Yep, I'm a BIG girl!

Tonight was my first night in a big girl bed! Yippee! Thank you Paige for borrowing me your toddler bed. Mommy put my crib bumper around it and it felt right at home. She also covered my sheet with a satin piece of fabric that she bought awhile ago (Nothing like being smothered in satin!) Anyway, I think this big girl bed thing is going to be alright!

Mommy and My First Day

Oh how the time does fly! Mommy had to return to work today and I went back to daycare to see Dawn and all my friends! I had a great time and Mommy said she did too!

I'm getting a New Uncle!

Hey everyone, I'm getting a NEW uncle sometime next spring or summer. My auntie Tami Jo . . . aka Mimi got engaged today to her boyfriend, Tom. We are all SUPER excited for them!!! I can't wait to show off all my dance moves that I've been practicing with my cousin Adyn at their wedding!

Why not Minot?!?!

Mommy and I had a great time in Minot celebrating cousin's fourth birthday. When you ask him how old he his, he holds up four fingers and says, "I'm this old, I have to hide my thumb!" All he wanted for his birthday was tractors, since he has now decided he wants to be a farmer when he grows up. Papa is pretty proud of that little man! While in Minot we stayed at a nice hotel and did lots of swimming and shopping . . . and had what Cousin would say was the BEST birthday cake EVER!

Weekend at Bismarck

Mommy and Daddy are having a great time visiting old friends from college at Bismarck this weekend. Daddy and his friends also made time to do some golfing this morning. While they are catching up on old times, I have been playing with some really fun little boys (Jackson, Baby Quinn, and JB). We have spent a lot of time swimming in the pool and this afternoon we even got to visit the Dakota Zoo. I had fun seeing all the animals, but when it came to riding the train through the zoo, I wanted to sit in my OWN seat and I didn't want ANYONE to touch me. Mommy and Daddy could not understand my need for independence, so we fought it out. I lost! Another great highlight from my vacation in Bismarck is getting to help take care of Baby Quinn. I love giving him his bottle and giving him kisses. Mommy said there is still hope for me that I'm going to make a great big sister yet. I don't know what she was ever worried about, all I needed was a live baby to practice on.

My New Pool!

Daddy bought me a new pool this week. I have had hours of fun in it already! Daddy can even hook it up to the sprinkler for added enjoyment. It also came with a basketball hoop (Daddy's favorite part!) and a slide, which is a little too big for me just yet. Today I even had one of my neighbor girls come over to swim with me. We had lots of fun pouring water out of the pool with our cups and getting our cracker crumbs all over in the water. :-)

Weekend at the Lake

Some of Mommy and Daddy's friends invited us to their lake cabin at Pelican Lake this weekend. I had lots of fun playing with their daughter Camry and riding on their boat and swimming!

Day EIGHT!

Daddy got us home last night at around 11:00. It was a day earlier then we had planned but I think we were all excited to sleep in our own beds. Everybody kept telling me how good I was doing on the long drive home. I didn't fuss at all and was such a good little girl! Here is one final picture from our trip. Grandpa and Grandma rode in the back and watched movies with me, we had lots of fun!!!

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for the great trip! I love you!!!

Day SEVEN!

WOW, today we got to see Niagara Falls! It was spectacular!!! Grandma, Auntie Christine, Daddy and Mommy even got to take a tour behind the falls. They had to wear rain coats since the water would spray them. Grandpa and I decided it was best to stay dry and to look at other attractions around the falls.

On the way back into the United States, we spotted this sign and thought we need to have our picture taken by it!

Day SIX!

Day six we spend traveling from Pennsylvania, through New York and then up by Toronto Canada. Daddy was a good driver on those crazy mountain roads!

Day FIVE!

Today was a day of relaxing and enjoying family! We went to a couple shops this afternoon and then went back to Keith and Tracy's for pizza. Then Grandpa went to work trimming shrubs for Keith and Tracy. While Grandpa was working hard, I tried to help by picking up branches. Daddy had lots of fun chasing the boys around the yard.

Day FOUR!

WOW, did we have an eventful day. We started out the morning going to a farmer's market that had a lot of Amish goods. It was really neat to see all the horse and buggies driving down the roads and out in the fields! Then we were off to go see the Penn's Cave, which was a really cool cave that we got to take a boat ride through to see. After the Penn's Cave we headed over to the Penn State College for some Ice Cream at the Berkey's Creamery. They had all different flavors of ice creams and the creamery is known all over the state for having the best ice cream. We all agreed that it was GREAT ice cream! After our ice cream break we headed for a walk around the campus. It was really beautiful and HUGE! Daddy and the boys even got a picture taken with Joe Paterno It was a great day!

Day THREE!

Another great day!!! We left Toledo this morning and made a quick stop at Lake Erie. The beach was not as nice as lake Michigan, but the water was really warm and we had the whole beach to ourselves! Then it was off to Pennsylvania to see Dorene, Keith, Tracy, Harrison, and Curtis. We arrived in Pennsylvania at around 5:00 tonight. Dorene made us a great supper and we had lots of fun visiting and playing with the boys. Here are some pictures from our great day:

Day TWO!

Wow, did we have an exciting day! We made it to Chicago at around 1:00. Daddy drove all the way through lots of traffic to make sure I got to see the Lincoln Zoo and Lake Michigan. I loved looking at all the animals and getting to play with the sand at the beach. We ended our day in Toledo, Ohio. Our drive got a little long today, but we saw lots of beautiful scenery!

Day ONE!

We had a great day for spending a whole eight hours in the car. We kept her very entertained with games, toys, and of course movies! Our first stop was at Great Auntie Millie and Uncle Jerry's in Stillwater Minnesota. We got to see Kevin and Sharon's beautiful house just across the street and then Millie feed us a yummy lunch. It was fun seeing all of Kevin and Kenny's kids, boy have they grown!!! Then it was back in the car to Madison, Wisconsin. We were surprised that Maribeth, Scott, and Jeff met us at the hotel. We ordered pizza and then went swimming with Jeff. It was a great day and we can't wait for what tomorrow brings!