Where's Uncle Blair?

We don't want to give it away but, let's just say that if Uncle Blair hasn't showered, Dalton McGuinty knows it.

Unlike Aunt Nancy's appearance on U.S. network television, this doesn't quite qualify Uncle Blair for superstardom. Almost, but not quite.

One degree of separation

Emmett was willing to give up the limelight for this post in favour of his Aunt Nancy who, with five of her friends, muscled her way onto NBC's The Today Show this morning. Now that she has hit the big time on network television, Emmett's mom and dad are pretty sure that they're going to have to find a new accountant.

Emmett and his Aunt Nancy in her pre-superstar days last Christmas

Home for the Holidays

Emmett's parents dragged him home to visit family and friends, celebrate his first Christmas, and tour him around their respective home towns. The holidays were full of fun, festivities, and many firsts including Emmett's first plane ride. He handled the outbound flight like a champ.

On the return flight, however, he was lucky to not be hauled off by security when just before pushing back from the gate he spat up a smuggled stash of breast milk cleverly concealed in his belly. Fortunately, the volume of liquid amounted to less than 100 mL.

Relatives from the clan Stran eagerly awaited his arrival. His cousins were smitten with the newest member of the family, as were his aunts.

Not sure if Uncle Blair was as smitten, though he eventually started to come around...

Luckily, Grampa and Poppa came to the rescue, giving Emmett some quality armchair time.

All in all, Emmett received more than his fair share of attention and cuddling over the holidays. Hey, when you're as cool a Christmas character as Emmett is, who can resist?