Sarah Kate's Fabulous Life

Labor Day weekend 2011-or Water, Water, Water!

2011-10-26T11:23:00.024-05:00

The McCains came to visit us over Labor Day weekend and it was a very wet weekend, one way or another. They arrived on Friday while I was at school, and Mom got the weekend started by showing them the zip line.

Elise gets a ride from her Dad!

Hazel loved the zip line too!

Once everyone was hot and sweaty, Mom took them down to the boat slip to throw rocks and cool their feet off.

The little girls had a better idea, and decided to get right in!

Ahhhh, that's better!

A quick rinse in the sprinkler is all they needed, and they were ready for more fun!

Even a little rain didn't stop us from having fun with water!

Lisey got in on the fun!

Hazel loved splashing in the puddles!

Of course, we had plenty of time on the lake!

Ashley and I showed off our kneeboarding skills!

Then we enjoyed watching Megan and Glenn defy gravity.

You can do it, Aunt Megan!

Wipeout!

Uncle Glenn mastered wake surfing.

Aunt Megan and Elise had a great time on the boat!

So did, Uncle Glenn and Hazel!

Taking a break before our next adventure.

Tubing!

We gave Uncle Glenn one of our wild rides!

Woo Hoo!

What a great weekend!

Back to school!

2011-10-25T10:43:00.006-05:00

I was having a great summer, when all of the sudden it was back-to-school time again!

How did this happen?

Goodbye summer break, I will miss you!

I made the best of it, and looked forward to a new year at school.

Look out school, here I come!

Jade's Visit August 2011

2011-09-13T08:55:00.020-05:00

After my trip to see Jade, we had a week apart in the USA, then we got back together for a week of fun at my house!

We had a BFF Club pool party with Kyndal and Meredith.

We made a dance line that ended in the pool.

Summer days with friends in the pool=perfect!

One day we got to visit our former teacher, Mrs Pierce. It was great seeing her and showing her how much we had grown!

One night we had our annual Hogwart's night.

New Hogwart's witches.

We had a Hogwart's feast and watched HP movies in preparation for seeing the last HP movie the next day at the theater.

We went to Bridge St and shopped and got smoothies in Barnes and Noble.

Bridge St divas!

Silly girls! We loved seeing Harry Potter 7 in 3D together!

One day we went to the Build a Bear workshop and made the cutest animals together!

Pumping iron!

We built our annual fort to sleep in one night.

The finished fort.

We made a BFF club declaration and BFF potion which we sprayed on each other while promising to uphold the rules of BFF club.

Getting sworn in to BFF club.

I love seeing Jade every summer! I wish I could see her more often!

Summer Trip Four: Europe!

2011-08-24T14:39:00.032-05:00

When Mom and Dad said I was allowed to go to Europe this summer to visit Jade and her family, I was very excited!

Woo Hoo! I am going to see Jade!

I got my own debit card with euros on it!

Mom seemed ok about me flying by myself to Paris, but I saw her get tears a few times.

Dad kept me excited though!

Mom and Dad had to wait until my plane took off, so while they waited we waved and texted each other! I was in the window seat, three seats to the left of the first exit window over the wing. The flight wasn't bad, except for this crotchety old man in front of me that kept accusing me of kicking his seat. I wasn't, but I wanted to after those comments!

Finally I got to Paris and the hug I got from Jade was worth the flight!

My time in Paris was a whirlwind of sightseeing. We saw the Eiffel Tower, ate sandwiches at the Louvre, walked along the Seine, played in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral, rode the metro, and even bought myself a beret!

The Louvre

Strolling along the Seine

Notre Dame

The metro stations are decorated in unique ways, each one is different.

We also went to this great museum in Paris called La Cite des Sciences in La Villette park. It was so neat and there was so much to do! I didn't even care that everyone was speaking French!

We had a quick lunch of pasta in a box, and pom-potes, then back to the fun!

Zip line for two at La Villette.

Wheee!

There was also a neat exhibit where we learned what it was like to be in a wheelchair and we had to go through this difficult obstacle course, going uphill, down ramps, open doors, make a phone call, roll over various surfaces, etc. It was tough and interesting!

Pizza in a French restaurant!

Then we drove to northern France and went to Parc Asterix, a really fun amusement park!

These are Getafix's golden sickle and his magic potion.

I feel like I'm flying!

Ice Cream, delicious in any country!

That waffle is bigger than Octave's head!

Jade grew A LOT over the year! (especially her feet!)

Apparently so did mine!

Now this is just plain fake.

Jade demonstrates how to ride a French river raft ride.

Here we are with Obelix and Asterix.

We went out for crepes on Bastille Day, but the creperie wasn't very good. Ludivine's crepes were so much better!

Matching BFF shirts are a must in Europe!

Riding a carousel down memory lane.

Cool graffiti fish.

My feet in Europe.

I thought this sign meant, "no parents or children" but I think it means "hold your child's hand".

Hedwig's alive!

We spoke parsel tongue to this snake but she wouldn't come out to play.

Huge tortoise just hanging out.

Pigwidgeon was here too.

We went to a family wedding in Belgium, and this llama with the rockin' 'do was at the reception.

I didn't understand a word they said, but it was a beautiful ceremony.

Nice car! Beautiful bride!

After the wedding, we drove through the Netherlands on our way to Jade's home in Berlin. One day, we drove to the country in Germany to meet Jade and Octave's new puppy, Big Boy. On the way there, we had to ride on a car ferry because the road just stopped at the river.

While we waited to meet Big Boy, we met some other dogs at the breeder's house.

Here he is, Big Boy! He is a pug and as cute as can be! I love how he is hugging Octave.

They can't wait to bring Big Boy home, and I will have to come back to visit him!

This is a drive-thru house in Germany. "Two Hamburgers please"

The smurfs are really big in Europe.

Jade's playroom where we had a blast!

Playmobil is always a fun time.

Making crepes at Jade's house.

They were delicious!

Jade's and Octave's Armory where we practiced our archery.

Arquin the rabbit

Tara the other rabbit

We visited Jade and Octave's school so I could see what it looked like.

Jade and Octave go past this sign every day on the way to school and think of me! So we had to have a picture of it! I had such a great time on my trip! I can't wait to go back!

Summer Trip Three: the lake house!

2011-07-20T09:31:00.015-05:00

Ok, so I go to the lake house every weekend, but I spent a bunch of days there in July!

I love hanging out with my BFF Ashley! We have so much fun together!

My cousin Kevin, and his family (Aunt Sarah, Uncle Chris, and Michael) came to the lake house for a few weeks this summer. We're crazy together!

Just chillin' with Kevie and Bailey.

My cousin Michael likes the wild rides on the tube!

Kevin and I had a few wild rides ourselves.

We even got MoMo and NeeNee on the tube with us!

My other Aunt Sarah and her family (Uncle Andrew and Mac) came down for the July 4th holiday. We made some awesome cupcakes!

