So sad.

I am interrupting my April recap to bring the saddest news.

My baby is growing up; her hair fits into a ponytail.

She looks like such a big girl with her hair all pulled back.

I guess on the bright side it will be nice for summer. She will be able to keep her hair out of her face and off of her neck,

About 3 weeks ago...

Nanny and Papa were going to drive to Katie's while Scott was at a conference in Kentucky, so the Girl and I hitched a ride. The first stop was the little park by their house. Macker showed Lulu how to ride a teeter totter.

Nanny snuggled with the babies after their naps.

Our evening ended with a group bath...

some borrowed pajamas...and a book being read by cousin Amelia.

Reading with Daddy

So...I haven't blogged in awhile. I have taken a million pictures, had neck surgery, coached tennis, visited the Murrays, broke my camera, healed my camera a week later, worked outside on the yard, and played with my ever-growing girl.

Last night I was doing dishes and Lee yelled, "You'd better get the camera and come in here." So I did. They were snuggling on Brutus (the large stuffed dog) and reading books.

I snuck in and tried to take a couple of natural shots, but then Lulu yelled, "pit-chur."

She kept saying, "cheese, a-gint (aka again)." So I happily obliged her.

Cuties

We told them to hold hands. So they ran around and loved it.

They are going to be best friends.

Aunt Karoline

I am going to be an aunt again. Kristy (aka Chunk) is going to have a baby girl (Baby Chunk) in August.

I may already have a special place in my heart for her because her name is going to be Annika Karoline! Hurray!

Saturday

Saturday dawned and this is what it looked like outside:

Yikes! What is a girl to do? So, our girl watched part of our favorite"mungo," (aka movie) Enchanted with her dad. I love that Lee can recite lines from it and he occasionally sings along.

We put on our pretty new dress (I love it and she might wear it more often than she should. If she does please don't embarrass her by mentioning it). We all know that a killer outfit helps chase away the blahs.

She had to give the rooster a kiss (obviously) before we could leave.

We went to lunch with the relatives and "uncle."

After her nap, she added denim jacket for extra warmth and to complete the Debbie Gibson-esque ensemble and we headed out to the farm.

We went to the farm and she played and curtsied.

Someone (my inlaws) insisted that she would not be warm enough and put a green Carhartt sweatshirt over her cute outfit. She got to pet Big Kitty in the hay loft.

She got to feed a "hees" (aka horse) a treat.

On our walk back to the house, we saw a pretty sunset,

And she got to hang out with two of her favorite boys (Uncle and Daddy).

If you like my sweetheart's cool dress and want one (or several) of your own, I will try to link the etsy site (http://www.etsy.com/shop/whimsiesbyjen). The dress (and she also makes t-shirts) are not on the site, but I'll bet if you asked really nicely...

Don't you worry...my father in laws crazy outfit will go unmentioned. Stay tuned.

Goodbye, Winter! (hopefully)

I took these pictures last month, but forgot to post them. She loved wearing this hat, but not getting her picture taken.

I think this was snapped mid-"no."