Our little Branson detour

So I got a little bit ahead of myself with the dance class video, but I got excited to show everyone!! So now we back track to a couple weeks ago when we drove to Branson, MO to see Grandpa Cold Beer.

While we were in Indiana Grandpa Cold Beer was in Branson spending time with Aunt Kathy and Uncle Dee, so instead of driving home after Daddy got on his plane we decided to drive to Branson to spend some time with our family. The new resort just opened and it has an indoor water park so we got to stay there and enjoy all the pools.

Here is Kellen and I with Aunt Kathy
Kellen didn't feel too well this trip but he was a trooper and hung out by the pool so I could go swimming... I've got the best brother.

There was a special room for just Kellen and I in Mommy's hotel room. It was the size of a closet and just had these bunk beds and a flat screen on the wall just for us kids. I loved sleeping on the top bunk, I don't think Kellen liked the bottom bunk so much, I couldn't tell you how many times he fell off (Ok I might have pulled him off a couple time too!!)

I loved this water slide!! It was the best when I went down face first!

Grandpa Cold Beer and Kellen

There was this 4 story water slide that was completely enclosed and I begged Mom to go on. So Mom went up with me the first time and I got in my tube and she sent me down the slide, she was a little nervous but I LOVED it!! After Mom carried my tube up the first time she showed me how to carry it so I could do it all by myself.

This slide was so much fun. I even convinced Grandpa to go with me (he didn't like it!!), he told me that he was scared of the dark and wanted to take a candle with him so he could see where is was going... I told him he was silly and he couldn't take a candle on a waterslide. SILLY GRANDPA!!!

They even had slides and pools outside!!

On day 2 Kellen didn't get in the water. We were planning on getting on the road to drive back home soon but I had to go swimming one more time, so Grandpa went with me.

I LOVE THIS PLACE!! Next time I want my cousins to go with me, they would all have so much fun with me!

Upstairs there was a lazy-river that Grandpa and I went on. There were waterfalls and buckets dumping water on us almost the whole time. I thought it was really funny when the bucket dumped right on Grandpa's head!!

So our vacation turned out to be a couple days longer than expected but it was totally worth it. We had so much fun in Branson, I can't wait to go back!!

Dance Class

Mommy enrolled me in Disney Fairytale Dance Class for this week. Yesterday I was really hesitant about participating but today I walked into that room like I had been there a million times before. There is a camera in the room and a TV in the waiting room where Mom can watch me. Here is a video of me working on my tap, my Mom says I'm the cutest little dancer!! (In case you can't tell I'm the girl in the pink tutu on the far left... then I move to the middle!!)

Indiana Trip

This weekend we drove to Indiana for Darren and Jenny's wedding. Mom, Kellen and I drove up Thursday morning to our good friends the Gaspar's house in Russiaville, IN. Daddy flew in late Friday night and we got to spend Saturday morning with him before Mom and him went to Indianapolis for the wedding while Kellen and I got to stay with the Gaspars' Saturday night.

Here are our friends Cydney and Noah... I had the best time playing with them, I can't wait to go back.


Friday morning we went and picked strawberries. I was having fun until Mom told me I couldn't eat anymore. I got in trouble and had to leave the strawberry field while Cydney and Noah continued to pick.

Here I am sitting in time out!!! NO FUN!!!

The Gaspar's have lots of pets; Dosha is their dog and of course I was scared at first but I learned to love her. Kellen loves dogs, he just sits there laughing and lets dogs lick his face, they don't bother him at all!!!

Friday night we got to roast marshmallows and make s'mores!!! Man those s'mores were delicious

Saturday night Mom and Dad drove down to Indianapolis for the wedding. Here is the bride and groom Jenny and Darren (This pic was taken at 1am at the bar after the reception ended, we had a GREAT night!!)

Mommy and Daddy... aren't they cute?!!

Our cousins Dan & Kristen and Andrea & Kyle.

On Sunday we met up with Mom and Dad at the Zoo. (If you didn't know by now I love the ZOO!!!)

The Zoo had a touch shark tank. I was really excited at first but of course there was no way I was touching one of those sharks...maybe next time!!!

We loved seeing the sea lions underwater.

The penguin exhibit was pretty amazing. You could watch the penguins swim from one tank to the other right under our feet...the ground was see through!!

Kellen enjoying the Zoo!!

They had lots of elephants and even 2 baby elephants!

Mom couldn't believe that I walked right in that goat pen. These goats were calm not like other goats that attack because they are looking for food. You couldn't feed these goats and I think that is the trick to nice non aggressive goats!!

I even got to ride the pony!!

Kellen even rode the carousel with us.

Sunday afternoon we drove down to Henderson, KY to see Grandpa Ron and Nadine. While Grandpa was cooking dinner I got to show Daddy how well I can ride my big bike!! He was so proud of me.

I was chasing him around the parking lot. He had to fun really fast cause I can ride my bike pretty darn fast!!

I have the best Dad!! I miss him so much when he is gone to Phoenix, I love it when I get to spend a couple days with him. I can't wait until we all live together again and I can see my Dad everyday!! I love you so much Daddy.

Me and my Grammy. I love going to Grammy and Papi's house. I spend most of the day looking for their cat Callie, she likes to hide from me. I love spending time with my Grammy and Papi.

Fun Times in May

We were in Phoenix for the first part of May and things were pretty busy once we got back.

Mom had some errands to run that happened to be by Deanna Rose Children's Farm so we got to stop by there and check out the animals.

Kellen had lots of fun checking out the animals too!!

The community pool finally opened!!!! So of course we had to go check it out... it was freezing cold but I didn't mind I still had a blast. Mom loves that I'm big enough to swim by myself this year and her and Michelle can lay out and catch some rays (and watch Kellen)!!!

Mom even put Kellen in the pool. At first he thought it was cold but then he loved it. As you can see he wasn't even wearing his swimming suit!

We even got Kellen and Mom to play "Ring-A-Round-The-Rosies"

Our neighborhood threw a Ice Cream Social last weekend. There was a big bouncy thing and tons of ice cream and desserts!! We all had tons of fun!

Kellen is so big now that he can play with all the big toys. He will sit there all day and go between all the different toys!!

Kellen is so close to crawling, he just gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth then lunges forward. He's just got to get the arms going and then he'll be on his way!! He's trying to pull up on everything which makes all the toys fall on top of him, I have to save him when the toys are on top of him!!

I've got the best brother ever!!!