What a show

Natalie's best friend Aubriella (and family) came for a visit. The girls rehearsed, then put on a great show for us, complete with music etc:

You can almost hear the music, can't you?

However, just in case you actually would like to hear the real thing, here's a little video:

I think it's worthy of a Tony!

Good morning, princess

Some days we all get out on the wrong side of the bed:

Bed-head!

The Children's Parade

In the summer, there is an annual Children's Parade in a nearby city. This year, Natalie was in it! Somehow, she talked me into being a princess along with her. We had a blast, preparing our costumes and making her wagon into a princess castle:

Two princesses!

We met up with Aubriella (and her family), and the two princess girls were in the wagon/castle together for the parade:

Two princesses!

After the parade, there was a lot of entertainment for the kids in a park where the parade ended. One of the "attractions" there was a school bus that the kids could get into. Natalie was so excited (this was before she was riding the bus every day for school...

Let's go - I'm ready!

Beep, beep

Check out Natalie's new ride:

Beep, beep...

I found it at a thrift store for shall we say a very reasonable price. Of course, Karsten "updated" it a little, so that it got a better battery with higher voltage. So now the car can really go! And of course, Natalie wanted to be just like Daddy: 

Natalie, the mechanic!

What an expression

This picture is one of my recent favorites! It was taken at a jumpy-place at our local mall - unfortunately the place closed a few weeks after we were there...Anyway, Natalie had a great time. Here she is, running from one of the inflatables to another:

This is fun!

At the beach

Summer means time to go to the beach! We went several times this summer, and all of them were really enjoyable. Natalie loves the water, the sand, and the picnic we usually bring:

Running out in the water to fill the bucket...

Making mud, and experimenting with where the water would flow (she's such an engineer - surprise!)

Picnics make for fun picture time...

Our goofy little beach girl!

What do you want to be when you grow up?

We interrupt our regularly scheduled (summer) blogging program with a short newsclip...

Just the other day, Natalie and I were talking about what she wanted to be when she grew up. She had it all down, and was very adamant both about what she wanted to be, and in which order:

1. Ballerina

2. Princess

3. Singer

4. Computer class teacher

5. Nurse

I think that's an excellent mix!

And we now return to the regularly scheduled (summer) program...