I passed!

Swim school is over, for now. I passed Littles 1! Next time, I'll be in "Littles 2". Mommy and Daddy were very proud of me, and took me out to pizza after I was done.

Look at me swim like a fish!

All -Time Great Video

This is a video of Natalie before she could walk. So- she must have been not-quite one. We still watch it now and then, but I never put it on the blog. It is Natalie's favorite video of herself. That yelling person behind the scenes is John. Always the entertainer for the kids. :)

A visit from friends.

While Daddy was at softball, Jimmy and George visited me. George went to sleep early (he's one), but Jimmy and I partied until about 9:30. Here we are playing music!

I love Jimmy!

Natalie singing in the mirror.

Swimming: Week 2

This is my second week of Swim School. I absolutely love it! I dance around before we leave, singing "swim school! swim school!"


I started wearing goggles this week so I can look underwater. Here I am learning to hold my body the right way to swim. I love this part.



My teacher was trying to give me a hi-five, but I was distracted by the kids in the next lane. :)


Here is a not-so-impressive display of my skills, but mommy's battery wore out before I did the really good swimming. In this video- I just kind of get dunked. :)

A video of me at my first lessons.

My first Swimming Lessons!

I went to swimming lessons at Foss Swim School! I loved it! My teacher's name is Andrea and she is FUN!


Here I am on the platform in the middle!



I dumped water on my own head! Just like in the tub!




Splash!!!! I think the other kids didn't like that so much!





This is me waiting to go in. I was getting antsy!

Funny Girl

I've been meaning to put a couple of funny things on the blog that Natalie has said lately- she is starting to come off with the funniest stuff!
1.) John found her sunglasses for her before taking her on a walk and she shouted, "Thanks Daddy! You're the best!"
2.) Apparently I didn't give Natalie enough kisses before leaving for work one morning. Right as I was about to walk out the door, she runs down the hall saying, "Wait, Mommy! Wait! Wait! I need hugs and kisses! Hugs and Kisses!" Of course, she got many before I did make it out the door.
3.) With all the potty training talk, I told Natalie to tell me if she had to go "poopie". She did the other day- I said, "Well, let's hurry to the potty" she said in a sing-song voice "I can't stoooooop it!!!!!"
Funny Girl.

Major Developments!

There is no picture to accompany this big announcement, but I had my first poopie in the potty tonight! I got stickers because I did such a good job!!!

Spring-time fun!

It is sprinkler time again, here I am playing in the sprinkler, with Mommy's umbrella.


I loved letting the water get me!



Mommy got to sit in the lawn chair and take pictures while I ran around and played. What a great night!

My cousin Lydia and I at the cabin. We have lots of fun together!

She just turned 5 a little while ago! Happy Birthday, Cousin Lydia!

Even More Bday Pics

Here is a pic of mommy and daddy and I with my cake, right after I blew out the candles!


I was so excited to have everyone sing to me. I felt special!



I hate to brag, but my mommy makes one great angel food cake! :)

Everyone sang happy birthday to me at my party. I loved it. Sometimes I tend to get scared when I'm the center of attention, especially when people laugh and cheer for me, so mommy and daddy were pretty impressed I didn't freak when everyone clapped and sang!

Happy #3!

It has been over a week, but I had a happy birthday party last Saturday. Lots of people came to play with me and I got really spoiled. Thanks everyone for the gifts! Your real thank you's should be on the way soon! Here is a picture of me in my house I got from G&G Pilney. It's pretty fun! I like to have snacks in there and ask mommy and daddy to come in, but they don't fit as well as I do.


Here is me right before I opened my gifts. I got so many fun things. It was warmer than last year, too, so we were kind of outside (more in the garage than out) .

I'm Three!