The Roberts family (Danny, Liz, Seth and Senna) came over for the big July 4th party. We rode on the boat, tube, and jet skis, and we had a cookout then Daddy's big fireworks display that night! Everyone had a great time!

Another wild ride compliments of Daddy!

Mac really enjoyed riding the zipline! It was so cute to see his smile and hear him giggling!

Ashley, Kevin and I had our annual lemonade stand over the July 4th weekend. It was so HOT but we made over $75! Mac even came to visit the stand and sample some lemonade!

Silly Girls!

Divas!

Summer Trip Two: Indianapolis

2011-07-13T16:30:00.002-05:00

I went to Indianapolis just a week after my Disney trip, to stay with Aunt Megan and visit my cousins and Aunts and Uncles, while Mom went to Martha's Vineyard with Grammy. Aunt Megan said it all best on her blog, so just read her blog post of my trip at:

http://meganandglenn.blogspot.com/2011/06/fun-with-cousins.html

Summer Trip One: WDW!

2011-06-29T10:11:00.036-05:00

YIPEE! It's finally summer break! This summer I am traveling all over the place. My first trip started right after school let out. We went to Disney World, and I got to take my cousin, Katherine with me! First we went to the lake house with Katherine and we played on my new zipline that I got for Easter.

This thing is so fun!

Go Katherine, go!

I don't know if this video will work. I don't have good luck uploading videos, but the zipline must be seen in action!

We introduced Katherine to many of our Disney traditions; such as stopping at Golden Corral in Georgia on our drive to WDW.

I like to pass some of the car time sleeping, especially after a meal at Golden Corral.

Katherine spent my nap time, playing her DS. I think she was scared Mom would take a picture of her sleeping!

Finally we arrived at the Wilderness Lodge! The drive was much more fun with Katherine in the car, and Mom had "boredom buster" presents for us.

Daddy always tries to convince me that any ride in an elevator could be like the Tower of Terror.

We love playing tetherball on the beach at the Wilderness Lodge.

Getting some pictures for our scrapbooks.

Glam Girl!

Mom secretly ordered this BFF basket to be delivered to our room the first night! What a surprise! Now we know why she wanted us to watch Bambi in the car!

We love this photo op at the Contemporary.

Ahhh, the Magic Kingdom! It's HOT, but who cares, we're at the happiest place on earth!

The "people mover" is always a good place to sit down and cool off.

Katherine and I had such fun riding the rides together!

I love having fun with my cousin! We're on the ferry back to the Wilderness Lodge.

On our official "cousins day", we went to Blizzard Beach. We had the best day there! We opened and closed the park! Mom and Dad splurged and got the private cabana and it was AWESOME! It rained around lunchtime, but our personal attendant got our lunch for us while we sat under the umbrella, and then the crowds cleared out because of the rain!

We always have fun at the Whispering Canyon restaurant. Here's Daddy's GIANT diet coke he got for breakfast! (He actually finished it!)

Our waitress really wanted Katherine to finish her pancakes.

I'm sure I can fit one more bite.

You never know what the waiters and waitresses are doing behind your back!

That waiter turned Mom into the Statue of Liberty. Ok, so what is up with Mom and the Statue of Liberty? Last year on the cruise, the waiter turned Mom into the Statue of Liberty too. By the way, always ask for ketchup at the Whispering Canyon.

We got our character meal at Chef Mickey's this trip. It's always so fun to see old friends!

Chef Donald!

Awww, Chef Mickey was great! He admired my Mom's Mickey necklace.

And of course, Minnie was my favorite! She spent lots of time with us!

We loved goofing around with Goofy!

Two Goofs!

Waiting for the ferry back to the Wilderness Lodge.

Daddy's scary shot! That flash in the dark will really scare you! And we were blinded for hours afterwards. ha ha

Hollywood Studios was very HOT! We got a Mickey bar on the way out, it melted almost immediately.

We played a hilarious "wrong answer" game at every meal time. Daddy would ask questions and you have to answer with a wrong answer very quickly. Kat and I were pretty good at it, Mom wasn't. She always answered with the correct answer.

What a fun trip!

Spring 2011 and the end of the school year-FINALLY!

2011-06-21T21:48:00.012-05:00

After Spring Break, it was a whirlwind until the end of the school year.

Lucy and Lily came to my house for a week! They loved playing in the sandbox, lying out in the sun, barking at the neighbor dogs, and playing with me.

Lily even got herself wedged into Maisie and Minnie's clubhouse under Mom's bed.

The fifth grade class went to Space Camp for a week. It was really fun and especially fun because we didn't have homework that week!

Then we had some really horrible tornadoes hit our area. It was scary when the power went out and we couldn't find out what was happening. We all stayed in the pantry for a long time. Then the next day we drove to the lake house, which still had power, and we ended up missing a whole week of school while they were cleaning up and restoring power to our town. (It's still a mess in a lot of places.) We had to get a new roof and a pool umbrella, and a few fence sections fell down, but it was minor compared to what we have seen.

This is what I spend hours doing every Monday-Thursday. NOT FUN!

Guess how I feel about it?

At the end of the school year, Mom and I baked about a million madeleines for a french class party.

I was very happy to finish my quilt that I worked on all year in Sewing Club. It's a seasons quilt.

And to take a break from homework near the end of the year, I had a water balloon fight with Daddy.

Ooooh, got me!

Spring break '11 in Squaw Valley, CA

2011-04-07T13:08:00.016-05:00

We went to Squaw Valley, California for our Spring Break Ski Trip this year. They got over 5 feet of snow when we were there!

Riding in the gondola on the first day. It was a good day of skiing.

Nice and clear, with not much wind.

That was not the case for most of the days there. Mostly it was very windy, and snowy and cold.

It was still fun, but it was hard to see.

We're over here, Mom!

One day it was snowing at the top of the mountain, but raining down in the village. Mom and I decided not to ski after we saw that Daddy was soaked from his morning skiing. We all had lunch in the village and definitely needed some hot cocoa.

And we all spent the afternoon painting pottery!

This was the view at the top of the big cable car. That water behind Mom is Lake Tahoe. This was on the last day when the skies were finally blue. It was still windy and snowy, you can see the snow whipping across Mom and Dad's faces.

Squaw Valley has lots of open bowls like this to ski in. So pretty!

Daddy in his new mustard suit. Hey, it's waterproof.

Me, hitting the slopes!

Mom is smiling because she just made it down the steep and very windy black diamond!

On our last day of our trip, there was another big snowstorm predicted, so we decided to drive to Reno, NV early and get a hotel there. We stayed at a huge casino that had a movie theater, shopping, restaurants, and a giant arcade in it. We all had to ride the mechanical bull in the arcade!

Daddy getting crazy on that bull!

The bull was so slippery, I had to hold on tight! It was fun and really funny when we fell off!

