Monday, January 25, 2010

Little Mermaid Obsession

Maren's obsession this winter is the Disney movie "The Little Mermaid." She has been telling her pre-school teachers that the class should perform it as a class play. She, of course, will play Ariel and Maddie will play Flounder, Ariel's best friend. She even said to one of her teachers "We really need to get working on those costumes!"

Her she is (wearing her Ariel costume), trying to memorize every detail of the movie and also performing her own acapella version of some Ariel singing...and then being upset that I wasn't watching the movie with the correct level of interest. There may NOT be an album contract in her future, but that's okay. She's our little Ariel.

Monday, January 18, 2010

First Solo Sled Ride

From Saturday, January 16...Maren's first solo sled ride on a cheap little sled that we bought her. A typical Michigan January day...gray and cold but we filled it with fun!

Check out that form for luge! Winter Olympics 2022? We love how she acts as though she does it every day.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Maren is 4!











On the morning of her birthday (December 30), John wished Maren a Happy Birthday. She said "Daddy, I'm not four until I have cake."

We were fortunate to have a friend who makes GREAT cakes, Erinn of Erinn's Edibles, and also that Nana recently sent a set of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse gang, the show that is Maren's most recent morning obsession.

Punkin insisted on being fancy and wearing a dress from cousin Tacy. We were happy to have friends the Lubbens and the Vos's in addition to Bunny, Grandpa and Uncle Jay Jensen at our house for a small party to blow out the candles.
Someday I will learn how to use our digital camera and maybe not have fuzzy pics on the blog...