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Mommy has been trying to find this video for so long. It's from almost a year ago. We practiced and practiced to do this just right!

First Day of School

Here I am! All ready for school with my lunch, backpack, raincoat, and boots.


Daddy took me took school on my first day and the principal took our picture.



The coat room, where I have to remove all the rain-gear that I just barely put on.




This is me waiting to be released at the end of the day. We made Racoon head-gear to go along with the book "The Kissing Hand" which we read.


Back home again after an exciting first day of school. It's been over three months and I still love it!

Bodie Sings

Mommy showed us her favorite movie from when she was my age....ANNIE! Both Bodie and I LOVED it. We both like to sing all of the songs.

Dance Video

Here is a video of Noel's first dance in her first competition.

Noel's 1st Dance Comp 9\4\10 (19 photos), by Holly Nelson

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Bodie Skeered!

This is what Bodie looked like when the "mo-ster" band went by. Daddy says at least we don't have to deal with Bodie wanting to play the drums....

Otherwise Known As

On the 4th of July, I was in the Harbor Springs parade with all my dancing friends. It was really hot and it was a really long parade. We have renamed the 4th of July to The Day of Really Long Things. The parade started at one and I didn't come through until 230. Mimi, Papa, Bodie, and Mommy waited and waited and waited for me. Mommy and Papa were standing in the middle of an intersection where the parade route turns. Mimi and Bodie were about a 1/2 block down under an awning in the shade. Bodie was scared of the band. He said the drums were "mo-sters". He cried and cried.


Daddy was in the parade with me. He helped by carrying the banner.



Papa tried to get Bodie to smell the flowers in the window of the shop where he and Mimi were stealing the shade. He's asking papa, "dis one? Bode smell dis one?"




Bodie finally picked which flower he wanted to smell. He said, "Mmmmmm... Smellsch good!"

When we got home from the parade it was about 3. Mommy decided to put Bodie in bed for his nap so he would be fresh as a daisy when it was time for the fireworks. Except that he never woke up. He slept and slept until 715 the next morning. This was another of the really long things that happened to make us change the name of the day. I was able to stay up for the fireworks. They were great! Mommy stayed home with Sleeping Bodie. It's really good that he slept through them since loud noises scare him.

Blue Fairies

On the third of July we headed to Traverse City to watch the Blue Angels. Thankfully, my parents informed me a few days before that they were, in fact, air planes and not beautiful fairies with sparkley blue hair. Because that was what I was expecting to see. Once we got there we had a picnic lunch and I started to complain that I was cold. Then, once I realized we were at a beach, I decided that I was hot and needed to swim. Mom and Dad told me that it was too busy and yucky to swim in the lake that day and I should just be happy that we were in the shade. We were in the shade because Grandma Mabel and Poppy got to the air show only 5 HOURS before it started so we could have a good spot. But I was NOT happy. I begged, and pleaded, and was very nice, and was very mean and still they wouldn't even let me put my feet in the water. THE NERVE!


Bodie played with Poppy's ears, and hair, and mustache while we waited for the show to start.



Good thing Grandma Mabel brought her "pirate things" so that I could look around to see if I could spot the planes first.




This was near the beginning of the Blue Angels. Right as they swooped over our heads. Before they did this Bodie said, "Wow! A-planes! Pretty awesome!" Then when they swooped, he had a convulsion or something. He wasn't paying attention and didn't know they were so close. They were really loud and scared him.





He pretty much looked like this for the rest of the air show. He kept saying, "Bodie, skeered! A-planes LOUD. Boo Angels skeer Bodie."

After the air show we were both very tired and hot. We slept in the car and then went to Mabel and Poppy's on the way home to have malts and hamburgers.

All Moved In

At the very end of April we were able to move into a house that we are renting for the time being. It is quite similar to our house downstate and we love the area. I was able to have my birthday party here in our house and it was so much fun. It feels like home to us now and we are very happy to be done with the whole moving thing. I love seeing my daddy every day. He comes home and has lunch with us. We go to the beach a lot and if you can't find us sleeping then we are probably playing outside somewhere. We love to be outside. Even in the rain.

