Swimming Lessons

I started swimming lessons this week. The very first thing I had to to was sit on the steps and reach for a plastic ring that was on the step below me. Some of my friends were braver than me and reached right down and picked up their ring. This means their heads went all the way UNDER the water. I reached my ring with my toes and picked it up with my foot - I did NOT put my head under the water. My teacher, Miss Karla, tried all lesson long to get me to pick up that ring, but I just couldn't do it! Mommy was giving me a bath after swimming lessons. Our conversation went like this:
Mommy: Allie, are you going to reach that ring at swimming lessons tomorrow?
Me: If my arms grow longer I will.
Mommy thought this was hilarious.

On Day 2 of swimming lessons I felt a little braver. This is Miss Karla and me and some of my buddies. Miss Karla is trying to persuade me to blow bubbles.

Like this . . .

I finally got brave enough to put my mouth in the water and blow bubbles!

We played Ring Around the Rosie, but I did not go under the water all the way - only to my eyelashes, Miss Karla said. When it got time for our lesson to be over, Miss Karla asked, "Who is going to go under the water tomorrow?" All of my friends raised their hands and said "Meeeeee!" So, I did too. Miss Karla said, "Allie, you are going to go under the water tomorrow?" And I said, "NO . . . . today!" And I did!

After swimming lessons, I enjoyed swimming with my friends! Here's Caroline!
We also played a fun game called "Boat Wars." I am looking forward to swimming lessons tomorrow! By the way, Caroline and I are in the green "boat" and Amelia is in the blue "boat." My new friend, Ava is in the water.

4 Year-Old Stats

I weigh 32 pounds and 4 ounces (25th percentile).

I am 37. 3 inches tall (10th percentile).

Goodbye Birthday Balloons

I'm not a fan of balloons. I really am scared of them, but Mommy said birthday parties have to have balloons. Mommy meant to give the balloons away to my friends as they left my party, but she forgot. She did remember the party favor bags though!
This is as close as you are going to get me to a balloon.

We decided to let the balloons float away. I let Nana and Daddy hold onto them and let them go.

WOW!

There they go!

Bye balloons!

Toy Story 3 Birthday

All of my pals came to watch Toy Story 3 and eat cake with me on my birthday!

I got a swipe of the icing before Mommy got my piece cut . . . I just couldn't wait!

Sweet friends!

My friends brought presents!

Can you believe I'm 4?

A "Fancy" Birthday

One of my most favorite characters is Fancy Nancy. Mimi and Mama Kaye planned for me to go to Fancy Nancy's Tea Party to celebrate my birthday!

First things first . . . I had to get fancy. Look at all of my fancy swag!

I picked the Bonjour Butterfly ensemble!

I caught a glimpse of myself in Mimi's mirror.

PERFECT!

Aren't we fancy?!

Off we go to the Tea Room!

And then I saw her . . . FANCY NANCY herself!!!!

After the excitement of meeting Fancy Nancy, I drank some fancy tea.

I also ate some Cheetos fancily - please notice my pinkie. Fancy Nancy would be so proud.

After lunch I was so surprised that Fancy Nancy and all of the fancy ladies and girls at the tea party sang Happy Birthday to me. They even brought me cake and ice cream!

Thank you Mimi and Mama Kaye for making my birthday Fancy!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Allie!

Ducks

We have hardly had any time to visit the ducks this spring. When we walked down to the lake yesterday, I was thrilled to see this!

YEA for baby ducks!

Mama Flo's

I got to spend some time at my Mama Flo's (my great-grandmother) house this past week. I had a wonderful time. We went to visit my cousins who live on a farm. Their blueberries and blackberries are beginning to ripen and they let me pick some!

This is Rebekah. She stayed at Mama Flo's with me one night. We played and played and played!

I ate the berries straight off of the bush. I wish we had a blueberry bush at my house!

YUM!

Here are the blackberries. I liked them too, but not as well as the blueberries.

Rebekah showed me how to pick the berries that were ripe.

While I was at Mama Flo's, I also made chocolate chip cookies for my Papa.

We found this turtle who we decided was very smart. He only poked his head out of his shell a tiny bit the whole time I was playing outside! As soon as I got close to him he hid!

I had lots of fun at Mama Flo's and I am looking forward to going back!

Chuck E. Cheese Birthday Celebration

My birthday is coming up, June "twenty-seconds," you know. Amelia is going to be on vacation on my birthday, so she and her Mommy treated me to Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate my birthday! Wow! Wasn't that nice? Ms. Sharon got us these cute princess cups!

This was my favorite game . . . SpongeBob Bowling.

Concentrate . . .

I played this game lots of times! Look at all of my tickets!

I also enjoyed watching Amelia play this game (and dancing).

After we went to Chuck E. Cheese, we ran some errands and then Ms. Sharon got us ice cream!

Thanks, Amelia and Ms. Sharon for such a fun day!