I Was On The NICE List!!!

Santa came to see me and I was on the NICE list! I got everything on my wish list. I love my baby alive. Mommy and Daddy have already threatened to remove her batteries. She talks all of the time and has too Poop and Pee incessantly. I have not had her 24 hours yet and she has already had more diaper changes than Ella has needed in a week. Santa set up my jumpy castle under the carport since it was raining this morning. I got a little wet but I can jump really high! Mommy got in the jumpy castle with me. I can jump higher than her already. She and I enjoyed making funny faces at Daddy when he was taking our pictures. I love my VSMILE game. I must get my computer gaming skills from my Daddy. Mommy still can't figure out the games but, I have gotten to the 3rd level on the Ariel game already.Santa also left me a Christmas bell and a note. Mommy is going to post my note from Santa below. Santa ate all of the cookies and drank the milk we left out for him. The reindeer ate all of those carrots, food and candy canes we left out side too. They must have been hungry!!! I LOVE SANTA!!!

We went to Gaga's house for breakfast Christmas morning. It was lots of fun. I got a pretty pink dress coat with white fir trim, a pink warm up suit, a pretty outfit with a snowflake on it, a beautiful Sleeping Beauty Madame Alexander Doll, a princess craft kit, a book and some other great surprises. Gaga's birthday was Christmas eve. Since we were in Charleston this year, on Christmas Eve, we couldn't be at the birthday party that Sissy had for Gaga. I was upset that we were missing her birthday party. Mommy promised me we could do something special for her when we got home. I told Mommy that I wanted to have Gaga a Tea Party Birthday. With Mommy and Dadddy's help I had a tea party birthday for Gaga at our house Christmas night. I helped Mommy and Daddy cook, set the table and clean up. We used the "good china" and I even got to drink out of the crystal. I selected Gaga's Birthday present this year- Green stripe PJ's (which she loved). For dinner, I fixed beef tenderlion, baked potato, broccoli, cabbage and cressent rolls. I said the blessing all by myself. For dessert we had tea (in real tea cups) and birthday cake. Gaga needed my help blowing out the candles and I certainly didn't mind helping her. Gaga and I both dressed up fancy. Gaga wore a gorgious black outfit, her fur coat and a black hat. I wore my Barbie dancing princess dress and crown, that Santa brought me. We looked so beautiful. I did have to take off my dress before Gaga left, it was itching me. What a FUN CHRISTMAS NIGHT BIRTHDAY TEA PARTY FOR GAGA!!!

Santa Claus
1 Christmas Lane
North pole, Alaska 11111

December 25th, 2006

Dear Mary Catherine,

Ho! Ho! Ho! Thank you for the wonderfully decorated Christmas cookies and chocolate milk you left me. They were Yummy! My reindeer loved the candy canes, carrots, and food. Candy canes make Rudolph able to fly so much higher.

Old Santa has been keeping his eyes on you this year. You have really been growing up and trying to be a good girl. Zip has been giving me some good reports this year from your house. Looks like you have been a good girl and you were on the “NICE LIST”, I brought you a Baby Alive and the Dancing Princess and her Cat. There is a BIG surprise under the carport for you and Ella. Enjoy it! I also added in a few surprises. I hope you enjoy them all. Next year, work on just a few things. Watch that sassing, use your good manners, and always obey Mommy and Daddy. Also, be very careful with baby sister, Ella. She is a new little one and no poking or waking her up when she is sleeping. Santa will be watching to see how you do with these things this year.

I am so proud of how well you are doing at All Saints. I talked with your teachers, Mrs. Justice and Mrs. Crouch. They tell me you are a good little perky puppy. I can tell that you are smart as Blitzen all ready. Mrs. Justice tells me you can run as fast as Dasher. You should continue to work hard in school and learn all that you can.

