Merry Christmas Eve Eve!

I hope that you all have a great holiday!

Season's Greetings!

Holidazzle!

On Sunday, Mom and Dad and I went to see a parade.

Lots of pretty lights and floats go right down Nicollet Mall!

Dad let me sit on his shoulders so that I didn't miss a thing!

My favorites were; the train, and the snowman who spun "round, round!"

Silly Bones!

A Heart to Heart

with my kitty.

A Last Hurrah!

It was 51 degrees on Sunday and we decided to make the most of the day.

We went to the playground!

Mom, Dad and I played on the see-saw.

I celebrated what will most likely be my last swing 'till spring.

3 2 1 Blast Off!

Here I am, poised to pounce.

Mid-Leap!

A safe landing.

Relaxing after my 'flight'.

My First Family Thanksgiving!

This is me and my cousins, Kyle and Brooke.

Even though I didn't eat much turkey, I had a great time.

It's good to be back in the Midwest!

Flipped Out!

Hey, everyone!

This is me practicing my somersaults yesterday.

(What an action shot!)

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

A Stroke of Genius...

A brush-stroke, that is!

I painted, and named, my very first watercolors today!

"Rrrooarrr! Dinosaur!"

"Mouth"

"Hippopotamus"

All I Need Is This...

MITTEN!

and Daddy's jogging shorts, of course!

Call Me MISTER Max!

I grew this fabulous bathtub-crayon-beard in only two minutes!

Doesn't it highlight my jawline nicely?

Hmmm, I feel very sophisticated.

RRRROARRRRR!

I was a big dinosaur for Halloween yesterday.

I met my friend Zach (he was a turtle) at the Mall of America for the World's Largest Indoor Trick or Treat. We heard that there were 10,000 kids there.

What a madhouse!

Mom and Dad said that next year we will just have a Halloween party.

Sounds good to me!

Noodles...

a la Sneaky!

I had lots of fun piling noodles on my kitty yesterday.

We took turns making each other into funny casseroles.

We called this one "Falling Mostaccioli"!

A Special Hunt on a Cold Fall Day

Today, we drove to the Minnetonka Orchards to search for a great pumpkin.

When we arrived, we found some warm and delicious applesauce donuts.

Then we went on a tractor-pulled hay ride.

Since they wouldn't let me drive the big tractor,

I had to make due with this mini version.

We had to do a lot of searching, but...

we finally scared up the perfect pumpkin.
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To end our successful search, we chowed down on some delicious BBQ ribs.

Yay! What a great day!

Mommy and Daddy's Little Helper

Now that we have settled in, it's time to help with chores!

(Don't tell Mom and Dad, but I really like to help wash the pots and pans!)

I also sweep and vacuum and 'wipe table'.

Yesterday, I helped Mom to bake a carrot cake. Yummy!

My New Baby 'Sister'

I would like to take a minute to introduce my new kitty friend.

I named her Sneaky because she is crazy fast and, well, sneaky.

She is soft and furry and nice and I am excited that we get to grow up together.

I tell her "Oh kitty, I love you kitty!"

I think my kitty loves me too!

From There to Here

Well, we left Utah for our cross country voyage to Minnesota.

While Dad drove, I practiced my fine motor skills with my lacing cards.

I read lots of books. I slept some. There was a lot of coloring and stickers along the way, too.

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We made plenty of stops to get out and horse around.

(or dinosaur around as the case may be!)

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We saw lots of interesting sites as we passed through Wyoming and South Dakota.

We visited Jewel Cave National Monument in Custer, SD.

One of my favorite spots was Mount Rushmore.

Maybe I can be president some day, too!

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They tell me that a trip across South Dakota wouldn't be complete without a stop at Wall Drug.

I met this foxy lady there.

It wasn't really my kind of place, but they did give me this cool booty sticker!

We visited Badlands National Park, which reminded me a little bit of Utah.

All in all it was a good trip and now we are safe and sound in St. Paul.

"Goodbye"s - Part II

Well, we finally said goodbye to Utah yesterday!

"Bye, Bye, OOtah!"

Monday we loaded our things into a giant semi-trailer in Salt Lake City.

Yesterday we drove from there to Rawlins, WY.

Now we are on our way across the U.S. towards home!

I will see you soon, "Minnesota"!

"Goodbye"s

Yesterday, we had a farewell lunch with our neighbors.

I said 'Goodbye' to my very first little friend.

I'll miss you Audrey.

"Outside!"

The only thing I like better than coloring is...

being 'outside'!

I ask Mom and Dad to 'Swing, too!'

If Your Happy and You Know It...

Draw Some Pictures!

Hey there!

This is me with my 'Doodle Pad'.

(Yes, I ask for it by name!)

I have a new found obsession with coloring of any kind.

I take my doodles quite seriously.

I often 'write Elmo'.

Sometimes I count to three and then draw 'fast' (and sometimes 'slow').

I almost always ask for M0m and/or Dad to 'color, too!'.

(I help them pick out which colors to use.)

All I can say is this...

Art makes me happy!