Christmas Night Magic

Cousin Jack

He thinks he is a bear. And I can't help myself from egging him on.

Christmas Dog

Christmas Eve Blizzard 09

We haven't had snow like this for years. Amelia had to go out and sprinkle her reindeer food and then it was off to bed.

The Waiting Is The Hardest Part

Christmas Cookies

The tradition lives on!

Thanks Uncle Steven

Amelia is crazy about her Uncle Steven. He always goes out of his way to play piano with her and they have a special hi-five greeting that they do every time they see each other. The other night he presented her with her very own song. Click the link to hear it. If it doesn't bring a tear to your eye you must not be human. Thanks Steven. It's very special to us.

Christmas Pagaent Video

Ready 2 Sing

Pre-Holiday Pageant

Fired Up . . . Ready to Go

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Great Pics by Auntie Steph!

Trick or Treat with Daniel

Halloween

Ready for the cold

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Feeding The Bloody Horse

Lost Finger

Well almost. The audio makes me laugh more than the video on this one.

Petting Zoo

Up close and personal with the animals. Seeing the pictures brings back the smell. It's not a good memory.

A Pumpkin Song For You

The Traditional Pumpkin Patch Pic

You really should click here to see how she has changed.

First Field Trip

Started the day off with her first school bus ride. She was very excited about this and parents were not allowed on the bus, even better!

Striking a pose for a class picture in the hay pile.

Her partner for the day Madyson. Stay tuned for more pics.

Bella's Birthday

Amelia went to a fancy tea party for Bella's birthday.

The tea party included pink lemonade with real sugar cubes. Great idea!

And here is her mood after the sugar hi wore off.

Favorite Food

I asked and she said noodles are her favorite because of the the taste and that she can slurp them. I think the latter is the most important.

Last Year On The Ponies

Amelia was just a few inches below the "too tall to ride" line this year.

Slow Food Picnic Petting Zoo - 2009

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Argh Maytee

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Enjoying "antler land" @ school

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We Love Noodles

Amelia & Mr Schnooks

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Another First Day Pic - so much joy in that face!

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Today's project at lowes

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Sculpting

Hard at work at Mike's studio

Desert Girl

Lunch With Nana

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Parlez Vous Francais?

This requires a short explanation. We were hiking in the Hyde Park area of Santa Fe. We came across a very nice French woman who was looking for her husband. Amelia has been a francophile for some time now. Once I explained to her that the woman was not only French but was from Paris Amelia curtsied and said my name is Amelie (sorry I didn't get the curtsy on film). But the rest of the exchange is pretty cute.

Amelia's Dream Activity

She really could not contain herself for this one, face painted by a fairy while holding a bunny.

En Garde

We spent an afternoon at the Santa Fe Children's Museum on our recent trip. They were having a big event with lots of things to do. Fencing was a must. She was reluctant to hit the other person with the sword and would not fight me at all.

First Day of School

Amelia's first day of kindergarten. I was so happy to see her and hear about her day. She is such a big girl now.

More Shidoni Pics

Shidoni Trip

We had a great time at the sculpture garden at Shidoni.

Contemplative Amelia

Inspired by the beauty of her surroundings Amelia takes some time to think about it all.