Girls night out

A couple of weekends ago, Natalie and I went out for a "girls night out"! First, we stopped at the icecream place:

Yummi!

Then, we went on to the play area at the mall. The slides are always fun:

But the big hit came when she got to ride the pink panther truck. She has never tried something like that before.

Her smile when the thing started to move was priceless:

Sorry for the blurry pictures. I didn't have my camera with me, so they are taken with my cell phone. But to me, her smile shines thru even the most blurry of pictures!

At the amusement park

This morning, we went to the local amusement park. We met Aubriella there (and her Mom and Dad too, of course). The kids had a great time!

Future Olympic medalists in synchronous swinging...

The merry-go-round is always a hit.

Partners in crime - or at least in the ladybug ride!

A party on the deck

Last weekend, we were sitting outside, just finishing up dinner. Natalie really wanted to go and play on her swingset, but Karsten and I needed to finish up dinner and clean up, so Karsten suggested that Natalie could take Baby Natalie (her doll) out on the deck and show her how nice it was outside.

Well, Natalie decided that Baby Natalie needed to have a party. And of course, she needed to have some toys at her party. Shortly thereafter, we took this picture, thinking that it was kinda cute and funny how neatly everything was lined up:

She kept going - and going - and going... After about another half hour of this:

... Well, here's what the deck looked like:

I think it was a pretty good party!

Chocolate!

The other day, Natalie got a chocolate covered chocolate-biscotti...

At the Zoo

On Sunday, Natalie and I spent the afternoon (after her nap) at the Zoo. It was a beautiful day, and we had such a great time.

Looking at the penguins

Just chillin'...

Riding the Dinosaur

I'm at the top of the world! (Or at least at the top of the slide...)

Cupcakes are for eating

Of course, Natalie got to taste one of the cupcakes we made on Sunday:

One, two, three sticky fingers...

Uh-oh, my hands got all dirty...

... But it's really yummy!

Playing dress-up

The other morning, Natalie got into the closet where I kept her halloween-costume from last year. Of course, she had to try it on. And she also wanted the apron on that I had put away in the same place. So here she is, wearing her jammies, bumble-bee outfit, and apron: