I Went to the Dentist!

For the past few weeks Mama and Daddy have been reading me fun stories about going to the dentist, it sounded pretty neat so when Mama said today was the day, I was excited!

When we first got to the office they already knew my name so checking in was a breeze, we got to play with all of their fun toys right away!  After a couple minutes I got called back, and then I got a little scared...

At first I didn't want to talk to the lady, even though Mama said she was really nice.  And I certainly didn't want to sit in her chair or wear her silly bib.  But Mama insisted that I give it a try, and as usual, Mama was right!  It was great!  Miss Kathy had a neat chair that goes up and down and tips backwards.  She also had a lot of fun tools.

I sat like such a big girl and let Kathy count my teeth.  Did you know I have 10 on top and 10 on bottom?  That is 20 teeth all together!  She had a silly tool that sprayed water in my mouth, and another silly tool she called Mr. Thirsty who drank all of the water out of my mouth before I could swallow it!  He sure did make some funny noises!  The best one was her fancy toothbrush that polished my teeth.  I even got bubble-gum toothpaste (don't tell Mama, she says no bubble-gum until I am 5)  When the dentist came in I was a little scared again but Kathy helped me through it.

When I was done Kathy let me pick out a tooth brush, she gave me some dental floss and tooth paste, and let me pick out a pretty ring from her drawer!

I can't wait to go back, it was great.  Keep brushing and flossing,
Linden

It Snowed!!

I don't know if you noticed, but it is getting COLD!  And cold means SNOW!!!

Yesterday was our first real snow which means one thing, time to bake some cookies!  Mama didn't have the ingredients yesterday so we did it today, but it was close enough...

If you remember WAAAY back, you will remember the fun cookie jar that Mama has, we are supposed to pull it out each year for the first snow and fill it full of yummy cookies all Winter.  If you don't remember the cookie jar you can check it out here...

I really like to help Mama in the kitchen.  As soon as she asked if I wanted to bake I ran to my room to get my apron so I don't get my clothes messy. 

Cookies are a lot of hard work, you have to measure the ingredients (I get to count how many scoops Mama makes, and I get to dump them in the bowl!) and then you have to do a lot of stirring.  We added chocolate chips, white chocolate chips and mini M&Ms!

After the dough is all mixed together it is time to put it on the cookie sheet.  I didn't quite figure out how to get mine all lined up like Mama, but they still turned out pretty good.

The hardest part about putting the cookies on the cookie sheet is not eating them.  Between every scoop Mama had to remind me not to lick the spoon...It was just so yummy!

We forgot to take a picture of the cookies when we were done, they were just too yummy to not eat right away!  Now our Snowman Cookie jar has a full tummy and it is time for me to go to bed.

Happy snow day!
Linden

My New 'Do

I have to be honest, this blog was supposed to be posted a LONG time ago, like back in August...Better late than never!

Right before Auntie Megan's wedding Mama decided it would be a good idea for me to get my haircut (she said I was starting to look like a ragamuffin...)

I wasn't so sure what to think at first, I really like Shelly, but getting my haircut seemed pretty scary.  After Mama explained that Shelly's chair went up and down and round and round, I decided to give it a try!

Shelly had a cool cape for me to wear so I didn't get hair all over, and she had magic spray to get the tangles out!

I sat really still...

And even looked down at my toes when she needed me to.

After she was done cutting I even let her dry my hair, just like she does for Mama!

She even put my hair clip back in!  Aren't I so cute!!

Mama had a haircut again last week and I was so excited to go.  Daddy forgot to pick me up so I got to stay for the whole time and watch Mama get her hair cut.  Shelly has fun books, magazines, legos, and candy!!  Afterwards Shelly gave me a quick trim too.  I did great!

Have a good night!

Linden

Happy Halloween!

I think Halloween might be my favorite holiday!!

It started a couple days ago when I got some yummy Halloween treats from my Auntie Wendy, Auntie Missy, and Cousin Tyler!  Have I ever told you how much I like chocolate?  Another thing I like, is getting mail!  I got a couple really cute cards in the mail.  How neat is it that my Auntie can send me something and she doesn't have to drive here!?!?

