Baby Goats:

Our friend Mrs. Jaymie had some baby goats at her house, so we HAD to go and see them.  They are small and cute and so sweet.  They actually had a goat in labor while we were there and she had both of them while we were outside!  It was so neat!  Alanna immediately scooped this one up and claimed it as her own. =)  She was so sweet and kept rubbing her head on Alanna's neck and would suck on her ear like she was nursing.

THEN THIS HAPPENED.....

 I noticed her eye starting to swell up and then I noticed some hives on her arm.

 We ended up going to church where the pastor's wife is a nurse.  She took one look at Alanna and told me to take her quickly to the Quick Care Clinic.  By the time we got there, her arms, neck, ears, eyes and hands had hives and her eye was almost swollen shut.

She was not really in any pain and was in a great mood.  She made the doctor and all the nurses laugh and everyone thought she was the cutest thing.  If you look closely, you can see her eye swollen shut behind the glasses.  They immediately want to give her a steroid shot. =(  Luckily, they found some oral children's liquid and we opted for that instead. =) She walked out of there with two stickers and a sucker when it was all said and done.

After a bath, some benadryl, and some itchy cream, she crashed out in bed and did just fine.

Who knew you could be allergic to goats?!?!

Cousins:

 As soon as our family got into town, we decided to enjoy the beautiful weather outside.  The girls quickly warmed up to each other and Alanna took Lyda's hand and they walked up and down the back sidewalk over and over and over and over. 

 Back and forth and back and forth.  They must have done it a hundred times.  It was the sweetest thing.  Alanna still has troubles with her "S" sounds sometimes, so she called Lydia "Fweety". 

 Both girls loved rocking in the rocking chairs.

Daddy and Gunkle Clint made the girls a fort with a rope and a tarp and they LOVED it!!  Who needs fancy toys when you have rocks, forts, and dirt?!?

Both girls left the bath water brown that evening.

That's when you know it's been a good day. 

Matchy Matchy:

 When Alanna found out that her cousin was coming to see her, she asked if she could match her.  Alanna LOVES to match people.  She wants the same nail polish color, same shirt, same bow, anything really.

 So when I found these matching jammies that just happened to be the right size AND on clearance, I HAD to get them. =)  Alana was thrilled and couldn't wait to match her cousin.

 Cousin hug!  Awwwwwww!

Cousin Fall!  Whoops!

They had so much fun together. =)

Monkey Monday:

Friday Funnies:


Alanna:  Mom, when I'm four, can I have a baby?

Me:  NO! You have to be married to have a baby.

Alanna: Well, can I get married?

Me: NOPE! You have to have a graduate degree to get married. ;)

Alanna:  Well, can I drive a car at least?

Me: No honey, you have to be sixteen to drive a car.

Alanna: Not fair!  Nothing fun happens when I'm four!!

New Doll House:

So, first of all...look how BIG my little girl looks playing with her doll house!  I can't believe it.  She looks so long and lean and not like a cute little chunky baby anymore.  I guess I need to come to grips with the fact that she is closer to 4 now, than she is 3.

Yep, that's right, I said doll house. 

So.....for Christmas, Cie-J and I talked about getting Alanna a doll house and ended up settling on a Barbie house.  We found a fantastic deal and jumped on it. Then we got it home and put it together and realized that it had a million tiny little parts and pieces.  And she was really getting into the Barbie image and ideas and it just wasn't a road we wanted her to go down at three years old.  (Have you ever seen a modest Barbie?  They all look like hookers!) It was a hard choice.  She cried when we sold it. =(  BUT.....she told us that she loves this doll house much more than her Barbie house and she plays with this one every single day.  All around, it was a win win.

A big wooden doll house with stairs AND an elevator.  A piano, a princess bed, a toilet (her favorite part), and it's way taller than the other one.  It's more her age and a little more innocent.  

We are happy.  She is happy.

Cowgirl Alanna:

Alanna's preschool had a rodeo day and she got to dress up like a cowgirl.  They let them sit on a saddle and take pictures.  She LOVES wearing boots and a hat.  She really would make the best farm girl.  She loves all animals and says she can talk to plants. =)