Leaves, Halloween, and Snow!

Okay okay okay...
I know its been a while since my last post
but the life of a one-year-old doesn't always allow
time for blogging!
I'll start with some old pics and they'll lead into the
WINTER pics!My first professional haircut.
I just won't allow Mommy to cut my hair any more
but I'm an "angel" at the salon! Go figure!

Just working on my letters while wearing
my Potato Head glasses!
You know... important stuff!

My first trip to Night Eyes at the Blank Park Zoo.
I saw lions, tigers, and NO bears! bummer
I was a monkey but I liked the leopard better
than the real monkeys (they were boring)

Here's the costume...

and here's Daddy taking me Trick-or-Treating.
I was so polite I told everyone "Your welcome"
when they gave me candy. Mommy says we need to
work on that one!

Ahhh... remember the fall leaves?
They were so much fun this year.
They only lasted one week and now they are gone forever.

Enjoying the last nice fall day before winter.

My baby cousin Noah was baptized in Minnesota
on November 9th. Look how big he is!
He's so cute. I'm just not quite ready to hold him yet...
stop pressuring me everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving!
Noah and I love our Nana and Papa!
I'm thankful for them!

I'm also thankful for my big cousins, Dalton and Makenzie.
Here I am being big like Dalton.

Finally SNOW!
I love the snow!
I'll even risk a runny nose to play in this stuff!

Shovel?
Nahhh... its more like a big spoon for eating
snow!

Here's the man!
This is my buddy Santa.
He's going to bring me some great stuff this year.
Notice, Elmo had to go with me. Elmo asked for his
friends Grover and Cookie Monster to come live with us.

With cabin fever setting in, Mom and I decided to
go camping in the living room. This is our
"cave" that we shared with other animals like my
tiger, monkey, giraffe, and many more.

Cousin Noah and Me

Guess who's here!

My baby cousin Noah was born August 20th
and he is so cute! I didn't get to meet him the
first day but Mommy drove up there to help
welcome him into the world. This is Noah with
HIS mommy and daddy, Aunt Anita and
Uncle John.

Hey... I think we are related... those
chubby cheeks look familiar! :)

Noah looks so peaceful...

I wasn't so sure about Noah the first time
I met him. I didn't want to hold him but I would
look at him for a couple seconds before exploring
Nita and John's house. (I've been practicing talking
about and taking care of babies at home so I'll be
ready next time I see him!)What I DID enjoy was all the construction going
on at Nita and John's. Papa's tools were pretty
cool!Papa even let me help with the cupboards.
I've got BIG muscles!After all that work, Papa and I went to
the pool down the block at Noah's other
Grandma and Grandpa's house.
Ahh... nothing like soaking the tired muscles!This is me at the Buddy Walk for my friend
Maxwell. I was on the Maxwell's Sluggers team
so I got a baseball on my cheek! I even got to see
the Chris Burke Band for a little while. Chris was
the actor that played "Corky" on a show called
"Life Goes On" MANY years ago! It was fun and
I danced for a while before I needed a NAP!
Just a shot of my new shoes. I LOVE my
new shoes and can't stop talking about them!Mmmmm..
Cooooorrrrrnnnn!Bubbles! Now that I'm a "runner" these
are much more fun!Labor Day weekend I got to check out
Uncle Todd's cool Harley Davidson! It's a lot
bigger than Daddy's because Todd's is a
police edition!

Okay.... a few more picture of my very HANDSOME
little cousin, Noah!
I love you Noah!

Peace out,
Lane

July!

Hello everyone!

It has been an eventful July! I've done lots

of fun things and Mommy has gone back

to work so I'm once again swimming most

days at daycare! Yippee!

I've got some pitures to share down below!

This is Mommy and me watching Sidney swim at

Easter Lake. She loves to play fetch!

THIS is where I swim!

Here I am during a break at the aquatic center.

Boy I wish I could help Daddy mow the lawn.

I'm just too little so I watch from the window.

(Check out those new windows Mommy and Daddy bought me!)

Just a-swingin'
July brings Deusey days in Garner!
I'm waiting for the parade to start!
We want candy! We want candy!
I love a parade!

