Toddler

Annikka moved to the Toddler Room at daycare this week. On her second day, we got these pictures from her new teacher. :)

From June 2009

From June 2009

Ohio, the land of animals

First, there was the turtle at Papa and Alecia's house.

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Then, we went to see the butterflies released at the Franklin Park Conservatory.

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And, finally, we went to the Columbus zoo. It was really fun to get to see Annikka's excitement about getting to see so many animals. She enjoyed brushing a goat...

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getting up close to a tiger

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and a couple of monkeys,

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and laughing at the gorillas.

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Introducing Taisto to the Larsens

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Earlier this month, we left the volcanos of Oregon (Mt Hood from the plane) and ventured off to Columbus...

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to meet Taisto!

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It was quite the Larsen gathering, with everyone there except for Michael.

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We had a lot of fun; there was a lot of baby holding going on. :)

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Although there were a few jealous moments, you can see Annikka got her fair share of attention from Annikka's aunts, uncles, cousins, Papa and Alecia.

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Annikka also got to see great-aunt Sue (my mother's sister) and Brutus the Buckeye (well, kind of).

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She visited a historic Howe family site, too--the chapel at OSU where Kathy and Dave met and married.

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From June 2009