Winter finally hits Ann Arbor

Lots of fun stuff going on around here now:

Picking out a Christmas Tree!

Bowling at the Subaru Holiday Party - the ball return was cool - but watch your fingers (and head)!

Snoozing away in mommy and dad's big bed!

Hangin' with my best friend at school Natalie!

Driveway sledding:

(yes, that is Grandpa Gary's black snowmobile suite that he loaned to my dad - still works great!)

My new Dora shoes, that I can put on myself!

Warm socks

Gi Gi Gail recently made me some warm mittens. When I learned that she also made our Christmas stockings, I insisted on wearing Gi Gi's warm socks!

On my right foot is my baby stocking, which I am sharing with A2 Plum 2 this year, and on my left foot, is Mommy's stocking. Now how is Santa going to fill these socks with anything cuter than me?

November Fun

Emily's new "ladder bed" (with the Thomas the Train sheets that she absolutely insisted on)!

















Watching football and painting our nails:





























My new fashionable winter gear - getting ready to go to school!

Friday Night Lights

This fall I went to my first football games. I am practicing at "little games" so in a few years (when the construction is done and the team is better) I can go to The Big House. I went to my first game at the same place Mommy went to hers, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. This game was fun because we sat in the front row and the band went right past us. I also enjoyed M&M's, popcorn and a sucker. I liked the cheerleaders, too and wanted to practice my skills.


I went to my second game out in Grass Lake. Daddy's co-worker Mr. Dennis has a son who is the star quarterback. This game was great because Grass Lake scored a lot of ta-das (touchdowns). Also, Miss Kym gave me a glow wand like the cheerleaders had so I could be like them. Here we are in the bleachers with another of Daddy's co-workers, Mr. Steve, and his daughter Jordan.

10 on Tuesday

Here are 10 pictures from our trip up north this past weekend. We headed up Thursday night and stayed in Traverse City. Then Friday afternoon we went up to Charlevoix. Grandma Gail, Grandpa Gary and all of the aunts, uncles and cousins were there. Even Gi Gi Beth came up for the fun. We had the best time together. I can't wait to do it again! The picture above is from my first big girl haircut at the salon.

Reading with Ally

Decorating our Miss and Mister Pumpkin Heads

Posing with our creations

Swinging at Friske's Orchard

Playing in the leaves

4 pregnant Plum Girls

In our Halloween costumes

In our early Christmas pajamas

A cold walk on the Charlevoix Pier out to the lighthouse

Week in Review

This post actually covers a little more than a week. We've been busy! Michigan's homecoming was the first Saturday in October. It was a beautiful morning so we stopped and got blue and yellow sprinkle doughnuts at the Washtenaw Dairy and went to watch Grandpa Jimmer practice with the Alumni Band. It turns out, the bands were the highlight of the day, but enough about that!

Class of '67, 2028 (?), and '97

Last week our friends Kevin, Xan and Emmanuel had a cement truck at their house. They are building a new garage and it came to pour the foundation. It was a great show!


I also went to a birthday party last week. My friend Zachary turned 3. His mom makes the most delicious cakes. We had so much fun in the bouncer and the ball pit!



Daddy finished his garage project over the weekend. Now I have shelves for all of my toys.To celebrate, we went for dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. I thought it was very funny that Mommy had to wear a bib to eat her dinner!

Fire Safety Week

Sunday was open house at the Ann arbor Fire Station, and since I love Fire Trucks, we made our way to the firs station...

They even had kid size fire jackets - too small for you daddy!

They also had kid size fire hats!

And they had a real fire truck that we could sit in - I was very brave and sat in there with daddy. Fire trucks are pretty big in
real life!

The jacket fit me pretty well!


Mmmm, donuts at the fire station? I could get used to this!