Mommy's Favorite

Mommy loves this picture from this summer of me talking to the horses. I think its silly.

Me & Olya

Here are a couple more of me and Olya in our matching striped dresses. We love each other!

Cheers!

Potty Trained!

So, one other thing to catch you up on from this summer is that I am 100% potty trained now. My mommy and I did the "3 day Method" over Columbus Day weekend and it worked perfectly. I got to throw all my diapers away- even the night time ones. Since I'm a big girl I wear (of course) Minne undies everyday. I have Dora and Elmo and Zoey ones too but I only pick Minnie if I have a choice. I don't have accidents. Mommy and daddy things its especially funny when I slam the bathroom door and yell "I want privacy!"
These pictures are from when I was learning....Oh, and here I am trying on mommy's high heels. They are really fun to walk in.

Catch-Up on Summer Adventures; Green Lake

So, now we are going to play a little catch-up to show you the rest of our summer adventures. In August, after Burt Lake, our family went to Green Lake to visit with the Stolleys and to celebrate our great grandpa Alex's long and wonderful life. Here are some great shots from his memorial:

Here are me and Sammy with our cousins Olya and Landen in our matching outfits mommy got for us:

Me, Sam & Nannabel: Daddy and Sammy matched too!

Olya and I had such a great time. We were practically inseperable. I love her soooo much!

Close ups

Thought you might like these close ups so you can see Sammy's teeth....

And my awesome smile. Mommy says I have no hope of avoiding the big eyebrow gene with Peterson and Stolley blood. Whatever that means.

TRICK OR TREAT!

We went to our friends the Blatts house for Trick or Treat. You might remember from last year- they are triplets and twins! The twins (Sadie & Wyatt) are around 20 months old and were not in the mood for pictures. But here is a picture me & Sammy with the triplets Isabel, Emerson & Owen (top row) plus their friend Annabelle. I had so much fun! Here is a scary monster bush that we loved! I practiced saying "trick or treat" and "thank you" all week. Last year I froze when I got to the doors and couldn't say it- but not this year... I did it all by myself! The biggest problem we had is that my light-up Minnie shoes are too big and fall off my feet when I walk. Mommy brought my sneakers but I refused to wear them, insisting on my matching shoes. So, Mommy had to carry me up and down the streets to every house. I walked up to the houses myself on the sidewalks and up the steps to the doorways (loosing my shoes almost every time). Mommy says it was ridiculous! Anyway, I got a lot of candy and its going to take me a long time to eat it all because Mommy and Daddy and Kendall will only let me have one piece each day.

Twas the Night Before Halloween...

Check out our matching PJs from Nannabel... they GLOW IN THE DARK!

Pumpkin Carving

My mommy doesn't know how to carve pumpkins but my daddy is a great pumpkin carver. Mommy's parents didn't teach her how, but luckily my Nannabel used to do it with my daddy every year. It was really fun to learn all about it, and even though I thought it was gross, I LOVED the final product!
First, daddy drew the faces:Then we picked which face goes on which pumpkin. Then we cut the lids off....and then daddy pulled out the insides, which I thought was really yucky.
Sammy and I sat on our chairs and watched the whole process. And then I put the candles in to see the pumpkins light up! I loved the big pumpkins...and Sam liked the little ones the best.

School Party!

Friday we had a party at school. We went to school in regular clothes and then changed into our costumes for the parade and party. Here we are right before we left for school. I was very excited, and I love my little brother.

Have I told you that we love Miss Kendall?

Me at school in my costume!

Kendall taking me to the parade in the gym.

Rhythm and Rhyme with Costumes!

Did I tell you what Sammy and I were for Halloween yet? I was MINNIE and he was MICKEY! In case you haven't heard, I am completely obsessed with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. If Mommy and Daddy would let me, I would watch it ALL day. I talk about the characters all the time as if they are my best friends (well, they are!). Most days when Mommy gets home I tell her about how they came over to play with me on my swingset or with my blocks. So, when it was time to decide what to be for halloween, the choice was pretty clear. I loved my costume so much that when Mommy brought it home, I was so excited I almost cried. I tried the whole thing on and I said "Oh, thank you Mommy. I look amazing!" My favorite part are the shoes. I slept in them once and I love them so much I would wear them everyday if I could. They even light up when I walk.
Sammy and I got to wear our costumes three times... First up, on Wednesdays we go to our Rhythm and Rhyme class at the library with Kendall. We dance and sing and play with instruments. Everyone wore their costumes and it was really cool to see what everyone chose to be for Halloween. Check Mickey Out!

Here we are with Miss Kendall!

Halloween Week

We made pumpkin cookies to bring to the Blatts since we trick or treat at their house and also to take to our party on Friday night at our neighbor's house. Sammy is not allowed to have sugar yet since he is not one yet-- but he didn't know that. When Bia and Kendall had their backs turned, he grabbed a cookie and starting eating it! You can tell how much he liked it. I laughed so hard... But when they took it away it wasn't pretty!

The Pumpkin Patch, October 2010

Okay, We know how behind we are in our posts again. We are going to have to catch you all up from August through September over the next couple of days. We have a lot of great pictures from our daytime adventures with Kendall and the end of summer. But, FIRST we wanted to share pictures from October. October is my new favorite month! We have pictures from the pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins, my parade at school, and Halloween to share. Wait til you see how much fun we had this month!

To pick out our pumpkins, we went to Great Country Farms. Isn't it beautiful?

Here I am with Daddy and Sammy looking for the perfect pumpkin.
I found it! I love this one!!!
It was heavy, but I am really strong.

This is the one daddy liked so we got this one too.

Here I am riding the tractor on the way back from getting the pumpkins.

Sammy had the best time on daddy's back. He never cries.

Here I am sliding with Mommy.More Sam...

Climbing the spider net with Mommy...

And jumping on the bouncy hill...

We loved this sign which showed how big horses are in "hands" so we took a picture. Maybe we'll do this someday at our farm and label it with the horses we've had.