I've been busy baking up a storm and haven't had time to share in the blog with you. Sorry! It's hard work.

 It's also messy work.

 Mom is trying to get over being a screaming banshee while cooking so she's baked with us girls twice in the last week. Daddy took pictures the second time (once he knew it was safe).

 I like to clean off Mama's fingers too.

 We're in love.

 Mama has a bunch of pictures from her camera to share too.  Her and Daddy went to the Cyclones game that was kind of a big deal and they even went on the field.

 Mina and I love the kid care room at the rec. We'd better since we go there 4-6 times a week!

Mina and I like to snuggle in the chair while we watch The Grinch.

 Daddy and Mama went to New York to see Robin Campbell in Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway! They stayed in a hotel right by Times Square.

 They walked all around the city and saw the Rockefeller Center tree up close and personal.

 They clogged up the sidewalk trying to take tourist pictures that aren't worth sharing. LOL!

 They went to the 9/11 Memorial.

 This was the view from their hotel room. They had a great time and we had a fun time staying with Grandma and Grandpa.

 We got to see Santa at the mall. I was so excited to see him at first....

 ...then they put me on his lap! At least Mina told him that I want a monkey for Christmas and she wants a Toodee doll. I know I've been very, very nice.

Have a merry Christmas! Check out Mama's new blog in the new year. 

I was baptized this past Sunday and a few pictures were taken of the ceremony. I pretty much cooperated and have been a sweetheart ever since. My parents should have had me baptized a long time ago!

 Our good friends, the Masons, had their baby baptized at the same time. That's little Emma over on the right.  I snuggled her a little bit when us girls were next to each other. Can you believe that Mama showed under my dress in front of the whole church? Maybe it was payback for how Mina and I behaved at the official church welcoming ceremony.

We decorated the house for Christmas on Sunday. Mama wore the tree skirt again this year. It fits around her waist. Go Mama!

We made a short, failed attempt at a family Christmas card picture, but I wasn't in the mood.  We'll come up with something eventually...hopefully before Christmas. 

 I helped decorate the tree and have been very good about leaving stuff alone so far.

 I was hiding behind Daddy's leg looking cute so he decided to be silly with me. Weird picture, huh?

Mama changed her web browser and is having a hard time with the formatting of this blog. Please be patient with her while she learns. Oh, and be on the lookout for the new website coming in January (see Mina's blog for more details).

Big News

I've been learning new things left and right lately - new words, new dance moves, and new ways to make people laugh. There are two things that stick out as extra cool though. I can do somersaults! One night Mina was doing them and I just copied her and voila. I did about 12 in a row that first night so it wasn't a fluke. I will only do them when Mina does them though. If Mama asks me to do a somersault, I flex my muscles and growl. It's a little confusing.

The other exciting thing I did was poop on the potty. I've been interested in all things poop and pee for a while now, but Mama hasn't been trying to teach me. However, I've been getting some time without pants and today she caught me in the act and redirected me to the little potty. I was scared, but I went and boy were Mama and Mina so excited for me. Mina said, "Great. Now where are the M & M's?". Mama put a penguin sticker on my arm. It was so exciting that I can't even take a nap (Mama is listening to me sing while she types this up for me).

There was a horse at the park last week!Just kidding! It was only me in my Halloween costume.I was Bullseye and Mina was Jessie from Toy Story.Mama's dinner and decorating went pretty well. She took a few pictures to share with you.I've recently started showing off my muscles.Mama took us to the apple orchard when it was freezing outside because she gave in to Mina. We had fun even if it was chilly. I got mad because my legs weren't quite long enough for the trike. Maybe by spring time?!I put the bucket on my head, but didn't get any sand in my hair. I'm magical!We loved trick or treating this year without a stroller. I definitely understood what was going on after just a couple of houses. I tried to give the people candy at first and tried to grab lots of candy, but I figured out that I was only supposed to get one piece per house.I'm the cutest little horse ever. My mama says so and she's always right.Papa turned 60 today so we went and had dinner with him last night. Mina and I gave him cards and snuggles and I think he was pretty happy.

When the camera comes out, I get serious. Blue steel.Platinum.

Mama has been busy getting ready for the school foundation banquet. She's on the decorating committee. I got to help out one day. I added a bite print to one of the fancy pumpkins they were decorating.

Mina and I have been enjoying going to the gym kids' care while Mama has been exercising. There's so much to do there that I happily say, "Bye. See ya!" to Mama when she drops us off. I talk a lot these days and some of it is even understandable.

Mina has been singing me lullabies at night. She sings, "Lullaby and good night. Go to sleep my sweet daughter. Don't go boom. Don't you fall. Go to sleep. I love you." She changes the lyrics a bit each night to keep it fresh, but it always starts the same. Maybe one of my parents will catch it on stealth video camera one of these nights before she stops singing to me. Daddy sings Cyclones songs with me and I know Go Cyclones Go.

Can you guess what this is?Glow sticks in a bath time! Mina and I had a really good time taking a bath last night. Mama got the idea off of pinterest.com. We went to Fall Fest at Community Orchard last weekend. Here's Mina waiting to get on the pumpkin cruiser.I loved the ride once I got settled in.This was the view as we went up the hill to the pumpkin patch.This is a view of the orchard. There were a ton of people there because it was a beautiful day.Mina's been lifting weights for months in preparation for this event.Mina took a picture with Mama and her pumpkin.I liked the gourds and teased Mama into thinking I was going to eat one.I'm a funny one!Here's a typical family portrait of us. Look at all of those pumpkins left in the patch! We'd better go back.
My speech is improving all the time. I said a whole speech to Mama the other day. "No way. Go away." She's such a smoocher. I overheard Mama tell Daddy that Mina is like a dog and I'm like a cat. I was snuggling her at the time, but it has to be on my own terms. I'm BUSY! Mina's busy, but she's always willing to take a snuggle break. I like to make them work for it.