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.

Mama tried to take some pictures of my new teeth. I have a bunch. See?! Hehehehe...This one is a bit better.If you're able to look closely, then you can see a new bottom tooth in this picture.My new thing is showing off my shoes to anyone who will look.Here I am going poo poo.I had a fantastic time at a wedding a couple of nights ago. I danced and danced and danced. Mama didn't take any pictures, but she'll steal some off of Facebook for you eventually. The wedding photographer took lots of pictures too.

We match!Mama loves me. We've been having lots of quality time together now that Mina is in preschool.Mina made me dress up with her to celebrate Aunt Claudia"s birthday (Mama's sister). We danced.I got into it after a while.Check out my shoes.Aunt Claudia loved visiting us. Uncle Matt was in the hospital with heart issues so it was really nice for her to get away to see us dance. Matt is better now too so she had a good birthday.I didn't let a frilly skirt hold me back from climbing anything and everything.There.This is the face I make right before I dive off of something. I keep everyone on their toes.I went to the Cyclones game last weekend. It rained for a while and I got wet on my head because I kept taking my hood off and putting my face towards the sky. I like rain! Mama wore me in this carrier for a good portion of the game. We walked all around the stadium and hung out near the marching band quite a bit.Daddy held on to me too.We went to the Children's Forest on Sunday and I looked at the camera once. Who says I don't cooperate with the camera? Check out my black eye.

This post is going to be extremely random, just so you know. We went to the state fair a couple of weekends ago. I rode all around in the stroller.Mina and Mama went on the ferris wheel. Mina loved it!Pretty!I escaped the stroller to look at the baby animals. That was my favorite part. Mina wasn't feeling very well so there weren't many pictures taken at the fair.We stayed overnight in a hotel and then got up and went to Blank Park Zoo on Monday. We got there before they were open so Mina danced around while we waited.Silliness. Don't I look like a big girl?Mina made the cutest baby kangaroo ever.I loved the kid area and the goats loved me. Ear kisses!I fed all of the animals and neighed at them all. None of them neighed back.We fed the fish while Daddy held onto me for dear life.Mina played music at the playground.Daddy and Mina went on a camel ride. They both thought that was great fun.I was a happy girl while we waited for lunch. It was a beautiful day.My silly big sister. She always introduces me as "her baby Charlotte." Isn't that cute?Mina still wasn't feeling the best so she took a rest on Daddy.She also told him some hilarious jokes.We finished up by looking at the fish. See?!We both fell asleep in the car on the way home and then slept for a couple of hours in our beds. Mama and Daddy wore us out!This past weekend we went to a party at Rosedale Rapids. Look at that yellow raft.It's me and Daddy!We had so much fun that Mama took me on the lazy river. I was naughty for her. Typical.Mina and Daddy went on the huge slides. She was scared at first, but she liked it well enough to go again.Ta da!And just because I'm cute...Look at how long my hair is getting. It curls after we go swimming.Mama has been going to the aquatic center with my aunts and Grandpa and Grandma. They all have matching shoes. They're funny.