Chuckle Cheese

Morgan has had a very fun week. Monday night she went to Buckhannon to spend a few days with Aunt Linda while Mommy and Daddy went to work in Charleston. She had a GREAT time with Aunt Linda, as always. They played, went out to eat, went to the doctor so Aunt Linda could have her stitches removed from her finger, and watched lots of Disney shows. Thursday afternoon I went to pick her up to join us in Charleston. She had a great time at the hotel and was able to go swimming, which she really loved. She is now tall enough to stand in the shallow end and was so brave to put her head under water very early and often. My baby is growing up!

On Friday Morgan got the chance to spend some fun time with her cousins. Morgan had a date with our photographer to get some pictures done, and although she was less than agreeable during the photo shoot, I think her fabulous photographer got some great pictures. I can't wait to see them.

After the photo session we took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese (a.k.a. ChuckLE Cheese as Morgan says it). It was Morgan's second time and Julia's first time at the pizza play zone. The girls had a BLAST! They ran around totally excited about all the rides, lights, and TICKETS! :) It's always a good time with the kids, but this trip was even more memorable. We can't wait to see Julia and Kole again on Wednesday when we head south for the start of our mini-vacation to Tennessee.

Isn't he just the cutest?! Oh how I love this boy!
Making Mama happy by eating before playing...

Morgan is hiding terrified under the table while Julia gives Chuck E. a low five.

They both loved dancing together!

Learning to Write

Morgan's latest attempt to write her name....I am so proud!

Circus

Yesterday we took Morgan to the Ringling Brothers' Circus in Charleston. We met Morgan's best friend, Lydia, and her parents and grandparents for dinner beforehand. Poor Daddy was really sick and he had to stay home :( The girls had such a great time! This year's circus had a lot of magic in it, and Morgan seemed to really like that. We are already looking forward to next year!

Morgan and Lydia at dinner.


Throwing coins in the fountain.

Morgan's souvenir from the circus.

Yes, this elephant, Asia, is painting a picture!

I'd never seen women shot from a cannon before. It was awesome!

Mousie Dress

The above dress was my dress when I was in kindergarten. Apparently it was my very favorite dress, which was handmade by Aunt Linda. Here it is on my nearly four year old, WAY too short, but she looked really cute in it!

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Morgan went to her first baseball game of the season tonight. We had a 1 hour rain delay, during which some torrential downpours occurred, and a nearly-blown game by our beloved Pittsburgh Pirates, but the final score was 4-3 in our favor.

Morgan was very excited to see her Aunt Pattie. She had a lot of fun watching the Pirate Parrot (although true to form from last year would NOT get close enough to have her picture taken). She even snapped a picture of him with Aunt Pattie's phone.

She had her game-time nachos...

Spent some time texting her Mutti...

And generally had a good time and was in good spirits for the 4.5 hours we were at the ball park. We will be going to four more games this year, and she is already talking about her next trip to PNC Park to see the Parrot, the racing Pierogies, and of course, her nacho buddy and favorite Pirates fan, Great-Aunt Pattie.

The Most Beautiful Bouquet

Are a handful of dandelions lovingly picked by your child.

The Flavor of the Day

Morgan has recently become enthralled with the Toy Story movies (or Toy movies as she calls them). She is especially fond of Woody and Jessie. I was watching her today as she watched Toy Story 2 for the eleventh time and the smile on her face was just as big as the first time she watched it. She runs around singing "You've got a Friend in Me" even though she only knows that verse :) She wants "Toy Movie" cereal (any cereal box that has the aliens or Buzz Lightyear), Toy movie toys, and even in the face of Princess and the Frog, will frequently choose Toy Story over Tiana (although I think she secretly loves Princess and the Frog better).


Morgan has also discovered the hilarity of blowing up a balloon, or more accurately Mom blowing up a balloon, and blowing the air into her face, the dog's face, her Daddy's face, or allowing it to fly all over the place making that funny plllllbbbbttt noise. It causes her to laugh out of control! I didn't catch the full laughter on video, but here's a little glimpse into our world lately...

Outside of that, Morgan's newest independence move is to pick out her clothes and get dressed all by herself! She's doing quite well and matches her clothes surprisingly well. She is looking forward to seeing her cousin Julia and her friend Lydia at the end of the month!