Amelia had prepared this sign to welcome us. It is so exciting to see her learn to read and write. She is growing up so fast.
We decided to give her our presents on Saturday. She had asked for Power Rangers so we bought her five Power Ranger action figures. They did battle with each other for a while and then Amelia told me that they should not be fighting each other because they were a "team". She really needed a "bad guy" for them to fight.
Amy fixed Taco Soup for supper and we had a good time just hanging out together. Amelia asked me to help her with her "homework". She was drawing a picture of her family. She drew her mom and dad, Paw-Paw and me, and then she drew herself and Archie. I said, "Amelia, you know that Archie died, don't you?" She replied, "Yes, I know, but he was a part of our family for a long time so he should be in the picture."
Later she told me, "Momma and Daddy loved each other so they got married. Then they had a baby and that was ME! Nana and Paw-Paw loved each other so they got married and had a daughter named Archie."
Sunday was Amelia's birthday party. She has been fascinated with Super Heroes ("here-e-os") lately so that was the theme for the party. The party was held at a gymnastics gym and a number of children from her class at school were in attendance.
The children played on an indoor playground until everyone had arrived. Then their gymnastics leader took them to several different activities inside the gym. They did exercises, jumped on a trampoline, jumped from a rope into a pit of balls, and had some free time on the various gymnastics equipment.
The party girl did some high flying. I wish I had a picture of her face the first time they pulled her down and let her go. I love that she is not afraid to try new things.
Everyone had a good time at the party, even Nana and Paw-Paw. Amelia was so excited to be five. She hugged each one of her friends as they departed and thanked them for coming.
The next day Amy had to teach and Darryl was working so we had our private celebration with Amelia by taking her to Chuck E. Cheese. We shopped some at an outlet mall first.
On Tuesday, I took Amelia to see "Wreck-It Ralph" which was a cute move. She may not eat a variety of food, but she sure does love popcorn.
On Wednesday, Amelia and Paw-Paw went fishing at a lake in their subdivision. It wasn't too long before they lost their bait and broke their line. On the bright side, there was a pecan tree on that lot and the ground was covered with pecans so they just sat down and Paw-Paw shelled pecans while Amelia ate them. Later in the day the wind picked up a little so they put together a kite Amelia had received for her birthday and went out to fly it. They tried and tried without much success. The wind died down every time they ventured outside, but they had a good time together running and trying to make the kite fly. Maybe next time.
Amy prepared a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. We had Fried Turkey, Dressing, Sweet Potato Casserole, Brussel Sprouts, and rolls with Pecan Pie and Pumpkin Gooey Cake for dessert. It was delish!! I didn't cook a thing which was nice for a change. She wouldn't even let me clean up afterwards. That evening their friends, Damian and Rebecca, came over. Amy and Rebecca planned their strategy for Black Friday. They went out to eat and allowed Bubba and me to babysit one last time before heading home. I love bedtime. Amelia picks a book to read. Then we pray and then she wants to sing "Jesus Loves Me." She has the most precious little voice and I love to hear her sing.
The next morning we headed for home and spent Saturday and Sunday just taking it easy and getting ready to go back to work. Thanks to Amy and Darry for their hospitality. We had a wonderful holiday.
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