merry christmas!

December 25th, 2010

happy holidays

bella tells santa about santana

December 20th, 2010

bella and santa

My favorite part of Bella’s visit with Santa this year:

santa: Did you write this list by yourself?
bella: Yes. I wrote it at home while watching a Santana dvd. Santana is a guitar player.
santa: Yes, I know that. You know what? He told me what he wants for Christmas, too.

thanksgiving surprise

December 11th, 2010

My husband had this crazy idea to fly home on the “busiest travel day” and surprise our families for Thanksgiving. It was a fast trip, but we squeezed in an amazing amount of quality family time. We also debunked the myth that Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year. As for the media hype regarding security, there was not a body scanner nor pat down in sight.

thanksgiving surprise

Wednesday afternoon at the Lincoln Airport. You could hear a pin drop!

thanksgiving surprise

Bella with the Kundhi family.

thanksgiving surprise

Kundhi men fixing the ladies Thanksgiving dinner.

thanksgiving surprise

Bella with the Tamburello family.

thanksgiving surprise

Bella giving her great grandmom an hug and kiss.

then + now: coloring at macaroni grill

November 19th, 2010

then and now:

coloring at macaroni grill

fun at roca berry farm

November 6th, 2010

roca berry farm

One day during Fall Break, we headed down to Roca Berry Farm for an afternoon of fun with friends. Our first trip two years ago was so different. Aside from the fact that it was freezing and we didn’t stay very long, Bella was so little! Here are some pics of our latest trip with my Big Girl.

roca berry farm

roca berry farm

roca berry farm

our abby cadabby is growing up

October 31st, 2010

halloween abby cadabby

Here she was last year. Can you believe it? She’s growing up so fast!

my little bookworm

October 22nd, 2010

When I asked Bella if she minded if we stop at the library today, she asked if we could check out Fall Leaves Fall! They’ve been reading it in school.

I helped her look it up in the catalog and find it on the shelf. She borrowed my card and checked it out by herself at the self-checkout machine. Then she read it on the way home.

bookworm

How long do you think before she asks for her own library card?

franken foot

October 16th, 2010

franken foot

watching granola bake

September 18th, 2010

homemade granola

It was too cold and dreary to go apple picking today. Bella and I are making granola instead.

picnics in the park

September 14th, 2010

picnic

Today was our second picnic lunch this week. Now that the weather is cooling off, we’re trying to get as much outside time as possible. I hope the weather holds out for a few more. We’re loving Nebraska’s early Fall.