Christmas Storm of 09

Well, I'm sure we will be talking about this storm for years to come! There sure was a lot of snow outside, so I just had to go play in it. There was a little too much ice in the snow, so our snowman didn't turn out as planned. Mommy says he looks like Pizza the Hut from Spaceballs, whoever that is.

Doesn't my face just tell you how fun this is! Daddy pulled me on the sled A LOT!

YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

"Snowman"/Pizza the Hut in progress.

Just walking in the snow was kinda hard.

I've been good, it seems!

Here is me with all my fun Christmas presents. Last night we went to Grandma Barbara and Grandpa Pat's house. I got a lot of neat stuff. I love everything, but I'm a bit disappointed I can't go outside to ride my new princess bike! A bit too snowy, mommy says. Just think, I haven't even been to Grandma Sandy and Grandpa Gary's yet! I wonder if they got me anything for Christmas?!

Thanks G& G Pilney for the Princess Bike! I love it!

No Hands already! I'm an old pro!

My First Christmas Cookies!

Mommy and I were home together today looking for things to do to keep mommy's mind off of "Snowpocalypse" as they are calling it. We cleaned out the pantry and scraped together enough stuff for my first batch of Christmas cookies. I helped mix and measure and poor. I helped flour the rolling pin and cut out the cookies. Then, my favorite, I helped decorate! I liked the "red" the best, but it looked more like pink to me. I also used some Valentines sprinkles because I think they are prettier. So much fun!

Christmas Number One, 2009

Great Auntie Sharon got Lilly, Kellen and i some cute and "so softie!" stuffed animals. I haven't let mine very far out of site since I've gotten it.

Lilly got these teeth in the funny gift game. I think she needs braces.

Kellen and I were so excited to open our gifts!

But then we were told we had to wait! hehe. We got to open them soon though. I got a Tinkerbell puzzle!

Fun with the Nuyttens on the Farm.

Mommy went to a wedding in Omaha this last weekend and I visited Grandma and Grandpa Nuytten on the farm. Auntie Lori and Uncle Josh had to clean out their Sioux Falls house, so Lilly and Kellen visited, too! I had so much fun! We all got Christmas Jammies! Aren't we cute?

Peanut Butter!

Just in case you didn't know- I LOVE peanut butter. Peanut butter sandwiches on wheat, open-faced, to be exact. Here is what I look like after having one. :)

Happy Halloween 2009!

Checking out the stash after Trick or Treating!

Right when I got home, I was excited to check how much candy was in my bucket!

Tinkerbell stops at the neighbors house.

Off to another house to Trick or Treat!

Ready to go!

Como Zoo, too!

One of my favorites! The seals!

This funny penguin kept swimming back and forth in front of me. It was so funny for me!

This is me watching the seals swim around.

I'm a penguin!

And a Snowman!!!

Como Zoo!

Today I went to the Como Zoo. For those of you who have heard about my last zoo experience, this one was 100 times better! Outside of the monkey display, I started jumping up and down in excitement. Soon, some monkeys came over and jumped with me. It is kind of blurry, but it was a good memory!

Here I am as a beautiful princess.

OINK!!!

Fun stuff was on display for zoo boo. I had a lot of fun posing for pictures.

Fall is here!

I realize the big jump I took from a bunch of pics of Natalie in her swim suit to a bunch of pics of her in snow gear. Where did summer go? All the leaves fell off in about 2 days- so we had a big job, but Natalie was a big help. She alternately played and raked and scooped leaves into bags. She took a really big nap after we were done!

Fun in the leaves!

Look at that big pile! And that's only half of them!

More Lake Pics

Kellen and Natalie- best buddies at the lake!


Cousin Emily took this cute picture of me!



Fun in the water!

More Miltona Pics

My Great Aunt Cathy gave mommy this Bemidji State shirt when she was in college and my mommy was little. Don't I look cute!


I took lots of hard naps up at Miltona.



Coloring with Lilly and Kellen. They are moving to Minnesota this weekend! Yeah!

Lake Miltona 2009

What a week at the lake! Here I am wishing I was still swimming in the water at about 8:00 at night. (Worthmans- notice she is carrying Sweet Pea)


Kellen thinks we should be swimming, too!



I spent HOURS in the water. I absolutely loved it and Mommy and Daddy noticed how much easier it was for them to have me in the water this year. I could swim around on my own with my lifejacket on. They didn't have to be next to me all the time. Just watching! :)




Here I am with Alex and Lilly. I only see Alex about once a year, but we became fast buddies. He's 4 and I really like him. Both of our parents are wondering if they are going to have to worry about us in about 10 years. hehe.





A beautiful sunset view from our cabin.






Alex and I on the swing. Notice we are holding hands.







Grandma and Grandpa with their grandkids.








Lilly, Kellen and I went with our mommies to Carlos Creek Winery. We had fun running around.









We saw LOTS of frogs.










In the Wine Barrel!











Lilly is pointing out the froggies to us.












We couldn't have asked for a better week. This was the view every night. Every day was full of swimming and beach fun!













Running on the beach! (That's me in front, and Lilly in the background)














Can you tell I'm tired and sunburned?