School Art

Here's my artwork from Friday!! It's proudly displayed on the fridge.....

Friends, Family & Food

Lately I've been missing all my loved ones. When I can't videochat with any of my Seattle family, or I'm told The Daniels or Grandpa & Grandma J aren't coming to visit tomorrow, I start to cry. Missing things is part of growing up, but that doesn't make it any easier for me (or Mom and Dad who hate to see me upset).

What does help is knowing Coco will be here in a few days to see me, and when that isn't enough, I snack on some of my favorite foods. So enjoy some of my favorite friends, family and food* pictures from the past few weeks.

Behind the scenes of my new reality show: Toddler versus Food. Don't worry, I didn't eat all of it. I hate pickles on my burgers!

Had a great time with all the Jacksons from across the continent. Also, learned what giving "bunny ears" is.

Sneaking a peek into my Lego tower (looking for fruit snacks, probably).

Grandma J makes a great Lego Train Tunnel.

Dairy Barn Milkshake with Mom at the Fulton County Fair.

Picking this year's Thanksgiving Turkey.

Cheers, it's TEA TIME!

Yogurt raisins are one of my favorite treats.

Don't mess with me and Obi.

Laughing and giggling with Ol' One Sock Lindsey.

The arms in the air and the big grin mean one of two things. Either I love my new big girl bed, or we're going out for ice cream!

A cookie cake to celebrate Mom's 8 years at MCO/MUO/UTMC last week. Great job, Mom!

And we'll end it with a picture from my first full day of pre-school. It went great...there were snacks!

*Despite what it looks like in these pictures, I don't just eat snacks all day. Mom and Dad make sure I get a nice balanced diet that includes things besides sugar.

Preschool Pic

Last week was my first trip to Epworth Toddler Day Out.....it's my once a week school program.

Here I am all ready for school!

Dad was excited to take me to school :) I told Mom and Dad that I really liked the kids, play kitchen, and water table!
Uncle Matt and Aunt Jess were in town for a week visit to Toledo. It's becoming tradition to go swimming when I see them!

Here was Uncle Matt going done the giant toilet bowel slide!

We were busy all week with Matt, Jess, and Grandpa and Grandma Jackson. I need to get the pics from their cameras downloaded so I can share those too!

Playing in the super tent with Uncle Matt.

Story time and secrets with Mom in the tent!

Outfits x 3!

I wanted to wear my new "sparkle" shoes from Grandma and Grandpa Hiatt today.

You can't tell here, but when I dance around they light up!

Here I am working on my moves.....

Next outfit of the day. I wanted to try on some of my new clothes that Mom and Dad bought me. Here I am working in the kitchen.
Close-up! Can you believe that I told Mom I was cranky today???? (Note from Mom - Nat was indeed cranky at times)

More posing for the camera.

This was just too funny not to include. Just proves that there are always outtakes!

Looking at my flower.....

It's hard to tell, but I am rocking TWO ponytails!

Happy August...

I've been off my game... I could blame it on lots of things, but I've just been busy, busy, busy! Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks :)

I like the locker/cubby area by the garage door. I do really well leaving my shoes and hats there. It's a great staging area! This particular day I was excited to have TWO ponytails.
Parker turned 2 on August 1st. The Daniels came to visit and check out the new house the weekend after her birthday. I had a great time putting the sprinkles on the cake.

The girls all got to wear princess crowns.

We both got all dressed up and I had to give Parker a great birthday hug.

I like wearing my tutu dress!

Here's the lake that forms when we get rain. Dad called the developer and they are supposed to come dig us a drainage ditch. I guess this is what happens when your house is the end of the road!
Last week I went with Dad to watch the elephants raise the circus tent. Maybe next year I'll go to the circus with Mom and Dad.
I just spent a busy weekend in Columbus. The Daniels had a party on Saturday for all of their Columbus friends. They are moving to Florida over Labor Day. I have already bought a plane ticket to visit in November! Looking forward to a fun visit in FL!
The bounce house was GREAT! Parker had me beat on the gymnastics. But I had a lot of fun (as did Mom and Dad).
Today I took a trip to the Columbus Zoo. We went to some new exhibits that I hadn't seen before. They had a great educational area. Here I am looking at the baby Cheetahs. I also got to get really close to a sloth, pet a snake, and watch baby penguins swim.
The Asia exhibit was also great. The elephants were moving around but the best part was the Tiger. It swam right towards me! I also got caught in a thunderstorm and we ran for cover. Good thing it was warm outside...
Me and my buddy at the zoo. I owe Parker a big thank you for letting me ride her bike around the zoo. After the zoo we went to downtown Columbus for fancy crepes at a food cart. It was a busy day and I loved hanging out with the Daniels!
This is me about 10 minutes after we left the Daniel's house. I fell asleep while drinking and snoozed most of the ride home. It was a wonderful weekend and I think I'm going to sleep hard tonight!

Major Catch-Up Part 2!

I was going thru photos from Grandpa and Grandma and they had some good ones.....

Here's me and Grandpa mowing the sidewalks!

Daddy and me in the new backyard. There are lots of fireflies out there at night!

Grandpa and me with my box of Legos.

Grandma made me a great new apron and brought me some piggy kitchen utensils :)

Relaxing on the patio and soaking my feet.....it was really hot!

Making garlic bread with Mom. I wanted to eat the product as I was making it!

Out shopping and riding the big mower.....

MORE watermelon!

My favorite spot in Mom and Dad's bathroom.

Library time on Wednesdays with Miss Heidi.

A great dessert at Applebee's with Grandpa and Grandma. I ate a lot of mousse! More pics to come of the new house.....strangely Mom and Dad haven't taken too many. They are more concerned about unpacking all of the boxes!!