Catching up on Chaos

So, life in our house is slowly returning to normal!

Today I high-jacked Daddy's phone and thought I'd post a few pics from the last few months!

The first few are before I got sick and the last few are after.

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This is me at church anxiously awaiting the arrival of my friends!

We usually get there first and I can hardly stand it because I am so excited to play with everyone!

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Here I am playing outside with Daddy...

... in the mud!

I got mud all over my clothes, my hands, and even my face!

It was wonderful fun!

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Swinging at the park -

whoo-hoo!

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Special thanks to Papak and Gamaw for the outfit!

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I like to commandeer Gamps' hat whenever possible -

Mommy thinks it makes me look like Oliver Twist!

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"Excuse me sir, may I have some more?"

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There are a few nice things about recovery!

First, the doctor told my parents that I could eat anything I want for a couple of weeks!

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Also, it was great to get out in the sunshine again!

When I started feeling better,

Mommy was anxious to get me outside in the

beautiful spring weather!

We have enjoyed the park, the lake, and the zoo this week!

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P.S. My Mommy has a bit of a weakness for

floppy hats on little girls!

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Another fun thing is Cousin Patrick came to visit Gamps and Gammie for his spring break!

He is great at entertaining me!

I especially love it when he reads me my bedtime story!

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Tonight we all went out to dinner at

one of our favorite places

called Jerusalem Cafe.

They provided great food,

and I provided the entertainment!

Everyone laughed hysterically

when I decided that I should polish

Gamps' bald head!

Better Days Ahead

My sincere apologies for my recent blog delinquency!

Since most of you know, I'm not going to belabor the account of my family's recent misfortunes. It is sufficient to say that we have all been sick, especially me. Thankfully I have been much better yesterday and today thanks to new meds from the doctor. Mommy is still not feeling great, she is off to the doctor tomorrow. Daddy seems to be all better - just exhausted from taking care of us! Benjamin got the best deal - he seems to be happy and kicking! :)

We are now home after our ill-fated spring break Odyssey, so I hope to catch up on posting soon.

For now I just want you all to know that I am doing better and enjoying whatever I want to eat (doctor's orders) which so far is mostly hot dogs and chocolate.

I am also enjoying lots of kind attention from Grammie and Gramps who felt that my absence was much too lengthy! :)

I'm happy to report that things are looking up at last and better days are ahead (finally)!

Mommy & Me Day

Mommy and I spent a whole day together while

Daddy was away at a conference this weekend!

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I got to have my first ice cream cone!

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We played together in the play place for a long time too!

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All aboard!

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Peek-a-boo!

I love these little cars that you can ride in!

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Are you looking at me?

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Then we picked out two bears at Build-a-Bear.

As you can see, I found this whole shopping

experience a little bit overwhelming!

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One for me and one for Baby Benjamin!

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Meet Benjamin's bear!

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Here I am introducing the new bears to my other bears!

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Here are our brother/sister bears --

aren't they cute?

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We took a break in the middle of the day

for a nap and a costume change!

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We also went to Chick-fil-a,

my favorite restaurant!

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Hurray for chicken!

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I love the fruit cup too!

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And then it was off to the play area ...

where I played happily for a long time!

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It was a perfect day!