Surprise! Happy Birthday Great Grandmother

We were going to Pop and Great Grandmother's for supper on Friday and we had a surprise for Chloe,(6). She knew that Alaina,(4) and Aiden,(14 months) were coming for the weekend but she didn't know that Lexie,(3) would be here as well.

They all play so well together and they all look up to Chloe as their big cousin.

But when Friday came Chloe was picked up from school by her other grandmother and we didn't have Chloe with us when we went to Pops.

Alaina and Lexie came running out to see Chloe and they couldn't believe that she wasn't with us. They let me know that they were disappointed. I tried to explain, but they still weren't happy. I said I would call her mother and see if I picked her up at home could see come over. I called Marcie and left a message for her to return my call.

Meanwhile we went ahead and had The Birthday Supper for Great Grandmother, since she had been looking forward to it all day.

During our supper Chloe's mom called and said that I could pick up Chloe so she could be with the kids for the weekend and be at Great-Grandmother's Party.

On the way back from getting Chloe her dad called and wanted to speak with her. She kept saying who is this. It has been several weeks since she had seen him and she didn't recognize his voice. He told her he was coming to Pops and he would see her there.

She was so excited to see her daddy, and her cousins and to be at the "Birthday Party."

Since everyone was there that was coming we decided that it was time to serve the cake. Great Grandmother has requested a Coconut Cake and Debby had made sure that it was just like she requested. We didn't have a two to go with the eight for the cake so I cut one out of cardboard and colored it and we used it on her cake.

We lit the candles and sang Happy Birthday for her 82nd.

Her daughters were all here for her birthday, and her oldest son had had to leave the day before her birthday but he had called while we were singing.

The we got a picture of the great grand daughters and one grand son, and one grand daughter  in a picture.

Chloe was sneaking another piece of cake and more ice cream.

The girls asked if they could be excused from the table so that they could play. As you can see it didn't take long for them to dress as little princesses.

They play hide-an-seek, watched Frozen on Alaina's I-Pad and sang to the music. And then wanted to go outside for some time on the trampoline.

And jumped some more...,

It has been a fun day together and this is only Friday. They are looking forward to tomorrow to see what they can find to do on Saturday. Isn't it just great to have cousins come for a visit.

Dog's Are A Little Girl's Best Friends

Chloe loves to play with the dogs at Pop's house. At home she has only cats and they are hard for her to pet when she gets excited, but the dogs just love it.

Penny is about ten years old and has arthritis in her rear legs. She is a Blue-healer bird dog and in her younger days she loved to tree squirrels and birds.

Penny is the older dog and she is much slower, but Chloe has known her since she could crawl. They have a special bond but since she is older she doesn't like to run and play anymore. Penny doesn't like Sky the other dog to come around while she is getting petted with love and affection.

Now Sky on the other hand is a younger dog just over two years old. He is part German Shepard and Border Collie. He is very protective of Chloe and if she get to far away and he thinks she is in danger he will get in front of her and make her turn around. Whenever we come over to Pops he is always the first to the car and waiting at the back door for Chloe. Whenever she isn't with us he will whine and he let's us know that he is sad. Other than just loving him, she loved to throw a stick and watch him fetch it and bring it back to her.

He loves his hugs and wet kisses and all the petting he wants...,

He know that when she is there he is number one in her eyes. She brings him treats and bones and whenever she is playing outside he is right by her side playing along with her.

Well Chloe, I've enjoyed the petting but I hear a squirrel calling my name and teasing me to try and catch him so I am going to show him who is the boss around here.

Well you go and catch that squirrel and keep it from eating Pop's pecans and I'll just call Penny over here to play with me while you are gone.

I thinks that Penny is to tired to come and play with me so I will sit here and think up what Sky and I can play after he catches the squirrel.

Another Sunday At Pop's

It is Sunday again and we are in the car waiting on Grandmother to get ready. Chloe has gotten herself ready and we are just sitting in the car waiting. She is not fully awake and has gotten a sucker for a little quick energy.

The candy sucker has worked it's magic and given her a boost of energy. She gets out her tablet and pen and starts to draw and write. She has packed extra clothes and boots for another day of playing after Sunday Meeting with her cousins.

We get to Sunday Meeting at Pop's house and great-grandmother is ready and waiting for everyone to arrive before our service can began. She tells us that next Friday is her birthday and she will be 82.

After the meeting is over, we remove all of the extra chairs and get the table back in place and get ready for lunch. Their are eleven members of our family today eating lunch. We get out the extra leaves and proceed to set the table. Chloe has disappeared, and then we see that the pantry door is open and someone said, "She is probably getting napkins and paper plates out to help set the table. Maybe so, but she has had to sit still for over an hour and she is looking for Pop's hiding place for the bag of candy and I know she will get her a hand full.

Oops, busted, Pops catches Chloe with here hand in the candy bag. He grins, and smiles, he has as much fun hiding the candy as she does trying to find it.

Chloe runs to another room to eat some candy that she found, I hope that is doesn't ruin her appetite for lunch.

Afraid that she has been caught snacking before lunch, she hides between chairs. I let her know that she set quietly during our meeting and that if she eats a good lunch, a snack is ok.

She is told that it will be a little while before lunch is served, and she sees that she has an audience so she decides to put on a show for us. She has learned a new song at school for a program they will have in the Spring so we get a Matinee to "Splish, Splash, I'm Taking A Bath."

