Gopher Sunday

Go Golden Gophers! Mom and I thought we would dress alike for the first time and what could be better than maroon and gold! And since daddy is from Minnesota he doesn't mind a bit.





And this is my new stomping grounds, the activity garden. Welcome, please come in. I was just getting my mail.






I can really sniff these flowers!



The best part of this new toy. . . every part! Even the threshold is fun!

Horses and fall colors

My daddy knows just how to talk to the horses at Grandpa and Grandma's horse farm.






In fact, he can talk so sweet they get really close! Sometimes too close!





Don't you just love the fall colors!










Look at what I helped harvest!

"Smell the flowers"

Grandpa has taught me the cutest thing ever, how to "smell the flowers." I also respond to sniff!

Happy Halloween...practice!

Watch as the mighty Cheer Bear stands on her own.

She is stalking this unsuspecting pumpkin.








I got you! And just in time for Halloween!








If you didn't notice before, I am standing by myself! I love all this extra padding!

Some extra summer days!

What's a girl to do when mommy is doing the dishes?





Check out how wet daddy's shirt is after this bath! Wild and crazy!!





Grandpa knows how to take advantage of these extra summer days. Can you see the Delta Queen on the river in the background?

Listen to how much I love to eat!

I finally got this on video. Kaarina's love of food. Level 1 food (where you only feed 1 kind at a time) went to the wayside pretty quickly. As Kaarina ate everything we put in front of her. And with good summer and fall variety we moved quickly into mixing things up. Here listen to her excitement (hyperventilating!) at the site of zucchini, onion, tomato bake with chicken.