Happenings

This post is going to combine a few different events we've done over the past couple of weeks.

First, we had Western night for LOGOS. I loved getting dressed up for that one. Sam was in the middle of playing Play Doh but had to join in the picture taking.

On the Thursday I was off of school for conferences, Mom and I went to Milwaukee to see Aunt Amanda and baby Maebel. They had a deal at Build A Bear, and Mom had told me I could get one so we did that! I picked a Kylo Ren Star Wars bear and named him Starry. We also visited the Lego Store which was pretty cool!

Mom, Sam and I made a trip to the zoo since we hadn't been there in awhile. It was a pretty chilly morning so we got some hot chocolate and watched the polar bears from the Glacier Grille.

The carousel was running, which we were surprised about. Aunt Amanda would have been very proud as Sam chose the otter on his own :)   I was on the lion farther back.

Just hanging out as turtles...

Great Grandma passed away on November 20th. We will all really miss her.

We got to see all our cousins and the great grandchildren were all together for the first time.

I had a great time with Zoe coloring and talking.

Mason and Maebel met each other for the first time.

A picture of all the Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. The first time we had been together in over 10 years.

Mommy was bad about taking pictures on Thanksgiving...she didn't take any! We went to G&G Hyland's on Thanksgiving Day and then G&G Rikli's the day after Thanksgiving.

The day after Thanksgiving, we went to the fire truck parade at night in Sun Prairie (along with everyone else in Sun Prairie)! It was a cold night, and there were TONS of people. Next year it might just be me and Mom. Sam was interested to begin with, but then got cold and lost interest.

I got pretty close to a front row seat with Daddy.

Sam got to sit on Grandpa's shoulders and see everything coming.

Mom and I stayed till the end to see Santa light the Christmas tree. Dad and Sam went to the car to warm up. I really liked him lighting the Christmas tree. He put magic dust on it and lit it from the ladder of a fire truck. Mom didn't get any pictures because she had to hold me so I could see.

Happy Thanksgiving! We have a lot to be thankful for!

Halloween, Sam's Birthday and More!

Here are some of the fun things we have been up to the past couple of weekends.

We went to Kids in the Rotunda and saw The Madgadders. I really liked them. Sam wasn't as into it until he found a very comfy spot!

We did some trick or treating on Halloween! Sam only made it a few blocks and then wanted to go back and hand out candy with Daddy. I was out for a little over an hour with Mommy. Then we came home and watched Newsies!

This house always gets all decked out for Halloween. It is very cool!

Sunday we went to our annual Rocky Rococo pizza/movie day for NMB. The movie was The Descendants. I really liked it. Sam had to go to the bathroom about 4 times during the movie...not quite sure how many of those times were actually needed!

While we were eating pizza, Daddy was bringing home a buck he got.

We each had to pose with it too.

Mommy got to be snack helper in Sam's school. It was fun for Mommy to see Sam in his school setting and Sam was so happy the whole time.

The classroom got new fish, and Sam got to feed them since he was snack helper!

They had a fine motor station set up to put marbles in a glass vase. Mommy didn't get a great picture, but Sam was doing a good job!

Sam's birthday was on a Saturday this year so we got to have his party on his birthday!

Here he is with the raspberry cake he had requested. It didn't have pink raspberry frosting so he was a bit disappointed.

He did enjoy singing happy birthday to himself though!

He got a sharp-toothed excavator from G&G Rikli. He wanted one of these so bad because the flat ones without teeth just can't dig in the mud or dirt!

This is what I did while Sam opened presents.

Playing with his presents!

We had to get some leaves raked, and there were so many that I had Sam and Mommy bury me in the leaves.

Can you see me?

When I got bored with the leaves, I brought out my books from the library to read. :)