Our Baby Boyer

Monday, July 16, 2012

3 Years, 5 Months...Sickness and vacation!

I was able to go to a cheerleading camp this month, and it was so much fun! I loved learning the cheers and doing the stunts. I also went to a bird show with Nana Carol and Papa Ron and Chase. It was really hot, and the highlight was when the one bird flew around the building! I also went to Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom's, and Aunt Lisa's, all for Father's Day! After that, I had a high fever that got up to 104 degrees one night! Mommy and daddy came into the room to sponge me down, and I just laid there and said, "Are you going to be done soon?" The fever when away, but then came back, so I went to the doctor. He said I had bronchitis, and I had my first ever round of anti-biotics! Mommy left for a conference the next week and I had a blast with daddy. I went swimming with my pre-school class and got really scared when I went under the water after going down a slide. I also got sunburned that day. The next day, I went on vacation! We went with Auntie Heather, Uncle Sean, Ashley, and Ian to Holiday World in Indiana. I loved the kiddie rides in the Christmas section, especially the sleigh ride and the bumper boats, and the "fishie ride" (Salmon Run.) I rode my first kiddie roller coaster and screamed! It was so fast and scary! I was very afraid of things here-the dark, loud noises, ghosts, going underwater, the kiddie slide in the water section of the park. Daddy got my fever when we were there and couldn't come with us the 2nd day, so mommy took me and we had "ice cream for dinner, and a taco for dessert!" I was very animated when I explained vacation to other people, using a lot of hand gestures. Some of the other cute things I have said this month: "milkers" or "sqeezers" (a cow's utters), "Mommy, your bottom is getting bigger!", showing her how big with my hands (she didn't think that was very "cute" though), "Papa Bear Smurf", "pamma trees" (palm trees), "Is that a plan of action? I also started calling for mommy and dady at bedtime and when they didn't come, I screamed, "This is ridiculous!" Shortly after vacation, I started peeing frequently (every 5 minutes.) Mommy and daddy took me back to the doctor, and he thought I had a UTI. My 2nd round of anti-biotoics! I am a lot better now. Grandma Kathy decided to come up for a surprise visit and I loved having her here! I also went to the dentist this month. I like the water sprayer and the sucker thing, but not the tooth scraper and polisher. He said my 20 teeth look good, like princess teeth. He wants me to keep my princess teeth and I need to stop sucking my thumb. That is going to be hard. I went to my first pre-school screening too! I did very well, and was in the 98%ile for verbal, 96%ile for concepts, and 69%ile for motor. Not too bad! Mommy went to visit friends for her birthday, so I had a blast again with daddy. I was really, really good for him. I got to watch Horton Hears a Who at home when mommy came home and loved it! I have a feeling this next month is going to be busy too!
Rough-housing with Papa Ron and Chase

Smiles with Papa Ron

Do I know you?

Building with Mommy

Surprise visit from Grandma Kathy

Reenacting Horton Hears a Who

Wrestling with Papa Ron and Chase-I was reluctant at first, but quickly warmed up

I love to dance!

Saturday, June 16, 2012

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

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

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!