Visiting Santa at Bass Pro.  "Why are we at the fish place?"

Hugging our new Christmas tree.

Thanksgiving 2012

Zoo Time!

1st Time on this carousel

Penguins Stink!

Alia's favorite part!  The prairie dog.

Alia was not afraid of hippos this year.

She doesn't know what a King Cobra is.

My sweet girl!

 This past weekend, Wilson's Garden Center had an open house.  If I had had some money, I might have bought some mums.  They had many activities for kids though, which is kind of why we went.  :)

Alia in the bounce house

They had markers set out so kids could color pumpkins.  Alia wanted to color the whole pumpkin, but Daddy talked her out of it.

Awesome Face Painting

This is the straw maze and Alia's friend Avery.

Today we went to the MU Southfarm Showcase.  Last year we didn't get to see that many animals.  This year we did!

Some other animals that Alia got to encounter were a tortoise, a bunny, a water buffalo, a goat, a calf, a donkey, a turtle, and more snakes. 

 Alia is 4.  She had 8 friends over for a party this past Saturday.  They decorated goodie bags, played in her room, demolished a pinata, and played on the swing set. 

I love this girl!  Can't wait to see what this next year brings.

Alia: "Mommy, record me doing crazy stuff!"
Me: "What is crazy stuff?"
Alia: "Clapping and swimming."