2010 collage

Since my little girl was sick and we went to bed early I am making a collage for the last day of 2010. What a wonderful year and may 2011 bring even more joy to the Bakken household!

Cuddling with Daddy

Isn't this cute. This picture warms my heart. Alex hasn't been feeling well and Daddy has been help cuddle to make her feel better.

Is that really Santa?

Alex's Grandma Maxine hit a deer on the way home from Conrad on Christmas Day and she had to get it checked out for her insurance. We decided to go with her and this Santa was at Collision Pro in Helena. If you pressed a button near the feet it would dance and sing. Alex got a kick out of this but would not get any closer. She does say "Santa" every now and then. She is using more and more words such as "see" and "nighty-night."

Santa came to visit

Santa came to visit us at the shop. I thought Alex would love it since she says "Santa" now but instead she was scared at first. She warmed up to him a little bit but would not sit on his lap. This the best picture I could get. She did get a sucker that was very tasty and Alex did not give that up without a fight. I really appreciated Santa stopping by during his busy work schedule this time of year!

The 19 dollar balloon

This balloon came from Walmart on the day after Thanksgiving. When the morning sale was over, they were giving them away. Mommy grabbed one because Alex loves balloons. Her favorite number happens to be 19 too! This balloon has been great and it lasted almost a whole month! We all wondered how long it would last and joked about refilling it because it is such a good balloon.  It is now just dying but Alex still loves it! Mommy might just have to inform Santa about Alex's love of balloons...

Riding with daddy

Mommy had to go to her school's Christmas concert tonight at school. She was in charge of her 5th grade class, so Daddy had to babysit the princess. She went with Daddy to help plow snow and look at a job. She was certainly worn out when Mommy got home.

My very own donut!

The Mountie Moose bakery is one of Alex's favorite places. Today was the first day we let her have her own donut. She was not able to eat it all of course, but the very thought of getting one of her own and acting like Mommy was exciting for her. After she was finished she helped clean up with a wet rag and then proceeded to clean the floor. She loves to help the grown ups. We will see how long this lasts!

Cheering on Morgan

Today we went to a basketball tournament and watched Morgan play basketball. We also went to Adam's graduation party in Bozeman. It was great for her to see her cousins again. She truly loves the Fowlers! I wish they lived closer so they could babysit.

Cell phone

I gobble, you gobble, we all gobble for turkey

Grandpa has a fan club to taste his turkey. This was our 2nd turkey this season. We all love turkey, even the pets!

Daughter like Mother...

This past Saturday Alex attended a Christmas party at the Walter's house in White Sulphur Springs. I realized at the party that I have a little social butterfly on my hands. I guess this means that she just might be like her Mother. Oh boy, am I ready for such a little me? Well I am very excited that my husband is going to have to deal with 2 talkers! This photo was after an ornament exchange and I was showing the ornament I received. Alex happens to be showing off a toy at the same time. What a funny photo!

Santa

Alex got to meet Santa at the Holiay Light Parade in Helena, MT last Saturday. I tried to fix the red-eye but it did not work well. She was very happy even though we had her all decked out in her snow gear. I hope she likes Christmas and snow as much as her Mom!

Christmas tree hunting

It was Alex's first time venturing out to get a tree in the forest up Lippert Gulch. She was a trooper but didn't know quite what to make of all the snow.