3 Years, 4 Months...Pre-school graduation!

I graduated from Pre-School this month!  I have been excited about this for a long time!  That same day, my friend Brynn bit me on my cheek, but I didn't mind.  She's still my BFF, along with Trey!  The next week, I moved up into Sam and Jodi's classroom!  I am going to learn to write my letters and my name!  I had such a good time my first day that I didn't want to come home and wanted to go back every day since, even though mommy and daddy are off for the summer!

I have said so many grown-up things lately: before a story, "Listen to this!"; "I'm having a bad day for bonking myself"; after hitting a baseball, "I got a piece of it!"; "Let's have a talk mommy"; "What minute is it?"; after my toy got fixed, "Good as new!"; asking lots of "what would happen if..." questions like "What would happen if we didn't have any food?" or "there were no trees?" or "we didn't have anything in our houses?"  Sometimes mommy and daddy don't have answers for me.

We have done a lot of fun things lately too.  We went to Family Fun Fest downtown and watched people dance and I got to walk on a balance beam.  Mommy took me to her school's Fine Arts Festival and I got to see a concert and big kids do crafts.  I went to the splash park for the last time with Brynn and Libby.  They are moving to Pennsylvania, and I asked if we could move there too!  I did get sick with a fever at pre-school one day and mommy came to get me.  We watched movies and ate popsicles!  I went to Nana Arden's the next day.  I've also been having lots of accidents lately.  We checked out books at the library and I got my very own library card!  I got to hang out a lot with my cousins and play in the sprinkler and even a water slide!  I also got to go to a parade.  The horses were my favorite, and I didn't like how loud the drums were.  We went to Messy Time and the library and I got to play in a lot of food and water.  We went to mommy's friend Lillian's shaved ice store.  I want to work there when I grow up!   I went to The Little Gym for gymnastics, dance, and a cheerleading camp.  I'll get to decide what I want to do soon, but they were all fun!

I love playing in water!  It's a good way to get a fever down too!

 Fixing my tricycle

 Reading with Hadley

 Going down the water slide

 Whoa!  That was cold!

 Geez!  I don't know about that!

 But I'll try it again with a smile on my face!

 Splash!

 Thumbs up!

 Pow wow with Hadley and Becca

 My first day in the 3s/4s room!

 Getting ready for graduation-I spotted mommy and daddy!

 Waiting, and a good shot of the bite mark on my cheek

 My class in Cardinals attire

 My best friend Trey-bug

 My awesome teacher, Miss Kristina

 My other best bud, Brynn.  No hard feelings

 With Annie and Kenny, the best baby-sitters ever!

 With Grandma Kathy, Grandpa Tom, and Nana Arden

 With Mommy and Daddy

 With Trey-bug

 With my other best teacher, Miss Chelsey

 With the teacher helpers, Miss Rachel, Miss Delaney, and Miss Maddie

3 1/4 Years Old...let the silliness begin!

I am really growing up!  I watched my first movie at home, Winnie the Pooh, and thought that was pretty cool.  We started reading 5 books and no TV 2 nights a week and that has been really cool because I love books!  We went to the zoo with Randy, Kristy, and Anthony this month.  I still love the elephants and alligators, but this time, I rode the train and LOVED it!  I giggled the whole time!  "It was awesome!"  I really like to play "puppy" with mommy where I pretend she is a puppy and I take care of her and tell her what to do.  I really don't like when my food touches when I am eating.  One night at dinner, daddy dropped a plastic cup and I shouted, "Bammit!"  I knew it was a bad word, but wasn't sure why.  I don't say that anymore.  I made mommy laugh when I said, "Mommy, I just realized something..."  I don't know what was so funny because I just wanted to tell her what I noticed!  I have also started to say "I'm just chilling out" when I lay down on the floor after a long day at pre-school.  I got to go to a whole bunch of parties too-birthday, going away, end of the school year, 2 retirement parties, and a baseball game-all in one week!  We went to mommy's hometown for Mother's day and Great-Grandma Rose's 80th birthday.  That was so much fun!  I also got to visit Annie and Kenny-I sure do miss them and love them!  This summer will be a lot of fun-I can't wait!

 Watching my first movie at home (Winnie the Pooh)

 Cheering for my homies

 Bouncing around in my tutu

 Artwork colored for Great-Grandma Rose's 80th birthday

 Kristy teaching me how to bat

 And...swing!

 Made contact!

 View of the whole field, with a very short base line (that was never used!)

 Rehydrating

 Happy Mother's Day Grandma Kathy

 My new favorite toy-Strawberry Shortcake!

3 Years, 2 Months...a busy and exhausting start to spring

This month started off with St. Patrick's Day. I loved to tell people what to do: "You have to wear green on St. Patrick's Day. If you don't, you'll get pinched by a leprechaun!" I have also gotten a little sassier this month. When I am mad at mommy or daddy, I will say, "Fine! You're not my friend anymore!" I am telling people, "I'm gonna put you in jail!", which I learned from my cousins. Because of some rainy days, I was able to watch my first movies, Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, at pre-school. I have really been into Strawberry Shortcake lately. I also started doing "flip-overs", which are sommersaults with no hands! I was really excited to be on spring break with mommy, because we were going to see a lot of people! We went to Auntie Heather's and I had a lot of fun playing with Ashley at the playground and chasing a bunny around her yard. We also walked to get ice cream, and Ashley's ended up all over me! We then went to Grandma Kathy's so we could play there, but got some really sad news. Great-Grandpa Willie died that night. Mommy tried to keep me busy and took me to lunch with Papa Ron and to get my hair cut. I was happy when my daddy got there and was really good at the visitation and funeral. We tried to make the most of the rest of the month, even though we were sad. We went to get my picture taken with the Easter Bunny and I wasn't scared at all! We had school pictures and an egg hunt at pre-school (my first of 4!) We made a fast trip to mommy's hometown the day before Easter so we could be back to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Boyer, who were in town from Tucson. I found a roly-poly!Riding my tricyle Come on, guys! Close upPassed outI can jump high...And far!Going to the playground with AshleyPassed out againMy new trickWith Grandma BoyerHi Easter Bunny!With Chase and the Easter BunnyReady to hunt (egg hunt #2)And GO!Checking out the loot2nd Easter Bunny picture this year. I was NOT afraid at all!Playing house with ChaseEgg hunt #3Beautiful Easter girlsHaving fun with the cousinsGetting ready for EasterEgg hunt #4 with CorinneI found my 7 orange eggs!I love my Nana Arden!Look what landed in our neighborhood on Easter!Playing with Grandpa BoyerMy 1st watercolor masterpiecePassed out for the 3rd time!Daddy loves Dora too! Running around with Mommy