Passing Time and Welcome Home

"Dad took me to Old McDonalds while mom was out of town."

"But we welcomed her home right when she got back."

Rocking the Froggie Jammies

"No one can rock the frogs like me!"

"Chilling like an amphibian."

Friends

"Putting a puzzle together with Caitlin."

"Hanging with Caitlin while Megan rides my plane."

Caitlin and Megan came to visit me all the way from Colorado. I hope I get to go visit them this year!

Basketball: Part 3

"I almost made it!"

"I thought the hearts might make me stand out."

"Waiting my turn to shoot a basket."

"Getting some advice from my coach."

"Running like the wind."

Basketball Part 2

" Hi mom! (Did I mention Kyla ran out of her first game while playing, because she needed a kiss? Too funny!)

"Practicing dribbling while walking."

"Learning how to pass. I'm number 10."

"Bouncing it your way."

"An over the shoulder pass."

Playing Basketball: Part I

"So check out all the cute boys."

"They may be tall, but I can take them."

"Us girls have to stick together."

"A little stretch, so I can go for the dunk."

"This is pretty cool."

Kyla just started playing basketball in a K-1st grade league. She is probably a bit too young, but she really wanted to try it out. She does pretty well with the skills, but loses interest in the actual game. During the first game, she was laying down on the ground while being on the bench, and when she was "playing," she started doing dance moves on the floor instead of paying attention to the game.

Baking with Mom

"In a chocolate frosting coma from the yellow cake with homemade chocolate frosting."

"We also made a brown butter ginger coffee cake with almonds. Yummy!"

The Problem with Staying Up So Late

"I fell asleep in my soup."

"I woke up to take a bite of biscuit and fell back to sleep."

New Year; New Projects

"This is so much fun!"

"Making stained glass sun catchers."

"Wow, I need a haircut, but do you like my sun catchers?"

"I even wore a heart sweatshirt to match the sun catcher."

Had to ask some questions of Kyla's favorites to start the new year. It is so much more fun that she can answer herself now!:

Movie: Tinkerbell

Color: Pink

Food: Chicken Nuggets

Drink: Snicklefritz

Candy: Lollipops

TV show: Scooby Doo

Game: Scooby Doo Haunted Mansion

Toy: My snuggle friends, especially Hello Kitty and Artatama.

Favorite hobby: Cook with mom

Best Friend: Kaden Nichol (the school director thinks it's cute, because they have been inseparable for over 2 years)

Ice Cream: Mint chocolate chip

Breakfast: Strawberry pop tarts (um. . .thanks, dad.)

What do you want to do when you grow up? Run an engineering company

Toasting in the New Year

"Campaign (aka sparkling cider)."

"Mom even added fresh strawberries."

"Pulling a popper. I got a kazoo!"

"Foreshadowing the future."

New Year's Eve Fun

"Playing Connect 4 Launchers with mom. . ."

". . .and dad."

"Okay, this is just fun."

"Simon Flash. . .way too cool!"

New Year's Eve Fondue

"Mom made yummy cheese fondue and then this Mojo style broth."

"Hanging on the trash can and waiting for dinner."

"Dad cooking me a piece of lobster."

"Lobster is yummy!"

"Mom saved the best for last! Chocolate fondue!"

Christmas with the Baxter Clan

"I love my daddy."

"Awesome! New clothes!"

"I love my grandpa."

"Check out my boots!"

"Cool new books!"

Building a Catapult

"In dad's shop building a catapult."

"This is so awesome mom!"

Christmas Dinner

"Grandma and Grandpa. Grandma is reading her new German cooking magazine."

"Dad and Aunt Michele."

"Mom and my Aunts."

"Mom's family minus dad and me."

"Hanging with Aunt Alison."