Upside-Down and Round and Round

We are in the process of moving back up north. We weren't even gone for a complete 2 years. Now we are back. Sort of.

I'm going to school in two different places. I started school up here last week and I LOVE it! I go all five days a week up here. It's great! Daddy takes me to school and brings me back home at lunch. Sometimes he even eats lunch with me in the cafeteria before we head home.

I'm hoping very soon to have a home of our own and all of my toys with us. For right now we are all together for the first time in 2 months and that is what makes me happy.

Trick-or-Treat

Mimi and Papa came down to visit us today. Their plan was to put the new knobs on our kitchen cabinets and then hand out candy while we trick-or-treated with both mommy and daddy. And they did exactly that. Above is the picture of Bodie in his costume waiting for the time to go. He was Bam-Bam. He had a club, too. He didn't really know how to use it.

This picture is of my costume. I'm a tootsie pop! We had to wait a REALLY long time for the other kids to start showing up. Luckily, both Bodie and I took HUGE naps today. I slept for 3 hours and Bodie slept for 4 1/2. We were well rested and ready for our late night.

It was finally time.... We headed out with the wagon. We made it to 3 houses before Bodie fell in a huge puddle. :( We had been gone for maybe a 1/2 hour before Mommy twisted her ankle and fell. Bodie had fallen numerous times. At that point we were all cold and ready to head back. Or hobble back as in mommy's case. It was then that Bodie took his club and bopped me over the head with it while saying, "Bam-bam!!"

We did have to trick-or-treat one more time at our own house with our mimi and papa. I could barely wait to get my sucker head off.

Mimi rushed us up the stairs and into a warm bath. But not before I opened the ring pop that Kev and Mon had dropped off while we were out. Since it was a special night, I got to enjoy it in the bathtub. Thanks guys! My favorite part of the night was handing out candy to my "customers". I had so much fun!

Happy Halloween!

Swings

Bodie loves to swing. This is him running on the path to the playground.

He's SO close now, he slowed down a bit to wait for us.

I like to make funny sounds and pretend that Bodie has knocked the wind out of me when I push him. It makes him laugh.

I learned how to swing all by myself this summer!

Second Day of School.

The second day of school drop-off went great! I was in charge of feeding the class pet today. We do that first thing. I barely even had time to say goodbye to mommy and Bodie before I was off with a smile to feed the hamster.

Baby (Hair) No More - Otherwise Entitled Mullet-No-More

Before mullet removal.

Actual removal of mullet

After mullet removal

(Not) My First Day of School

Mommy kept telling me that my first day of school was coming up. I TOTALLY didn't understand what she was talking about. Honestly, my first day of school was a LONG, LONG time ago when I was three. This is NOT my first day of school. Just the first day of 4-year old preschool. We went out to breakfast at McDonald's. (This was not for the food so much as the playland.) Then we headed to school. Once again I kicked and screamed as they pried me off of mommy. I calmed down really quickly and had a GREAT time. I loved school and seeing all of my friends again. This year I know how to swing all by myself so I don't need a teacher to push me. My new teachers are nice and mommy is looking forward to me getting to know them so that I don't kick and scream when she leaves.

Rub a Dub Dub

Disney Days

Summer

Our house up north finally sold this summer. The closing was in August. We all went up north and visited with our family and friends. Bodie and I were able to check out the new splash pad in Charlevoix and we took Aunt Teresa and Mommy to Lake Michigan one evening. Evening is the best time to head to the beach. (Says mommy.) It's not too busy, not too hot, but the sun is still shining and it's not completely deserted.

We also took Papa Reg to the zoo to see the Dinosaurs. I was SO scared of the dinosaurs. This is the only picture of me with one because its a smaller one and papa is there with me.

We also went to a Tiger's game. There were fireworks after the game and Bodie was a little nervous because of all the noise, but we were really good and had a fun time.

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.