Standard

Today was a pretty standard day at school. We listened to stories and played with blocks. I had a great time playing with my friends.

Down the Slide

Today we painted spots on our giraffes. I also enjoyed reading lots of books and playing the piano. We went outside today too and I loved playing on the see-saw and going down the slide. I had a happy day!

Leaves

Today we played outside and had a fabulous time! I liked to feel the leaves. I even carried one while walking around the playground and I didn't want to let it go. I got so excited walking around that I was giggling. We later sang and danced to our songs. I had an awesome day! Ms. Laura even gave me an "awesome" sticker on my sheet today because she knew I had a wonderful day!

Champion

Today I hung out in the baby room with Ms. Stacy and I had a great time! I am a champion cup stacker and Jaymeson and Lyra even clapped for me. Jaymeson was so happy to see me that he followed me all around the room. I played very intently with the alphabet bus and all my other old favorites.

Earth Picture

Today we painted an earth picture with water colors. Daddy liked mine so much that he hung it on the refrigerator. I played in the tent and tunnel today. I helped the boys build a tower out of legos and I read books with Ms. Becky. I also played with the star piano. I had a happy day!

Motions

Today we started off with crafts. We also sang songs. Ms. Laura said that I was so cute dancing and doing the motions to "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes." We are learning the body parts and that's a great song to reinforce it. Ms. Laura also loved it when I did the Itsy Bitsy Spider. We did puzzles, blew bubbles and played with blocks and in the tunnel. I was walking so confident today!

Happy Birthday Uncle Greg!

Today we played outside and I had a great time walking around the playground. I sat in the sea-horse boat and pretended to drive. I also played int he playhouse. We read books and practiced showing where our eyes, ears & nose are located. I was a little tired in the morning, but I had a great day!

Today is my Uncle Greg's Birthday. We celebrated over the weekend, but I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to him again!

Playground in Raleigh, NC

Today we woke up at my cousins house in Raleigh NC. We had so much fun last night and I am so happy to be with them again today.

Here is a picture of Steve, Lori, Marina and Darwin

We went to the playground and had so much fun!
I am happy to be walking all around!

But I still love playing on the swings.

And watching all the other kids:

I had a great time playing in the sand too!

Darwin liked the slides:

And Marina liked the big girl swings:

After the playground we all went out to lunch and had a fabulous time. It was yummy! Then we took a long trip to Maryland to see Chris and Ariel, and of course the doggies and kitties. The ride there was long because there was a lot of traffic. I was happy to watch a Baby Einstein movie on Daddy's laptop. I was also sooooo hungry. Mommy gave me snacks and we had pizza once we arrived so that made me happy. I loved seeing the animals too, but needed some sleep so I was a little cranky.

Aquarium

Today we went to the Aquarium in Chattanooga, TN. It was so much fun!

Here I am with Daddy petting Sting Rays.
Be careful to only use 2 fingers to pet them.

Here's what the Sting Ray looks:

Next we went to the Butterfly Garden.
This was Mommy's favorite part,
but it was too warm for me and Daddy
so we didn't stay in the room for that long.
Here we are looking at butterflies:

Here is a butterfly that we saw:

Then we went to see the penguins:

Here is a close-up shot:


Daddy and I crawled in to see what life is like surrounded by water with sea creatures.
Do you see the starfish and the crab?
It's so neat that when you look in the tanks with the sea creatures you can see your reflection.
Here's what we were really looking at:

I wore out very quickly and needed to take a nap midway through.

Mommy and Daddy got lunch and then I woke up for mine. It was a pretty short nap.

I was happy to see the sea horses after lunch.

It was also neat to hear so many kids call this fish Nemo. I'm not sure why they were calling all the fishes that looked like this Nemo. I know it is a Reef Fish from my Baby Einstein cards.

Doesn't this little alligator look scary?

A staff person at the aquarium was so nice and offered to take our family picture.

Here is one of Mommy's favorite fish.
It reminds her of one of her favorite movies - A fisherman and his wife.
Maybe someday it will come out on DVD?

We had a great day!

Chattanooga, TN

Today we went to downtown Chattanooga and it boy was it chilly. I'm glad that I had my heavy coat from Aunt Sharon. I also loved carrying around my Elmo phone from Aunt Chris. I really love that it says my name.

We walked on a pedestrian bridge, but did go too far because it was windy.

Then we walked over to the art museum and Mommy wanted to do some shopping in the gift shop. We did not tour the museum this time. Mommy said that she hopes we can do that when I am a little older, so I will appreciate it more. I loved hearing my voice echo when Daddy and Uncle John took me into the lobby.

This is a picture that Mommy took of the exterior of the art museum. Isn't it neat?

Aunt Sheila & Uncle John's

Today we had a long car ride and then arrived at Aunt Sheila and Uncle John's house.

I had such a great day!

Here Uncle John gave me a stick on our walk through the backyard.

I was leading the adventure through the wooded path.
Uncle John was so happy that I love the outdoors.

I loved walking indoors too.

Aunt Sheila helped me with my piano lessons here.

Easter Artwork

Today we painted Easter Eggs with water colors and we also colored an Easter basket. I played the piano and read stories with Ms. Becky. I enjoyed playing in the tunnel and I liked playing with the puzzles.

Reminiscing

Today I had a great time reminiscing with Ms. Stacy in the baby room. I loved standing in front of the mirror, singing and dancing without holding on to anything. I am walking so well and cracking everyone else up with my contagious laughter. I was also a good teacher today. I showed Jaymeson how to push the buttons on the Mickey Mouse pop-up toy and I showed Lyra how the cups stack inside of each other. I had a great day!

High Rise

Today we played with puzzles and built towers with the giant legos. I did a great job helping the boys build the tower really high. I also had tons of fun playing in the tunnel and in the tent.