other platypuses. I wonder if the design came from looking at platypus models? 

My Present

I got a nice magazine about airplanes to read as my Christmas present. 

My Present

 
I got this cool book about penguins for Christmas. They are black and white like me. 

Getting a Bite

 
After Bill ate some candy, I moved closer to get a bite too. 

Eating the Wheel

 
Bill snuck up to the train and ate some candy off the wheel. He was a naughty platypus. 

Gingerbread Train

 
Mom, Dad, and Natalie made a gingerbread train together. It looked very pretty. 

A Present for Mom

I put a bow on my head and declared myself the best present Mom got that Christmas. 

Cuddly

I was a very cuddly and cute present. 

Thrilling!

You can tell she was thrilled to receive me! 

A Big Letdown

Unfortunately, when I unwrapped it, it turned out to be Strange Panda! 

I Found One

I thought I found one that had been discarded... 

Amongst the Wrapping Paper

Strange Panda and I went searching for leftover presents in the wrapping paper.