Snow, snow and more snow

2011-04-07T12:23:00.017-05:00

We got a record snow fall in January. It snowed over 9 inches over the weekend and we ended up having 5 snow days from it!

Mom triple dog dared me.

Ashley and I had so much fun playing in the snow!

The only problem with sledding on this hill was that if you didn't stop, you would land in the lake!

Daddy tried kneeboarding on the hill. It didn't work too well.

But kneeboarding behind the quad worked really well!

When we came home from the lake house, we borrowed a sled from our neighbors and sledded on the front yard.

Sledding on a piece of cardboard worked well too.

Mom and I built this snow elephant sculpture. My school house mascot is an elephant. We colored it blue by spraying it with food coloring and water.

More sledding fun!

Sometimes we went so fast that we bumped right off the curb and onto the street!

Look out, Mom!

Yep, she hit the street.

Having a quick snack in the back yard.

By the fifth snow day, I was kind of tired of playing in the snow and I stayed inside and baked cookies and made crafts in my tween room.

Minnie's First Birthday!

2011-01-12T09:46:00.010-06:00

It was Minnie's first birthday on Dec. 29, 2010. I was in Indiana with my cousins, so we celebrated with a party when I got home. We gave her presents and all the dogs came to the party.

Everyone sang Happy Birthday to Minnie and I gave her a cheesecake bite with a pupperoni candle in it for her cake.

She was so excited to eat it! Mmmm!

One of her presents was a tunnel. She loved it!

And she got a new bed!

Also, a new sign to show her job.

My baby turned one!

Pretty girl!

New Tween Room! (formerly known as the playroom)

2011-01-07T12:22:00.005-06:00

Mom and Dad gave me a new tween hangout room for Christmas. They secretly transformed my playroom while I was at NeeNee and MoMo's house before Christmas. They gave me a DVD to see my new room on Christmas day.

New computer, new desk, new tv, new craft table, new beanbag! (which Minnie thinks is her new dog bed)

I love my new room!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-07T11:51:00.012-06:00

Even though we spent Christmas at our lake house, we still decorated our tree and put out our decorations at our other house. We call this tree the kiddie tree because it has so many of my little kid ornaments on it!

Christmas morning!

I must have been a very good girl this year!

Reading the letter from Santa.

Santa brought me a new American Girl, as well as other things. I named her Alice.

She goes to school online at Inner Star U.

Minnie and Rosie in their holiday sweaters. Minnie always poses when she sees the camera.

This picture cracks me up! Maisie looks like she is laughing!

She probably thought she looked ridiculous in that coat, but I think she is cute!

The doggies enjoyed their candy cane rawhide sticks.

Rosie

Joey

Maisie

Minnie

Merry Christmas!

Burton Cousins Christmas 2010

2011-01-07T10:17:00.007-06:00

After Christmas, Mom and I went to Indiana to have a second Christmas with my Burton cousins. It was so fun to see everyone and my baby cousins are growing up so fast! There was snow on the ground when we got there which was awesome! We saw this neat model train display that had a miniature Indianapolis made out of natural materials, like twigs and rocks.

Baby Mac isn't such a baby anymore! He is so adorable and happy!

Lisey got this big slide from Santa this year and she had mastered it on Christmas day. She loves to fly down it!

Hazel with her present from Grammy.

All of us together! I spent a lot of time with the Patterson girls, but we had so much fun that I didn't get any pictures. I loved playing in the snow with them, and spending the night with them, and going to Katherine's basketball game. I love my cousins!

New Hair Do!

2011-01-05T07:58:00.003-06:00

I got my hair cut on the last day of school before Christmas break. It is really short (for me) and I love it!

Here's the back.

Dry Ice!

2011-01-04T21:44:00.004-06:00

Dad ordered some traditional British foods for Christmas and it came packed with dry ice! I got to play with it, YES!

I got my wand out and concocted this potion.

Then I added dish soap and watched the bubbles foam up!

And best of all, when you popped the bubbles, fog came out! COOL!

Double Digits!

2010-12-01T21:44:00.026-06:00

I got a birthday trip for my tenth birthday! My parents took me to Disney World!

I love watching the water show at this fountain in Epcot. I really like when the water "pops"!

LOVE the music in Epcot too!

We stayed at my favorite resort: the Beach Club! Stormalong Bay is so AWESOME!

Got my birthday pin, so everyone in the parks could say, "happy birthday"!

When we got back to our rooms the first night, there was a surprise banner on my door!

This is the back of the banner.

Mickey Mouse had come to my room and decorated it for my birthday! I was so surprised and excited, I couldn't believe my eyes!

This is the "cake" that Minnie gave me!

(which was actually hollow chocolate, but really yummy!)

Mickey left me this giant plush of himself, with a light up birthday necklace, and a signed autograph book!

Here's a big birthday box for me!

There was even a light up Tinkerbell.

And a signed framed picture of my two favorite characters!

Inside the box, was a pair of birthday ears with my name on the back!

I also got a singing balloon, that has Mickey Mouse singing happy birthday to me!

Just goofing around on my favorite ride.

Luckily my birthday is right by Thanksgiving, so we got to spend Thanksgiving at Disney World. We ate at a Thanksgiving buffet at The Dolphin resort.

I got to finally meet my first favorite Disney characters: Mike and Sully from Monsters Inc. This was my favorite movie when I was one and two years old!

Got my face painted for the first time at Disney.

It snowed at Hollywood Studios! The Osbourne Family Spectacle of Lights is amazing to see!

Over 5 million lights!

Cinderella's Castle looked spectacular too! Thanks Mom and Dad for a great Birthday trip!

I'll never be too old for Disney World!

Posing with Minnie on my birthday.

We went to The Melting Pot for my birthday dinner back at home. It's become a tradition, I've been there for three birthdays so far. I had a great birthday!

Fall 2010

2010-11-12T13:11:00.036-06:00

Unfortunately, summer came to an end and I had to go back to school. Lucky, I look so stylin' in my school uniform!

Randolph Gray won the Championship for the second year in a row! This was after a rainy game where we slipped and slid our way to a victory, and got rewarded with a rainbow to end the game!

We went to Disney World for Fall Break again this year. Here I am, winning the hula hoop contest again.

Getting ready for nice relaxing bike ride on the trails around Wilderness Lodge.

Nice place for a picture on the trails near Wilderness Lodge.

Whoa! Then things went a little wrong. Bike crash on the trail! Who was steering that thing?

Getting ready to ride Pirates!

I LOVE Space Mountain!

Pretty picture.

I like this one better.

I love the lobby at Wilderness Lodge, but I hate looking over the rail up top.

Punk Pirate!

We had a ton of fun at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party!

Oh no, we're about to hit the wall!

I love the Mouse!

We also went to Wizarding World at Islands of Adventure while we were there.

It's amazing!

Hogwarts! The HP ride is fantastic! We rode it twice before the park opened.

Holding Hedwig in the Owlery.

I met a Weasley in Zonko's.