Yesterday we had a pumpkin carving play date with my friend Declan.  Not sure how we didn't get many pictures, but it was sure a lot of fun.  Mama had some things we could hammer into our pumpkins and she had fun stickers!  Only the Mamas and Daddys got to use the knives though...

I dressed up as Cinderella this year.  Thanks to my Auntie Megan, I stayed nice and warm!  Don't I make a cute Cinderella Bear?

This is my costume without my warm jacket on.  I even got earrings!  I love that my Mama can make me such pretty dresses.

Here are the pumpkins we carved and decorated.  This is Daddy's, I helped by drawing on it.

This is mine. The pegs we hammered into it don't show very bright, but they glow!  (I decided to take all the stickers off...Check out the first photo if you want to see it fully decorated.)

This is Mama's pumpkin that she carved for me!  I sure do LOVE Sofia the First!

And this is Mama's pumpkin that she carved for her.  I told her to make a silly face!

I got to go trick or treating for the first time and I did great.  I made sure to say it nice and loud, and I remembered my Thank Yous most of the time.  I can't wait to eat all of my candy, though Mama says I will get a tummy ache if I eat it too fast.

Hope you had a great Halloween!
Linden

Pirates and Princesses!

This weekend was REALLY busy.  

Like I said in my last post, I got to spend the night with Auntie Wendy and Auntie Missy (Cousin Tyler was in Iowa so I didn't get to see him).  Friday night, Mama and Daddy went out for a date so I got to have a sleepover.  

Saturday we ate Chipotle for lunch, went to the zoo, and then we checked into the hotel for the night to do some swimming!  Mama didn't catch my new trick on video, but I've gotta tell you, it is GREAT!!

Sunday Mama and Daddy had a big surprise for me, I got to go to Disney Junior Live and see Doc McStuffins, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, and Sofia the First!!  Mama made me this cool Sofia dress and she also got me a pretty crown and amulet necklace, just like Sofia's.

The show was at the Excel Center so I had to get my picture taken by Linus.

Here are some photos from the show...First was Sofia the First, she was learning how to be a princess and be a good friend.  She was having trouble so Cinderella came to help her.  Cinderella was my FAVORITE part!

After Sofia was done, Mickey, Minnie and some of the pirates came out and asked if I wanted to dance on stage with them, of course I said "Yes!!"  I didn't do too much dancing, but getting to be on stage with Mickey and Minnie was pretty cool.  Mickey even waved back!

This is the pirate that asked if I wanted to come dance on stage...

 After we were done dancing, Jake and the Neverland Pirates came on.  They were searching for the hidden volcano that was filled with gold.

It was a great show, Captain Hook and Peter Pan even showed up!!

It is almost time for the ball, I have to go get ready,
Linden

Just Like My Daddy

Auntie Wendy had a cool Barbie Jeep that she asked if I wanted, and of course I said yes!

One day Daddy decided that the jeep was too noisy so he and I decided to take it apart and see if we could make it more quiet.  It was pretty easy to get apart...

But I think we might have missed a few pieces when we put it back together...

At least it is a little quieter now!
Linden

Fall Crafts!

It turns out, everybody LOVES fall crafts!  I have been doing a lot of them.

This weekend I got to spend the night at Auntie Wendy's house and she is the Queen of Crafting...(She taught Mama most of her tricks!)  Auntie Wendy had this cool skeleton for me to paint, doesn't he look cool!

Daycare has been full of fun crafts too.  Today we made these fun owl puppets!  First we got to go outside and find leaves, then we got to go inside and glue them together.  Gretchen helps me cut the shapes out, maybe when I am three she will let me use the scissors.

This is the other fun fall craft we got to do at daycare.  We went on a walk and found all sorts of fall items and then we got to make a wreath.  I got to do the glue, but Gretchen had to help with the hot glue.  It sure was a lot of fun!

I hope everybody else is making fall crafts too!

Linden