Girl Scout Daisys

 "My very first Daisy meeting and I earned a petal."

 "Spending the day at Aullwood and earning my Journey to Earth and Sky badge."

 "Mom braved taking me and my two best friends solo to the all day event. Their moms both seemed really happy."

 "Me with Ava and Brooke"

  "Learning about poisonous snakes in Ohio."

 "Brooke using us as bait for a carnivorous plant."

 "With Ava."

 "Checking out animal pelts."

 "On a snow hike. You have no idea how much mom had to love me to do this."

 "Petting a black rat snake."

 "Checking out some snakes."

 "Our Daisy circle."

 "Putting peanut butter on a pine cone for the birds."

 "Rolling it in bird seed. . .my troop leader Maria Demmy is behind me."

 "Yes, I licked peanut butter and bird seed. Mom wasn't real thrilled."

 "My finished bird feeder."

"Hanging my bird feeder with Ava."

Basketball Season

 "Meet my new coach. . .aka, dad. I even got a basket in my first game."

 "Playing in the snow with Charlie, my basketball training buddy."

"At my second game, I was the high point scorer with 2 baskets!"

Mom's Trip to Atlanta

 "The vault with the Coca-Cola secret recipe."

 "It was so cold, the polar bears were in Atlanta."

 "Mom and her business partner, Mike."

 "Mom holding a real Olympic torch from the Atlanta games."

 "Mom with my new little cousin, Cameron."

"Mom and Aunt Angela."

Winter Sports

 "Last game of the season."

 "We won 5-1"

 "Getting ready for basketball."

 "I can shoot."

"Yes, that is my coach. . .aka daddy."

Kicking off 2014

 "Mom got a memory foam bathroom mat. . .I may steal it."

 "Mom is finally putting culinary school to use. . .ciabatta. . .

 Challah

Rustic french bread

"I'm joining girl scouts, so if you need cookies, let me know."

New Year's Eve

 "With my best friend's family, the Mauro's at the Melting Pot for NYE."

 "Mom with Clair & Lily and their mom, Erin."

 "Me, Ava, Claire, Lily, Erin, Mom, Denny, & Dad."

 "I loved the duck!"

 "Dad with Lily and Claire."

 "Goffy girls."

 "Mom with all the girls."

"Happy New Year!"

Christmas with the Baxters

 "I love my stocking"

 "The presents are all so pretty."

 "Cool, I got college money."

 "Hm. . .maybe I can get a car, too."

 "Aunt Alison & Christopher."

 "I'm ready to shoot"

 "Create and Destroy? Awesome!"

 "Last one."

"The water slide I wanted. . .we'll be using it for ice skating this winter."