I adopted a Pygmy Puff at Zonko's.

Butterbeer is so good, it's worth the mustache!

Even Mom thinks so!

Hanging out with some upper school kids from Hogwarts.

This was Island of Adventure's version of the Teacups. Wheee!

We had fun with these signs.

Especially this one.

Minnie, my baby loves to have her picture taken.

Minnie and Maisie trying to fit in the smallest dog bed.

Mad Hatter and Red Queen on Halloween!

Crazy Parents!

Maisie checks Minnie's costume before she goes trick or treating.

I'm Frankie Stein from Monster High.

I think I look good in green.

Jack-o-lanterns 2010 (mine's the one with freckles and googly eyes)

Summer of 2010 Part Two

2010-09-09T08:44:00.019-05:00

After my travels in the first part of the summer, it was time to have some great times around home. It was super hot this summer, so we spent plenty of time at our lake house; boating, tubing, swimming, surfing, anything to stay cool.

It was so hot, even the dogs didn't want to stay outside for long. Joey sat down on Bailey while they were waiting to go in the house.

Me, driving the jet ski!

My BFITW Jade, came to visit me for three weeks this summer! She lives in Berlin, Germany so we don't get to see each other very often. We had a great time together!

I also fulfilled one of my lifelong dreams this summer. It was to have a Lemonade Stand! We made almost $50 and it was so much fun!

The Lemonade Stand Crew: me, Ashley, Jade and my cousin, Kevin.

My cousins Kevin and Michael came to the lake house in July.

Kevin, me, Jade

Jade and I had a Hogwart's Night. We watched HP movies, dressed up in our best Hogwart's gear, and Mom made a Hogwart's Feast. We had squid ink spaghetti with perfect potion sauce, bat wings with cheese dip, broomstick breadsticks, and butterbeer! YUM!

We spent a lot of time cruising around in the golf cart, cranking the tunes!

Jade and I on the tube! We tubed a lot this summer.

Jade and I also had a Monster High night. Our best bad girls look!

Jade and I shopping at Bridge St.

My friends Abby and Eva also visited the lake house.

Ashley, Eva, me, Abby.

And I got to see my Patterson cousins again!

Katherine, Laura, me

Laura, Audrey, me, Katherine

Yay, summer! It was a great one!

Audrey, Laura, me, Katherine

Summer of 2010 Part One

2010-08-31T10:37:00.033-05:00

Ok, so I am trying to catch up on the blog. I had such a busy summer. I kicked off my summer with a Disney cruise to the Mediterranean. Here I am, waiting in the airport, getting ready for our day and night of flying to Barcelona, Spain.

When I got to Spain, I was so excited to get off the airplane (and so tired), I was even excited to see a McDonald's.

Mom, Dad and I found this cool park in Barcelona near our hotel. The slides were fantastic!

Finally we got on the cruise ship and I hooked up with my cousins, Laura, Katherine and Audrey. We had so much fun together!

This is Smooth-E, he was a comedian on the ship and his shows were the funniest ever! Katherine and I made up a song called the "flip flop song" and we sang it for him after one of his shows. Doesn't he look like Uncle Brian?

Just goofing around.

Ok, so I like to take pictures of feet. Here are a bunch of feet all over the Mediterranean. This is one of Katherine's and one of mine.

Laura's!

Two of mine, one of Katherine's.

Mine!

Mine and Mom's!

I Love My Cousins!

Laura ordered fish in Malta, and she got two whole fish (heads, tails and all)! She said they were delicious!

Katherine and I in Carthage, Tunisia.

Coke in Tunisia!

Mom and I in Capri, Italy. It was beautiful and really hilly!

Dad and I in Sorrento, Italy at a little outdoor cafe.

Pompeii was amazing! It was one of my favorite stops. I loved seeing the old city and the destruction caused by Mt. Vesuvius.

Mom and I in the Coliseum in Rome. WOW! It was so big!

These are the guards outside Vatican City, seriously!

Dad and I in Rome, there are Egyptian Obelisks everywhere in Europe.

Dad and I in Florence, Italy. I had the best ice cream in Florence, it was nutella flavored and had a cookie in the bottom of the cone!

Pisa was so-so. It was neat to see, but I expected more.

Monaco was beautiful!

Audrey and I in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Dad and I checking out the view in Monaco.

Dad celebrated his birthday on the ship and this is the dessert they brought him!

I loved our servers! They were so nice and funny. This is Ivan, from Hungary.

This is Yadira, from the Dominican Republic.

I really loved swimming in the sea in Barcelona after the cruise too! I was like a mermaid!

Thanks Mom and Dad, for the fun trip!

Exciting news!

2010-04-15T09:56:00.007-05:00

I finally did it! I got my ears pierced! I have been wanting to wear earrings for a few years, but I was too scared to get them pierced! BUT this week, I got over my fears! Mom took me to Claire's and it was all done before I even got scared. It didn't hurt at all, just like everyone told me. It felt kind of like getting a shock on the grocery cart, and I was so excited anyway, that I didn't even mind that! I am now collecting earrings!

Just after it was done! I couldn't stop looking at myself and feeling them!

I picked turquoise flowers for my starter earrings.

In other news, I can't wait for summer! I have been swimming a few times and tubing, and doing water sports on the lake, even though the water is still sort of cold.

Come on Summer!

Spring Break '10

2010-03-29T12:05:00.064-05:00

We decided to go to Disney World instead of skiing for Spring break this year! Mom and I got back from our Williamsburg trip, then we had a day to unpack and repack, and then we all got in the car and drove to WDW!

Mom and Dad splurged and got a one bedroom with an adjoining studio for me at Saratoga Springs. I had my own door, kitchenette, bathroom and bedroom all to myself. It was great!

I did my own dishes and made ice cubes in my freezer.

Ahhhh, I love being in Disney World!

This is a really neat arch near the House of Blues in Downtown Disney. It is so neat because there are all kinds of trinkets and name tags in the concrete.

Mom and I loved shopping in Little Missmatched.

We ate at the Wave in the Contemporary which was very good and had a neat waiting area. I got a pina colada (kid style) while we were waiting for our table.

Dad got chosen to be "that guy" in the Monsters Inc show. It was so funny! They kept putting the camera on him throughout the whole show and he was on the big screen and he kept sticking his tongue out! I laughed so hard!

We got to see the Flower and Garden Show at Epcot this time. It was amazing! The flowers were really beautiful and the topiaries were awesome!

Here Giraffe, want a kiss?

I thought these dolphins were so neat!

Mickey and Minnie had a really great garden!

They even added this playground for the Flower and Garden show.

I had to have a picture of the Hippo, my fav!

Hey Mom and Dad, look at me!

I took this picture with Dad's camera.

Anyone for a cuppa?

This one was pretty impressive too!

There were princess topiaries in some of the countries.

I had to do a Kim Possible mission while in Epcot. This time I did Japan and China.

