March 10--Paul's parents came down to visit for a long weekend. Lauren was SOO excited that we had visitors. Apparently when they picked Lauren up from school, she said, "Are we going to Penn-sil-VANE-EE-uh?" She jumped in their truck and was ready to go! She popped in on her grandparents and played Mancala with Grandpa Wade.
Hop on Grandpa!
Let's read a story!
Grandma Wade was here, too, but somehow she missed getting her picture made with Lauren!
March 12--We went shopping at Concord Mills. Lauren did a GREAT job with the drive, the people, and the stimulation. We got some cute clothes (for Lauren), including this new dress. Lauren was a little embarrassed that we saw her loving on her Cara doll.
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March 17--We celebrated St. Patrick's Day at Gepetto's in Newton! YUM, white pizza!! It happened to be Family Night and the Balloon "Leprechaun" was there. Lauren requested a pink and puple butterfly!
March 19--Carrie, Chatham, Lauren, and I had a shopping date. We had to go to Party City to get ready for Chatham's 2nd birthday and a "baby" shower I was helping to throw for a co-worker who is adopting a boy. Here are the hams wearing bunny ears!
Lauren was SO sweet to Chatham and we told them that if they didn't hold a Mommy hand, they had to hold each other's hand. Too adorable! Chatham loved having Lauren to talk with and Lauren loved the socialization and "helping"!
March 20--Warmer weather is approaching and we're having extremes. It's either 50 or 80, not much in between. Lauren and I thought my front garden was a little sad, so we bought pink, white, and magenta flowers to help spruce up the front! This is the first year that Lauren is really understanding planting and she did a great job helping to organize, pat down the dirt, and water.
Daddy came home to see us girls working hard! In a very rare moment, I made him take a picture of us!
"What are you doing, Mommy? Can I help?"
March 22--Our school system hosts the "Red Hot Spelling Bee" to help earn money for the Education Foundation. Here is our ACT team and my co-workers. We did a great job this year!
March 2 is Dr. Seuss's birthday. At school, Lauren's class read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and made their own aquariums. Paul said I cannot keep all of the artwork, so I told him I at least had to take a picture before the fish met their new home.
Lauren LOVES the letter L! Can you tell? She's been drawing L's for the past 2 months and they continue to improve. We're working on A now.
March 26--Chatham actually turns 2 on March 28, but we had his birthday party a few days early. Paul made the CUTEST cupcakes which were actually ice cream cones with icing on top! Lauren sported her adorable cupcake dress for the ocassion.
Dot-Dot art at the party
Cara striking a pose!
Yum!
YUM!
Happy Birthday to You!!
Mommy and Lauren
The Birthday Boy and Lauren--CHEESE!!
The favors at this ice cream social were the cute waffle cone bowls and ice cream cone spoons. Lauren pretended to make macaroni and cheese and Chatham copied her every move! (The microwave was the coffee table in the background.)
March 27--We went out and about today, ending up in Sears. For whatever reason, Lauren thinks that plungers are hysterical!
Lauren's getting over some funk. Not sure what it was, but she's on an antibiotic and perking up! Here are some of her favorite things:
Drink--Simply Orange Orange Juice, no pulp (yes, it makes a tremendous difference!)
Side Item--fries (in ketchup or ranch)
Fruit--peaches
Movie--How to Train Your Dragon; Toy Story 2; Beauty and the Beast
Disney Character--Belle
Shoes--brown dress shoes with lady bugs
Music--Taylor Swift
TV Show--Mickey Mouse Club House, Phineas and Ferb, Jake and the Neverland Pirates
Junk Food--Chips (like Daddy)
Parent--Mommy (mean to write this, I know, but Paul accepts it)
Animal--Cats, giraffes, horses
