Mama's 30th Birthday! Thanksgiving! And...our Christmas Tree Hunt!

And this is the one!

Papa got out his big muscles to cut it down.

Santa was even at the Christmas Tree Farm!

Papa entertaining Natalie and I at Thanksgiving! Giddy up Papa!

At Thanksgiving this year, it was also my GREAT, GREAT GRANDMA'S 90th Birthday!

It was Mama's 30th birthday too! Papa and I surprised her and got her a birthday cake! Mama loves surprises!

Samuel's First Trick or Treat Outing!

I said TRICK OR TREAT and THANK YOU at every house!

I am loving this! My monkey costume is so warm!

Helping myself to the candy bowl at the neighbor's house.

I am the cutest monkey in town!

FALL! Samuel is 22 months!

At the apple orchard!

At the apple orchard - - checking out these animals. There were some ones I have never seen before! To think I have been to Africa and have seen lions and zebras but have not been this close to a cow!

Hanging out in the wagon with the pumpkins I picked out. Can't wait to carve my first pumpkin!

Mama kept feeding this lil' goat. I was not too sure about it, so watched I from afar.

So glad my Papi got to join us at the orchard on a school day! Shhhh! I think he skipped a class just to be with me and Mama!

These ducks just kept quacking at me...QUACK! QUACK!

Painter came with us to the orchard too! Papi, Mama and Painter! Wow! What a fun time it was!

Standing up on a tractor wheel. I love tractors!

Sitting on the tractor wheel with my Mama!

Peeking over the fence to checkout more of these animals.

There were roosters just running around!

At ART CLASS! Showing off one of my pieces! Birch trees made from water colors!

Putting some final touches on my birch trees. You can call me Artist Menya!

Family Time! Samuel 21 months!

Love hanging out with my Grandmas and Natalie!

This is my Great, Great Grandma! Isn't it so awesome that I have a Great, GREAT Grandma?!?

Mama and Papa went to a B&B for the weekend and I got to hangout with Grandma, Grandpa and Natalie. This is a pictures they took at a cool restaurant they ate at. Checkout the chairs! Papa said he felt like a KING eating in these chairs. I reminded him that HE IS A KING!

Growing Fast! 20 months old!

Learning how to blow bubbles...I would rather EAT them!

If I focus real hard, sometimes I can do it!

Give them my sly look!

CHEESE! Hanging out with my Papa and blowing some bubbles.

Gettin' some lovin' from my Great Grandma Pat!

Uncle Alex took me for a spin on the tractor HE used to ride when he was my age. WOW! They don't make them like this anymore.

I love hanging out with my Grandmas and Auntie Nat!

Hanging out in Iowa with my Papa at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Auntie Nat, Grandma Lori and Uncle Alex posin' it up with me!

Papa's Birthday, the new GYM and lots more!

Papa's Birthday! I won't say how old he is : ) Mama and I surprised him with getting a family photo framed and matted for him. He loved it!

Swimming Lesson! Papa was able to get away from work and school and take me today!

I love the swimming pool!

4123 West Broadway, Robbinsdale, MN - the site of a new Lions Gym!

The walls of Dr. Menya's future clinic!

This monkey is my favorite! He even eats with me!

Washington, D.C. - - - Samuel is officially 18 months old!

Stephen was hilarious with the camera...he would not take a picture until I struck a "pose"!

Outside the White House. It was so HOT everyday we were there - note the sweat rings. : )

Lincoln Memorial

Air & Space Museum - - Stephen read EVERYTHING & I mean EVERYTHING here!

Completely took me off guard when he asked some random guy to take our picture and then he hoisted me up in the air. We have about 10 pictures of this. Thanks random guy!

Forgot the name of this monument but it was beautiful!

Union Station.

Outside our hotel.

Before we left for D.C... Sam was showing me that he is just too big for the laundry basket.

My two loves napping! Love, love, LOVE!

Sam wrestling with Papa before bedtime.

For some reason I cannot get the link from Snapfish to link all our D.C. pics, but if you follow the link below you should be able to view all 89 of them. I will still post some of my favs above! Enjoy!

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