Tractor!

The Christmas tree farmer let me practice driving his tractor! I had so much fun turning the wheel and moving the knobs & levers that I stayed up there a long time!

Our Christmas Tree

On Monday we went to a tree farm to cut down our Christmas tree. We got a White Pine tree and the needles are very soft. I had fun encouraging Daddy while he was cutting it down. (Which was great b/c Daddy was nervous she'd be mad he was cutting it down!) Who knew we'd be cutting a tree down in 70 degree weather!?!

My Grandparents

Here I am reading books with my Poppa Brian and hanging out with my Grandma Nanna (Joanna)!

Columbus Zoo

We had fun at Wild lights at the zoo again this year. I liked brushing and feeding the goats with Auntie Bekah, and per tradition, we rode the horse carosel! (Unseasonably warm weather brought more people and therefore lines to see the animals, but a good time was still had by all!)

Honestly...

I am NOT tired! I will NOT take a nap!

warm November Christmas fun

One of the local Columbus nurseries has lots for kids to do while parents (& grandparents!) look for their Christmas trees. I got to ride on a miniature horse carosel & dance with polar bears and penguins! Dancing with the Stars be forewarned, I can get my groove on! (Santa was even available for photo opportunities, but we couldn't even get Eleanor to wave HI to him! I think we'll be another year without a Santa photo!)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here I am with Mommy & Daddy on Thanksgiving Day. We went to see my Nanna & Poppa Brian in Ohio!

Slate Run Farm

We went to a 1800's working farm called Slate Run just southeast of Columbus, Ohio. (Daddy took me there this spring too and I got to see lots of baby animals that had recently been born!) There were no babies this time, but we saw pigs, turkeys, sheep, cows, horses & ducks. We saw horses working in the field and got to pet them when they came in for their lunch break. We also learned how to shuck corn the old fashioned way and grind it up into fine cornmeal. Auntie Bekah is a good teacher! Mommy surprised us all by showing off her hidden talent of stilt walking (while pregnant!) And I had fun chasing a barn cat!

Little Indian

I made this headdress at preschool! I really like the beads, and I can tell you all the colors of them and the feathers.

Beach Day!?!

We went to the beach today and had so much fun flying my Dora kite, throwing Jasmine her ball so she could swim, & getting buried in the sand! On the boardwalk I got to see a big ghost crab up close too! Mom says she can't believe that its almost mid-November and 80 degrees outside, what a beautiful day.

Sesame Street LIVE!

I took my folks to see Elmo's Sesame Street LIVE performance! We learned all about making music and different musical instruments.

See you soon!

We said Goodbye this morning to our company. They are driving to Michigan to bring Great Grandpa Fred home. (When I asked Eleanor if she was sad to see them leave she was so grown-up in her response: "I was happy they could come stay with us!" I was so proud of her, what a big girl!)

Paperwork

I got to help Daddy at work the other day!

Victory Arch

We went to the Victory Arch while my Great Grandpa Fred was here. This is the arch that he marched under in the Army when he left to go overseas to fight in WW II. While he was in Northern Africa & Italy my Dad was born. When he returned home, under this same arch, he rode a train back to Michigan and got to see his son, my Dad, for the first time. My Dad was two years old at the time.
Touring the arch was a special day for Grandpa as he turned 85 years old this month. It is so amazing to think how our family history would be so different if he had not returned home safely to America.

Halloween Activities

I had a great Halloween! We did Trunk-or-Treat at my school, carved pumpkins, and my Poppa Ronnie, Grandma Judi & Great-Grandpa Fred were here too to witness it all! I had a fun day at preschool, we had a class party and I got a spider and a star painted on my face (face painting was a first for her). Then at night we went Trick-or-Treating; I liked going from one house to the next "Let's go to the next house!" (Even though she was shy and didn't say "Trick-or-Treat!" Maybe next year she will!) My pumpkin was so heavy full of candy Daddy had to help me carry it!