Today I turn 3 years old! I'm really starting to understand what this birthday thing is all about. I brought cupcakes to daycare and all my friends got one. Mommy and Daddy made my favorite spaghetti and let me blow out a candle on my cupcake, too! I needed a little help with that, my aim wasn't so good. I don't know all the normal stats, because my checkup is in a couple of weeks, so I'll let you know how big I've gotten.
These pictures were taken this weekend. If you want to see them all, click on the link on the right for my 3 year pics. There are a lot! Some of my and mommy and daddy, too!
Mommy and Daddy think I'm pretty smart for a just turned-3 year old. I know lots of shapes: square, rectangle, triangle, oval, and octagon. I am pretty good at colors, too. I know all my ABCs and the sounds they make and the song! My favorite songs to sing are ABCs, Twinkle Twinkle, and "the shadow song". Happy Birthday is quickly climbing the charts, as is the "wonder pets" theme song. I seem to throw out a new vocabulary word every day, much to the amusement of others. I'm also developing my fashion sense. I let Mommy know if things don't match, and if I plain don't want to wear a shirt, I say "It's too small".
Phrases I use almost too much are: "I don't like it" (food) "MOMMY!!! Come here a second!" and "You're not coming to my birthday party!"
Cute ones are: "you wanna play with me?" and "I'm gonna go nigh-nigh. I wanna read Snort book, and Birthday monsters, and jammy book and......"
Well, that's enough for now. Hopefully my party this weekend brings in some warm weather!

Easter/Shower

This weekend we went to G&G Nuytten's farm. Lilly and Kellen and Josh and Lori were there, too! It was so much fun! Here are a few pictures of me playing in my Great Uncle Joe and Great Aunt Shirley's new "shed". It was a lot of fun running around and playing bean bags.... until I realized it was past my bedtime. Then I let it be known that I was leaving! :(


Get ready Lake Miltona, I'm going to be the '09 beanbag champ!




Grandma and Grandpa had an Easter Egg Hunt for me and my cousins. After hearing what happened to the eggs at G&G Pilney's, these ones got filled with coins! I probably had enough candy, anyhow.

Easter Eggs!

I found a little bunny statue!


Snuggling with cousin Rachel.

More Easter Pics

My Pilney Cousins. Rachel, Me, Lydia, and Harrison.

Harrison helped me find a blue one!

Easter at the Pilney's

Rachel helps me find eggs!


Here's a pink one!



Blowing bubbles!




Like my pretty dress?

Finding my Easter Basket

Easter!

The Easter Bunny came to my house while I was at church. I LOVE the Easter Bunny!

Here is a picture of me when I first saw my basket!

My first trip to the MN Zoo!

Mommy and I both had a day off- so we went to the zoo. It was quite evenful- which is a whole other story- but we had fun once we got there. I know there aren't any pictures of me with real animals, but trust me, I saw a lot! Here I am sitting on a pig!

I liked to play inside this toy barn. I especially liked the horsey.

Here I am with the fishies. I love looking at fish and dolphins and sharks.

Look at the BIG BEAR!!!

Spring-time Fun

When the snow melts, fun puddles are made. I love jumping in them with my boots on!

Baseball season has begun. Mommy and daddy tried to teach me the finer points of the game. I've got swinging that bat and cheering down pat. Running the bases? I tend to go straight to 2nd base and back. I'll work on it!

A step in the right direction

There are no pics of me in this post because mommy didn't want to ruin the moment with a camera. I used my potty 2 times in the last 2 days! This may seem small, but mommy and daddy are making such a fuss, it must be big news. Both times were around bath time. The first time, I didn't want to sit in the tub, and I told daddy I had to go poopies. Daddy grabbed me out of the tub fast and plopped me on the potty. No poopies, but a successful trip- you know what I mean.
The 2nd time, mommy had just finished giving me a bath and I sat myself on the potty. I got to blow bubbles while I sat there. Another success. Then I got to flush it and yell "bye-bye pee-pees!" It was fun. Hopefully more to come!

Fashion Plate

Mommy is on spring break and she went shopping today and found me some spring clothes. I wanted to put this shirt on right away. In this one I told mommy to take a picture of me stretching.


Once I put it on, I said "I wanna see the mirror" so I could check myself out. Once I approved, I said, "I wanna say cheese" which I did in these pics.