Let's make cookies! Gotta run!
After a nice snowfall, Grandpa took me sledding in Hillcrest Park
Walking home down a very snowy 5th Street
Grandpa made me a snow horse!
At gymnastics practice with Aunt Katie
An art project with Sue and Grandma - we decorated our own wrapping paper with my footprints!
We met Grandpa for lunch at SDSU
Going down the elephant slide at Hillcrest Park with Grandpa
Under the watchful eye of Jake the big dog
Hobo Day Parade with Jim McKinney and the Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band
Learning how to be a drummer
Brrrrrrr! It's cold at this parade!
Hillcrest Park with Grandpa Larsen
We went to Randy Knutzen's plots at the Brookings Community Gardens.
Elsie the farm hand picks potatoes
The vegetable's view of Elsie
We visited Brookings to go to the Summer Arts Festival. Elsie has fun with Aunt Katie!
Napping in Grandpa's arms
While in the park, Daddy took Elsie on the playground equipment!
Daredevil Elsie loves the slides!
Swinging in Hillcrest Park
Ever the adventure lover, Elsie liked being pushed high!
Randy Knutzen and Elsie at the swings
Its a bird, its a plane, its Elsie!
Elsie's first trip to Nick's Hamburger Shop, a Brookings hotspot.
Our pastry chef helps Grandma bake a pie
Road trip in the van! We went to Sioux Falls to see Aunt Katie.
We visited the Great Plains Zoo.
Elsie loved the flamingos!
Elsie is nearly as tall as a black-footed penguin.
Who needs a stroller when you have an elephant?
Elsie loved looking at the horses, and she loved riding the carousel!
The Children's Zoo with Grandpa
In the Delbridge Museum with Aunt Katie and Grandma