Helicopter ride!

See Vienne go up. See Vienne come down. See Vienne puzzled at why her ride was so short. You don't get much for fifty cents these days!!

Vienne, the teacher.

Here we see Vienne teaching some of her favorite toys. She definitely has command of the room!

One of my favorite videos!

Here's a fun video. My favorite part is at the very end...blink and you'll miss it. Just as Vienne lays back down to relax, she pops up wondering just what the heck is she laying on anyhow!  You may have to rewind it a couple of times to catch it. 

The good and the bad....the ying and the yang

While 90% of the time Vienne is a lovely little girl, it isn't always roses. Feast your eyes ladies and gentleman!

Backyard fun!

One of Vienne's favorite activities is to play in the water sprinkler "bareneked". Yup, she likes to feel free as a jaybird when cooling off in the water. Luckily, her Papa isn't so inclined. Vienne will have a brand new birthday pool soon, thanks to her Grammy, so I'll post pics and videos once that is up and running.

On to the beach for some ice cream!

We got a nice dose of sun one day in early February, so we took advantage of it and went to Lincoln City for the day. I always get a wee bit verklempt when I visit the Oregon beach since my beloved Auntie Patty lived in both Depoe Bay and Lincoln City. She truly adored the water - lakes, bays, oceans - and I have fond memories of beach walks and seashell collecting with Princess Patricia by the Sea. She is greatly missed, but I enjoy experiencing the beach with Vienne because I'm re-creating old memories and making some awesomely new memories at the same time!!

We first paid a visit to the Tillamook Cheese Factory (an honored tradition in our house) for some squeaky cheese and ice cream. Then it was onto Lincoln City, where we played on the beach for a long time and later ate some delicious fish and chips here:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/js-fish-and-chips-lincoln-city

We are looking forward to our camping trip with Grandpa and Grandma at Nehalem Bay campground this coming September. What's that? Of course we'll sneak in a trip to the cheese factory for some ice cream. Silly question!

2nd snow!

Later in December, we were treated to another few days of snow, this time around we got about 8 inches and thus Vienne's school closed for a few days. We had a blast sipping hot cocoa and playing in the snow!  We even built a modest snowman named Olaf. Hmmmm....wonder where she got that name from?