This year you and Ella are receiving A Christmas Bell. When you put out Christmas decorations this special bell should be placed on the door of your room. Each time the bell rings, be reminded of the true spirit and meaning of Christmas. The ringing of this bell is a reminder that God sent his son Jesus as the greatest Christmas gift of all. Merry Christmas!

Love, Santa

HO! HO! HO!

Christmas Eve at our house was busy this year. When we got home from Charleston we had lots to do. We began by putting away all of our goodies from Charleston. Then we had some soup. While eating supper, the phone rang and it was for me. It was Santa on the phone. He told me he was packing the sleigh and wanted to make sure he had everything in the sleigh that was on my list before he left the North pole. I repeated my list- BABY ALIVE, JUMPY CASTLE, VSMILE and CHRISTMAS BELL. Santa told me to go to bed and he would definitely be by to see me a little later.

I put on my red Christmas Belle dress and sat down with Mommy, Daddy and Ella to read the Christmas story from Luke. This is the first year I really understood what the story was about. I ask lots of questions about Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the Angels. We also discussed our goals for 2007. My goal is not to just look like a princess but to act like one too. This year I am going to work on being beautiful inside and out. This includes using my good manners all of the time.

Uncle Jay and Aunt Flo came over and brought Ella and I presents. They gave me this really cute pink and brown outfit, a popup wizard of Oz book and a tinkerbell sippy cup. I gave Aunt Flo a silver business card holder with her initials on it and Uncle Jay a yellow tie. I picked out both of their gifts myself. Before bedtime, Uncle Jay helped me put out reindeer food, carrots and candy canes for Santa's reindeer. He also wrote Santa a note that said he was a judge and he thought I had been a very very good girl this year and that by his order as a judge Santa should leave me everything on my list. We left the note right next to the cookie plate. Mommy helped me put out cookies and chocolate milk for Santa. Uncle Jay read "T'was The Night Before Christmas" and then it was bed time. Momma laid down with me. Gaga came by to help tuck me in bed. I said my prayers. I prayed for everyone I know and Santa. After I said my prayers, I got very quiet. I then asked "Mommy, do you think I have to many frowny faces on my behavior chart on the fridge?" Mommy assured me that I didn't have too many so I went to bed with confidence that Santa Clause was coming to Town!

Christmas in Charleston

We went to Charleston to spend sometime this Christmas with Meme & Mel, Pop Pop, Aunt Pam and Uncle David. We left on Thursday when Daddy got off work. I was very excited about this trip and was looking forward to snuggling with my Meme on the pull out sofa. When we got to Charleston, I was very wired up. I kept Meme up til after midnight. Finally Mommy and Daddy made me go to bed. I enjoy going to breakfast with Meme & Mel every morning at McDonnalds.

On Friday, Mommy and I baked and decorated Christmas cookies at Meme's house. They were so pretty when we finished. I ejoyed helping roll them out and put the cookie cutters on the dough to cut out the cookies. We made Christmas trees, Snowmen, Snowflakes, Gingerbread men, Candy canes, and hearts. We put white icing on some of the cookies and then decorated them with colored sugar. On some cookies we used piped icing to decorate. Did you know you have to turn the light on in the stove to make the cookies cook? That is what I told my Mommy.

On Saturday morning I went shopping with Daddy to pick out Mommy's Christmas present. Ella and I got Mommy an apron. She needed one since her old one broke. I picked out a pretty green one for her at Target. I told her when we got home that I wasn't going to tell her about the apron that Ella and I got her for christmas because it was a secret. My Mommy says I am just like her--->can't keep a secret for anything! On Saturday afternoon, we had Christmas with Meme. I got a Mickey Mouse Club House and all of the mickey mouse club house friends. I also got the Tune Car. It is so neat all of the friends talk to each other. I know I am going to have a great time playing with it.

