Bryce loves bath time! 
His latest "trick" is to swim on his tummy in the tub and then jump up to the tub edge and bark like a sea lion. 
The sea lions at the zoo have been very active and loud the last few times we have been there, and it has definitely made an impression on Bryce!
Bryce loves to wear his Bob the Builder tool belt (and tools) from Aunt Nikki and Uncle Andy around the house. Here he is on the phone with Aunt Nikki telling her all about his work. The belt buckle plays several sayings and even sings a little chant. "Bob the Builder...Can we fix it?...Bob the Builder...Yes, we can!" Bryce loves to play the chant over and over again, but when you ask him if we can fix it, he always says "no."
Today, we all took a trip into Manhattan to visit/meet Danny. Bryce was really excited to see Nikki and wanted her to play. We did our best to explain that Nikki wouldn't be able to play because she just had a baby...and that we weren't going to her house, but to the hospital. We're not really sure that any of that information sunk in.
Ultimately, Bryce was pretty unimpressed with the "new baby", but loved getting to go up and down the hallway and to look out the window at the boats on the Hudson River!
Eventually, we got a little smile from Bryce! We asked Bryce if he wanted to give Danny a kiss on his head, but he declined. His reason was that "he's a little baby and Bryce isn't a little baby anymore!"
Bryce has a new cousin! Daniel Garrett Benson was born at 12:37pm today. He weighs 7 lbs and is 19.5" long. 
Most importantly, he is adorable and he and his mom (my sister) are doing fine!
We took him on his new tricycle (which he calls a motorcycle). 
Bryce was responsible for the steering, which took a while to master. 
We had to keep yelling out, "turn left...turn right!" Thankfully, he does know his right from his left, so our commands kept him from crashing into anything. 
I only stayed at the Museum for a little while, in order to go to the hospital to meet Danny, but managed to see Bryce and Jeremy drive a sleigh and then go grocery shopping. 
Bryce particularly liked the conveyor belt!
Here is Santa's deposit before Bryce was allowed in!
Bryce went straight for the tricycle. He is still a little small for it, and being in footed pajamas made it even more difficult for him to ride. So, we took a little break to get him dressed and then...
...he was a riding machine! It was hard to convince him to go back to the tree to see what else Santa might have brought him.
This will probably act as Bryce's thank you notes, so "Thank you, Macky!" Bryce really loved his new Anamalz!
"Thank you Uncle Derek, Aunt Carrie, Alanna and Trevor" for Bryce's new laptop. Bryce really loves to dance to the music that plays during the different activities!
"Thank you Aunt Nikki and Uncle Andy!" Bryce is quite the handyman around the house, now!
Of course, Daddy couldn't let Bryce be the only handyman around here!
Bryce and Aunt Nikki reading one of Bryce's new books!
Here's our little model!
We barely remembered to take a family photo in front of the tree. Bryce wasn't particularly interested in having a picture taken - especially when we tried to take him out of his tricycle!
An equally quick Christmas photo shoot with Mimi (and the 3 mice)!
Bryce has a new favorite playmate... Meow-Meow! Meow-Meow is particularly fun when Daddy helps him to read. (How apropos that they are reading a book about cats!)
This past weekend, we received our first significant snowfall...and Bryce loved it! Unfortunately, the snow was mixed with sleet and rain, so it wasn't very comfortable to be out. Bryce was not deterred, though. 
He and Mimi built a cute little snowman on top of one of our trashcans. 
Bryce was so proud of his work! Every time we walked by it or looked out the window, he would say "Bryce made that."
On Sunday, Bryce, Oma, Jeremy and I met up with Jackie and Julien at the Children's Museum. Bryce had tons of fun running from exhibit to exhibit. His favorite spots, though, are the various water features! Unfortunately, my camera battery died, so we didn't get very many photos.
Here we are pretending to do the Lion Dance in a Chinese New Year parade!
Bryce is quite the musician!
We borrowed a VERY large Christmas tree from our neighbors for this year and got started on the decorating yesterday. Bryce got the hang of putting on ornaments very quickly.
However, Bryce quickly lost interest when he was told that the ornaments are supposed to stay on the tree!
Bryce preferred to take the ornaments off (particularly the cat) and dance around the room with them!
I took this picture without a flash, so you can see how "fast" Bryce is dancing!
As a bonus, Bryce's very pregnant Aunt Nikki stopped by for a visit and we got a couple of belly pictures in front of the tree. Nikki is due on January 2nd, but would be grateful for an earlier delivery at this point!
Bryce LOVES to help around the house! Here, he is polishing the table with Mimi. 
After he sprayed the polish, he would rub it in...the whole time remarking, "Wow-ee!"
...but, Bryce doesn't care! We had a fun and chilly walk through the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens today after our Music Together class. Bryce had a great time running, throwing leaves, climbing on rocks and "reading" all of the signs (which, by the way, all say "tree".)
After I had taken so many photos today, Bryce got out his pretend camera and started taking his own photographs!
