Happy 3rd Birthday to me!

Well another year has passed and I am so glad that it was such a great one! I am such a big girl now and keep growing, learning and amazing my parents everyday! They say that they are so lucky that I am their little girl and that they love my sweet heart. It is hard to believe that...
This was me a year ago when I had just turned two and that...
This was me two years ago when I had just turned one and that...
This was me three years ago when I was just boren! That's how I saw born these days! My parents say that it seems like only yesterday! I can speak in full sentences with great grammar. I know most of my letters in upper case and my numbers by sight. I love to learn about animals and the environment. I am very into medical things and love to help people with their boo boos. My best friends are Lexi, Lily, Lucy, Owen and Charlie. I am a leader and a follower, it just depends on the day. I love to dance and make up songs... most of the songs start with "If I don't." I am very compassionate and all in all a sweet loving little girl and I make my family proud of me every day.
So to back up a little bit, This is George with 3 of his favorite things in the world, cars pajamas, lubby (not to be confused with wee wee, the chipmunk) and sucking his thumb. He loves to watch TV after bath but loves to be outside before bath! It is the best of both worlds!

George and I still take baths together. Excuse his little moon in the side! He will be so embarrassed one day that I posted this picture! It is fun to splash each other and pour water on each other during bath time! He is so fun to play with most of the time.

He still cries a lot and we aren't sure why. We are hoping that it will get better when he starts talking a little better. He just has that red headed temper but for as hard as he is, his heart is as big and he loves to snuggle.

So in our family, Birthdays last for a week because there are so many people that want to celebrate it with me! Tante and Sha Sha came over to sing happy birthday and have some strawberry cake. George tried to get to it first but you can see Mama go for the quick block! Way to go Mama! There is another person in the picture but you can see him yet! Where you ask, in Tante's tummy! Omega is going to have a friend...Baby Goodrow...probably will be called Fred!

Tante came all the way in town from New Orleans to celebrate! She loves me so much! I think that she gets a little jealous that I get to see Sha Sha so much but she gets to be my Godmother so that makes her extra special! That Strawberry cake was so good!! I like blowing out the candles!

For my birthday, Mama and Daddy gave me a real guitar! How did you get Soul Asylum to come play you might be asking...no silly that is just me with bed head! The birds sleep in my hair at night. I think that they are blue birds. Uncle David gave me a really pretty rainbow strap!

I also adore to play dress up so Mama and Daddy gave me a little red riding hood costume. I am afraid of the big bad wolf but she ends up okay in the story so I guess I will too!! Nana and Papa gave me my new princess bedding for my new big girl bed! It is so soft and I love it so much! I could not wait to get it home to my bed but until then we made a palate on the floor! It was a great place to wrestle!

George loved it too! He does not care that there are princesses on it yet. One day he will but for now, he likes playing with my toys. Ask you can see, he always has lubby with him! He is such a goofball!

That weekend, he had his first meat stick. He is definitely his mother's child! She grew up on Chocolate Soldiers and Meat sticks at the Honky Tonk at Yellow Creek! He ate almost the whole thing! I tried it but as you know, I am almost a vegetarian so I would prefer carrots sticks!

On my actual birthday, we had cupcakes and Mimi and Grandpa came over to celebrate! I am a pro at blowing out candles these days! I love to practice on house candles. I love it when everyone sings Happy Birthday to me! It is great being the center of attention...I get that from my Tante!

George had his turn blowing out the candle too and did a great job although, he blows them out through his teeth. Like Papa says, There is more than one way to skin a cat (I asked Papa why he would want to skin a cat when he said that and he just laughed, I don't get it!)

Later, I showed Mimi and Grandpa my new bed with my new sheets! I love them because they have Belle on it and she is my favorite princess because she has brown hair just like me! Daddy pretended to play the guitar and we did not know the difference! We were a bunch of monkeys! Hope we don't have to call the doctor! Mimi and Grandpa gave me my Ballet and Tap lessons for the year and a Ballet doll that looks just like me! I love to dance so I come home and show Mama and Daddy all that I learn. I know my positions, how to twirl and Up, Back, Step on a Bug! Going to sleep in my new bed on my Birthday was the icing on the cake! I fell asleep reading my new book from Sha Sha that she got in honor of my being a ladybug princess for Halloween!

A few days later, we woke up and started helping Mama and Daddy get the house ready for my Birthday party! It was at Hidden Park and I had no idea how much fun it would be! George helped by watching...Mama learned that from Papa and we learned it from her!

After all of that cleaning, I took a little rest in my Dora Snuggie and on George's SpongeBob Pillow. I had to rest up for such an exciting day!

At the Party, Mama bought 30 rubber bouncy balls to throw in the field and everyone ran around playing with them including the adults! It was so fun because everywhere you looked, there was a ball to play with! We have a ball!

There were all kinds of snack, drinks, pizza, and cheese sticks you could eat! Mimi was a great help when we needed her! George was not too far behind me where ever I was!

Mama reminisced about the days that we would come to the park and I would not even be able to climb the stairs alone and now I am in the big girl swing all by myself! They are so proud of the young lady that I have become!

Then the big treat! The Ice Cream Truck came just for me! We got to get what ever we wanted! He played his music and everything. It was the best surprise ever!

Then we all posed for a picture with our ice cream. Camille, Rob, Sarah Reeves, Georgia Jayne, Lucy, Me Liza Barton, Lily and Katie loved every minute of it! There are others but they are just not pictured!

Then we ate some pizza! The token red-heads ate next to each other. George loves the fact that he is friends with my friends although, he will always be baby George to them.

I wanted a strawberry birthday this year so this is the cake that Mama found! It was a marble cake with butter cream icing! Strawberry shortcake was the theme!

