Walking with The J Crew - 2012

Donuts for breakfast!

... and a little bubbly...

Danni tried to tag along on our date!

I won a free drink! :)

Grabbin' all of the free schwag!

She had to have a butterfly cupcake after she got her butterfly face painting!

Stealing Daddy's hat!

The whole Crew!

Being silly with Papa!

Strolling with Mommy's friends.  Daddy wore a weight vest to get his workout on!

The miles went by quickly when I was visiting with Papa!

Almost to the finish line!

Being silly with Papa!

Smiler girl!

I'm still afraid of these things... she's not!

Gracie's daddy has MS ... so each year we get a chance to support him by walking in the MS Walk!!  This year, I actually WALKED most of the race (as opposed to riding it out in the stroller!)  :)  It was a gorgeous day and we were surrounded by a ton of incredibly fun people!!  While we hope that there won't be a need to do an MS Walk someday, we are glad that we get an opportunity to hang out with good friends and raise some $$ for an amazing cause!  :)

Chickies!

'Don't poopoo on my pants!!'

Danni picked two yellow chicks.  Their names are Danni and Danni.

Sleepy chickie!

'I'll teach you to fly!'

Danni with the whole brood...

Say 'Salmonella!'

Daddy and I drew up some plans for a Chick House!

Meet Fluffy.  I named my other chick (the fluffy one) Soda.

And suddenly, I was craving some nuggets...

Tastes like chicken...

Danni says the chickies' toes are tickly!

Chick House Construction Crew.

Building the frame for the Chick House.

Learning to use the staple gun!

Almost done!

Daddy, Danni, and I thought it would be super fun to raise some chickens!!  (Mommy is still on the fence about this idea!)  Daddy thought it would be an awesome opportunity for us to build a chicken coop together (hey, it's one step toward a playhouse!), and then, in a few months, we will have fresh eggs every day!  Cool!  Even Mommy admits that the chicks are super adorable!  Danni and I each got two (thankfully, our city only allows each household to own 4 chickens!)  Hers are named Danni and Danni  (although they had their names changed for one day to Little Princess and Snow White - they are back to being Dannis now!).  Mine are named Fluffy and Soda.  Daddy and I have been working hard on constructing the chicks' new abode... Mommy said we're going to be having nuggets for dinner one of these nights if they don't move out of our downstairs bathroom soon!  :)

Strawberry Fields Forever!I

We were supposed to be looking for berries.. but I was more interested in a super-high sprinkler!

We picked the first one together!

She liked the strawberry maze!

We made a great team... I picked 'em and she ate 'em!

Handsomest strawberry picker in the world!

It was as sweet as she it!

We picked berries in the field too!

The birdies and squirrels had shared some of the crop...

Looking for the perfect berry!

Tree climber!

Happy little monkey!

The Beast refused to leave!

It's strawberry season!!!  Mommy and Daddy took us out to Cal Poly's strawberry fields to grab our own strawberries right out of the fields!  Danni ate almost everything she picked!! I was VERY into checking out the sprinkler system!!  Maybe we'll get to go again before the season is over!  So much fun!!

Open House!

I LOVE Miss Sue!!

Popsicles in our class room?!  

Now Danni's gonna think this is what school is like!

I love Miss Estela too!

Posing with one of my art projects!  I cut it out all by myself!!

My cubby!

Taking a break with Danni!

Popcorn yumminess!!

Our preschool hosted a special night where all the kids could bring their mommies, daddies, brothers, and sisters to school ... after dark!  SO cool!  I took my family to visit my classroom... it was all decked out like a circus... complete with popsicles, cotton candy, circus peanuts, popcorn, and cookies!  Our artwork was up all over the walls for all of the parents to admire.  Mommy and Daddy were so proud of all I've accomplished this year!!  Could it be... is kindergarten REALLY right around the corner?!