I haven't been avoiding you, but mommy and I have been very busy playing and traveling for the past month or more. Have you missed us?
Daddy has been in Turkey since March 16. He is almost ready to come home (Tuesday) and we have missed him a lot. However, I am really good at keeping it in perspective and I know that if I am a good girl while he is gone that he will be very proud of me when he gets home!
Mommy and I took a week-long trip to Wisconsin to visit Grandma and Grandpa "Poppins" and Uncle JimJim and Aunt DeeDee the week before Easter. It was an awesome trip - we got to see several friends and relatives, too. I even got to see some horses and cows on great grandpa's farm and visit a large Easter egg house at a bakery. It was fun to go Madison and it was kind of hard to get back into a routine after we got back. The best part -- Uncle Jim geared me up with some new badger clothes!! Go Bucky!
At the end of March my pacifier was broken (I have a hunch mom was involved) and I decided to throw it away. We don't even talk about it anymore, so I know that it was the right time for me to be a big girl. Hopefully when Daddy comes home we can upgrade my crib to a big girl bed so I can use my new Dora sheets!
For Easter we got to visit with our next door neighbors and another military spouse. It was a beautiful weekend and also perfect for the 20,010 egg hunt at our church! Good times.
Last weekend mommy went to a family readiness conference, so Gramma Diane came to entertain me. We had a fun time cooking and doing bubbles and 3-D chalk. It was really good to see her!
Mom says I am a social butterfly because I like to talk to people at stores and restaurants. Never know what I'll say next! She's just hoping I won't tell anyone that she wore daddy's t-shirt and boxers to bed last night because she misses him! Haha!
I've been taking Tumbling Lessons at Gym Xtreme Kid Sport in Canal Winchester once a week. It has been very fun and I like the ability to use the bars, beams, trampolines, mats, etc. They really expose us to a lot of different things and it's been a fun time. I probably won't do it this summer so that I can take swimming classes instead. Mommy wants Daddy to take me!
This weekend we have a few fun things planned, and I know mommy also wants to make some posters and fun things for when daddy comes home. Maybe we can even make him a cake because his birthday is on Thursday.
Have a great weekend!
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Mommy Update:
Emily loves to use the word "Forlost" -- I think it's a blend of forgot and lost, but she often says, "I forlost it." or "Did you forlost it, mommy?" It's pretty cute.
She also uses the food GooseBus instead of School Bus. Although last week she upgraded to "Yellow School Bus" so we may be outgrowing that cute term!
And, in early March, she picked up a phone in our house while I was in the middle of a 30+ person conference call. I think I had a mild heart attack, but everyone else got a good laugh out of her "Hello? Hello! Hi"...