 

I'm just a Splishing....,

I'm just a Splashing.....,

I was a rollin and a strollin...,

I was a movin and a groovin...,

I forgot about the bath, I went out and put my dancing shoes on.

Well folks the show is over and it is now time to set the table for lunch. I guess that we will have to wait to see the program at school to see if we saw the real version or was this Chloe's made up version. Either one, she did a great performance.

Below you will see the lyrics that she has learned for her "Spring Program."

Splish Splash, I Was Takin' A Bath

Splish splash, I was takin' a bath 'long about a Saturday night
A rub dub, just relaxing in the tub, thinkin' everything was all right
Well, I stepped out the tub, put my feet on the floor
I wrapped the towel around me and I opened the door
And then a splish splash, I jumped back in the bath
Well, how was I to know there was a party going on?

Bing bang, I saw the whole gang dancin' on my livin' room rug (yeah)
Flip flop, they were doin' the bop, all the teens had the dancin' bug
There was Lollipop with Peggy Sue
Good golly, Miss Molly was a even there too
A well a splish splash, I forgot about the bath
I went and put my dancing shoes on

I was a splishin' and a splashin', I was rollin' and a strollin'
I was a movin' and a groovin', I was a reelin' with the feelin'

I was a splishin' and a splashin', I was rollin' and a strollin'
I was a movin' and a groovin', I was a reelin' with the feelin'

I was a splishin' and a splashin', I was rollin' and a strollin'

Cousins Come For A Visit

Chloe came over Saturday morning and I told her that some of her cousin's from Georgia were here for a visit. And that Angela and Theron were here from Texas, their first visit since they got married.

She could hardly wait until we got over to Pop's house so that she could see them.

She got to see Scarlett her little cousin that is now over a year old and the last time she saw her was when she was just a few months old. They got along real well together, playing outside as well as inside.

The older kids decided to ride horses and Chloe didn't want to be left out so she got out there with them to comb down the horses so that they could ride.

While they were saddling up the horses she decided to jump on the trampoline.

She has told me before that jumping on the trampoline or jumping on the bed helps her to relieve pressure from going to school all  week. This is coming form a six year old, so I told her if it helps her, have fun doing it.

Chayanne is saddled up and ready to ride, Angela leads here around the yard and she is all smiles as she goes on her ride.

Angela does so well leading her on this large horse and Chloe is so at ease.

They come in so that Pop and Great Grand Mother can see the rider on the horse. She is all smiles and not even bothered by the coolness of the day.

She stops so the horse can nibble on some green grass and pick up another rider. She looks so good sitting on Chayanne.

Theron, Amanda, Chloe, Scarlett, Angela and Nana (Cheryl) adding the other rider Scarlett.

Chloe hold tight to her little cousin as they get ready for a ride around the yard. Angela and Amanda give Chloe instructions on how to hold Scarlett real tight and not let her fall.

A trip by the window so that Pop and Great Grandmother can see both of the girls riding the horse.

Scarlett riding the horse all by herself.

 Chloe is pushing Scarlett around on the patio in the little truck.

Scarlett picked a flower while riding in the truck and she looks so sweet riding around it it.

Now that Chloe and Scarlett have had their ride on the horses, Amanda, Angela and Theron are going to take a trail ride in the back forty and take a ride on the horses down to the candy store for ole times sake.

Other Paper Crafts We Made Together

We colored for a little while to relax from making the bed and the bedside lamp. It felt good to me to just let color flow onto the paper. Chloe must have felt the same way as I did because her coloring was so vivid.

 

 She tell me that this is a painters palet' after he has finished painting his picture the colors are starting to run together. 

I attempted to color a Spring flower arrangement.

She informed me that this is what your car looks like while you are going thru a drive in car wash. When the big brushes come and cover the car and later the soap is sprayed on the car it runs down the windows in pink, yellow, green and blue colors and then the brushes foam brushes cover the windows of mommies blue car, and then it gets rinsed off and blown dry and when we drive out it looks like we have a new car.

Some smiling faces from the girls, that would be her dolls.

An appreciation for having another great time spent together. She is such an appreciative child, it makes you want to add memories for her that will last a lifetime.

A crown for the princess of the day, yes she has plastic crowns and metal crowns, but sometimes she loves to make and color a paper crown.

Cut out bunnies for Easter.

A chair for the girls to sit in as they sit in the living room.

Cut out dolls, dressed in colorful outfits.

A string of paper dolls waiting to be colored.

A folding room divider painted with a Winter scene of Snowman.

A water bottle cover to hide it on the table while you are playing.

A fun filled day of crafting together with my grand daughter making memories for future days and having fun in the process. Who ever said that I'm to old to play with my grand children never had the fun that we have together.

Making A Light For The Bedside

I know my abilities and I knew that there wasn't any way that we could make a bedside table out of paper with out having a small box so we came up with the idea of a floor lamp with a design to match her new doll bed.

We took a sheet of 8 X 11 paper and made four folds two inches wide. With it folded we cut triangles out of the folds with scissors, to have cut outs in the fixture so light could come through. One this was finished we unfolded it and made a square out of it and taped the sides so it would stand on the table. Then Chloe colored it to match her new bed made earlier in the morning. She used this for a while while, I was working on another project for her, when I got the idea of coloring a piece of 8 X 11 sheet of paper with a bright yellow highlighter and adding some purple and pink marks over the yellow. I then rolled the paper into a cylinder and dropped it down into the square fixture and it looked just like a light.