Aunt Lucinda's Graduation and Time At Grandpa and Grandma Thackers

That's my Aunt Lucinda graduation from ConAmore. ConAmore is a special needs school that she has been going to since preschool. She loves it there and they love her. She is going to miss it. She told me that she isn't sure what she'll do next fall, but she will miss her friends and her teachers. Yeah Lucinda!!!!

I got to stay with Grandpa and Grandma when mom and I went out to see Aunt Lucinda's graduation. Dad was in Europe but we missed him on this trip. So Grandpa and Grandma gave me some watermelon. I loved it! It was so messy and sooooo good!!!


I like to hear myself talk into the plastic microphone, but I decided that I needed to be like Grandpa and Grandma and wear pair of glasses so that I could be cool like them. What do you think?


I love to jump on the trampoline! If mom would let me I'd stay out there jumping all day!!! I don't care if the wind is blowing or if it's raining, I just love to jump, jump, jump!

I also love the tire swing. I really like it when my mom would push me really high, and now that I can hold on, she will. I had so much fun and I can't wait to go back and visit again. I'm sure that I can talk someone in to letting me go outside again and jump and swing .... Yeah! I can't wait!

Misc Pics and the Girls at the Zoo

Look at me - I'm an Artist! I can make beautiful artwork....

My favorite canvas is of course the bathtub. Isn't that where everyone creates beautiful pictures? LOL


My favorite movie is "Bolt". When the bad guys are chasing Penny and Bolt, I put my hands on my cheeks and say "Oh, No, Dog, Car". My mom says it's super cute! She was lucky enough to capture it on the camera so everyone could see it!


Right now, I am discovering new things and what I can do with whatever I might find that looks like fun. I tried really hard to put that lid on the lion cup, but it never really quite worked. But I had fun trying!

On May 22nd, my mom took me, Cailin and Cambree to the zoo. Cailin and Cambree are my mom's best friends girls. We had a good time. There were a lot of kids there on fieldtrips, but I love the zoo and seeing all the animals...

My favorite animal at the zoo is the giraffe. I love to just sit and watch them. They are fascinating.

Most of the time I rode in my "waggie" (little red wagon), but when we got to the elephants I got out and ran around like crazy. I was free and taking full advantage!

Here is the elephant, drinking water from his bottle.


Here is what I look like after a day at the zoo. Naps are heaven!

Slides, Swings, and so Much More!

The 1st friday in May, I met my birthparents - Mommy Heather and Daddy Brett - at the park to play. I love the park. I love the slides, the swings, and so much other stuff.... Mommy Heather brought a friend with her to meet me - Kelsey (hope I spelled it right). We had a good time. See the pictures below - can't you tell I'm having a blast!

Daddy Brett is going to help me out the first time and then I'll be able to go all by myself after that.

I can do it by myself - Just watch...



See how big I am - I can walk across the bridge all by myself...

This the big slide, and I like to go down with Daddy Brett. It's just more fun that way!

Oh, wood chips.... Can I make a mess with them mom?

Now I get to go down the big slide with Mommy Heather. It just so much more fun to share!!!

I love the swings. They might be my favorite. When I'm in the swing I yell 'Weeeeeeee'. Everyone things it's so cute! On this day, I started falling asleep in the swing and that's when my mom said it was time to go home for a nap. I was sooooo ready for a nap that day. But I can't wait until I can go to the park and play again!

It's Snowing Inside?

A couple of weeks ago, I found where my mom puts the flour. Oh, did I have a good time? :) The pictures don't quite do my handiwork justice! Flour was everywhere. My mom said she was finding flour dust for days....

I had so much fun!

My Easter Fun!

I loved coloring eggs! When I figured out that I could flip the water out of the cup - I had a blast! Can we do that every day?

I also enjoyed throwing the colored eggs into my basket after I found them in the morning. I am intently looking at the "broken" eggs in my Easter basket. At one time I had four eggs in my hand. I think that is called "talented!".

The Easter bunny brought me Jelly Beans. Yummy! It's one of the few candy's that I can have without chocolate since I'm allergic to cows milk. I am waiting so patiently for daddy to open the bag.

The Easter Bunny also knew that my favorite movie is "Bolt". I watch it at least 2x every day. I love it! When I want to watch it, I point at the TV and say "Dog". I will watch almost the entire movie - my mom says that I am totally zoned in on the TV while it's playing. I don't know what that means, but I do LOVE the Dog movie!

I also got a red wagon. The weather hasn't really allowed us to try it outside yet. The only days that we could have gone outside, I wasn't listening so my mommy told me that we couldn't go. I'm hoping that I can be good this weekend and go for a ride in my new red wagon. Sometimes, I get to go on a ride in the house and I really like it. I also like to sit it in and watch TV. It's the perfect size seat for me!

Here I am in my Easter Dress. I didn't make taking this picture easy at all. LOL. I don't really like standing still. The best picture that my aunt and mom could get was this one with me playing with the bowling pins that G-ma and G-pa Mickelson gave me. I haven't quite figured out how this game works, but I love to throw the ball and bang the pins together.

Easter was really fun. I learned how to twirl in my dress so that it is all poofy. Now I want to wear dresses every day. My mom says you shouldn't play hard in a dress, they are for being sweet and nice. So, I guess I'll need to wear pants and shirts for a while so that I can get dirty with my friends!

We hope you all had a Happy Easter as well. We did!

Misc. Pics

I've decided that my baby stroller is just the right size for me. I don't even have to have anyone push it for me. I can move it by rocking back and forth. I'm such a big girl. Aren't the best toys the ones that my dolls and I can use? I think so! :)

I pointed to the nail polish and told my mom that I wanted "parkly". (sparkly) So she painted my fingers and toes. I was so proud of them. I showed them off to my dad as soon as he got home from teaching school. I'm not sure he was quite ready for me to be such a big girl.

