Sunday, October 21, 2018

4 2/3 Years Old...Lots of family time!

I have had a few soccer games this month, and one was canceled because the fields were wet.  It is so nice to have my grandparents come to see my games and for visits.  We got to go out to eat at Applebees' with Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom.  Papa Ron and Nana Carol came to visit even though the game was canceled and we took them on a tour of Mommy and Ellie's (and soon my) new school and got HyVee chicken.  I put a puzzle together with Nana Carol and Ellie played basketball with Papa Ron.  We went to Aunt Lisa's for Papa Rodney's birthday party later that night.
We have had lots of family time this month.  We went to Shakespeare's for pizza one evening and I got to play with the pizza dough!  Mommy took Ellie and me and Ellie's friend Lila to South Farm to look at all the animals and do activities.  We had a lot of fun in the corn maze and petting the horses.  We also got to go Catherine's birthday party and play.  Mommy also took Ellie and me to an MU volleyball game and I had a blast!
Our family went apple picking too.  I saw my friend Jonathan there and we ran and hugged each other!  We got to see lots of animals and I got to shoot a corn cob out of a shooter.  That was pretty cool!  Daddy took me to get my flu shot on his day off and I was really brave.  When he told me we were going to the health department to get medicine and I saw the place, I said, "I've been here before to get my flu shot."  No tears or anything!  We went to the MU homecoming parade as a family instead of my make-up soccer game (the candy sealed the deal for me!)  I loved hearing the bands and seeing the cheerleaders and floats.  Today we went to the zoo and will have pictures in next month's blog.  I am in love with cheetahs!
I have been pretty sassy lately and I have gotten in trouble for that.  All I really need is a reminder and modeling the right thing to say and how to say it and I will do it.  However, I did get in trouble for running in school.  I had a couple of warnings and I ended up breaking some toys that we out.  My punishment was to donate all my money in my bank to school to replace them.  It was really hard, but I finally accepted it.  Ellie was talking about me buying something one day after that, and I matter of factly said, "I don't have any money."
I have also said some pretty funny things.  I told Daddy, "Caleb needs to hurry up and decide if he wants to marry me or Gabby."  I also have taken all my Paw Patrol character and call them "my puppies".  I make sure they are fed, played with, put to bed, and bathed.  I treat them like they are real. I have memorized Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and read it to them.  I also love to "read" my chapter books.
Soccer warm-ups






 Listening to Coach Jordan
 Time out for Grandma Kathy hugs
 Game action shots

 Drink break

 I LOVE to throw the ball in!

 Helping my teammate up
Fun game!
 Thanks for coming Papa Ron and Nana Carol
 South Farm with Ellie and Lila
Mommy selfie on the donkey ride
 Can we get a horse?
 Future scientist
 Ellie helped me learn to ride my bike.  She can be so patient with me sometimes.
 Inspecting the mums
 Sister love
Ready for some Mizzou volleyball!
 We missed the high-fives on the court, so I high-fived every single player after the game!
 Seeing Ali again!
 Next soccer game!

 I like these time out breaks!
 This picture of Molly makes me crack up!
 I love our dog!
 Papa Ron helping me score!
 Jonathan was apple picking when we were!
 Two turkeys
 Shooting the corn cobs
 Just meeting a goat
 Apples!
 More sister love!

The obligatory pictures

 Shooting some more hoops

 I want to do everything Ellie does
  Movie night!
 Ready for the MU homecoming parade!




 Truman!
 And the cheerleaders!
Game on!
Two points!
Corn cob shooting
Sisters hooping it up!
Waving to the police officers