Life is changing

You will be three in March - where has the time gone.  You have begun to spend two half-days a week with your dad.  I know that children need both their parents and hope that both of them can lay aside the hurt from their relationship and be there for you.  Your mommy has signed you up for three mornings a week at the FUMC in the Fall.  You will begin to get use to more and more time in a structured environment.  That is healthy for any child that is going to be going to school - it happens whether you are ready or not.  To be used to it really makes the transition easier.  I hate to see kids whose time is all filled up with "have to" events though.  You still spend Saturday afternoon and nights with us and go to church with us on Sunday.  You have made Mark and my older years so much fun.  We get out in the yard with you and play whenever the weather permits.  This weekend you were kicking a ball around all over the yard.  Mark is great with you.  I hope that when you choose a mate way down the road, you look for someone like Mark.  Your life will be much better because of it.  So many men are into themselves and have little to give.  This will be the biggest decision you ever make.   Here are a few new shots of you.  We love you thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much and then some.

This weekend we got out the crayons and colored the house that Aunt Dianne and Uncle Rick gave you for Christmast.  You have spent a lot of time inside the house with your baby dolls and with Mason and your blankets.  We get in too....but honestly I'm getting a little stiff to hit and floor and crawl inside. 

As always, Mommy loves you and is watching you!

Purple Penguin and New Year's Celebration

You spent New Year's Eve with us....here you are with your umbrella getting ready to go to McDonalds.  We ran into our neighbors there with their two granddaughters who are 4. You guys had a good time playing in the play yard - and Baw Paw Mark....did too!

You figured out in a hurry that with your shoes/socks on you couldn't climb up the slide backwards. so they were off and thrown over before we could stop you.

We have found a wonderful yogart place called the Purple Penguin, but you can't say that, so you tell us you want to go to Happy Feet.  We have spent LOTS of time and $$ there; but it's wonderful!

Jasey, I am always with you, I'm just behind the camera at every place.  So if you read this at some time, you just know that Gammy Sue was capturing memories of you!

Christmas 2011

Here you are opening blocks that stack inside on another.  You had something similar way back but never played with them...so Gammy got rid of them.  Your favorite thing is to take the food cans out of the pantry and stack them up as tall as you can.  So, I bought another set.    We'll see.

You're just tuckered out from all the places you have been.  So you find a sunny spot by Mason and you drag your blanket and your pillow (and your Christmas tree).

Ahhhh.....this is the life!

Gammy was sick with bronchitis and sinus infection; as were you over the holidays.  So we didn't bake like we did last year.  We did bake though, we cheated and spooned already made up dough from your preschool sales and had cookies that way.  I love you, Jasey!

Let's See What's Happened

You started in the "2" class at First United Methodist Church in the Fall of 2011.  You are going to the same place that your mommy went and believe it or not, the same teacher, plus a second teacher that your mommy knew from high school are there and you are in their room.  I was able to go with your class, your Mommy and Aunt Wee Wee to see Disney on Ice.  It was so much fun.  Here are some shots of us.  Girl's Day Out - long overdue.  I don't know who had more fun, you or us. 

Earlier in the school year, me, you and Mommy went with the FUMC to the Children's Museum in Greensboro - Curious George exhibition was there and we had fun.  You loved the place .....busy...busy....busy.

Taking charge of things........

Time for a snack after looking at all the things.

Updating being a Gammy!

It has been a really long time since I've written in this blog.  I'm enjoying being a Gammy more now than ever as Jasey is able to communicate with me and we have quite interesting conversations.  There has been so much stress these past two years; but finally the court battle has come full circle and some things are settled.  I only hope that this works for Jasey and that she is not "rushed" with spending time only to find herself put on the back shelf when the weather clears and he can move on to his other things.

Jasey you are the sweetest little girl.  Here are shots I've taken of you the last couple of weeks, including a video from your dance yesterday:  sorry but Gammy was using the camera instead of the video camera and can't remember to keep the  camera righted. 

Pictures:    You're too big for the baby bed, really but you like to get in the one in the nursery at church. 

We were in the nursery one Sunday and someone else was preaching.  Didn't take you but a minute to ask where "Pastor Mark" was.  Who would have thought you would have noticed.    You are really into Barbie videos - or anything that involves dancing.  The Elmo videos are long gone - you prefer videos with a story.  You got an Nintendo DS for Christmas and I didn't think you would be able to work it; but you surprised me.  Love those gadgets.