Awww, so cute!

I'll take care of this pesky troll in Norway.

Or maybe Mom will take care of him by picking his nose!

Oh look, I discovered dinosaur bones in the Boneyard at Animal Kingdom.

I rubbed the Buddha's tummy for good luck in the Yak and Yeti.

The Buddha luck worked, I finally mastered chop sticks during lunch at the Yak and Yeti!

These are the handprints of a 6 year old Gorilla. I also finally got a hair wrap while in the Animal Kingdom.

On St Patrick's day we ate in the Sci-Fi Dine In Theater at Hollywood Studios. We even got a green car! This place is so fun!

I tried Mom's shamrock shake there. It was pretty good!

I love Minnie, she's my favorite character!

Mom and I always take a spin in the teacups! We love it and don't get dizzy!

We had brunch at 1900 Park Fare in the Grand Floridian. Alice was my favorite, she was so charming!

Mary Poppins was pretty sweet too! They both complimented me on my manners.

The Mad Hatter was really crazy! We saw the new Alice in Wonderland movie while we were in Disney World. It was wonderfully weird!

Mom's favorite characters!

I tried my best at pulling the sword out of the stone!

We'll be right back, Dad.

Goofing around in the caves on Tom Sawyer's Island. Ooooh, scary!

We played putt-putt at Fantasia Gardens. This was a first for me. Apparently I played when I was 2, but I don't remember. It was really fun!

My favorite Hippo again!

I got a hole-in-one on this one! YES!

This was one of the water features. Those buckets pour out water and you have to watch out!

The last day we were there it got really sunny and warm so after putt-putt, we went to the pool and spent the afternoon soaking up the sun and swimming.

The slide is pretty fun at Saratoga Springs! WHEEEE!

We had so much fun over Spring Break! I love Disney World!

Fourth Grade trip to Williamsburg, VA

2010-03-29T09:42:00.013-05:00

In March, the fourth grade went on a class trip to Williamsburg, VA. We've been studying Colonial Williamsburg all year. It was very fun! We went on charter buses and had to get on the bus at 5:00 am to start our trip. On the bus trip there we all put our blankets over the seats and made "Tent City" where we all played in the aisles and on the floor. We elected a President and various city officials. I was a police woman.

On our first day in Colonial Williamsburg we split into smaller groups. My group had all girls. It was a fun day exploring the town and trying different Colonial jobs.

This is my teacher, Mrs Sandy. She is so nice! We went to Jamestown while we were there.

We are getting ready to go on our "ghost walk" through Colonial Williamsburg. We went into homes and listened to ghost stories. Some of them were pretty spooky!

Speaking of scary, this is an example of dinner at the Governor's House! YUCK!

We got to play with hoops like the Colonial children did.

Of course, they can also be used for Hoopin'!

We got to pick a trade to study before we came to Williamsburg. I picked "wigmaker". This is a really fascinating trade. I am so glad we don't have to wear wigs now. They are itchy.

I tried out the stocks, good thing they don't have these anymore. They are uncomfortable!

Mom's turn!

I got a colonial dress and bonnet. A lot of girls wear these around Colonial Williamsburg.

The Fourth Grade class.

On the bus ride home, we only had five girls on the bus, plus the Moms and Mrs Sandy. A lot of kids and parents flew home. We had a great time on the bus! It was a fun trip!

Meet my New Baby!

2010-02-21T18:50:00.012-06:00

I got Minnie my Min Pin yesterday. She is 7 and a half weeks old.

Minnie is tiny. She is smaller than a Webkinz.

She is the perfect size for Katie my American Girl doll.

We had a Hot Dog Celebration Dinner for Minnie's homecoming. Unfortunately she couldn't have any; too spicy.

Minnie is such a cutie!

Here's her tough girl pose.

Rosie looks like a Giant Dog around Minnie.

Minnie and Maisie getting to know each other.

I love her so much! I can't believe I have my baby now.

New Addition to our family. Jan 2010

2010-01-25T11:10:00.008-06:00

We added a new member to our family. We found Maisie on the side of a busy road by our house on a very cold day. We tried to find her owners, but couldn't. She has had a rough life, and has a nasty scar on her head to prove it.

She was very nervous and scared when we first got her, but she is getting used to living inside and playing with toys and other dogs.

Maisie fits right in with my other two dogs, Rosie and Joey.

Sometimes Maisie helps Mom with the laundry.

She likes to "read" magazines when we aren't home.

I am so glad that we decided to keep her.

Christmas Break 2009

2010-01-06T10:14:00.011-06:00

We spent Christmas at our lake house this year.

Ashley and I drove around in the golf cart every day. We have a lot of fun together.

"I want a hippopotamus for Christmas." Santa knows that I LOVE hippos! He brought these two to add to my collection.

Santa also brought me this rockin' drum set! It's awesome! I already sound good!

Mom and I drove to Grammy's house after Christmas to see all my cousins and aunties and uncles. We had our second annual game night. That was fun!

We also got to have a "Cousins Christmas" and got to give and receive our presents to each other. It was fun to see everyone open their presents that I helped pick out.

One of the best parts was seeing the new babies! I got to meet my baby boy cousin, Mac! He loves being held by all of us. My cousin Laura is very good at taking care of him.

Getting a snuggle with Elise. What a sweetie!

I love hanging out with my cousins! What an awesome Christmas break!

My Very Fine Ninth Birthday!

2009-12-11T07:29:00.009-06:00

I started off my birthday festivities by celebrating with my family at the lake house over Thanksgiving break. The weather was warm, and I spent a lot of time driving our new golf cart. I love visiting the baby donkeys, kittens and a puppy just down the road.

Getting ready to open the presents!

I got great presents, including this awesome Gryffindor robe and a wand just like Hermione's.

Mom, Dad and I went to the Melting Pot for dinner on my actual birthday! We went to the Melting Pot last year in Atlanta for my birthday too. I love it!

I had a Sleepover Party with my BFFs the weekend after my birthday. It was a blast! We made lip gloss and perfume, and got new makeup and gave each other makeovers, then we had a photo shoot/dance party! We played wii games and board games, and had a taco bar for dinner, then a sundae bar for dessert! It was so fun hanging out with my friends!

We woke up to SNOW! We were so excited and couldn't wait to go out and play in it!

Snowball fight! What fun!

Cousins visit! Nov 2009

2009-11-12T12:09:00.009-06:00

My cousins, baby Elise and Hazel came to visit me! We started off the week with everyone coming to see my choir and handbell performance. Aunt Megan, Hazel, Elise, Grammy and even Uncle Brian was there. It was great!

I had to fight with Mom to hold Elise, but I got my time in.

She was so cuddly and sweet!

We took Aunt Megan, Hazel and Elise out to Orange Tree Frozen Yogurt one day after school.

We also got Gigi's Cupcakes to enjoy with everyone while they were here, and to celebrate Uncle Brian's birthday!

