Disney on Ice!

This past weekend we were lucky enough to go see Disney on Ice with our friends Amber, Andy, and Elly! This year it was all about Princesses and Calla loves princesses! We did not tell Calla that we were going to see the show, but we just told her that we were going to the hockey house to see Elly. When we walked in she was looking around and said "Jasmine is at the hockey house! Burly likes Jasmine!!"

Jasmine, Ariel, Mulan, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Belle, and of course Cinderella were all featured. Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy all made an appearance as well. When Mickey and Minnie came out, Elly was waving at them and smiling and Calla was yelling "I LOVE HER!! I LOVE MY MINNIE! I LOVE HER!!!"

Calla likes Jasmine some because Burlynn loves Jasmine, but Calla REALLY likes "Cindebrella!!" The first half of the show was all about the 6 princesses, but then the whole 2nd hour was Cinderella! At intermission, Calla was ready to go because "Cindebrella is not here mom!" I convinced her that Cinderella just takes longer to get ready and indeed she would be there. She did enjoy seeing Cinderella and even got a cool cup to bring home!

She was so excited before just to be hanging out with Elly again!

We still have a few pumpkins around and she really wanted a picture with her little pumpkin.

Calla and Mommy at the show!

Calla and Elly ready to see the princesses!

Aladdin

Little Mermaid: The special effects were amazing during this!

Cinderella in her ride to the ball!

Calla just staring at the show!

The ending number with the fireworks. Calla really enjoyed them!

She wanted to suck my thumb so I ask to try hers!

Happy Halloween!

Calla spent 3 days celebrating her current favorite holiday! On Thursday, we went downtown to trick-or-treat to the local businesses. On Friday, Calla got to celebrate at daycare with her friends. Then this weekend we went to Deshler to celebrate. My mom and I hosted a baby shower for my best friend Stephanie. She is expecting her first child in December! Then we got to go trick-or-treating with Uncle Shane and B! We had lots of fun and can't wait to see them all again!

Calla Minne Mouse!

This is her gallon sized bag of candy that she collected over the 3 days!

Calla Minnie Mouse and Burlynn Cinderella!

The girls with Uncle Jed Stand Up Comedian and Uncle Shane from Saw!

This morning we got to go feed the ponies some apples!

Papa and his girls!

An 89th Birthday Party!

Today we went to celebrate Grandma Bernice's 89th Birthday! Grandma Karma, Papa Mike, Patty, James, Barrie Jo, Uncle Chris, and Charlotte were all there. We we missing Allison and Clara, but hope to see them again soon. We ate lunch together (and cake!) and then went to Grandma's house to take pictures and hang out for a little bit.It was a fun afternoon!

Calla and Baby Charlotte! "Her cousin!"

Grandma Bernice and two great granddaughters!

The Boy's and their daughters!

So, we have lived here 4 years and every year this burning bush will have about 10 leaves that turn red before they all fall off. This year (hopefully our last here!) it has decided to turn a beautiful shade of reddish orange before it shed all of its leaves!

Fall Break!!

Today I am on Fall Break and we are celebrating our 2nd snowfall of the Autumn!?!?

Last Saturday we went to another parade and then our friends came over to watch the Huskers. Calla did not have time for a nap. This was her at 7:15 that night on the living room floor!

Last night she wanted to watch "the Candy Movie!" with Daddy. This is what I found when I went to the living room. :)

On the way home from daycare yesterday we decided we wanted to make cookies today. We stopped at Hobby Lobby to get some pumpkin cookie cutters. This morning we whipped up some batter and rolled them out. Calla loved helping!

She really wanted to put the sprinkles on! Calla held the sprinkles up and the cookie and said "Mama, take my picture!"

Check out her tongue while applying sprinkles!

She is so determined!

Finished product!
When we were done she asked, "Now is it Halloween?" I had to tell her one more week! She is SO EXCITED to have Halloween!

Snow!?!?

Yesterday we celebrated our first snowfall of the season! We had told Calla earlier in the week that it might snow on the weekend. From then on, she was telling everyone that she was going to make a snowman when it snowed. We really thought it would snow just a dusting and we would not be able to make a snowman.

Well, when Calla woke up Saturday morning she had been looking out her window by her bed and was yelling at me, "Mama, I go outside and make a snowman!" It was 7:30 at this point so I told her we had to wait a little bit! We had about 2 inches and it was still snowing! About 9:30 we found our winter clothing and went outside.

She had so much fun running around, learning how to make snow angels, throwing snow at Mommy, and brushing snow off of everything in our yard! I could not get the snow to stick together enough to make a snowman so I was going to make a snow blob and Calla decided it would be more fun to knock it down. HA!

This is a pic of my mums from Friday evening...they were gorgeous!

Here is Calla posing with her pumpkin before the hockey game on Friday evening. Friday, it was about 55 degrees here!

Getting ready to go outside!

Collecting snow to put on the slide. She thought it was so fun to cover the slide with snow and then go down.

Brushing snow off of the sandbox.

All done!

A Love Story on a White Horse

We have been to 2 different parades during the last two weekends and Calla is hooked! She enjoys dancing to the bands, watching the flags, and of course...getting lots of candy!

She also has an obsession with Taylor Swift, thanks to Burlynn! The video is her singing mostly White Horse, but then at the very end she adds a little Love Story. She cracks us up!

Today her friend Elly celebrated her 2nd birthday, complete with pony rides. All of the kids had a wonderful time and Calla thinks she should have horses at her party. Not likely in February!

Good Times

Can you tell that school has started and my time is limited again!?!?!?!?!? I am LOVING my new career path and we have all adjusted to our new schedules. Please enjoy the pics from the last month!

Calla being silly at the park!

I've got my toes in my flip flops, my biscuits in my jeans...

Calla was ready for the first Husker game!

She likes to lick the butter off her toast!

She loves her Dora hat from Granny Carolyn!

Here is her pumpkin that we grew this summer!

She LOVED the horse ride at the State Fair!

Calla and Grandma Karma strolled the petting zoo together! Here they are with the giraffe.

Here is the wine and flowers I got for my 29th birthday!! Chad knows what I like!

Here is a picture of me on my birthday morning! I LOVE birthdays!!!