End of Year Picnic

On the last day of Preschool we stopped at a park just before we got to school and had a picnic with all my friends. Daddy was even able to make it. It was a surprise that he came. I was SO happy he was able to push me on the swing..... (Even though he doesn't push me as high as mommy!)






Bodie is a big fan of the swings, too. This picture was taken before we got his sandals from Aunt Heidi in the mail. He now is the owner of a nice pair of Teva's!



Before we went left for the park, I got cards all ready to give to my teachers.

Today, Thursday, May 7th, 2009

We must give all the credit to the makers of chocolate milk for the above video....

Today I had a field trip to a farm in the area. I was able to bring Bodie, too. We both had a lot of fun. It didn't rain until we were on our way home. We saw miniature horses, and pigs, and horses, and cows, and chickens, and turkeys, and bunnies, and goats, and sheep, and llamas, and peacocks. I could go on, but you get the idea. When we got there, first thing was a hayride all around the farm. We saw a marsh and bird houses and bat houses and fields that had just been plowed. (What, you wanna see, too?..... Mommy forgot the camera.)

Had to stop for milk on the way home and for a special treat mommy got a little bottle of the chocolate kind, too. We had chocolate milk for lunch which is why we were acting so goofy in the above video. (I get REALLY weird on any kind of sugar. You don't even want to imagine me after a little glass of "coca-coca classic").

The Cake

While we were baking the cake Bodie took a few naps and played with Noel and Aunt Teresa and watched Daddy mow. But he got tired of doing that, so Grandma Pat strapped him to her back while she made her frosting.


Here is the bottom of the cake. We placed it on a board with minty green polka dotted foil (Noel's fave color) topped with a mirror. It was a white cake with white frosting all the way around and then finished off with pink frosting on top. We added some pearls for accessories.


This is the middle layer. It was a funfetti cake. Don't EVER use a funfetti cake if you are trying to stack. It isn't sturdy enough. We had to add several toothpicks and a lot of prayers that it would hold up and not crumble over night. We chose Noel's favorite color for the middle layer. Then we embellished with green dots down the sides as well.


The top layer was also funfetti. It held together better because it was smaller and didn't have to hold anything else up. Pearls were added to this one as well.


Here is the whole finished cake as up close as I could get with out cutting one of the layers out of the picture.

This cake took us 12 hours from start to finish and when we were done, I wanted to cry a little because it was PERFECT and I was so tired. THANKS GRANDMA PAT FOR YOUR HELP!

Someone's Turning 4!!!

I had a Fancy Nancy birthday party this weekend. Almost everyone who came was dressed all fancy with lots of accessories and everything. Before this picture was taken, Bodie even had a suit and tie on. He wanted to play outside so we changed him. Mailey and her sister Gabby were able to make the drive down for the soiree (fancy word for party) which made it even more special. Papas and Uncles had suits and ties and very nice outfits on. Grandmas and Aunts had fancy skirts, dresses and they were very be-dazzling.


This was my gorgeous Fancy Nancy outfit that I wore to my party. It has flowers, wings, and lots of jewels on it.


Here's a pic of me and my BFF, Mailey. We were screaming FANCY NANCY!!!! Mailey had the same fancy slippers on that I got for a gift. Now our feet can alway match.


Here's a picture of the fancy cake that Mommy and Grandma Pat made and decorated. Mommy will put some more pictures of the cake in the next post. (It deserves it's own post.)


Here is the Fancy Nancy doll that Mommy and Daddy gave me. Other people got together to give me several outfits for her to wear and those boxes stacked up behind me were made especially for me to keep all of my Fancy Nancy things in. I also recieved some Fancy Nancy things for me to wear.

The day after my party I was heard saying over and over again, "I had the BEST birthday party ever!" Thank you to everyone who was able to make it and for being good sports about dressing up. It made my day so special.

Oh, and if anyone reading this has pictures of some of the guests all dressed up, could you email them to my mommy so she can add them to our collection of photos please? Thank you.

Spring!

These last few days have been really nice, a little windy, but really nice. Bodie and I were able to try out our new wagon outside for the first time yesterday. It was fun, but neither of us liked riding in the backward spot. We took turns and it worked out okay.



Before our walk, Bodie was sleeping for his morning nap. Mommy and I played outside the whole time he was sleeping. We even had a picnic snack. I made up a few songs to sing while standing on my pretend stage. This is just one of the many songs I sang that morning.

A Day Out With Thomas At Greenfield Village

On Saturday we took Mimi Becky and Papa Reg to Greenfield Village. Sometimes I get confused and have called it the Red Gardens. The first thing we did was take a Model T ride. Mommy took the picture from the front seat.


All I talked about the first hour or two was how I HAD to get a tattoo. Here's my leg getting a tatoo.



Finally it was our turn to take a ride with Thomas. It was so much fun!! We all had to yell "All Aboard!" so he would know it was time to take off. We were in the very last car so we had a great view of Thomas every time we went around a curve.


Do you see Thomas up there? Way up there? He's the blue engine.


We got a better picture of him when our ride was over!

We had a really great day. The weather was hot, but it was really windy so we stayed nice and cool. Then it got really cloudy and looked like it was going to rain. The wind died down, but the clouds kept us from getting too hot. It never rained except for maybe once while we were on the train. Then the sun came back out while we were on our way to the car. Worked out perfectly!

Bodie isn't a Baby Anymore.

Look what Bodie can do....

He still chooses to crawl because it's faster, but he can walk.

Bodie's one year check up answered the weight and height question. He weighs 21lbs 5 oz. He is 31 1/4 inches tall. The doctor called him "long and lean".

He now has 6 teeth.

He can say a few things:
Key = Monkey
On = On
Aye = Hi- in a pirate sounding voice
momma
dada
"more" and "drink" and "eat" in sign language
He waves for hi and bye, and just today has starting blowing kisses.

He also likes to bob his head to music. Or shake it vigorously when Britney comes on the radio. We can't tell if that means he really likes her or is trying desperately to get her out of his head.

Bodie's Big Day!!!

Here are a few pictures of the cake that Mommy and Grandma Pat decorated for Bodie's birthday. It was a train, made from scratch and then decorated to look like it was on a track going through a tunnel. It was a huge hit!






Bodie getting to eat his engine.



This monkey has become Bodie's favorite present. He hands it to mommy every morning when she gets him out of bed and says, "KEY!"



Daddy couldn't get the helicopter out of the box fast enough. Bodie was hanging upside down trying to get at it.

Henry Ford Museum

A few weeks ago, we took a trip to the Henry Ford Museum. We saw lots of cars, trains, and airplanes. The above picture is me inside an older plane.



Then daddy helped me make a paper airplane. This is the test zone where you can fly your airplane and see how far it goes. Mine actually went really far, but we missed the photo op.



Bodie and I decided we were hungry so we made a hot dog. Bodie is just a condiment....



and I'm the hot dog.



The very last thing we looked at before heading home were dollhouses. (I'm not picking my nose in this picture. It's an optical illusion...)

We Don't Speak Much German

Mommy: AAAAAA-CHOOOOOO!!!!


Noel: Grocery Cart!