5.30.2009

Happy Anniversary Mami and Daddy!

Mami and Daddy celebrated being married for five years on May 29th! (I'm four years and three months old... Hmmm, anyone know math?)
Mami and I helped give Daddy a special present. First, there was a card, which had a little mystery poem and a big long string attached to it. Daddy had to follow the string.
It went all over the house, and I followed him to make sure he did it right.
It went out to the back  yard, where along the way it was tied to a new shovel. Hmmm...
Then it went all the way around the front yard too.
... Where he found a tree! (Gifts for the 5th anniversary are wood... get it?)

It's a Murcott tangerine tree!
Mami and I then got to work with the shovel. 
 
And finally we have a planted tree in our yard! Woo hoo!

In about two years we should have yummy sweet tangerines!

5.23.2009

Max's birthday party

My friend Max turned 5 years old yesterday and he invited me to his birthday party at Sun Country today. I love Sun Country, so I was very excited. 
We started off in this great big room full of bounce houses and other neat blow up things.

There was a big huge slide that I could not get enough of.

Wheeee!
There was a smaller bounce house without a roof, a bounce yard, I guess.
I had fun in there mostly because every time I got to the edge to try to get out Mami pushed me back in!

Just to get even, I made her roll around on the mats with me. :)

Then we all went in to the big gym and did an obstacle course of climbing, rolling, jumping and tumbling.
We played a brief game of duck duck goose. I was never goosed, which is good because I've never played that before and I'm not sure I would have done the right thing!
Then we played with a parachute.
But guess how we ended the afternoon... Yep, with CAKE! 

Happy birthday, Max!

5.22.2009

Rain rain go away... or not

I don't know about where you all live, but it has been raining like crazy here this past week. Seriously, like every day! My new favorite thing to do in the rain is splash in the puddles. (Why? We're not sure, except that I do have one book in which Princess Jasmine claims that splashing in puddles is a great pasttime... Yea, Mami and Daddy are lookin' for the author of that book!)
Today, as with every other day this week, it was raining when we came home from school. So what did we do? Run outside to splash!

Lela was a little apprehensive at first, but she found her rainy day groove eventually.

We both danced and jumped and splashed, and even Mami and Daddy may have stomped a puddle or two.

Sure, we were drenched, but it was almost bathtime anyway. Besides, what else are you going to do with all this rain?

They say that the sun might come out tomorrow, but we'll believe that when we see it!
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Best big sister. Ever!

Lela's a great little sister, but every now and then she needs some help, and that's just what big sisters are for.

Success!

Check Lela's blog, you'll see how she has some problems with the whole neat self-feeding thing!
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5.16.2009

Water, water, water!

This afternoon we went to play at my favorite water place, the fountain on campus. (Can you imagine what I'd think if I knew there were, like, POOLS and stuff?)
Today I wasn't even scared at first. It was really hot and muggy so maybe that's why I just ran right in to get wet.

Within minutes I was soaked!

And just kept going and going.
Lela had some fun as well, and we played together.
Uh oh. Then the camera got wet...

I guess that's it for the pictures. 

A very appreciative week!

We had a big week this week. It was Grandma's birthday on Thursday AND it was teacher appreciation week at school.
We made a cake for Grandma, about which I was very excited. Partly because, yea, I'm that kind of giving, caring granddaughter, but partly because I LOVE CAKE!

(That curve with the candles was intentional, although at the time it seemed like a much better idea than it appears to have been!)

Then I worked really hard on some cards to show my teachers how much I love them. I really do.

Lela made cards too. She has fewer teachers than I do, but she loves them a lot as well.

Mami helped us with the names because we're not so good at spelling yet. And for some odd reason, she wouldn't let us near the glitter glue. Sheesh, Mami!

But what a great week, when we get to tell the people we love how important they are to us, right?

5.10.2009

Lunch with Aunt Lizzie

Aunt Lizzie came to town for lunch yesterday so she could see her Mami for Mother's Day. (That's Grandma to you and me.)
We talked about some serious things first.
And then we got silly.
No, really. Aunt Lizzie just brings out the crazy in me!

It was good to see you, Liz!

An early Mother's Day celebration at school

We had a little breakfast party at school on Friday to celebrate our mothers. Lela's class and my class both did something, so Mami was very lucky indeed!
Lela and I both liked the special treat as well.


And Ms. Jenifer set up a photo shoot op, complete with background, crown and tiara. 
No, Mami didn't escape it, here we are!

She's so grateful for our wonderful teachers!

5.08.2009

Spring dance recital

Here are some pictures from my dance recital this week. I've learned a lot, don't you think?


Well, wait. That didn't work so well. There were, like 26 pictures in that movie, but it didn't even show half of them. Grr. OK, here's a collage and another video for your viewing pleasure:



5.06.2009

Bathing beauties

Sometimes when one of our parents has to go out in the evening, the other is left bathing the two of us all by him- or herself. They say that this can be a challenge, but come on, look at us:

How could this be anything but a joyful family experience?
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