Even Uncle Brian got in on the Little People play sessions at our house! Hazel is very persuasive, when she wants you to play with her.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-05T09:05:00.010-06:00

I went to my new school's Halloween Carnival! It was so fun! I wanted to be a Ghoul at the Carnival, because I didn't want my friends to recognize me and I wanted to scare people!

It worked!

Mom worked at the Obstacle Course, it was so fun to go through it with my friends!

Getting the guts out of my pumpkin feels so slimy good!

Our family pumpkins. Mine is a Cat, Dad's is a scary face, Mom made the Owl!

Our Gruesome Grub dinner this year! Pumpkin seeds, Roasted Toes, Mummy Toes (that I made) and Cheddar Eye Balls with olive eyes.

Body Bits! YUM! We also had swamp dip and witches fingers again.

For Halloween I was Coraline this year. I love the movie and book! Mom and I made the doll.

Our family picture!

The Big Change!

2009-10-31T12:20:00.009-05:00

I have been growing my hair out for years. It is so long and beautiful! But, now I am ready for a change. A BIG CHANGE!

I decided a few years ago, that I wanted to donate my hair to Locks of Love, and I have been growing it ever since.

Here it is! Two 10 inch ponytails!

Wow! My hair feels so different. It feels so short and swingy! I love it! And I feel good about giving my hair to someone who needs it.

Trip to Disney, October 2009

2009-10-19T19:39:00.020-05:00

Mom and I took Grammy to Disney World over my fall break! We were all so excited!

Here I am, packed up and ready to load the car and go!

Of course I have to get some hoop action wherever I go!

We stayed at the Wilderness Lodge. It was really neat! I convinced Mom to go on the water slide at the pool.

Whee!

This is our horse that took us on the Haunted Carriage ride!

Chip and Dale!

Mom and I love riding on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad! Grammy sat this one out, but I did get her on Goofy's Barnstormer! She was so brave!

We had to ride the Haunted Mansion ride since it was October.

I love hippos! This one was cute on the Small World ride, and I also really bonded with the hippo at the Animal Kingdom.

I love Scoop at the Magic Kingdom! He is the best!

Grammy and I on the TTA. This was so relaxing and cool, especially since it was so HOT when we were there.

I always get a turkey leg! They are the best!

I made some friends while waiting for the Spectromagic parade. It was a great parade!

Mom and I dressed up for the Halloween party. I am Coraline and she is the "Other Mother". Grammy dressed up as a Fairy Grandmother.

We went to Mickey's Not-so-Scary Halloween party. It was a blast! The Boo to You Halloween parade was one of the best at WDW ever!

Mom and I caught some water blobs at Epcot.

Doing a little shopping with Daisy and Donald.

I made my own Mickey ears. This was really fun!

This hat's one of a kind!

Mr Potato Head welcomes me to Once Upon a Toy in Downtown Disney.

We had lunch at Rainforest Cafe. It was really good!

MMMM! Ghiradelli ice cream!

I got to see my good friend Laura at Epcot and watched her show in Italy.

She is so fun!

Goofy and I hanging out at Cape May Cafe.

Breakfast with friends is always a treat!

Awww, Donald.

I am so glad I got to take Grammy to Disney World. It was a fun trip and I can't wait to go back!

Labor Day 2009

2009-09-26T20:27:00.009-05:00

On Labor Day Weekend, I got my own wakeboard. This was my first attempt at wakeboarding. I was so excited that I got up on my first try, I couldn't believe it, and let go!

Here I am up and sporting my style!

I even figured out how to ride switch (switch from regular to goofy stance) before Mom and Dad did! (They still can't do it. hee hee.)

Hmmm. I think I will lie down here and take a little rest.

Ashley and I had great fun on the tube over the weekend too.

I don't think this is the way we are supposed to ride, but it's fun!

Ashley, you are about to fall off!

Ashley is trying to keep me from bailing out! We had a great summer at the lake!

Catching up on the summer of 2009

2009-08-25T09:18:00.021-05:00

Aunt Sarah, Uncle Andrew, and Baby Mac in Aunt Sarah's tummy were able to come down for July 4th. We had a party all weekend and played on the lake and enjoyed the fireworks that Dad and his friends set off.

Mom tried to toss Uncle Andrew and me off the tube, but we held on tight!

My BFF Jade came to visit for three weeks in July and we had so many fun times together. We had a fancy tea party one day!

We flooded the sandbox with the hose and played in it.

We built a Pet Vet in the living room.

We went to the Children's Museum and pretended to be Pioneer girls.

We swam in my pool.

We went to our little local water park and had a blast!

Wheee! Closing your eyes on the slides makes it much more exciting!

I had so much fun with Jade! I wish she didn't live in Berlin, Germany, but I will see her again!

My lake house neighbor, Ashley and I gave the dogs some rides on my quad.

I did crazy jumps into the pool.

I posed for Mom about a million times.

Mom broke our boat, so we got a new boat, and a wakeboard, and Mom and Dad learned how to wakeboard. Go, Mom.

Go, Dad! I can't wait to get a wakeboard my size to try it too!

I tubed, and tubed, and tubed this summer.

I kneeboarded alot too.

I started a new school and had my first day of school on Aug. 12.

I also had some sadness this summer. My Papaw passed away on Aug 6, 2009. He will be missed and I will always remember him. I love you, Papaw.

Fun Club at Grammy and Papa's house June 2009

2009-07-21T21:33:00.010-05:00

I went to Fun Club at my Grammy and Papa's house in June. I couldn't wait for Mom to leave so the FUN could get started!

It was "L" year, so we had a Luau.

I baked a Lioness cake by myself.

I went to see the Science Guy at the Library and made SLIME!

I was Little Red Riding Hood and brought Lemon bars to Grandma and Grandpa White in the nursing home.

While I was at Fun Club, Mom and Aunt Megan were painting the Babycake's nursery. Hazel supervised.

Here are some flowers that Mom and Aunt Megan painted in the nursery. SO CUTE!

I love visiting Grammy and Papa!

Disney World June 2009!

2009-07-19T16:08:00.029-05:00

We went to Disney World just three days after the last day of school! It was AWESOME! Here are some of my favorite pictures! Here I am at Hollywood Studios mugging for the camera!

Showing off my belly dancing moves in Morocco, at Epcot.

More moves in Morocco.

Posing for my paparazzi at Epcot.

Listening to the "kimmunicator" to hear my next Kim Possible mission at Epcot. It's really fun! I did three countries, and want to do more next time I go.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Getting ready to ride Mission: Space for the second time. This time the more intense version. How do you feel Mom?

I hope this water doesn't get me!

Hmmmm, what should we ride next?

Piglet's so cute!

Pooh's so cuddly!

Tigger is so bouncy!

Ahhh, Eyeore.

Look, Mom- no hands!

Hanging out on Tom Sawyer Island.

Going on a safari in the Animal Kingdom.

