Curious George

Jenna's favorite TV show is Curious George.  We stream old episodes through Netflix and so she watches it ALL the time! 
One morning we were outside doing some weeding and yard work.  Jenna insisted on having a pair of gloves since mom and dad were both wearing a pair.  I gave her another pair I had and she was quite content.  A few minutes later we look over and she has her shoes and socks off and she's put the gloves on her feet!  Austin looked over and busted up.  She looked at him and smiled and stated, " I'm a frog!"  Then she said, "I'm like Curious George!  I have 4 hands!"  We were in tears from laughing so much!  Oh, the imagination of a 2 1/2 year old!

Notice she put her socks on her hands.

Little goof!

She definitely is our little Monkey!

31

Last month I turned 31.  Ugh.  I don't feel 31, but unfortunately, the reality is, I am.  I would still love to be 25! Oh well, right?
That day couldn't have gone any better, though.  It was a school day and usually I try to keep my birthday on the DL at work.  But this year my whole class knew and it was kind of fun.  They were really sweet telling me Happy Birthday all day.  My principal, secretary, and librarian came down to my room and sang to me.  They gave me flowers and candy!  Then my room-mom comes in with some of the other mom's of students and brings me this amazing school supply cake!  It was so fun.  They also brought donuts for the class.  Everyone sang to me.  I felt really special that day.
My sister came over to watch Jenna so Austin and I could go to dinner just the two of us.  I was craving Olive Garden, so we went there. :) Love that!
At home that night we had my dad and a couple of my sisters come over for cake.  My mom was out of town for work.  I love that it was a no stress event.  

My yummy pineapple strawberry cake!

My cute school supply cake!

Funny story:  A couple of days before my birthday a gift arrived in the mail for me.  When Austin got home he took Jenna in the bedroom to show her what it was.  A minute later Jenna comes out of the bedroom saying something about my present.  I had my Webelos there so I didn't quite hear what she was saying, so I said, "What did you say about my present?"  She replies, "Mama, it's a necklace!"  From the bedroom I hear Austin say, "You weren't supposed to tell her!"  I bust up laughing.  I told her it was supposed to be a secret and to go tell daddy sorry.  She runs back into the bedroom and says, "I'm sorry daddy, it's supposed to be a secret!"  It was really funny.

Memorial Day

My pretty girl!

We headed to Grandma and Papa's for some BBQ and water fun!  It was nice to relax and enjoy the day with family!

Gettin' wet in the sprinklers.

Such a handsome boy!

Love you Will!

Channing, Christian, Jenna, and Mallory

Takin' a break on the towel.  

Jenna was such a silly girl.  

She'd go run through the water and then come dive 

onto her towel and then do it all over again! 

She was having a blast!

Running back to her towel.

Mallory with the crazy bee sprinkler.

Layin' out with Liza!

We headed up to Sandy to visit the cemetery where my dad's parents are buried.

We hadn't seen the headstone since they added Grandma's information.

Miss her lots.

I am grateful for a day to celebrate their lives and the lives of those who came before me.

Without them, I would not be here today!

Easter

I know Easter was 2 months ago, but with it being the busiest time of year for me at school, the blog took a far backseat and now I'm trying to catch up!

We went to St. George the weekend of Easter.  This weekend kicked off our Spring Break.  Jenna had a blast!  There were cousins everywhere to play with!  She is the youngest one, but tries to be like the big kids.  She adores Jaicelyn and Jantzyn and thankfully they think she's cute and funny, so it all works out.

The first night there Grandma and Aunt Sheri prepared an Easter dinner for all of us to share.  It had all the yummy things Easter dinner should have; ham, cheesy potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, salad, and jello.  It was so satisfying, especially for a pregnant woman!

After dinner Grandma set up an Easter egg hunt in her yard.  Since it was already dark each kid had a flashlight to use to find the eggs.  Some of the eggs were filled with glow in the dark bracelets to add some fun to the hunt.  Since Jenna was the youngest she got a head start.  She found a bunch that were right by the house in the light.  Everytime she found one she got really excited and yelled "I found one!"  It was way cute.  She ended up with the most eggs I think!

The cousins
Jorrin, Bryton, Teegan, Jake (Jadyn's boyfriend), Jadyn, Jaicelyn, Jenna, Jantzyn

Jorrin helping Jenna find some eggs.

Jenna finding more eggs.

Bryton looking for eggs.

Jenna and her full basket!

I ended up giving half of Jenna's basket away so that everyone ended up with a fair amount.  

She was happy to share with her cousins!

Easter Sunday

Jenna and Daddy

Jenna's pretty Easter outfit.

Thanks Grandma!

Jenna and Grandma Cowley

Her Grandma sure loves her!

Jenna got an Easter present from Grandpa!  He is a podiatrist and one day he was talking to one of his patients about Jenna.  He couldn't remember exactly why, he said it might have been something about what a smart little girl she was.  Well, the next time he went to visit this patient of his, he gave Grandpa this step stool he'd made especially for Jenna.  Grandpa offered to pay him for it, but the man refused and said wood work was his hobby and he was glad to do it.  What a sweet man!  I was touched by his thoughtfulness and generosity.

Jenna being a goof!

We couldn't get her to just smile.  

That just shows the character she has turned into!

A Night Out to Lowe's

Back in April we were looking to by a lawn mower.  Thanks to wonderful neighbors we made it through last summer by borrowing theirs.  We knew that this year we needed to get our own.  One night we were out and about and stopped over at Lowe's to check out their lawn mower selection.  Jenna had fun climbing on the lawn mowers and trying to ride them.

Then she found the riding lawn mowers.  They were much easier to climb on and ride.

Jenna was having so much fun she didn't want to get off!

We practically had to drag her out of the store!

She is our adventurous little girl.  Sometimes too adventurous for mama's sake!

The End of The Year

The end of the school year has finally come! Jenna ended her first year of preschool!  She loved it and learned soooo much!  She knows the Days of the Week, Months of the Year, and Pledge of Allegiance to name a few of the things she learned this year.  Her favorite songs she sings from preschool are the Halloween song, and What is the Weather song.  She sings them constantly!

Jenna made so many friends and looked forward to playing everyday!  She loved each of her teachers. 

Jenna with Teacher Tammy

Jenna with Teacher Heidi and Trevor

Jenna and Trevor were best little buddies!

She had two other teachers, Teacher Catherine and Teacher Colleen, whom she adored as well.  Teacher Catherine was a student intern and Jenna talked about her all the time.  She'd paint the girls nails at recess, read them stories, and made them little presents all the time.  She was great! 

Jenna is so done with preschool right now, but I think she'll start to miss her friends and the fun she has had as the summer drags on. 

Snow! Snow! Snow!

A couple weeks ago we had our first real big snow storm.  Austin and his dad went to shovel the driveway and walks.  Jenna wanted to go out and help.  Her help lasted 5 min.  It was too cold and windy!

My two eskimos!

Can't believe it was February and the first time she was able to put on her snow boots!

Trying to help sweep off the porch.

I hope we have another chance to play in the snow.  

Jenna wants to make a snowman next time!