Month 03.02 (part I) - The Nice List.

"Santa, I'm not on the Naughty list, am I?"

Paige confirmed with Santa that she made the Nice List (it was a barn-burner, that is for sure).  We went to visit my parents up in Detroit Lakes the weekend before Christmas, and took a drive to the Santa Village at Rheault Farm in Fargo.  It was really nice, and Paige had a great time, and got to meet Santa, Mrs. Claus, some of the reindeer, and even took a horse and buggy ride.

Bonus Photos:

 "Saint Nicolas left candy in my boots! eww."

 "Snowball fight!"

We had an impromptu snowball fight at the tree farm while picking out our Christmas Tree.  Paige had a blast.

 (another shot from Rheault farm, courtsey of Grandpa Will)

"Let's bake cookies!"

Yes, Valerie and Paige have matching aprons, and yes, Baby Girl has one too.  Thanks Mor Mor Teri!

Month 03.01 - Fall Play Time

"Cannonball!"

(Sorry it has taken so long to get back to posting.  Longer than I had hoped, but the last month and a half has been crazy busy.)  Paige loves a good leaf pile.  Unfortunately her shoes don't love to stay on her feet.  It was an interesting fall as usual.  The leaves turned casually, but dropped in large droves.  Unfortunately as soon as we finished the second batch of raking we had a turn of colder weather and the last of the leaves dropped and ended up being covered in snow.  (Which subsequently melted, but we are pretty tired of the leaf raking).

Bonus Photos:

 "Blow out the candles with me Momma!"

Birthday Reprise.  We had another "family" birthday party for Paige.  It was a lot of fun.

 "Come draw with me.  Let's make a picture"

Sidewalk chalk in late November.  Crazy.

 "Around the block just once?  It isn't THAT cold yet!"

"I'll save you Baby Girl."

Week 02.52 (part two) - Three Peas.

"Funny face birthday photo!"

Well, another year has gone by.  It is so hard to believe that Paige is already 3.  She has grown so quickly this year.  She has progressed from toddler to little girl.  She had a blast at her birthday party, and had a lot of friends come over to visit.  Including her good friend Kate and her new friend Amelia (see Amelia and her brother Jack's blog Here - Baby 366).  I believe this marks the first photo of the two of them together, as they have not had an opportunity to play together before. I'm surprised the internet didn't break when I posted this.  At first there was some shyness to get over, but that fell away quickly, and they were soon playing like the oldest of friends.

Moving on to next year, I don't know that I will keep a strict weekly format.  We've been so very busy lately that I've been hard pressed to keep up, and I don't want to bore everyone with uninteresting pictures.  I do, however, promise to post at least once per month.  I am sure there will be plenty of bonus photos along the way too.

Bonus Photos:

"Happy Birthday to Paige, Happy Birthday to..., oh wait Momma, it's my birthday, so I don't sing to myself.  That's silly!"

 
"Take THAT!"

"It's ok Baby Boy, don't cry.  I'll take care of you."

Week 02.52 (part one) - Beauty and the Beast

"I'm a princess.  And a Scary Gorilla."

Paige had a hard time deciding what to be for Halloween.  Then again, because she plays dress up all of the time, she doesn't have a lack of choices either. She ended up going with...

Bonus Photos:

"Look at my pumpkins!  Thank you Grandpa Will and Mor Mor Teri."

"Trick or Treat.  Smell my Feet.  Give me something to eat like candy."

Yes, Paige knows that song now too (kind of).  Oh, and she was a Candy Corn Witch for Halloween.

"If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning.  I'd hammer in the evening, all over this land."

She doesn't know that song, but boy does she like to bang on things with hammer.

Week 02.51 - One, Two, Three!

"One, Two, Three!  We LOVE Swimming!"

Paige is taking swimming glasses at the Family Swim School in Eagan.  We can't say enough great things about it.  She is taking to it like quite the champ too.  Funny side effect, she tries to swim in the tub.  Unfortunately she has also tried to "jump" into the water in the tub too.  Have to reign that in just a bit I'd say.

Bonus Photo:

"Daaad, Are you kidding me?"

Yes, she really does say that.  Yes I need to get used to this look, and yes, she wasn't even three yet when this photo was taken.  Crazy.

Week 02.50 - Fireman Bill

"Firefighters will come and save you Daddy.  That is what they do."

Paige's Daycare had a visit from Fireman Bill.  Paige was very excited to check out the fire truck and see what it was all about.  She was especially excited to learn that firefighters will come and save you if there is a bad fire.  She was so excited about her hat that she wanted a photo. I thought it would be a good chance to take a nice formal portrait.  Her excitement sadly lasted only until I had the gear set up.  Then she was over it.

Bonus Photos:

"I get vitamins if I sit still."

We have to bribe Paige with Gummy vitamin in order to get her hair combed and put back. Apparently Nanna can french braid her hair with out much more than a "sit still."

"Like my pumpkin?"

Paige designed her bedazzled pumpkin without suggestions from others(just in case you doubted her talents).  She was pretty proud.

"Thank's for the hay ride Grandpa Steve."

We went to the Little Farmer (an Apple Orchard just north of Fond du Lac).  I think Paige might have enjoyed it more than Valerie, though it is kind of a toss up.

"We did it!"
They had a corn maze at the Little Farmer.  Paige managed to guide us through the maze, even without being on a leash...(there was a father in the maze who had his son on one of those leash back packs. and Yes, this is me judging and shaking my head in disapproval.)

"This makes the corn maze worth it."

Paige enjoyed her Little Farmer Packers colored caramel apple.  She probably didn't enjoy it quite as much as Valerie, but I'm not sure that is possible.

Week 02.49 - A Cottage in the Woods

"Welcome, Welcome.  Come on in."

We got Paige her Birthday present a little early this year in the hope that she could use it a bit before the snow starts flying.  In case you couldn't tell from the photograph above, Paige was pretty excited.

Bonus Photos:

"Yep, stay right there ok, Kate?"

Paige is always happy to help out with a photo shoot.

"You coming or what?"

"I love you Momma.  I even LIKE you!"