Dear Santa and Birthday Dog?!?,

We were thinking about Christmas and how quickly it will be here (I have to keep reminding myself since the weather is anything but winter around here) anyway, we were thinking about how this is Ari's 2nd Christmas but really more like his 1st since he was mostly asleep and only a few weeks old the first time around.
Ari got real excited and wanted to make his Christmas list for Santa and his birthday list for....
Who do you make a birthday list for- Easter has a bunny, and Christmas has Santa, and Thanksgiving turkey, Halloween has the great pumpkin, new years baby, Uncle Sam and the 4th of July and on and on and on - but what, or who is our patron "emblem" of birthdays - ???
and so it was decided - the Birthday Dog - perfect (oh Berkelee how we miss you)

So that being decided and finalized - here it is... Ari's 1st Birthday/ Christmas letter

Dear Birthday Dog and Santa ( I hope you are not offended that I didn't write separate letters, that is a lot to do for someone who is busy scaling the furniture for my next adventure) any way ...

Dear Birthday Dog and Santa ....

How are you guys doing? Santa how is Mrs. Claus treating you? Birthday Dog how are the flees? I am doing quite well - I started crawling what seems like ages ago and have been walking for the last two months, agh its fantastic the things I can get into and the messes I can make. Oh and I am quite speedy, and smart - baby locks are no match for me...

I love my new home in California, the weather is so much nicer then it was in Utah, I am still in shorts, isn't that just a hoot, its the middle of November and I am in shorts... oh yeah

Well I am sure you guys are busy so I don't want to take all your time, so here is my wish list I have been a really good boy this year and I promise to be a really good boy next year too thanks
Parents remote control racer
Little Tikes poptunes guitar
Little People Racing ramps garage
Tonka Wheel Pals cars
Baby's first Blocks
V-tech V. Smile baby
Mega Blocks

Thanks,
Ari


** dictated to mom from Ari **

p.s. we love our little guy