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?

POTTY TIME!!!

It is official- as long as I don't jinx it with this post- Natalie has been in big girl pants for almost a week! I think we can officially say "potty trained"! YES!

One more cute thing....

Natalie was eating pizza for lunch, she scraped up some sauce on her plate with her fork and held it to me. Usually this means she wants to share. So I said, "you want me to eat it?". She said, "No Mommy! Don't eat the fork! That's kinda dangerous!" Funny.

My 2nd Haircut

I got my haircut for the 2nd time. I did much better than my first haircut. I sat in the tall chair and everything. The lady put this pretty ribbon in my hair. I loved it! I also got a ring as a prize.


Striking a pose for the camera after my haircut.

Here are a few of my cutest things that I do lately:
when I get dressed and I'm ready to go, I say, "I'm ready to rock!"
I like to tell mommy that she is my best friend.
My shyness has all but gone away. I tend to say hi to everybody I see, wherever I go.
I can read "Fifteen Animals" by Sandra Boynton from cover to cover.
I can read the first 5 pages of "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.
I like calling things "beautiful" and "gorgeous" and "gross".

A weekend in Ghent

This weekend, Mommy and I went to Ghent. On Saturday, we visited my great uncle Joe. He gave me an ice cream bar. I really like Uncle Joe!



We went to lunch with Grandma Nuytten and Great Grandma 'Nita! It was yummy and fun to see "Grandma Nita" again.

We went and fed the fish in the pond at the Verkinderen house in Ghent. Mommy tells me that they guy that lives here made her rolle-bolles when she was little.

Here I am having fun at the park in Ghent. Grandpa took me there twice!

I see you!

Grandma and I had a tea party on the porch. I thought this was very special.

Grandma and Grandpa helped me make this stepping stone for their garden. Isn't it pretty?

Cuddling with Grandma in the hammock.

Grandpa spent a lot of time pushing me on the swing this weekend!