3 Cheers for the Red, White, and Blue

3 cheers for the red, white, and blue!!!

I'm a Yankee Doodle Sweetheart.

We spent the day at Gramma and Poppy's lake.  Daddy and I bought a bag of fireworks.  We started early with ours so we could watch the other big displays on the lake once it got dark.

Sparklers!

Daddy and I lit some pretties out on the dock.

Ooooooo!  Beautiful!

I helped make gummy worm mud dessert for me and the boys.

And I snuggled on Gramma's lap on the deck at the end of the day.   Happy 4th of July!

Dance Recital

Last night I had my dance recital.   My friends and I got ready backstage.

We were "Cotton Candy" for our ballet number.

I smiled and did my best onstage!

Ballerinas

I had dance pictures last week in this year's recital costume, "Cotton Candy."  I'm so lucky to have Ellie in my class, too.   Best friends forever!

Saturday

 I spent Saturday afternoon at my cousin's house for his birthday.   I LOVE all of the animals there, especially this kitty, who sadly makes my allergy eyes look like I've been in a boxing match!   But I still made sure to spend some quality time with him.  :)

 Look at this cute little froggy!

I visited with the boys...

And provided peanut gallery commentary while my cousin opened his presents...

But my favorite part of the day was playing with my chicken friend, Clara.

I love Clara!

My own little slice of heaven.

Chicken Love

Poppy took some pics of me at my aunt's house the other day. Not only do I love my cousins....

but I love their chickens too! Just don't make me eat an egg. Ew.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to all my peeps!

My mom couldn't miss the photo op on the way to church with the spring flowers...

I scored with the Easter Bunny

We had dinner out at Gramma and Poppy's house.

Poppy hid eggs for all the kids.

Yahoo! A coveted golden egg with $5.

It was such a beautiful day I flew kites with the boys down by the lake.

Wishing you Easter joy and a happy spring!

Annual Egg Hunt

The Easter bunny greeted me at the annual community egg hunt with a soft and cuddly hug!

This guy is soft and cuddly too!

"Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm an Easter egg fan!!!"

My bountiful basket.

After the hunt, we ran some more...

And then I said goodbye to my friends with a mouthful of chocolate!