We all liked this cool ride in the Safari So Good Arcade at Kidani Village Lodge.

Mom and Dad, you are about to be run over by a GIANT golf ball!

I found some topiaries left over from the Flower Festival. They were so neat!

I love taking pictures of our feet! Here are our wet feet one night at Epcot.

I don't know why Dad is smiling, or why Mom has a crazy face! We were just messing around waiting for dinner at Oktoberfest in Germany, at Epcot.

I took this great picture at the Magic Kingdom one night!

Having some tea in Minnie's house!

Mom and I goofing around on Goofy's Barnstormer!

I wouldn't put my hand in there, Dad!

The giraffes from our savannah view at Kidani Village. We loved watching them.

Even the curtains have animals on them at Kidani Village.

This is the funniest ride picture from our trip! We love Rock-n-roller coaster, even though we don't look like it in the picture! Dad's hat flew off and you can see it flying over Mom's head! Luckily we got it back!

PINK! May 2009

2009-05-31T22:23:00.006-05:00

I got pink streaks put in my hair for the last day of school and my trip to Disney World! They look AWESOME!

Look at that PINK!

I am off to my last day of school! YEA!

I convinced Mom to get some too! I wanted her to match me!

Huntsville Museum of Art May 2009

2009-05-31T22:18:00.003-05:00

My artwork from school was on display at the Huntsville Museum of Art.

Here is my artwork.

Memorial Day Weekend 2009!

2009-05-31T21:49:00.011-05:00

Aunt Megan, Hazel, and Uncle Glenn came to visit me for Memorial Day! We all went to the lake house. Also, Uncle Brian came over, and my teacher, Mrs Pierce and her daughter Lilia.

Hazel is so cute and she talks so much! She is so fun to be around!

Everyone loved riding my Pink Machine! Hazel loved riding it too! She was really good at it!

She thought it was funny to run over her Daddy!

We also played with the 3D chalk! The weather was kind of rainy and cloudy, but we didn't let it stop us from playing outside.

Check out my tube surfing!

Hazel gives her first ice cream cone a thumbs-up!

I attempt to catch some bubbles..

Lilia, Hazel, and I play in the bubbles!

Strawberry Picking! May 2009

2009-05-31T21:36:00.004-05:00

Mom and I went on our annual strawberry picking trip.

We picked three buckets! Yummy! They were delicious!

I hope my hands come clean!

My Class Play-Character Matters

2009-04-30T17:24:00.009-05:00

I had four parts in the class play, since we have such a small class. The play was about famous fairy tale stories, and their characters come before a Fairy Tale Council to give grievances or defend themselves. I was Little Red Riding Hood, a Princess, Cinderella, and a Magic Mirror. Here I am explaining that Wolves should NOT eat beloved Grandmothers!

The Wolf did it!

Now I am Cinderella with my two mice, explaining how angry I am about doing all the work for my step-sisters, and step-mother.

As Magic Mirrors we had to decide if we should tell the Queen (who has a TERRIBLE temper) the truth about Snow White becoming the fairest of them all, (as of 8:42 am that day).

YUCK! The idea of kissing the Frog Prince with his froggy breath! We decide to give him a chance, but first we want to give him mints!

My whole class-The Aviators. There were lots of songs in the play and they were quite memorable!

We gave Mrs Pierce flowers after the play! She was a great Director!

Hula Hoop Queen!

2009-04-09T19:43:00.002-05:00

I am the Hula Hoop Queen! Tonight I hooped 413 rotations (Mom counted) which took about ten minutes! Woo Hoo! I am going for more tomorrow!

Spring Break '09 in Keystone, Colorado!

2009-03-26T19:35:00.012-05:00

I LOVE to bungee jump when I am on my ski trips! It's a great way to see the mountains!

Tinkerbell pose!

Mom took a day of snowboarding lessons. She fell down tons of times. She had bruises everywhere.

I took snowboarding lessons too. It was fun, but frustrating to keep falling down. Mom and I sure got our practice at standing back up.

Daddy defies gravity on his snowboard!

Come on, let's ski!

I perfected my hockey stop and parallel turns this year. I am getting the hang of using poles.

Mom and I on top of Mt Dercum, we're ready to ski!

Dad and I goofing around! We also tubed at this crazy place that had tubing lanes made out of snow! We went so fast (up to 60 mph!) and spun around like crazy!

SNOW!

2009-03-02T21:41:00.008-06:00

It doesn't snow often where we live, maybe once a year, so when it does, it's very exciting! We were at our lake house and woke up to this on Sunday morning!

The view from the front door

It was so pretty!

My friend Ashley and I wasted no time getting outside and playing! We had snowball fights, and tried sled riding, and built these two great snowmen!

These were my first actual snowmen! Usually when we go skiing the snow is too dry to pack and build a snowman! It was fun!

Lily and Lucy even got to have fun in the snow! Haven't they gotten big? Mom and Nee Nee had their hands full with them!

Jade's Visit

2009-02-10T10:21:00.006-06:00

My friend Jade came back to Huntsville to visit. She lives in Berlin, Germany now, and I haven't seen her for eight months, so we were very excited to see each other! We had a lot of fun together! Here we are at Jump Zone!

Jade even got to spend the night on school nights and she went to school with me for three days! She used to go to the same school, so everyone knew her. We made a "Daily News" video every day together.

We played American Girls, and Jade brought her Kirsten doll. Here, we are getting them ready for the Mexican Fiesta we had one night.

We went to the lake house on the weekend and played with the dogs. We also played with Ashley, watched movies, played Littlest Pet Shop, and did the Mentos in soda experiment.

Jade went back to Berlin and I miss her, but she will be back for a visit this summer!

We really do like these rides, honestly!

2009-01-30T15:26:00.008-06:00

I can feel the G-forces!!! It's just like riding in Daddy's Viper! Are you going to be sick, Daddy?

Prepare for impact! We are NOT crash-test dummies!

My arms are getting tired from holding up this GIANT golf ball!

We are ready to meet the Yeti!

I love this ride, really I do! The Yeti just missed us!

Trip to Disney, where dreams come true!

2009-01-22T10:15:00.035-06:00

We went to Disney World on January 9th. I was so excited to get there and start my vacation! We did so much and had so much fun while we were there, these are just a few of our memories! Here I am on the deck of our one bedroom villa at Saratoga Springs. On our first night, we saw Cirque du Soleil, La Nouba at Downtown Disney. It was so great! I could watch it over and over! I loved the Diablo act the best.

I ran my first official race on Saturday Jan 10th. It was a 400 meter dash! It was exciting! Mom and Dad cheered for me!

Daddy ran the WDW marathon the day after my race. Mom and I cheered for him at the finish line! It was awesome to see him cross the finish line! YEA, Daddy!

Hanging out with Mickey in the Race Retreat tent after Daddy finished!

Minnie is my favorite Disney character! She's such a sweetie!