I think that everyone had a great time, even Omega! Funny but George was in Mama's tummy for my first birthday and now Omega is in her tummy now. I think that they need to slow down a bit! Hmmm, will it be Henry or Helen?

We knew that it was time to go when George found the only muddy part in the park and played in it! At least his pants were brown but he was filthy! At least it was just mud! We thought that it might have been something else at first!

Afterward, we went back to our house and opened presents! I got so many cool things from my friends! Rob and Matthew helped me open all of my presents which made it so much fun! I tried on my new helmet and knee pads and did a little air guitar! I can rock the air guitar and was not even a twinkle in the 80s! Now I will be able when I ride my bike around the track at hidden park.

Matthew fell in love with my kitchen and we are convinced that he will be the next Master Chef! Doesn't her look adorable in my hat and apron! Anyway, this year's birthday festivities were incrediable and I appreciate everyone that made it happen! You are the best and I can't wait to see what the next year will bring!

Happy Halloween!

So as you read in my previous blog, Mama's camera has vanished so therefore, the October blog will be fairly short! Luckily, we were able to borrow Nana's camera, Mimi took some pics and so did Miss Heather! The first weekend, we went to Mimi and Grandpa's for a visit and took a family photo for a school project. How awful is it that we did not have a photo of the whole family! Even Omega is there but you can't see him or her yet!!

While we were there, we looked at old photos! I like seeing pictures of everyone when they were younger. It is really hard to believe that they were my age once.

We ate some dinner and George showed off his utensil skills. We always eat really well when we go to our Grandparent's house! Mama and Daddy could serve the same thing at home but it just seems to taste better somewhere else!

As you can see, I am much cleaner with my eating but I am much older than my brother so you will have to cut him some slack!

Fall Festival at school was so much fun this year! As usual, the duck pond was a crowd favorite. George and his friends dominated the pool this year and really just took over. Do you see George's red shoes, he has had several pairs because he won't were anything else. So picky to be so young!!
I for one, loved the bouncy! You can see that Lily and I are having the time of our life. It almost took an act of congress to get me to leave. Things got kind of crazy in there though and we had some minor injuries but you know how I adore illness so it made my day to get to help someone feel better.

While we were there, we got to eat pizza and have Capri Suns! We have pizza Friday at home but this pizza was even better than home! Both George and I enjoyed it very much!
Mimi took some time out to love on Sophie, Owen's sister. She is such a sweet baby! I tell Mama sometimes that I think that she will have a baby girl and name her Sophie too. Also, since I have 2 babies in my tummy and one is a girl, I may name her Sophie!
One actual Halloween Day, I got dressed in my costume and we started heading to the parade. I was thrilled if you couldn't tell! I was a ladybug this year and just looked adorable! I loved the tu tu because it reminds me of something that I would wear in Ballet! The best part about it is that I can play dress up in it whenever I want!

George was supposed to be an elephant but the costume was just to hot to wear! Who would have thought that October would have a summer like day. Instead, he dressed up like Papa and Uncle Robert and was a hunter!
Who would thought that the Parade in Crestline Village would have been so lucrative! We racked up on jewels, candy, toys and bracelets! If we had gone home at that point, my day would have been complete but the fun had just begun!

We went over to Todd and Miranda's to trick or treat! This was our first time to go and it was great! We would knock on the door and someone would come to the door. All you have to say is trick or treat and they give you all the candy you want! I wish that we could do this every day!! Mama and Daddy finally had to make a rule that you could not eat any more candy without asking because we started to eat every piece that we got!! After leaving Homewood, we stopped by the Crestline festivities because they had a band and lots of people. We were not ready to go home but after 60 pieces of candy it was time! I can't wait until next year!

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise

Well, there is some wonderful news around the Hornbuckle house! I guess you can figure out by the picture but we are going to have a new baby, Due April 3, 2011! Everyone could not be more thrilled and thankful for all of our blessings! We are calling this one Omega, the end, as it will be the last! I could not be happier and I love to talk and sing to the baby, who I call "Nomega!" George on the other hand...when you ask him if her wants to be a big brother, he says "No, uh uh!" and shakes his head. He will get used to it though. We are not going to find out if it is a sister or brother until it is born so everyone will just have to wait! Congrats Mama and Daddy!

The next couple of blogs are going to be scant because at our Halloween Party at school, our camera came up missing. The only pictures we have from September and most of October are from Mimi and Grandpa. Thank goodness we have these. This is went we took a trip to Grandpa's office to see the ducks. We decided to take a break from all of the excitement and enjoy the patio!

Mama was on call and Daddy went to play golf with his friends for a guys weekend so we got to spend the weekend with Mimi and Grandpa. It was so much fun as usual. George spent most of his time with Grandpa and they even dressed alike somewhat.

I helped Mimi by making breakfast biscuits. I am such a great helper. I love to be in the kitchen watching and helping. My favorite thing to do it help sprinkle, stir and cookie cut. I am going to be a great cook one day because I have great teachers. On a side note, I can count in spanish now!

Then they put me to work and I did a little cleaning. Just call me Cinderella (just kidding!) I am such a big help around the house with cleaning and straightening. The dress that I am wearing is actually from last year but it still fits this year only it is much shorter. You can check out blogs from the past to see how much I have grown! I grow faster than a weed!

Then it was time to eat breakfast and as usual, everyone must share. The days of having a plate to yourself are over around here for the time being. By the way, George had his 18 month appointment and he is right on track...even with his temper! He is starting to talk a bit more and that helps things a little.

Sunday, I dressed in my Bama gear since Alabama blew away Duke and had to model it for everyone. I know that I look cute when I wear my outfit! Mimi and Grandpa took us to buy new shoes that we are so proud of. George can't quit looking at them and wants to wear them all of the time! He got red Keds and I got white ones! Thank you Mimi and Nana!