Tallie's new cousin!

Tallie's newest cousin, Madeline Leona Thompson was born April 5 2008 in Chicago. Stef and Joe Thomson are the proud new parents. Congratulations!

Tallie - April 2008

Fun at the rummage sale!

Mom and Dad went on vacation so I got to spend time with my grandparents! The first part of the week I stayed with the Lenz's, and the last part I stayed with the Van's. We had so much fun! Here are some pictures of me at the rummage sale in Bertha.

Me and Grandma Lenz

My first rummage sale purchase! Tickle-Me-Elmo!

Me and Great Aunt Jane

Me and Great Aunt Patty

Me and Great Aunt Corey

Me and Grandpa Lenz

Sweet sounds!

Well, Dad and I have been working really hard on guitar, piano, mandolin, drums, spoons, and harmonica. Here is a little clip of what we have been working on. If all goes well I will be ready to open up for Blues Traveler by next summer! Wish me luck!

Mom's birthday party fun!

Feb 2, 2008. Aunt Kelly and Uncle Flaig are practicing for American Idol I think. I also look pretty darn cute in this video! Appearing here are Kelly, Flaig, Josie, Kari, Steussy, Suzie, Leah, and me!

Love, Tallie

Happy Birthday to Me!

It is New Year's Eve and also my birthday! As of 9:00 am this morning I was exactly 1 year old! I am a little older now and I am getting more and more clever every day! Here is a picture of me and Grandma Deb with a new book I got!

Tallie's Birthday at Grandma Lenz's

We had a birthday celebration at Grandma's house in Alex yesterday. We had a great time and I was the star of the show! I got all the attention I wanted. I ate something called a "chocolate cupcake". It was amazing! You all should try it! Here are some pictures of the day:

Mom, Dad, and Great Grandma Lenz:

My birthday cake:

Me eating my birthday cake:

Great Grandmas Lenz and Brueske, Great Aunt Gwen (just out of the picture Great Aunts Corey and Jane):

Playing with Betty

Tallie sure likes her friend Betty! Not sure what Betty thinks of Tallie, but she's a great dog and puts up with it. I am sure Tallie will be saddling up soon!

Updated 5/2/08: This picture was taken in the summer of 2007, when she was 5-6 mo old.

T-bone and Ham Hock Hangin'

Tallie is a lean, mean walking machine these days. She enjoys playing with her cousin Josie, dancing (to Dancing with the Stars - yeah Helio!), walking and saying "mama" and "baby".

Deb Lenz swears she can say "grandma".

Tallie is looking forward to her first Christmas. She helped put up the tree last weekend and she hasn't eaten an ornament yet! Good work Tallie!

Halloween 2007.

We had a blast this halloween! I was a pigliet, cousins Josie and Josh were both lions. Josh was a ferocious lion and Josie was more or less a cub (being 3 months old). Cousin Brody was a fearsom dinosaur!

Taking a bath.

Tallies First Blog Entry!

Well, this is not actually the first, but the real first has been removed from the history books, never to be spoken of again. Tallie was born 12/31/06 and whoever has met her will agree she has a certain charm about her. Her Mom and Dad will try to keep this thing updated, but may need a bit of hounding from time to time if you don't see new pictures and updates often enough. Stay tuned and keep checking in!