Wow, sweet girl, you are growing up SO much! I can’t believe what a big girl you are! I am really enjoying being home with you every day. We usually have a lot to do! Every Tuesday we go to story time at the library. We almost always meet the Hefners there and you and Natalie are such big girls that you sit in the front by the teacher now. You are usually very good at listening and paying attention. You like to do the songs with motions and you always check to make sure I am watching how clever you are.
On Wednesdays you have gymnastics class. Zuri is in your class and the two of you stick together most of the time. Your teacher is Miss Michelle and she is very nice and pretty. You have learned a lot during your first year of gymnastics! When you first started you did a lot of “baby-ish” things like playing with percussion sticks while singing songs, jumping in the inflatable jump house, playing on mini trampolines, and learning to do simple forward rolls (somersaults). Now you are walking on a low balance beam (which you still call the balance bean), climbing the rope (with help you can climb three knots high!), swinging on the bars, and doing cartwheels. Well, they don’t really look like cartwheels yet, but you are very proud of them!
Every other Thursday we have TOTS at church. It’s like a mom’s day out program. I go to the class with all the other moms while you go to class with other little children. Miss Dee (Butler) is your teacher and you love her! She is very sweet and a great TOTS teacher!
Fridays are Daddy’s day off work. So we almost always get to go pass out church tracts together and then go out to eat for lunch. We love to go to Gnarley Dawg and get fancy hot dogs, but you usually just eat macaroni and cheese there. Sometimes we go to Fiesta Mambo where you eat rice and beans, more rice and beans, and even Daddy’s rice and beans!
When we’re at home you get to do all sorts of things. We read LOTS of books together. You still really love Fancy Nancy books as well as Mo Willems books (especially the Elephant & Piggie) books. We always have plenty of library books to read. You have enjoyed playing outside on the warmer days. There is always play-doh, paint, coloring, cooking with mommy, playing with dolls and toys, or watching TV. Your favorite TV shows right now include Sofia the First, Doc McStuffins, Daniel Tiger, and the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
Let’s look at some photos of what you got to do these last two months! We'll start with the photos from March.
We still have bunnies at our house. You are very sweet to them.
In March Grandpa took some Easter photos of you and Jase!
Easter photos were extra fun this year because we had bunnies!
A sweet family shot.
We took you on a mini-vacation to Oklahoma City. You were THRILLED! On our way we stopped at one of our favorite spots - POPS! We ate dinner and bought some yummy flavored sodas to bring home with us.
That evening we headed down to Bricktown for dinner and some walking around.
This was only your second time to stay in a hotel. You were so excited!
And of course, we can't go to the zoo without riding the carousel!
You had a special egg hunt at Grams' & Pops' house with Jordan, Alex, and Tatum.
On Easter Sunday you got to snuggle real baby bunnies!
Addison and Kayla both had the same Easter dress as you!
Here are some "Penny-isms" for March:
In early March you called a squirrel and "squaller." By April you were pronouncing it correctly, which made me a little sad because "squaller" sounded so cute! You also said "twaller" instead of twirl.
March 10 (and for many weeks afterwards) - You put on a fancy dress-up dress, which you called your "Cinderella dress" and your "glass" slippers and asked your "prince" (Daddy) to dance. You dance with him in the living room and he sings "So This Is Love." It's the sweetest thing!
March 15 - Playing with makeup
March 20 - Singing "Part Of Your World" from The Little Mermaid
Penny: "This is mashed potato pizza!"
Daddy: "No, it's Alfredo"
Penny: "Alfred means mashed potato!"
March 30 - You are in Doc McStuffins mode many times now. You like to use your doctor's kit to "check the heartbeep" of your toys (and me).
Now let's look at some photos from April! I didn't take very many this month, but they show how much older you are looking and how beautiful you are!
This is your "mean face."
I wish I could wake up from a nap looking like this!
These are Mommy's attempt at photos in the park.
Spring pictures with Grandpa at Woodward Park
Here are some memories from April:
April 4
Penny: "Daddy, you sleeped on your bed, and I sleeped on my bed and Mommy sleeped on the couch!"
Daddy: "No. Mommy sleeped in my bed with me."
Penny: "Noooo, Mommy can't sleep in there with you. She has to sleep on the couch!"
April 8 - Today you woke up crying. When I went to see what was wrong you told me that there was a big chicken in your room and that it got on your belly and said "zoom zoom zoom" and then it yelled "BOO!" You were very upset about it and didn't really understand that it was a bad dream and nothing more. I thought it was funny that your nightmare would be about a big chicken.
April 16 - You called Lucky Charms cereal "Yummy Charms."
April 18 - "I wish God will give us another warm weather!"
April 24 - Your second top left molar (2-year-molar) is finally coming in! It's the first one to appear.
April 27 - Today you dressed yourself for the first time without help. Putting on shirts has been tricky for you, but you finally did it!
April 28 - You named your pink stuffed bear "Gull." I have no idea why or where that came from. A week or so later you named another bear Jack, which makes a little more sense.
Also today, you asked to wear your green dress but then changed your mind and asked for the black one. Once you were wearing the black one you cried and said that you wanted to green one. Then when I had helped you change into the green one you cried some more and said that you didn't want that one either. You said that the green one did not look like a princess dress. It was very dramatic. You're such a girl!
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