Puppet Show!

With some aid from Martha Stewart and her new Michaels craft line, G & I created some puppets today. Clearly, the bird and lion were made from some of Martha's kits, but we took inspiration from the enclosed instructions to make two pigs (a baby and a daddy who wears glasses), a bunny, and a monkey.

Happy Independence Day!

Apparently, G is celebrating freedom from clothing!

This morning, we were watching Venus Williams eventually beat Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon and G said, unprompted, "When I grown up I want to be a tennis-er." Brian's heart swelled with joy, as he had already decided that a tennis scolarship will send G to college.

Cardboard Castle

We went to Learning Express (www.learningexpress.com) after G's appointment with the dermatologist. She enjoyed playing with the castle at the store, so I bought some of the figures/dolls and made this castle out of a cardboard box.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Boxcastle.shtml
I plan to paint it and make it a little more authentic-looking.

Mo

My Aunt Joann gave us these beautiful quilts that quickly became Mo's favorite sleeping spot (only temporarily - she is now using a fleece blanket.)
Also, here is a picture of Mo

getting a little L-O-V-E from G.
Poor, poor Kitty.

Summer

Here are some photos of G enjoying the beautiful summer weather.

I LOVE MY DADDY

Georgia and I worked on this

Father's Day project today and I couldn't wait to give it to Big Daddy.

Happy (early) Father's Day, Brian!!

PS: Thanks to Stacy for the advice

regarding the use of brads.
They worked perfectly!

Update!

It's been awhile since we posted any new photos or news so I thought I would write up a random update. Here, G is doing some light reading. Oy vey.

We had a good Memorial Day weekend, although it rained on Monday, the day we'd decided to go to the sprayground. Instead, we went over the Grandma & Grandpa's house to visit. Tante and Tony were there so we were able to spend some time with them. The following week, G went to a pirate-themed day camp at her school. Here are photos of some of her artwork.



Last Friday we went to Kings Island for Brian's company picnic. G was not interested in riding anything but enjoyed watching Brian and I ride the caroursel. We also watched the Dora show, which G has talked about daily ever since. Over the weekend we also took care of some painting projects around the house. The toybox and rocker are a pale green (Martha Stewart's anjou pear) and the TV cabinet is a pale blue (a lucky find in the Lowes "oops" pile).

Brian went down to Stacy's house last night to watch the finale of The Sopranos. He brought it home and watched it with me. We disagree about the what the end means, but that is part of the fun, I guess.

Tonight, we bought G a bathing suit for the summer. It is more snug than I thought it would be!

It's official...

Today was Georgia's very last day of school for this school year. We met her teacher and classmates at a park for one last play session. Here is a picture of G with Mrs. Bruce, her wonderful teacher.

"My fam-i-ly is so great!"

That is what Georgia said last night when asked if she'd had fun that afternoon.

Yesterday we went up to Columbus for Ohio State's spring football game (Scarlet vs. Gray) with Granddad, Supernana, Matt and Andrew. Georgia and I were planning to separate from everyone after lunch; however, they'd bought an extra ticket so G & I went along to the game. We had a great time. From W-A-A-A-A-A-Y up in C-Deck, we watched Gray defeat Scarlet 17-9. Georgia seemed to have a great time at her first Buckeye game, although she did not enjoy the noise level. When fans cheered too loudly, she'd cover her ears. You can't really blame her - 75,000+ fans can make a lot of noise, even for a scrimmage.

http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/04/22/springame.ART_ART_04-22-07_A1_SR6F8SI.html

Random photos from the past week

(Despite what it looks like in these photos, the red spots on G's face are indeed getting better with the new medication.)

Risky Business?

Brian picked up his new glasses tonight. He jumped into a time machine and shot back to 1983 to get a pair of RayBans. Lookin' good!

Easter Kitty

We spent Easter Sunday with Granddad, Supernana, and Matt, who brought Georgia the best gift ever - Mo the cat. Mo will be staying with us for a while and Georgia could not be more excited. She has had trouble getting some quality time with Mo - G's excitement seems to overwhelm Mo, who quickly found a hiding place under a corner table between a chair and the couch, a spot where no one can see her. They play twisted game of cat & mouse, with Georgia as the cat and Mo as the mouse.

Quotes from Georgia

"Mommy, I'm a man." She'd spread a fruit snack across her upper lip.

"When I grown up, I want to be

just like my daddy."

Don't say she didn't warn you.

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PS: New videos & photos from Carter's birthday (last night)
http://www.youtube.com/bp090499
http://burgoonfamily.blogspot.com/

Thanks, Uncle Matt!

Last night, Matt was in town for a work appointment so he stopped by to spend sometime with Georgia. He brought her birthday present - a 48 piece floor puzzle featuring Dora the Explorer. After he left, Georgia worked on the puzzle and she managed to piece it together with little direction or help from us. It's pretty exciting to see how her mind works while she is working on something like a puzzle. There were only a few times when she'd sigh and say, "oooooh, I can't do it" as she stomped off with her arms folded. Each time, she'd return to the puzzle and try again. Thanks to Uncle Matt for the great present and, more importantly, for stopping by to say hello and play with Georgia.

Play-Dough + Kisses

Happy Birthday, Georgia!

Today we celebrated Georgia's third birthday. Thanks to Tante and Tony for helping us host the party at their home in Wilmington. We had a great day! Granddad & Nana and Grandma & Grandpa all made the trip to wish Georgia a happy birthday. She received many wonderful gifts, including summer clothes, balloons, a Dora magna-doodle, books and some Littlest Petshop toys. Tante also gave her the cowboy gear (hat, boots and puppet) that you see in the pictures. Giddy-up!

Tomorrow Georgia will take cupcakes to school to celebrate with her friends and teachers.

First Happy Meal and Playplace

Yesterday we met Stacy's clan, as well as her friends/families Debra/Colin and Julie/Casey, at a McDonald's in NOKY. Stacy wanted to celebrate Georgia's birthday and suspected that she would love the playplace. She was correct! Georgia had a GREAT time! Stacy observed that Georgia does not walk; rather, she bounces like Tigger. That was certainly the case at the playplace.

Thanks, Stacy! We both had a great time!

Little Cupcake

Georgia had a pre-birthday treat tonight

and she REALLY enjoyed it!

PS: We spent some time at the zoo yesterday with Stacy & Carter and her friend Debra and her son Colin. Stacy's posted a few photos from the day. Check out her blog at http://burgoonfamily.blogspot.com/.

Happy Birthday, Tante and Aunt Kathy!!

This afternoon, we celebrated Tante and Kathy's birthdays over at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Aunt Donna and Uncle Phil joined us for lunch and birthday cake (chocolate cake with chocolate frosting = YUM-O!). After lunch, we received special gifts from our Aunt Joann in Alaska. A talented and prolific quilter, Joann decided to dig into her quilt stash and sent each of her nieces a quilt. Here are some photos, courtesy of Tante (aka The Birthday Girl).

The quilts are so beautiful!

THANKS SO MUCH, AUNT JOANN!!

Birthday Dress

Someone is very excited about her birthday...

March already??

February seemed to draaaag at the beginning but, boy, did it end quickly! I guess that is the lot of the shortest month of the year. Well, here is a photo of G today. Nothing special happening but she was willing to sit and actually smile for a photo, which is rare these days!