Jasmine

Parents are weird.  So we made our annual trip to Homestead Gardens to see the Xmas light display, trains, etc.  While we were watching the trains, Mom and Dad quizzed me about dinosaurs like

"What kind of dinosaur is a long neck" - brontosaurus

"What kind of dinosaur is a flyer" - pteranodon

"What do you call a person who digs in the dirt and studies dinosaur bones" - at this point, I was getting tired of such elementary questions so I rolled my eyes and answer "paleontologist".  Mom and Dad found this humorous.

Then, while we were walking around I said "Dad, let's go over here - this is where they had the penguins last time - remember".  For some reason he seemed rather surprised that I would remember the location of the store where they kept the penguins since I hadn't been here for a year and I am not yet 4 years old.

Whatever - parents are weird.

Wow!  Just Wow!  Mom signed me up for a ballet school that runs 45 minutes a session for 6 weeks.  I got all dressed up in my pink ballerina outfit (as did Alyssa) and we got to school a few minutes early.  There were already other girls dancing and running and playing.  Guess what - they were almost all just like me - extroverted chatterboxes.  The class was for 3 to 5 year olds and I fit right in.  We did a few poses like holding our arms out in front of us in a big circle like a pizza (we thought that was funny) and strutting around like a duck.  Anyway, it was a great time and I can't wait to do it again next week.

Ok, with a headline like that you might be thinking - didn't you already know your ABCs?  Well of course but that's not what I mean.  I have been practicing a few minutes each day (not a huge attention span) to learn to recognize all 26 letters (upper and lower case) of the alphabet.  Today I got through them all without mistake though I needed a second try on the letter C.  Dad says I am ready to try and learn to read short words and from there - who knows.

I have been good - really good.  Mom and Dad were so impressed they asked me if I wanted a new bed (the Dora The Explorer toddler bed was getting a bit small).  I was very excited and insistent upon getting a pink flower bed.  Well last weekend we went shopping and bought one but it CAME TODAY!!!!  I gave my old bed to Alyssa and now I am sleeping in a real bed.  Dad re-arranged the room so that Alyssa and I both have beds in the room.  This bed is soooo cool, it has a built in reading light and bookshelf in the headboard.  Anyway - I am very very very happy.

I kind of just decided that I was big enough to do all these things by myself - even the big wall climb. I hope you enjoy this video as we had lots of fun and are sad you couldn't be here with us to enjoy it.

Today we went to Ft. Meade for there annual 4th of July celebration. They let civilians on base for the day and had rides and games and good food, friends and fun. This is a little video of me on a pony.

Alyssa and I love chilling out on the back deck on a hot sunny day. We use our castle slide and the pool as a water slide.

Today we went to Phyllis and David Smith's annual crawfish boil. They had a bunch of things for us kids like a moon bounce, a face painter, bubbles, a jungle gym and of course candy. Unfortunately, the candy was inside a pinata and we had to take turns wacking it with a stick. Sorry, no America's Funniest Home Video's caught on tape.

I have a bit of congestion in my chest most likely due to climate differences between here and Vegas (yes, Dad helped me write that line to sound all grown up).  Anyway, you would never know it as I run and full speed from the time I get up to the time I go to bed.  I do have a bit of a coughing fit in the morning and sometimes laying down to go to bed - but other than that, everything is fine.  Well last night around 1AM I woke up to go potty and started coughing but something broke loose and I choked and the choking made me gag and, well, it is pleasant thing to talk about but I threw up all over my bed.

I made sure to wake up the entire house to share in my discomfort though *evil grin*.  Once Mom had it all cleaned up (Dad was watching Alyssa), I told her to get out so I could go back to sleep.  I was a bit concerned about my blanket and my dolphin but Mom assures me they will be cleaned today.

Anyway, I may be a little grouchy today due to the lack of sleep - take it with a grain of salt.

Hey, this is just a short note to let everyone know I am in Vegas with my Mom and Alyssa.  I will probably blog in detail when I get back but I wanted to let everyone know that I got my ears pierced.  I called Nan right after and told her that I had holes in my ears.  Sorry this is so short but I am having too much fun to slow down.