Aren't they "parkly" and soooo pretty? I love them! I even sat still for almost the entire time! Look at me, I'm growing up!

Hogle Zoo Visit

After our fun trip to the zoo in OH, we decided to buy a season ticket to the Hogle Zoo. March 21st was our 1st trip! I was so excited that I didn't sleep the night before. I loved feeding the ducks. I threw the food as far as I could for them to eat. I laughed when they dove in to get it.

I love giraffes! I don't know what it is, but I love to watch them. This is as close as I could get to them. I didn't even move when he looked at me. :) Aren't I a big girl?

Me and the giraffe - just chillin'

I am taking a well deserved rest on my dad's shoulders. I find this a very comfortable way to ride :) Don't I look relaxed and comfy?

My aunt Effie bought me the giraffe at the gift shop and I haven't done much without it since. I love it!!! I was so tired that I fell asleep on the way home.

So, I need to apologize for my mom being a blogger slacker! I had a talk with her today and she is going to try and catch up our blog before the end of next week. Keep your fingers crossed. Gotta go, I'm headed to see uncle Fon, poppa, and nana....

Yeah! Michigan!

We left for Detroit, Michigan on March 5 at 7:10 in the morning. So mom and I went in our Pajamas. It was awesome! Although we didn't take off until about 40 minutes later due to the de-icing of the plane. When dad dropped mom and I off at the airport, I wasn't quite sure what was happening, but when we got closer to the plane, I got really excited and started say, "Plane, Plane, Plane" over and over again. I am a great traveler. I had my own seat and I played with my toys, drew pictures, read books with my mom, and sang songs all the way to Detroit. I finally fell asleep as the wheels touched the ground in Detriot. My mom carried me asleep in my carseat through the airport to meet Uncle Seth. My mom was so glad to see him. I stayed asleep until about the time we started walking to the car. We were so excited to be there and to see the boys. I loved my Uncle Seth right away and since my dad couldn't come because of work, I attached myself right away. Uncle Seth is amazing! I loved Aunt Sharon and the boys too. They are all amazing!!! I just wish that I got to see them more. They were so much fun to hang out with!!!



My mom and I went to Michigan to visit my Uncle Seth, Aunt Sharon, Charlie, and Matthew. We had so much fun! The day after our arrival, we all got dressed up and went to the park. It was really nice, but a little windy. Here is my cousin Matthew and I in the stroller getting ready to leave for the park.

I figured out how to use the stairs to the slide quickly, so that I could do it by myself. I went down the slide over and over and over. My mom was so proud of me.

I love to be in the swing, so as soon as one was available, my mom helped me in and then pushed me. It was a blast! What is better than a sunny day and a park!

Look - I can ride the pelican!

Here we are (Matthew, me, and Charlie) after we finished playing in the park. We were all tired.

We went to "Sidetrack Bar & Grill" for lunch on Saturday. Aunt Sharon said that Oprah said it had the best burgers ever.... It was fun and they were pretty good. I really loved the sweet potato fries - Yummy!! :) Above, I am with my cousins, Uncle Seth, and my mom. Aunt Sharon took the picture!

Here I am devouring the sweet potato fries - by the way - they came with my mom's lunch not mine... Ha, Ha, Ha.


My Uncle Seth and Aunt Sharon read a lot of books at their house and I loved it. I loved to sit in Uncle Seth's lap for any reason.

Uncle Seth gave us all a horsey ride before bed on Saturday. I wasn't to sure about that, but the boys loved it!

All dressed for church. I wouldn't got to nursery without my mom, so I had to go with her to her classes. It was okay, but at least I didn't have to stay and play with people that I didn't know.

I really liked playing this this toy. I spent a lot of time playing with the different sides.

On Monday, we went to the "Toledo Zoo" in Toledo OH. It took about 40 minutes to drive there from the Uncle Seth and Aunt Sharon's house. It was a little cold when we got there, so we all bundled up and off we went.

Here I'm checking out the penguins. I thought they were funny. The zoo is also where I said the words "Animals, Bear, and Slide" for the 1st time. I growled at the Lion when I saw them and wanted to be just like the big kids and walk instead of ride in the stroller. By the time we'd had lunch and walked around most of the zoo, we found a playground and of course, we had to stop and play.

This is called the "Beaver Dam". It had a few tunnels through it just the right size for kids. While I was running around in it, Charlie and some older kids came up put their Claws up and said, "RRRRR", I bent my knees, put my hands up and said, "RRRRR" right back. My mom was so proud of me. I laughed and laughed when then left.

There was another slide. Yeah! This one was a little taller, but I loved it anyway. If you can't tell in the picture, my knee has some dirt on it. I feel off the slide and got turned around while going down the slide a few times, but boy did I have fun!

We were so tired after we left the zoo that Matthew and I fell soundly asleep. Charlie was too busy talking with my mom to sleep.

All in all we had a great time! We didn't really want to go, but we were ready to see our daddy.

We flew back on March 10 and I traveled really good - when we landed in Salt Lake, my mom let me walk through the airport holding her hand. I'm sure she wished that she could just carry me so that we to get home faster, but I was so tired of sitting. My poppa and nana (my daddy's parents) met us at the airport. Daddy was teaching at SLCC. We were about an hour late getting home and I was so happy to be back in my bed.

Thackers in Michigan - Thanks for letting us come and visit! Thanks for sharing your bed and room with us, Charlie and Matthew. We love you all!!!!! We hope to come back really soon.