Misc........................

This will be a post of many different things.

Anna Claire's 2 year pictures were made at Cannonsburgh in Murfreesboro. It was a great location for pictures, but the down side was there was too much for AC to explore. There was an area where Anna Claire could stand in the water, but she chose not too. LOL!!

Last Thursday evening we finally got the Expedition. Here is a picture of it.

I love it!! I love the extra room and how big it is. Anna Claire can ride on the middle in the Expedition, which is safer but not always do-able in other vehicles or if you have more than 1 child, and it's VERY hard on Momma getting her in and out!! LOL!! She loves being able to see out the front window. She has been looking at the back of the passengers seat since she was old enough to ride forward facing. It is very Mommy friendly. {I'm positive that Ford made these for women. LOL!!} It comes equipped with this little mirror that drops from the ceiling {like where the sunglasses holder is in the ceiling} that allows you to see the back seat. {Kerry says it's too see better backing up - what does he know?} It has this little compartment in the console {Kerry says it is for CD's - um yeah OK} that the small square packs of baby wipes fit in perfectly!! You can see that Kerry keeps knocking everything Mommy about it, but I just know he's wrong!! LOL!!

Saturday Kerry, Anna Claire, and I went to Murfreesboro to do a little shopping and of course visit Chuck E Cheese.

Sunday it was our turn to keep the Nursery at Church. This was Kerry's first time. There was only 2 little girls in the Nursery, one of them being AC. At one point Kerry looked at me and said, "Robyn, I do not want to pick all these balls up." There were plastic balls EVERYWHERE!! I then had to inform him that it was HIS daughter that had thrown the balls everywhere bc she was diving in the pool of balls head first. LOL!! She acts like her Daddy!! He got tickled at one point bc Haven was feeding her and I gold fish. He said that before I was a Mom I would have never let someone else's child feed me.

2 Yr Pictures

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First Week at Barnyard

Monday, as you already know was great. She got a cheerful check on her sheet that they send home every day. She apparently greeted every person that walked in the door on Monday. Wednesday, did not go as well. She had about 5 breakdowns before we even left the house. Once we got to "school" she had a major Mommy breakdown. Anna Claire broke down and then Landon (the boy she hugged all day Monday) broke down. When I picked her up Wednesday afternoon she had a content check on her sheet, but she was wearing a pull up!! I was so proud of her.

Last night we painted her finger nails and toe nails bc she loves to have them painted. She moved before her toes were dry and got polish all over the couch. I said, "Anna Claire, you got polish all over the couch, now I'm going to have to re-paint your toe nails." Anna Claire responded with "awww bless your wittle heart." I cracked up!!

This mornings drop off at school went better than Wednesday. She immediately told Ms. Kimberly that she wanted to play outside. Ms. Kimberly told her that she would have to go dry off all the toys first and then asked Anna Claire if she wanted to go help her. She told Anna Claire that Pups {her Pound Puppy that she carries EVERYWHERE} could come with them, but they would have to hold him high so he wouldn't get wet. {Yes, on top of remembering all the kids names, Ms. Kimberly has also remembered Pups name} This thrilled Anna Claire, so she was ready to get down. Then Ms. Kimberly noticed Anna Claire's painted finger nails and Anna Claire was in heaven. She loves to talk about her painted finger nails.

First Day at Barnyard

Today was Anna Claire's first day at Barnyard {daycare/school}. We've been talking about going to "school" all weekend. I get her up this morning and ask if she is going to school. Her reply is "NO WAY". She is not a morning person. Once she gets good and awake, almost an hour later, she is ready to go. One the way to "school" we talk about what is going to happen. I tell her that, "Mommy is going to leave you at school to play with all the other children and when she gets off of work she is going to come back and get you." Her response, "I go to work to with you." After a few more conversations, we were on the same track. Anna Claire is going to "PLAY WITH THE KIDS", in her most exciting voice.

We get to Barnyard and we walk through E's class. Susan, sorry I have to share this. I am guessing all the children in his class were suppose to be sitting on the mat, some were up running around and hollering {being children}. I look down as I pass E and he has the most disgusted look on his face like "can you please make these kids do what they are suppose to". It was priceless.

We get to Anna Claire's room and there are 2 other children already there. One little white haired boy crouched down in the fetal position balling his eyes out and another little girl being just quiet as a mouse. I ask one of the Teachers if it was ok if Anna Claire keeps one of her Pups with her. Thankfully, she said she could keep it with her. {alert - there would have been a break down if I had taken Pups from her, as she negotiated with me before we left the house to only take one Pups with her instead of 2 Pups, her blankie, Goofy, and a Baby Panda} I'm talking to the Teacher and I go out to the car to get the rest of the stuff we had to bring. I come back in to Anna Claire hugging the crying boy and telling him "it's going to be ok." SWEETEST THING EVER!! I then notice that my 2 year old cares nothing about the fact that I am going to leave her there. She heads over to the table, as I follow her asking for a hug and a kiss. I had to stop her and turn her around before she would even acknowledge that I existed. She hugs and kisses me, YELLS bye to me, and proceeds to get ready to have a tea party with the quiet little girl that had followed her over to the table. Needless to say, the first drop off at daycare was not emotional for her at all. I then leave, with my feelings hurt a little, to head to work. There were no tears shed by either of us, mainly bc I saw Holli's husband in the parking lot, so I had to be a big girl and not some crying Momma dropping her kid off at daycare for the first time. LOL!!

Outdoor Fun

Noah {the neighbor's son} came over to play one day last week. Noah is 3 and bless his heart, Anna Claire just bosses him around and he does whatever she tells him too. It was nice to have someone else pull her in the wagon. {Please note - She is almost bigger than he is} This is Anna Claire and "Red Dog". We don't know her real name, so Anna Claire has always called her "Red Dog". She comes over to the house every day that we are outside.

In this picture she is putting the soccer cones from her soccer goal on Noah's head. She prefers to wear them as a hat instead of using them as actual soccer cones.

Daycare

Barnyard here we come!! Anna Claire will be starting Barnyard on June 1st for 3 days per week. We are starting part time, but I hope to send her full time when she turns 3. I was kind of sad because my little baby will be going to daycare, but I know she will love it. I think her Daddy was sad to see the total at Wal-Mart for her supply list. LOL!!

Little Fella........

Last night I had to sit on the couch and hold Little Fella while Anna Claire played. I did catch her trying to feed him some gummies at one point. It cracks me up!!