Big Girl Bed

Yesterday we spent much of the day at Ikea looking for the perfect big girl bed for Piper. Her crib converts to a toddler bed and then a full size, but after a lot of debate we decided this was the best option for right now. This one expands to a middle size and then a twin as she grows. We also stopped at Sears to pick out some new bedding for her too. When we got home we put it together and here's pictures of Piper testing it out. So when bed time came, Mommy was at work, but Daddy said that she climbed in bed and went right to sleep at bedtime and he never heard a peep from her. She took a nice long nap in it today too and seems to love it!

Piper's JoJo Birthday Party

Yesterday was Piper's JoJo themed birthday party! We had it at Bear Creek Recreation Complex; a nearby park with a nice pavillion. Lots of friends and family came by to see Piper and bring her presents. It was the perfect day for it and everyone had lots of fun!

Piper's JoJo Cake
Cupcakes!
The Pavillion
Waiting for friends to arrive!
Playing ball with Rian
Saying hi to Cam and Sam
It's JoJo!
Trying to keep the candles lit long enough to blow sing and blow them out!
This year getting messy didn't stop her from eating her cupcake!
Piper, Ethan and Zachary
Opening presents!
A nice card!
Barnyard Bowling!
Playing with the bubble maker!
Ashley, Mommy and Jen just clowning around!

Piper's Favorite Spot/Thing

Lately when I've needed a nap I've popped Elmo's World into the DVD player and plopped Piper in bed next to me. Now Elmo's World is my way of getting a shower. Today when I got out of the shower Piper would not get out of our bed to get dressed. So I let her watch the rest of the DVD and when it was over she climed down and came out to get me. I took her into her bedroom and got her dressed and when we were finished I told her to go play, instead she walked into the livingroom and threw a fit. I kept asking her what was wrong and what she wanted and she wouldn't give me an answer. Finally I asked her if she wanted to watch Elmo again. She said yes and now she's back in there watching Elmo's World for the 2nd time today. So now her new favorite spot is Mommy and Daddy's bed watching her favorite thing... Elmo's World!

Saturday April 12

On Saturday we went to see the new parade at Hollywood Studios. It's called Block Party Bash. It was a lot of fun. Piper really enjoyed it!

The music was starting, Piper got excited and was looking around to see where the parade was coming from.
Clapping along to the music!
A hug for Jessie!

Easter!

On Easter morning, Mommy got Piper up, Piper ate her breakfast and then woke up Daddy so she could see what the Easter Bunny brought her. She was excited at the gifts he left. There was stuffed bunny, 3 Sesame Street magic towels, Elmo and Zoe hairclips, a popsicle maker set, animal crackers, a Mickey and Pluto puzzle and an Elmo's World DVD. After everyone got cleaned up and dressed we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Smith's for an Easter Egg hunt and dinner with them and Great Aunt Pam and Great Uncle Marty. Piper had lots of fun collecting all the eggs, she had so many that she could barely carry the basket. We all enjoyed dinner and ahd a great day!
Check out what the Bunny left me!
Pictures in the front yard before going to The Smith's
Egg Hunting!




Checking out all her loot!
A family shot!

Dying Easter Eggs

Tonight we dyed our Easter eggs. Piper got to help this year! We got a Sesame Street egg kit, so Piper was really excited to see some of her favorite characters.

Piper helping Mommy drop in an egg
Daddy's showing Piper what the egg looks like when it comes out of the dye
Piper's making her Elmo egg
She thought she was an egg!
Check 'em out, they're pretty cool!
Piper and all of the finished eggs!

Spring Fling at Mickey's Retreat

Yesterday we went to Mickey's Retreat for the annual Spring Fling. Mickey's Retreat is a "park" for cast members only. It's on a small lake where you can rent paddle boats or canoes or go fishing. There's sports fields, sand volleyball, 2 pools, a playground and pavillions for cook outs.

So yesterday when we got there we bought a bunch of tickets for $.25 each. For one ticket, Piper got a cute pink basket to collect prizes in. Piper was given a slip of paper that she took from station to station to collect a stamp and a prize. Each station was to celebrate a different Spring holiday like Easter, Passover and May Day. Once she collected all the stamps we turned in her paper for a chance to win an Easter basket filled with goodies (unfortunately she didn't win). Mary Poppins, Bert, Mickey and Minnie were there, so we got to meet and take pictures with them. We played a bunch of carnival games for one ticket each and Piper got to make a bunny necklace for one ticket. There were lots of arts and crafts, but Piper was too young for most of them. Mommy and Piper went down the inflatable slide together for one ticket. And after all the fun we grabbed a bite to eat. It was a really fun event and we'll probably go back again next year!
Mommy and Piper on the inflatable slide
A hug for Minnie
Minnie, Piper and Mickey
Daddy and Piper playing the putt-putt game... they got the 2nd ball in!
A family picture (this was right after we finished collecting all our stamps and we hadn't been there too long)
Piper after a long fun day... we were almost ready to head home!

Kitchen!!!

I know it was like a month ago when I said I would get these pictures up, but I kept forgetting. So here is the final product of our kitchen re-do. We still need to get knobs or handles for the drawers and curtains for the sliding glass door (we haven't found any we like yet), but all of the major work is done.

Another Tooth!

Piper got one more tooth on Monday. It's in the front on the bottom on her left. Right next to her very front left tooth. She was a bit fussy while it was coming in, but not too bad at all. If I'm not mistaken that's tooth #9! No pictures yet, because it definitely isn't visible unless you look close! Yay Piper!

Sleepy Head!

Today Mommy picked up parade, so Grandma and Grandpa Smith watched Piper. Mommy and Piper had some dinner and as Piper was finishing up her juice, she started to nod off! It was too cute and too funny!