After the parade, I got to go swimming at the new

Garner Aquatic Center!

This frog slide is AWESOME!Later that night, we went to another park!
(I'm spoiled)

I flew a jet backwards...

I went on a merry-go-round with Daddy...

and by myself...

and I got to swing on a big disk-thingy!

Wouldn't you know it, I got to go play the next

weekend in Eagle Grove!

(I told you I'm spoiled!)

Grandpa pushed me around in Uncle Matt's old car...

I got to try out Mommy's first set of wheels...

and I explored the equipment in the back yard!

Now I'm just anxiously awaiting the arrival of my

newest cousin. He's somewhere under the hands in

this picture but I can't see him. I have a feeling he's

gonna be really good at hide-and-seek!

Come out, come out, wherever you are!

August is almost here, so hopefully I'll post some pictures

of my new cousin soon!

Enjoy the rest of your July!

Peace out!

Lane

Summer Fun!

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
Now that its done pouring rain, I've been having
fun too. I got to watch fireworks this
weekend at my friend's house.
This is me and Daddy watching fireworks
way off in the distance...
"Oooooo..."

I also learned how to walk! This is me
taking off down the hallway! Maybe I'm not
the most "graceful" but I can get around!

Look I can stand on my head!

This is a good trick... sticking a light-up-suction-cup
fish to my forehead! Woohoo! Bet you can't do that!

This is me at my friend Mitchell's house playing ball.
I was too scared to hang out with his big brother
Maxwell in the pool. Too much splashing!

Mommy, Daddy, and I went to the Art Festival.
This was my favorite part... we listened to some good
music that I could dance to!

I'm learning how to play fetch with Sidney.
She's pretty crazy when it comes to her ball!
I've got a big ol' scratch on my cheek from one
of our games.

OKAY! NOW FOR THE FLORIDA TRIP!

Here is PuppyDog and me riding up to Minneapolis
to find an airplane!

There's an airplane! (not ours but just like it!)

Here I am on my first plane ride with Papa.
I had a good time on the flight to Florida.
(I slept most of the way, but Mommy says
that's a blessing!)

Our first morning on the beach in Fort Lauderdale!

Here I am being introduced to the sand and waves
with Mommy and Papa.
Guess what... I LOVED IT!

Daddy and uncle Matt buried me in the sand!

HOT SAND!

Trying out my shovel from Nana.

This is Nana and me taking a Water Taxi.
We saw lots of million dollar houses and yachts.
Someday I'll be the CEO of Sunglass Hut and
buy one of those houses so you all can vacation at
MY PLACE!

Here is our hotel. Its the tan and brown one
in the middle. It had a Hooters attached to it, but
we went to Sloppy Joe's instead! Bummer.

Here's me at Bubba Gump's. They had good food
and a one-legged pigeon! What entertainment!

Now this may not be a good picture... but this is
my first run-in with the law! Mommy was going
through the gift shop at Bubba Gump's and when
she needed to pay Daddy wheeled me outside.
A few minutes later they discovered this little stuffed
shrimp laying beside my stroller... I had stolen it!
I really wanted a stuffed shrimp! Daddy took it back in
and Mommy paid for it. Yes, they are enabling my klepto-
ways but I guess I'm just too darn cute for them to say "no."
I've named him "Bubba."

This is my shell collection that Daddy found in the ocean.

Here I am next to Daddy's future
Sucker Punch Sally motorcycle.
Someday....

Here is our last day on the beach.

Here is Papa, Nana, and Uncle Matt.
They were so nice to let us tag along on
their trip to Fort Lauderdale. We are so
lucky to have them!Mommy gave up on my swim trunks the last day.
They were so full of sand and I guess she was
tired of washing the sand out each night!
I think my swim diaper is pretty stylin' with Nemo on it!

This is my crab crawl looking for seashells.

This is the dreaded flight home.
Man was I crabby!

Phew! I'm pooped out!

Well, I hope you enjoyed my summer and vacation pictures!
Thank you Nana and Papa for taking us and letting me experience
the beach for the first time! I had a BLAST!
I'll be sure to add more if anything cool happens!
Peace out!
Lane