Garden Club Graduation

For garden club graduation, we had to go to the local nurseries around town and find (specific) plants to plant in our butterfly garden. We went and picked out a great plant at the Shoal Creek Nursey called a 'Columbine' and while we were there, we got to see the construction crew in action. I think I was more excited to watch the bulldozers than pick out a plant. I loved Garden Club and am excited to watch our plants grow this spring.

Trippism

Tripp: Daddy, when Tatie gets bigger, she's going to have long boobies.

Daddy: What? Why do you think that?

Tripp: Because mommy has long boobies.

Nice.

Thumb-body's Watching!

I love my thumb......still. Even though I'm 4 years old now and mommy and daddy tell me that big boys don't suck their thumbs, I still can't kick the habit. They haven't really come down on me too much but I think things are about to change because now, my baby is sucking her thumb on occasion. Uh oh! Good bye good and faithful thumb o' mine!

Emmylou's 4th Birthday!

Emmylou is one of my best friend's and today we went to her birthday party at Kiddie Acres. Although it was wet and raining, it didn't slow us down one bit. All of our school friends were there and we rode all the rides over and over again. My baby wasn't a big fan of the rides but seemed to do ok when mommy smooshed herself in the little kiddie rides with her. Now that is love! Afterwards celebrated with pizza and cupcakes. Happy Birthday, Emmylou - we sure love you!

Are these not the cutest cupcakes ever? They were a HUGE hit!

Caroline's 4th Birthday!

My friend, Caroline, turned 4 today and she had her party at JW Tumbles. The parties are always fun and today was no exception. We played, ate pizza and best of all had cupcakes with extra sugary frosting. I didn't even bother with the actually cake part of it. Happy Birthday, Caroline and we hope you had as much fun as we did!

How many goldfish crackers can Tate get in her mouth at one time? A whole heck of a lot!

Tate is 17 months

Peanut -

It's hard to believe that in 1 short month you'll be a year and a half. But, I refuse to dwell on it and instead just celebrate that we've made it to 17 months. Your independence and will is stronger than ever before and you will deliberately look me in the eye and disobey me. It's actually pretty funny and I find myself looking away so you don't see me laugh. I don't think that would help my cause, do you? Daddy is convinced that there is sweetness in those stares - which is further proof that you have him completely wrapped around your little finger. You're running from here to there and new words include duck, book and bubba for brother. You want your way and you want it now.....I wonder where you get that from? You love to play at the park and your absolute favorite is the slide. In no time, you're up the stairs on your own and will slide down time and time again giggling all the way. I love that happy laugh and those precious smiles of yours. Your favorite adult person in the world is Miss Connie because she always takes you to the park and your favorite non-adult person is your brother. YOU ADORE HIM although at times you both make each other - and me - crazy. You're fascinated with babies - real and pretend - and are very affectionate to playmates and above all, Miller. You light up when Miller is around and you say his name in the cutest way possible. I think he digs you but is just playing hard to get. Elmo is another fascination - but I think that goes for pretty much all little ones your age. Shoes are a nuisance to you when in the car. Before I even get the key in the ignition, your shoes (and socks if applicable) are off and thrown on the floor. Footless and fancy free sums you up. You're getting a little picky with the eating and really won't have anything to do with meat, eggs or yogurt. You love fruit, cheese and carbs and I'm trying to be sneaky in getting some healthy foods into that growing body of yours. I use the juicer often and throw in spinach, beets, carrots, cucumber and whatever other veggies I have on hand and mask it with lots of fruits. It seems to do the trick. You sign and say 'more more' for pretty much anything you want and if you don't get it, you throw yourself on the floor in a not so convincing tantrum. I try to exercise patience and understanding because I know you're still a little peanut and trying to figure things out for yourself. I sure hope it's not always this way because I really hope I can teach you to learn from the mistakes I've made in the past because I want nothing but the best for you and all the happiness in the world. Overall, you're my very happy and sweet baby girl and for now, you're safe from the coyotes.

Love, Mommy

4 Year Old Check up

With 4 comes the 4 year old check up. I was excited about the token I would get after the appointment but not so excited about the 2 shots I had to get BEFORE I got the token. I was brave and here are my latest stats:

I'm 39 lbs and 41 inches tall which puts me in the 75th percentile for both.