It's been pretty quiet around here lately except for the amount of playdates that the little girl has been having. So, just for fun, I thought I'd show you some pictures of the little girl and some of her best buddies! We're so very thankful for these friends as well as their families. It's great knowing that she's growing up with such a great group of kids.
Joy and Aanika having dinner in her room - a very special treat!
Joy and Aanika selling flowers and seeds on a very warm November day. They made their own sign as well as a song that they sang at the top of their lungs as the cars went by. ; ) Best yet, they made over $6!
An after-school play date: Aanika, Kendahl, Joy and Jada. All of these sweet little girls live in our neighborhood.
Aanika and Kylie riding their bikes. Kylie lives two doors down....
Just HOW do you start a new year out? Working? Travelling? Nope! For us it's taking down the Christmas decorations and the tree and best yet, ice skating!
As Momma took down all the little things of Christmas, the boys of the family tackled the tree. As you can see here, Mr. Smudgy is doing a fine job!
Here is Kev and Aanika getting ready to skate. Sorry, it's the only picture I have of her since they wouldn't allow cameras on the ice.
I did however manage to sneak it out and take a quick video of her. Sorry, the picture is sideways....like I said, I was being sneaky!
Aanika did really well except for one monster fall. She was finally venturing out on her own and it was going to be the last time she was able to get on the ice before the session closed. She no more touched her second skate to the ice and .....brief silence....SPLAT! and then the tears came. She was a tough cookie though! We stood her up, wiped the ice shavings from her bootie, dried her tears, gave her a hug and lots of encouragement and then off she went! All in all, a very fun outing. ; )
Wow, it's been quite a while since I updated this! Facebook has kind of taken over as my posting site but I forget that not everyone is there....so, my new year's resolution is to keep this site current! ; )
We've had a lot going on this year. Aanika is now a FIRST GRADER and is a total bookworm. She loves school and says the library is her favorite class. Can that be considered a class? She thinks so, so I guess we'll just have to encourage that.
This summer was all about fun, fun, fun!! We spent many hours at Six Flags (daddy bought her and momma summer passes), bike riding - she's now confidently on two wheels, and all things little girls can do in the summer. We went to Oma & Opa Sprecher's house on the lake quite a few times and had lots of fun with her cousins, Aunts and Uncles as well as some new friends she met there. There were scooters to ride with the other kids, boat rides, dock jumping and even her first ride on a SeaDoo!! She loved her summer!
The end of our summer took us on a family trip to Wyoming to visit my nephew who is living and working on a beautiful ranch as well as a visit to Yellowstone. The trip went way too fast and we're looking forward to returning!
Now it's already past the Christmas season and we're moving full speed ahead into 2010....are we ready? I hope so! Violin is back in session for the Spring season, we're looking into Summer Camps for the little girl and tentatively making trip plans for something special next Christmas! We're also going to be starting some renovations on the house so that ought to be a ton of fun too.
Like I said, I'll keep this more up to date so be sure to come back often and see what's happening in our world!
Joy and Aanika having dinner in her room - a very special treat!
Joy and Aanika selling flowers and seeds on a very warm November day. They made their own sign as well as a song that they sang at the top of their lungs as the cars went by. ; ) Best yet, they made over $6!
An after-school play date: Aanika, Kendahl, Joy and Jada. All of these sweet little girls live in our neighborhood.
Aanika and Kylie riding their bikes. Kylie lives two doors down....
The girls of summer....
This summer was all about fun, fun, fun!! We spent many hours at Six Flags (daddy bought her and momma summer passes), bike riding - she's now confidently on two wheels, and all things little girls can do in the summer. We went to Oma & Opa Sprecher's house on the lake quite a few times and had lots of fun with her cousins, Aunts and Uncles as well as some new friends she met there. There were scooters to ride with the other kids, boat rides, dock jumping and even her first ride on a SeaDoo!! She loved her summer!