We went to see the Christmas lights at James Island with Pop Pop Saturday night. I had a little accident as soon as we got there but Mommy helped me get dried up. I got to ride the carousel. I liked the Christmas lights very much. I just wish Ella would have stopped screaming. On Sunday,Mommy and Daddy took me to First Scots Presbyterian Church for Christmas Eve service. It was so beautiful. The music sounded like angels singing. After the children's message, I went to a special birthday party for Jesus. We had cupcakes and juice. I made a little necklace with a cross charm on it. After Church, we met Pop Pop, Aunt Pam and Uncle David at Cracker Barrel for lunch and then we went to Aunt Pam's to open presents. Pop Pop gave me this really cool fisher price digital camera. I love taking photos! It is a great gift that I am sure I am going to enjoy for many years to come.

Christmas with the Perky Puppies

The perky puppies class performed their second chapel program on Wednesday, December 20th at 8am with both the busy bees and friendly frog classes. They dressed as reindeers and they sang four songs. Their first song was "Happy Birthday Jesus". The second song was "SANTA"(to the tune of Bingo). They then sang "Where is SANTA?" and "Five Little Reindeer". We then went back to the classroom and took photos of the children. They did so very good and sang so loud.

Santa is Watching Me!

Everywhere we go these days Santa Claus is there. Mary Catherine thinks Santa is following us. We saw him at the Mall twice. He was at Effingham Presbyterian Church after the Candlelight service. He was peaking in the window of our perky puppy class at All Saints for two days. I really like santa these days. I call him "Santie."

Christmas Party At RJ Lee's House

Today I went to a Christmas Party at RJ Lee's house. This was a very special party for the children at Epworth Childrens Orphanage. It was so much fun. Tallon Goff, RJ Lee, Josh and I attended. We are all buddies from Central Mothers Morning Out. I had not seen Tallon or Josh in a few months since RJ & I go to All Saints. We are all growing up so fast! Everyone in attendance brought a gift for one of the childen at Epworth. We helped our Mommys wrap the gifts for the children at Epworth. Tallon was a pro with the tape. Once all of the gifts were wrapped we made crafts with stick on foam Christmas designs, stamps, hole punchers and markers. We made some really creative art projects. We then had snacks. Mrs. Cathy Lee gave us wonderful cookies, cupcakes, veggies and sparkling grapejuice. We loved the snacks and then we went outside to play. While we were outside, another guest arrived at the party. IT WAS SANTA!!!! He heard we were doing something special for the children at Epworth and he came by to check on us. Santa talked to us about the children at Epworth. Then he asked each of us what we wanted for christmas. We told him all kinds of neat things. RJ told him he wanted three different kinds of lunch boxes. Josh wants some kind of spiderman thing, Tallon wants shoes with rollers on the bottom. I told him I wanted a Baby Alive. RJ told Santa I wanted a sleeping beauty dress, crown wand and shoes. It was really cute. RJ and I danced ballet twirls for Santa. Josh showed Santa how he could do the spin around trick he had been working on. Tallon gave him five. Santa was very impressed with all of our energy and willingness to entertain him. We all thanked Santa for the candy canes and bouncy balls he gave us. What a great Christmas Party!

Lighting the Hope Advent Candle

Mary Catherine lit the first Candle of Advent today at Effingham Presbyterian Church. This was the Hope candle (the right, back purple candle). While we were lighting the candle Daddy read about the candle and this is what he said "We light this candle as a symbol of Expectation. May the light sent from God shine in the darkness to show us the Way to salvation. O Come, O Come, Emmauuel!" Mommy assisted Mary Catherine with the candle lighting. Mary Catherine is enjoying learning about advent this year. She has a little book called "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" that she got at All Saints school. We will read about one part of Advent each day and attach a new Advent sticker each day until Christmas.

Hello Santa!

