With an Oink and a Moo and a Cock-a-doodle-doo, Bella Marie turns 2!

Jace
Auntie Leanne and Grace came to our house the day after we got home from PA. They brought lots of cool stuff for Bella and a super cool lantern for my bedroom and camping. We played a bunch and picked some ripe strawberries out of the garden! Daddy took us to the park to play on Friday morning and to story time at the library. We had a new patio done in the back yard while we were gone, and it is super cool to ride our bikes on.  Bella's Birthday party was on Saturday, she turned 2! She had a farm birthday, and we played fun games with our friends. There was a bean bag toss, wheelbarrow races and sack races. Daddy and Dan had to show us how to sack race before we tried:) Mama made cupcakes that looked like farm animals and I ate one that looked like a chicken. Mama and uncle nick got in a frosting fight, and it was really funny. Bella got lots of gifts, and one was a flower sprinkler that we turned on in the front yard and all got soaked. Grace, auntie Leanne, bampa and lala all spent the night and headed home the next day.

Bella
Grace brought me her four wheeler that she grew out of. I figured it out pretty quickly and rode it all over! Daddy and mama sang happy birthday to me when I woke up, and I thought it was silly! A lot of people came to my party, and I was so happy. We looked for brown plastic eggs that Shea hid for us, then had hay rides in the wagon and had a bean bag toss. The bigger kids had other races that were very entertaining to watch! I didn't eat a lot for dinner, but I was too excited to eat the cake that mama made me. I got lots of books, a TP, a sprinkler and chair, a Frozen tent, my very own wheelbarrow, new cowboy boots, some new toy farm animals and some bubbles and play dough! I was excited about every gift, so I didn't really want to open the next. Auntie lori made me a night light for in my room that was very pretty when I went to bed. I enjoyed playtime with grace while she was here to visit.

Airplane trip to pennsylvania!

Jace
Daddy worked the day before we went on an airplane, so grandma came to spend the night and took us to the airport. We had to get up super early, but I was so excited to fly. We all had our own backpacks for the trip, plus a suitcase, my booster seat and the stroller. I used a scooter that attached to the stroller to stand on. Mama brought lots for us to do on the airplanes and airports. We went on three planes and both took naps. My favorite part was the take off and landing of the planes.  Pappy and aunt Lori came to pick us up in Elmira. We ran and gave them big hugs and ate yummy chili when we got to grammy's house. We were happy to see everyone, but we were sleepy. Mama, Bella and I all slept in the same room, but we slept really well! We went fishing in pappy's pond and caught lots of fish, we had so much fun! We ran around the yard and even met the little boy that lives next door. We had lots of family come to visit us and I was very talkative. We went to Mema's house next, and we had lots of fun exploring the new place. She has a swing outside and toys in her sun room that we played with. We went to Neal and Sam's house for a picnic one day, and there were lots of people there. I had fun playing with MacKenzie and aunt dot. Another day, we drove to meet mama's friend miss Joanie. We went for a walk, blew bubbles and had lunch. We had races around the house at Mema's, and played some baseball too. We had popcorn and spent time with Mema in the evenings. We visited Kenny and Linda, Jay and Mya's family and went to MacKenzie's softball game too. The trip was a whirlwind, but we had a great time and aunt dot drove us back to the airport to head home. The trip home was not quite as smooth for mama, but we made it safely! I can't wait to go again:)

Bella
I sat on mama's lap on the airplanes, but I was a good girl. We had plenty of snacks and books to keep me occupied. This was my first time on an airplane and to meet all of our family in pennsylvania. I went right to pappy and aunt Lori and gave them big hugs. I did the same to Grammy and aunt Linda when we got to the house. I didn't eat much during this trip,(which is unusual for me), but mama realized that one of my 2 year molars was coming in.  I wasn't as focused on fishing as Jace, but I did reel in a fish, and that was exciting!  I went to aunt Joann and sat on her lap the entire time we stayed to visit. I was a bit shy with some people, but ran to uncle Lee and have him big hugs. I sat on Mema's lap a lot and thought that Neal looked like Uncle. I really liked Ashley's baby Lane, he was very sweet! I played with the baby doll at Mema's house and sat in a little chair just my size. It was a lot of fun, but I sure missed my daddy.