Thursday, January 29, 2009

what a month...and it's not over yet!

january has been a very busy month for our family. we have done a lot of traveling and our schedule has been keeping us from updating the blog in quite awhile. mommy had lots of pictures on her camera that she had to get downloaded and we also had a setback with a pipe bursting in our basement during a super cold spell here in the mountains. that also affected how much time mommy could get on the computer since it's down in the basement.

traveling was fun this month! we went to pinehurst a few weekends ago to celebrate my friend mackenzie's second birthday. she had a fun dora the explorer party with mexican food and yummy cake! i had a great time playing with kenzie and her older brother anthony, who is almost 4. i got to jump on their big trampoline with them and we also went to the park and played since the weather was fairly mild. they also have lots of fun toys in their huge basement so i wasn't bored for one second and i actually slept during naptime since i was so worn out from all the activities!

from pinehurst, we drove up to holly springs to visit my good friend amy. she has a new sister named kayla who was just turning a month old while we were there. i didn't know what to think of kayla, but amy and i had a fun time playing and being silly! our mommies took us to this big indoor play place called planet child where there was lots of different themed areas for us to play in. there was an aquarium area with fish, which i loved since i have my own fishies! there was also a safari area, a big boat, a kitchen, a market, a pet place, a school, a train set and a princess castle. my favorite part was the school since it had a huge chalkboard where i could draw. i tried to draw my very own elmo and mommy could definitely tell that he was supposed to be elmo! another fun thing amy and i did was sit and have conversations with each other and giggle lots and lots! we liked to share her purses and her baby stroller too.
after returning from that trip, we packed up for augusta the following weekend. brennan's twin baby sisters got baptized and mommy and daddy were godparents. i was a good girl during the baptism mass. brennan's grandmommy sat with me and brennan since my parents had to sit up front the whole time. i enjoyed playing with my friends brennan, colby and kylie while we were in town.


some other things i have done this month are play in the snow with my doggies! i learned how to make snowballs, but didn't quite get how they could fall apart just as easily. my crazy dog morgie thought it was fun to eat the snow...she's so silly!
of course, i love my kitchen! i'm becoming quite the cook, and i love to serve the green and red peppers in cups to mommy and daddy. my kitchen has been moved upstairs to the dining room for the time being while our basement is yet again undergoing construction.

i also love my playdoh set i got for christmas from my cousins. the rolling pin is great and i use the cookie cutters too! i am ready to help mommy make cutout cookies now!

another favorite toy is my new bitty baby that i got for christmas from grandma and grandpa. i am getting pretty good at changing her diaper!

i've seen my friend dixie quite a bit this month. she and i love to play and be silly together. here we are holding hands!

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

we had a fun end to 2008! on new year's eve, mommy and daddy took me to outback for dinner with our friends emily, graham and dixie and it was very yummy! i was such a good girl at dinner and got to color and drink lots of milk.


then we went home and i got to play a little more and feed my fish! they are so cool! their aquarium is on my dresser in my bedroom so i get to see them every morning when i wake up and i get to feed them twice a day! they are fun to watch because they swim all around.

i also got to feed my piggy bank! daddy always saves his coins and gives them to me so i can make sure my piggy stays full! i am such a good girl too because i will share the coins and let mommy and daddy help me feed piggy too. after i feed him, i give him a kiss on the nose and daddy puts him back up on my shelf.

holiday wrap-up

well, it's been awhile since we've posted since the holidays were quite busy! i got to spend two whole weeks up in iowa with my grandparents and i had such a wonderful time! we played a lot and ate lots of yummy food, especially cookies, since it was christmastime! santa also left gifts for me at both grandparents houses so he didn't forget that i was going to be in iowa this year!

i would really like to thank everyone up in iowa for all the fun times and gifts that they shared with me this christmas, especially grandma and grandpa lavelle and mimaw and papaw metz for taking care of me while mommy and daddy went to jamaica before christmas. we sure had fun, and i really loved being spoiled! here are some fun pictures from our road trip to chilly iowa!


uncle steve made a visit down from MN to see us and i really loved seeing him!


hanging out with my grandma is great!

opening presents at mimaw and papaw's on christmas eve was fun.

my cousins ashlyn and adriana are fun!

opening presents from santa on christmas morning

my cool new shades look great on me!

another one from santa...my own aquarium so i can have some pet fishies!

grandma and grandpa got me lots of fun new toys! i really love elmo!

grandpa and i at hyvee on the morning we have to leave to go back home


saying goodbye to mimaw and papaw before hitting the road


on the road trip home, morgie wants to see the movie too!

i made a pile of pillows at our hotel room on the way home! how fun!

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