i found grandma marsha's nightgown and just had to put it on! i thought it was great!
let's go!
looking out at chicago
i love to look at all the buildings from grandma and grandpa's downtown chicago condo! it looks different than phoenix!
doing art with grandma peggy!
dot art is new to me...and i love it! good idea grandma peggy!
here grandpa tobey...a puzzle piece
my first train ride!
i went to navy pier and got to ride on a train!
photo opp!
navy pier is fun!
num, num...i like pickles!
fun...different toys than i am used too!
peek-a-boo...
i see grandma peggy through the screen!
whee!
"no mine"
i now say this when i want something or don't want to share...
hanging out on the back patio!
a wagon ride chauffeured by mia!
mia is an awesome cousin! she pulls us fast in the wagon! plus, she builds forts for me to play in and reads to me too!
elle's turn!
i love going for wagon rides! and i made a new friend, luke, who lives next door to grandma and grandpa herzog!
sharing my popcicle with elle!
time for some art!
mia and elle
dari-licious ice cream!
i had my first ice cream cone while sitting in "turtle park" at dari-licious, the long-time local ice cream shop in crawfordsville! thanks grandma peggy!
elle, can you push a little higher "peas?"
swinging with my cousins!
mmm...geraniums...
wyatt...can i ride your 4-wheeler?
wyatt also has fun toys to play with. i am too young for this now but i liked sitting on it anyway!
enjoying the creamery grounds and the scenery!
getting ready to walk the trail...
on the bridge over sugar creek!
playing with water!
strawberry festival 2009!
this is my second year to attend the strawberry festival! last year i was too young to do much...this year i had more fun!
i am focused....
a pony ride!!!
boy, did i enjoy riding the pony after i initially didn't want mommy to let go?!? i was all smiles as we went around in circles!
a reunion!
i got to visit sarah james and her son, cameron, last november in crawfordsville! they were back in town for another playdate! cameron and i did an excellent job at sharing the toys!
at the indianapolis airport...
heading home after a great vacation! THANKS to grandma peggy, grandpa tobey, uncle rob, aunt beth, mia and elle!
introducing jet miller herzog!
we rescued an english pointer! we picked her up on june 16, 2009! she is a very sweet little girl! she gives me kisses, lets me lay on her pillow with her, loves when i feed her some of my food, and lets me give her hugs! i love my new "sister"!
naptime!
at the airport having a snack...
mommy, daddy and i are going to chicago and then crawfordsville, in to see our indiana family! yippee!
look...here comes our plane!
looking out the airplane window...
cuddling with grandpa tobey
nev likes to say, "tobey, tobey, tobey" three times fast!
ugh-oh...the crocodile got my fingers!
i am not scared at all when i push a tooth down in the crocodile's mouth and the mouth shuts on my fingers. i like this game!
strolling along the lake michigan trail
riding the carousel with daddy!
a hug for daddy
my first day in indiana...
after having fun in chicago, i got to go to indiana!
wait for me grandpa tobey!
me and cousin mia and cousin elle!
i love my two cousins...they are so much fun and love to play with me!
slip-n-slide!!!
wow...a slip-n-slide...i had never done this before! at first i wasn't too sure because the water was cold but after a few times...i couldn't stay away! i got upset when i had to wait in line for my turn!
aunt beth and i make a good team for crazy eights!
i got to play cards with the big kids! old maid, go fish and crazy eights!
cousin mia teaching me how to swing
going shopping!
hugs from elle!
i really like elle! she plays with me, helps me with baths, reads to me and much more!
my first popcicle
boy is this messy but good!
entering the fort!
cousin mia made this fort! and cousin elle invited me to come play inside it! it is lots of fun!
ladies luncheon!
milk mustache
holding hands...
this smells good!
my summer fling...
wyatt motz, lives across the street from grandparent's herzog, he is almost a year older than me! i got to go over to his house and play frequently! he was my first kiss last summer and we kissed again this summer! he likes to show off for me too! i think he is cute!
visiting the traderspoint creamery
i went with grandpa tobey, grandma peggy, aunt beth, cousins mia and elle, mommy and daddy to a creamery where they make cheese, ice cream, and milk!
babies calves...
the staff at the creamery stated they have newborn calves almost everyday! wow!
my first time on the local trail!
there is a trail that goes through part of town and over sugar creek! it is pretty!
i love to play!
oops...how did i get in here?!?
i thought it was great i could fit in the bucket! i was cracking myself up by standing up and then plopping down in the water and seeing it splash out of the bucket!
i love art!
i tend to get upset when i have to stop drawing, painting, etc. i just enjoy it so much and don't want to be done! it was fun to paint at the strawberry festival with my daddy!
looking through the balloon!
i am easily entertained! balloons are a favorite of mine!
what cuties!!!
wow...we actually got everyone facing the camera!?!*!
a playdate!
pictured (left to right) nev, courtney, jessica
another girls luncheon
maya, courtney, jessica and i played in the pool and then had lunch together! good times with good friends!