Today Mary Catherine sat on Santa's lap for the very first time. We were Christmas shopping down at Coastal Grand Mall when Mary Catherine decided it was time for her to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what she wanted for christmas. She took Mommy and Ella with her. When we got up to Santa, Mommy walked up to Santa with Mary Catherine and said "Santa this is Mary Catherine." Santa said " Oh I know Mary Catherine she has been a good little girl this year." MAry Catherine said "Well, Santa I have been really trying hard!" Then she said "This is Ella my baby sister." Santa said, "I heard Ella had arrived." Mary Catherine was a little scard so Santa held out his hands for her and told her there was nothing to be afraid of. She held his hands and told him what she wanted for Christmas. She told him that she wanted a Baby Alive, a Jumpy Castle, a Barbie Dancing Princess Doll & Dress and a V Smile TV game. She then told him she wasn't really sure what Ella wanted. Santa said "Oh don't you worry, I know what Ella needs. Don't you think she needs a passifier and some baby toys?" They agreed!Mary Catherine then crawled up on Santas lap and Mommy put Ella on his other knee and we got a photo. Santa gave Mary Catherine a candy cane and told her to be a good girl. We were very proud of Mary Catherine.

As we were driving today, we also found out that Mary Catherine can spell SANTA! She sings a song called S-A-N-T-A to the tune of BINGO! Just a slight word of caution for those spellers we know!

Sly Fox

November has been a busy month for Mary Catherine!

Mary Catherine and her class performed their first chapel program at All Saints on November 16th. The rainly weather didn't slow down these perky puppies and busy bees. They sang 4 songs. Three songs were about Thanksgiving and one was in Spanish. It was a very impressive program for about 25 three year olds. They were all dressed in their indian vest and head dresses. Mary Catherine's teacher gave all of the Perky Puppies indian names. Mary Catherine's name was SLY FOX! How fitting!?!?! Mary Catherine made her indian vest, it was very interesting. It had lots of glitter (which is her favorite art medium right now). Mommy helped cut out the indian shapes that Mary Catherine picked out. Mary Catherine glued them on the vest and then decorated them with glitter and pens. She was a very sharp dressed indian. The class also made a cornucopia, and a book about the first thanksgiving. Mary Catherine enjoyed learning about the pilgrams and indians. She told us that the pilgrams came to Austrailia on the mayflower boat and they invited the indians to lunch and that was Thanksgiving. We did have to clarify that the pilgrams came to Amercia not Austrailia but other than that, we got that story down pretty good.

Mary Catherine was the star Student in her class the during the week of November 13th-17th. This ment she got to be the line leader, sit on the puppy at circle time, tell the class some special things about herself, take some of her special things to school to show and tell, take a photo of herself to go on the board, and take a special treat to share with her friends at school on Friday. Mary Catherine made and took Oreo Cookie Turkeys. They were so cute and the class loved them. Mary Catherine liked helping make them because she and Mommy ate all of the broken pieces. Candy Corn used for the tail feathers were our favorites. Thought we would share the answers Mary Catherine gave on her star student questionaire with you all. The answers were just too cute! The special things Mary Catherine took to school included: Flo Bunny, Pink Blankie and Boop Boop.

My Name is- Mary Catherine Rawlinson
My Birthday is- December 31, 2002
My Special Things Are- Flo Bunny, Pink Blankie, Boop Boop(my pillow)
I am Special because- my Mommy and Daddy love me very much
My favorite TV show- Mickey Mouse Club House & Dora the Explorer
My favorite Movie- Snow White
My favorite Food- Fettucini Alfredo (white noodles)
My favorite Color- Pink
My favorite Book- The Little Mermaid
My favorite thing to do- play with baby dolls
My favorite pet- fluffy (the bunny) and Babbs (the puppy)
My favorite thing about me- is that I like to sing, dance and play
When I grow up I want to be- A Mommy
I live in- a house in the Tansbay Community
I have 1 sister- Ella who will be here on Friday.

Mary Catherine found a bird nest in the yard this month. She put it in a special box and took it to school for show and tell.