Dad and I got trips to the Spa for our running achievements! It was my first Spa Experience and it was AWESOME! I had a 25 minute massage, a facial, a pedicure and a manicure! Dad had a 50 minute Swedish massage. I can't wait to go to the Spa again!

We went to Downtown Disney for dinner at Fulton's Crabhouse on Marathon Day! Dad and I were proud to wear our medals! Looks like this guy has run too many marathons!

Mom and I are in the safari, or maybe at Animal Kingdom!

So, Mom and I convinced Daddy to go on Primeval Whirl with us, we told him there wasn't much spinning. He disagreed and felt nauseous!

I finally faced my fears and went on Expedition Everest, and I loved it! It is so FUN! Daddy was crazy and took pictures while we were on it! Mom sat behind me and we all enjoyed it! I am so glad that I did it!

Of course, I had to do some Hooping while in Disney.

I met these great guys on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom! Scoop the reporter is a master pin trader, and I ended up snagging 5 pins (including exclusives) for one pin traded! He was so charming! Then the Mayor of the Magic Kingdom got into the act too. Scoop and I even had the same fashion sense that day!

Captain Hook walked by right when Mom took this picture. You never know who you will see!

We had such a nice day in the Magic Kingdom, it wasn't that crowded because of rain and cooler temps so the ride lines weren't long at all. Mom and Dad surprised me with a lunch at Cinderella's Castle! It was great seeing all the princesses! We saw Cinderella, Princess Aurora, Belle, Jasmine, and Snow White. That's a lot of royalty!

I still love seeing the Princesses and the Characters!

Daddy wasn't falling for our attempts to get him on the teacups! Anyone for a cup of tea?

I drove Daddy around the Tomorrowland Speedway even though it rained on us! I'm a pretty good driver! I also faced my fears and rode on Rock-n-Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios. It was so FUN! I am so glad that I conquered that one too! I can't wait to go back to Disney World, to make more magical memories with my family!

Trip to Grammy and Papa's House!

2009-01-02T18:16:00.011-06:00

Mom and I took a quick trip to Grammy and Papa's house after Christmas! We got to see all my Aunts on my Mom's side, and Grammy and Papa, plus my great grandparents, plus all my cousins on my Mom's side! It was awesome! Here I am on the couch with Audrey, and Katherine! We are getting ready for Game Night!

We played with three teams, and every twenty minutes we had to switch to a different game. We played Life, Scrabble, and Tangrams. It was fun!

Uncle Andrew (and Aunt Sarah) had to play Tangrams with a blindfold on, since it is their game and they know the patterns too well. It was pretty funny! I am playing with Uncle Andrew and Aunt Megan.

Aunt Sarah and Laura carry on with the Scrabble game.

Grammy and Hazel read a book together!

Grammy made homemade doughnuts for us in the morning! YUMMY! We shook them in bags of cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar.

We had a sleepover and watched a movie together. We all didn't end up sleeping together, but it was fun to snuggle while watching the movie.

On the last day, I got some time alone with Grammy and Papa. We played with my American Girl dolls and just hung out. I visited Gramma and Papa White in the nursing home while I was there too. It was a good visit! I can't wait to visit them again!

Christmas Day 2008!

2009-01-01T10:32:00.006-06:00

Santa left me a long letter telling me all about his visit to my house, and about his elf Dweezle Pumpersnick who helped pick out my toys. I had asked him about his elves in my letter to him.

My Dad got a Ripstick from my Mom. He is good at it! I am still learning how to ride it.

Santa brought me a ton of good stuff this year! He brought me a "Pink" Green Machine, a bunch of stuff for my American Girls, like a scooter, a bathtub, a trundle bed, and an armoire, and he gave our family a Wii and a Wii fit, with a lot of games! Thank you Santa!!!

WOO HOO! Santa also remembered to give me the Littlest Pet Shop Tail-Waggin' Fitness Club!!

Santa even gave Katie, Molly, and Violet gifts! They got clothes and a new saddle for Felicity the horse. They were very excited!

There I go on my Pink Green Machine! It is so fun! We all gave it a try! I am going to take it to my lake house and ride it with my neighbor Ashley, she has one too! Hers is the original Green one, and we can race in the driveway!

Christmas Eve 2008

2008-12-27T11:27:00.007-06:00

On Christmas Eve, Nee Nee and Mo Mo came over with the dogs, Bailey, Lucy and Lily, and Uncle Brian came over. We had five dogs (counting Rosie and Joey), one gerbil, and six people at our house this year for Christmas! We were all excited for Christmas! Finally everyone started to wind down and get ready to go to bed. I can't wait to open all those presents!

Lucy rolls out of her bed all the time. Sleep tight, Lucy!

Don't bother Santa when he comes, Lily!

Night-Night Bailey!

Sweet dreams, Daddy and Lucy!

This year, I made star-shaped salmon sandwiches for Santa. I thought he might be a little tired of cookies by the time he got to my house.

Our family picture, Christmas Eve 2008!

Cookies of the Week- week 4

2008-12-26T12:45:00.002-06:00

We made so many cookies this week, and we forgot to take pictures of the final results. We made Snickerdoodles, Chocolate Drops, Chocolate Mint Snow Drops, Chocolate Fudge, and Chocolate Chip Coconut bars. We put most of them into cookie tins and gift bags, then on Christmas Eve day, Mom and I went down our street and handed them out to our neighbors with our Christmas cards. It was fun! We saved some of the cookies and fudge for ourselves too! Dad made the best Chocolate Croissants with the fudge!

Cookie of the Week- week 3!

2008-12-18T19:50:00.002-06:00

We finally made the cookies I have been waiting for: Snickerdoodles! YUM! They are so fun to make into little balls and then roll in the cinnamon sugar!

I can't wait to eat them!

Cookie of the Week- week 2!

2008-12-15T21:19:00.008-06:00

We were so busy last week that we had to cheat on our weekly cookies and make a batch of strawberry rice krispy treats with chocolate drizzled on them. They were good anyway!

Rosie and Joey have been fighting over this bed all week. Note the empty bed right beside them. They bark at each other to get out of the favorite bed, and then Mom puts them in together.

It's the extra blanket that makes it so cozy!

Princess Lucy and the Pea! Lucy just climbed right in and went to sleep. The beds were stacked to get them out of the way for a minute, but she didn't mind.

Lily stretches out on the bigger bed. They have both gotten so big! They still act like puppies though, they are so cute!

My Snowgirl project for school. Mom and I got creative! I finger knitted the scarf, and Mom and I knitted the hat on a knitting circle. We filled the spheres with fake snow that grows when you add water.

Sarah Kate the Snowgirl had to have hair like mine!

Cookie of the Week!

2008-12-04T20:01:00.002-06:00

Mom and I decided to make a different batch of cookies each week in December instead of making so many batches right before Christmas this year. This way we can enjoy them all month. These are the first batch. They are Chocolate drop shortbread cookies. YUM!