The World According to Evie: Year in Review

It's been quite the year this year! There were some really great moments, and some not-so-great moments.

These were the highlights for me:

January

Before moving from Maryland to Minnesota, I visited one last Smithsonian museum, the National Museum of the American Indian.

February

After I got settled into my new home in Minnesota, I took a day to check out the Nicollet Mall area of downtown Minneapolis.

March

Needing to get out of the house again, I visited the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. I spent most of my time in the conservatory since it was still very much winter outside.

April

In the beginning of April, the weather improved just enough that, dressed warmly, I could at least get outside and play.

I visited the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

I got pretty excited about the treats left out for me on Easter morning.

May

After what seemed like a very long wait, it finally started to look a bit green outside.

I checked out the Minnesota Children's Museum.

I also checked out Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis.

I enjoyed watching Native American dancers perform at the Mill City Farmer's Market in Minneapolis.

And I enjoyed a drive along the St. Croix River with Mom and Dad the next day.

Memorial Day weekend treated us to warm enough weather that I was able to enjoy the community pool when it opened.

June

I visited the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

I boogied down at a car show at the Father Hennepin Festival in Champlin, MN.

I listened to live music at the Maple Grove Town Green stage.

I flew to Utah.

I visited with some of Mom's family.

And I visited with some of Dad's family.

July

This month, I went swimming, a lot.

I watched my first fireworks show.

I channeled my inner Van Gogh.

I played at a splash pad.

I sat in the driver's seat of a fire engine.

Did I mention I did a lot of swimming in July?

And I rode on a boat down the Mississippi River.

August

I traveled to Utah again, but this time to southern Utah. I played in the Zion River in Zion National Park.

I did a little rafting with Dad on a lake.

I rode on an ATV.

And I went for a hike.

Back in Minnesota, I visited the Science Museum of Minnesota.

September

I traveled to Thunder Bay at the beginning of September to visit my grandpa. I crossed a big suspension bridge.

I made friends with a chicken at Fort William Historical Park.

I walked along the shore of Lake Superior in Grand Marais, Minnesota.

I had a late summer picnic at the park with Mom and Dad.

October

I celebrated my second birthday with a trip to the Minnesota Zoo.

I posed for birthday portraits.

I took advantage of the still summer-like weather we had in later October.

I helped pick out pumpkins at a pumpkin patch for Halloween.

I painted the pumpkin I picked out for myself.

I dressed as a ghost for Halloween.

November

We had some cold days in November, then it warmed up again later in the month. I went for a walk, shuffling my feet through the fallen leaves, with Mom and Dad on Thanksgiving Day.