Halloween 2011

Here I am at our annual pumpkin carving party, with my friend Calista and her mom Kristyn.  Kristyn is a professor at the university where my mom works, and they are friends!

Dad carved a super cool pumpkin. I spent a lot of time inspecting it because it looked kinda mean. But I poked it and it didn't seem to mind.  I'm wearing my awesome dragon costume. Since I don't like hats, most of the time I was a dragon from the neck down.

Playing in the park

Summer went late this year, so we took advantage of it. Here I am trying out the slide next to the zoo. The slide is inside a giant shoe!

Daddy and I played "steam roller", where he squashes me and it's really funny.

My new skill is throwing things, and I get lots of practice down at the creek near our house... there are lots of stones, and when I throw them into the water, they make a big SPASH!

Today we stopped at a garage sale and we got this super awesome wagon for $5.  I love love love it!

Farmer's market on the square

We spent this morning down at the farmer's market on the capitol square. Here I am in front of the capitol building. Governor Scott Walker is hiding in there somewhere.

Playing with dad in the grass.

I plan to use this shot in my feature article for "Toddler" magazine.

My favorite pasta

Yum yum yummy, my favorite wagon-wheel pasta.

Around Madison in October

Here I am playing in Lake Wingra with dad. The water was kind of chilly, but it was refreshing to dip my feet!

Running under the Daddy Bridge. I'm so tall now, I barely fit!

I sure do love mowing the lawn. Daddy says he hopes I still love it when I'm 12.

The Ellises come to visit

Here I am with my cousins Gwen and Maeve Ellis, from Austin, TX. They came to visit us in Madison with their parents, Jenny and Jon.  Aunt Jenny is Dad's little sister!   We had lots of fun playing in the park, playing in our back yard, and horsing around after dinner.

 Here I am on the merry-go-round!

With daddy at the park.

On the merry-go-round with my cousin Gwen. Sometimes she gives me kisses, and sometimes she pretends to be a dog. She's funny!

With my uncle Jon on the merry-go-round.

Schuster Family Farm part 2

Tractors!

Seriously contemplating pumpkin choices.

We went to the pumpkin patch on a hay-rack ride.  I loved loved loved the tractor. But as you can see, I was starting to get crabby because it was past my naptime.  Note the famous Stenzel (Sauer?) scowl.

Schuster Family Playtime farm - part 1

They had pig races!   

So many tractors, so little time to drive them all...

 Vroooooom Vrooooom!!!

Today we went to the Schuster Family Playtime Farm out in the country east of Madison.  It is the most awesome place in the whole world.  We played, saw animals, picked pumpkins, took a hay-rack ride, ate hot dogs, and pushed wagons all around.  My favorite part was a train we could ride in... they pulled us around in a field, while we were sitting in thes big barrels.  I went four times!!

Being silly at home

I love rubber gloves!