Z' wants her own room!

Z is trying to get Mommy and Daddy out of her room, so she started to get our new room ready for us. We rented the sander because Z's credit is a little sketchy. (She made some bad investment choices last year.) So, anyway, Z had some pretty bad flooring to start with, but she powered through it and they came out gorgeous.

No child labor laws were violated, I think, but

we gave her grapes for a fabulous job.

Hangin' with Au*ggie

Z and A have so much fun together these days. When we get in the car in the mornings before I go to work, I tell Z we are going to auntie's house and she responds, "Aug*gie!" Z is very fond of giving kisses and hugs to more people these days than she used to as she has shed much of her "stranger anxiety" - or redefined "stranger" to more closely align with Webs*ter's definition. However, no one gets a kiss from Z quite like A does! (I took this with my sister's camera when we visited the cemetery where my grandma Ne*lson is buried in ND this summer. )

 

But mostly, they just like hangin' together:

Snack time on my kitchen floor (we have to sit for snacks - a very difficult task for toddlers!)

Trick or treating - Unfortunately, my camera battery was dead for the actual trick or treat, but you can see pics of Z and A in costume at my sister's blog here.

Watching for grandpa (see the red truck? he just pulled up!)

At the Children's Mu*suem this past summer

Z has P*atrick genes

This is a shout out to the Pa*tricks, who are cat lovers (we just received our second Christmas photo card for the season in the mail from one of you - a picture of the new cat, of course!). Here is Z with that same cat at a family party a month ago or so. Z is so excited about kittys - hers, yours, ones in books, etc. When you ask her what the kitty says, she sounds just like M*ilo (her kitty). When mommy puts her to bed at night, she needs to kiss and hug M*ilo before daddy - and the same is true when daddy puts her down. M*ilo, like all house pets, is rather annoying at times, but is really patient with Z - he takes it like a champ - or like a C*huck, for those of you who knew that very tolerant cat. Oh yeah - that's what we Patric*ks do too (I guess I am now one of them!) - talk fondly about those felines who have passed on. 

Z and M*ilo a few months ago

Z and M*ilo a year ago