Mary Catherine had her first "date" this month. Her best buddie RJ Lee had an extra ticket to see the Wiggles in Florence. He invited Mary Catherine to join he, his mom (Cathy Lee) and his sister Margaret. Cathy said they were so precious. She said they danced and wiggled all afternoon. RJ got a wiggles shirt like Mary Catherine's so they would match. Mary Catherine took roses for Dorothy. Mary Catherine had a wonderful time. Special thank you to Cathy Lee and Margaret for volunteering to take the kids on such a wonderful outing!

Mary Catherine also became a big sister on Nomember 17th. She is such a big help with baby Ella. She has been enjoying holding her and assisting.

Tea for Two . . . .

Today my friend, Gracie Howard, and her Mother, Mrs. Lindsey, hosted a mother-daughter tea party at her house in Darlington. It was a lovely event. The party started at 4pm and lasted until a little after 6pm. Most of my girl friends from school at All Saints attended the tea. We all dressed in our finest attire. However, our shoes did not stay on the whole two hours. Some of the Mom's dressed for the event too. We looked so cute! Mrs. Lindsey made some wonderful treats and snacks to go with our tea. We had peanut butter and jelly finger sandwiches, gold fish, cookies, and these wonderful white chocolate oreos with strawberries on top and then they were drizzled with dark chocolate. We loved the snacks. She had peppermint tea, orange tea, regular tea and apple juice to drink. We enjoyed sitting at the big table and using her beautiful christmas china for the tea. We also enjoyed playing in Gracie's room. What a wonderful day and party!

Trick Or Treat

Trick or Treat! Today I went over to Gaga's and helped her carve a pumpkin. I was very experienced at pumpkin carving. The perky puppies carved a pumpkin at school on Monday. Gaga said I was a lot of help. She said it was very cute when she cut into the top of the pumpkin I reached my hand right in there and got some of the insides. Gaga did have a moment of memory from the first time she carved a pumpkin with my Mommy. She said I gagged when I got the pumpkin guts in my hand. She said Mommy did the same thing the first time she helped carve a pumpkin. Mommy and Daddy took me Trick or Treating. I wore my Snowwhite costume. We visited with Gaga, Jen Jen, the Daniels, Sissy's, Aunt Flo & Uncle Jay's and Mary Claussen's House. Wills and Sissy were at Mary Claussen's. He was a cute Lobster! I got a pumpkin full of treats. This year I went up to the doors, rang the bells and said "Trick or Treat". Mommy was most proud when I said "Thank you very much" after they gave me a treat!

Kirkin of the Tartans

Today I went to a very special service at First Presbyterian Church in Florence as a guest of my best friend RJ Lee. The service was called Kirkin of the Tartans. Before we left for church, my Mommy helped me dress in some real scottish attire. I wore a navy skirt, white blouse and my Mom's McLaughlin tartan sash and crest. I looked like a little scottish blue hose. My Daddy just had to take my photo. My Mommy talked to me a little bit about the tartan and clans as she helped me dress. She also told me that the special pin said...Brave and Faithful. I kept saying it said brave and smart but I am learning.

When we got to the church, there was a bagpiper out in front of the church welcoming everyone. It was so neat. I love the bagpipe music. When we got in to the church, we met my best bud RJ Lee, his Mom (Cathy)and we sat with them. Today was RJ's real 4th birthday. I was so very excited that we were going to see and spend time with him on his birthday. RJ and I were sooooo excited about the bagpiper and the men in skirts. As the service started and the bagpiper came in RJ and I just couldn't sit still. We loved the bagpipes. Then after the bagpipes came our favorite pediatrician dressed in a kilt and carrying a BIG bible--Dr. Weave Whitehead. We were facinated that it was really him!!! Then the preachers, the choir and a member from each clan came in carrying their family tartan on a pole. We even saw our friends Mr. Woody Swink and Mrs. Lola Faye Craig carrying flags. The flag barriers took the flags and put them up at the front of the church on this really neat stand. Margaret Lee (RJ's big sister) carried the Wallace tartan for their family. She had on a kilt and everything.

