Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Rube


Rube don't know; Rube's weird.

Santa time





Dad took Thea to Crown Center on a Saturday afternoon to see Santa. Dad needs his head examined. Thea was very good however and braved the two hour line to see Santa. Afterwards Thea enjoyed taking some test drives.

Birthday Carriage Ride




We promised Thea that for her birthday we would take her on a carriage ride on the Plaza. We all bundled up and braved the cold so that Thea could be a princess for the evening.

Hat trick!!! Thea turns 3!!!






It's again hard to believe that it's been another year and our little girl is already three. Thea celebrated with her cousins Carter and Will, Aunt Beth and Uncle Jeffro, both Grandma and Grandpa Young and Melvin, Great-Grandma and Grandpa Fahring, and of course Lulu and the Rube.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Maximum Relaxation Deeks


Takin her easy at the Hotel.

Aquarium





On Friday we decided it would be a good idea to brave the crowds and take Deeks to the Aquarium. Thea was particularly fond of the penguins and had to be forced away from the exhibit. A meltdown was diverted with a trip to the gift shop.

Chicago Turk






Ivy, Thea, Stinky Bear (a.k.a. Lulu) and I as well as Grandma and Grandpa Melvin trekked up to Chicago for Thanksgiving to visit Matt and Tabitha. Thea was such a good girl over the weekend and had a lot of fun catching up with "Mutt and Sasha".

Fairy Princess






We took a drive up to the Northland so that Thea could visit The Fairy Princess at Zona Rosa's tree lighting ceremony. Apparently The Fairy Princess was once a holiday staple in Kansas City for many decades. Having waited in line for several hours so that Deeks could meet her leads us to believe that the good people at Zona Rosa are on to something. Santa's got some competition I guess.

Sleepover



Deeks had a sleepover with all of her "friends" on the couch.