"We Eat Snow"

Last night just before bedtime -- when we said goodnight to Aunt Julie, Uncle Chris, and cousins Courtie and Lily -- we realized Denver was getting the first snow of the season. Of course we had to go check it out so I put on a hat, jacket and shoes right over my jammies and learned how to eat snow.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a lovely Thanksgiving at Aunt Julie and Uncle Chris' house today, with 18 people from the Schuster, LaFontano, and Van de Water clans. It was our first holiday without Omma and we lit a candle in her honor before agreeing how thankful we were for a strong family and good friends that feel like extensions of it. We big girls stuck together and had a great time playing, including an awesome princess-dress-up-fest after the big feast.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Going to School

Another exciting thing that has happened this fall is that I started school. One of the most fun things about that is that I sometimes get to ride there in my carriage, with my butterfly helmet, pulled by my daddy. As I informed my mom the other day, daddy is "really strong"!

Happy (Much Belated) Halloween

So we've been a bit distracted this month. But that doesn't mean there hasn't been time for fun. I dressed up as Puff the Magic Dragon (of the red variety) and went around the block with my cousins Cheetah-Girl-Courtie and Princess-on-a-Horse-Lily in Denver.For the next three days I couldn't stop talking about the one piece of candy I had: a delicious cherry lollipop. And before we left I got in some Halloween fun with some of my local pals, including checking out all of Violet's pumpkins and visiting a cemetery with Dorothy and a ladybug (I mean Zoe and Delaney).

O.BA.MA! O.BA.MA!

With the intensity of the last two weeks, it was a good thing that Obama won on Tuesday. It was a much needed tonic and sharing it with 70 friends complete with dedicated kids room & babysitter

made the celebration especially sweet!

A Fitting Tribute

Over 400 people paid tribute to Omma's life on Sunday with beautiful eulogies, songs, and readings (click here to see the full service), followed by a symbolic releasing of balloons so her spirit could dance among the stars.