Our 2011 in Pictures....

We have had a fabulous 2011!!  Here are some of Mason's and my special moments:

I started my second year of preschool!

I learned to read (with some help from Dad & Mom on the tricky words!!)!!!!

Mason learned to crawl then walk then run all in the same year!  (Poor guy also had 2 ear infections, pink eye, and an allergic reaction to an antibiotic all within a month!)

We got the basement finished into a great playroom!  Mr and I have our own reading closet and computer!
I took a dance class, soccer, ballet, swimming lessons and went to cheerleading camp!

Daddy painted my bedroom PINK!!!!

Cinderella came to my 4th birthday party!

We had a year full of OU basketball games, football games, a Virginia Beach vacation, sleepovers in Athens and Akron, a bike-a-thon, a ballet recital, trips to the pool and the park, Bible School, Sunday School, birthday parties for cousins, and so many other fun times!

Mommy made a little slideshow to remember....

This free digital slideshow customized with Smilebox

Stickel Christmas

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Christmas Morning!

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Rathbun Christmas

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A message from Santa....

A message to me from Santa: http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/gzHUneJVvV_eN1Is0hQ-tZA

And to Mason...http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/gdzO2PlAbEkz7mmaxd-iNWQ

Mommy's Birthday!

Yesterday was Mommy's birthday!!  She had a fun day!  We went to dinner at Benihana, a Japanese restaurant where the chef cooked our food in front of us.  Mister and I loved watching it!  Then we came back home and Daddy and I got Mommy a giant chocolate chip cookie for dessert:)  Oh...and by the way, we got her a fabulous purse too!!

Stickel Thanksgiving

Rathbun Thanksgiving

Pilgrims & Indians!

Today was our Thanksgiving party at school!  Mommy was one of the helpers.  We had a feast with cornbread, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, carrots, apples and popcorn!  Yum!!!

Poor Mister!

When we woke up on Saturday morning, Mason was covered head-to-toe in little red bumps!!!  He seemed fine otherwise, but Daddy took him to the doctor while Mommy took me to a birthday party.  Turns out, he may have had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic he was on for his ear infection.  It was either that or a virus, the doc wasn't sure.  But anyway, Mason is doing fine...apparently the little bumps didn't affect him at all, and as of today, they have cleared up a lot!

My Ballet Recital

Here is video from my very first ballet recital!  I'm wearing green!  Sorry there is no audio...mommy had trouble converting this video into iMovie, so she was only able to get video.  The theme was The Nutcracker, so each group's performance related to the story. We were the teacups.

My Preschool Open House

On Nov. 11th, my Preschool had an Open House for all the moms and dads to come and visit!  The theme was all about habitats, and my classroom was Ponds.  Here are some pics from a fun evening (Daddy stayed home with Mister because he had an ear infection:(  ):

I was teaching Mom our song:

Joey and I read the poem:

Crystal and Me:

Enjoying a delicious pink cupcake with Mom!