Austen Famous Rodey

While Dada was at work, Mama and Austen ventured out in the snow and went to Jack Cooper's Celebrity Deli for French onion soup. Austen went crazy for the home-made pickles and ate a whole cumcumber-sized piece.

For dinner, Mama, Dada and Austen went out for hibachi at Benihana in Edison. Austen scared away some of the other guests at the table by fussing as she settled into her high chair, but soon the fun began. Austen loved the fried rice and ate an entire slice of lemon, including the peel.



Why? We don't know.



Mama loved her chateaubriand. Dada was impressed by how well Austen behaved as the chef cooked the meal in front of us.

Mama received a wonderful book created by Austen and Dada entitled Who Loves Mama. It has flaps like Austen's favorite book Where Is Baby's Mommy? by Karen Katz.





Mama also received a new scrapbooking lettering machine. Dada got a bunch of gifts: Raising Arizona DVD, The Bad Baby Book, new Cranium game, a xoxo magnet puzzle, and heart boxers.

Austen got a Leap Frop magnetic letter puzzle.