At the young disciples message RJ and I held hands and went down front just like big kids. We sat right on the floor and talked to the preacher, the bagpiper and Dr. Whitehead. Dr Whitehead had a dager in his sock. The bagpiper told us about his outfit. He had a pretty red cross around his neck. I already knew about the tartans and clans when the preacher ask us. After the young disciples message, I left and went with RJ to chidrens church. After church we went with the Lees to the fellowship hall for a yummy lunch. I sat next to RJ and we ate cupcakes with orange icing. We also got to visit with baby Wills Urquhart's great grandmother and great granddaddy Tyson at lunch. They are such nice people.

We had lots of fun at the First Presbyterian Church Kirkin of the Tartans service today. Happy 4th birthday RJ. Thanks for inviting us for this special day- RJ, Cathy and Margaret Lee!

Costume Parade All Saints 2006

What a fun day we had at All Saints today. We had a BIG parade out in front of the school building. Everyone wore costumes and we marched around the drop off area to halloween music. It was so much fun. I wasn't afraid at all of all the big kids with scary mask. I told Mommy...they are just pretending. I have decided to be Snow White this year. My costume is getting a little too short!

After our parade, the perky puppies went back to our class and had ICE SCREAM sandwiches. They were yummy! We have had so much fun learning about halloween. I learned that spiders have 8 legs and bats fly at night. The perky puppies learned some really cute songs about a fat little witch named Rose, a bat song and the monster mash. We made great halloween snacks at school. My favorite was spooky eyeballs made from white powdered donuts, jelly life savers, chocolate chips and red icing. One day we made Monster Mash out of ice cream, green whip cream, chocolate chips and marshmellows. I didn't like all the stuff mixed together in the monster mash. We make so many wonderful art projects and books. I make a book every week at school that I bring home and read to Mommie and Daddy. Sometimes we make more than one book. Mrs. Justice and Mrs. Crouch are great teachers and they keep us sooo busy!

Our class started spanish in September. We have already learned lots of great stuff. We go to a special class twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday). If we can say our spanish color and wear it to our spanish class on Thursday we get a special treat. We practice our color daily and I definately can say them by Thursday so I can get the treat! I can say and identify -Brown (Cafe), Red (rojo), Blue (Azul), White(Blanco)and Orange (Narunja). I have also learned to say Hello, Friend, Goodbye, How Are you? and Very well thank you in Spanish. I learned a new song in spanish which really impressed Mommie and Daddy when I performed it imprompto in the car for them.

Today was report card day. Mommie and Daddy are so proud of me as I got a good report. My report card says I know all of my colors in english and can identify them. I know my numbers to 20, I can sit still and quiet in circle time, I play well with others(which is something Mommie struggled with when she was in kindergarten), I know my shapes and I know my birthday. I haven't been tested yet but I know my address and am working on learning my phone number. I am also learning to use phonics to sound out the first letter of words. Often I help Mommie figure out what the first letter of certain words are. I can also add some small numbers like 1+1, 1+2, 1+3 all the way to 1+9. My princess computer that Pop Pop gave me for Christmas last year taught me to do this. Once again, when I did it for the first time by myself...Mommie was really impressed! Mommie and Daddy go for my first parent teacher conference with Mrs. Justice and Mrs. Crouch next Thursday.

The perky puppies and the busy bee class will perform in our first chapel service on November 16th. We are going to make and wear indian vest. It should be a wonderful event.

Play Date with Cousin Ellie

Today was so much fun. My cousin Ellie Parks (daughter of Clint & Laurie Parks) came for a play date at my house. We had so much fun. I taught her how to play princess dress up. She really liked the pink princess dress but I changed at least three or four times. We had a t-party and danced to the princess dance DVD. Ellie is such a good dancer. We also played ball and took every toy out of my toy box. Mommy had to take pictures because we were just too cute. I can't wait for Ellie to come back and play again.

Can I Go See Your Car???

I miss Aunt Flo and Uncle Jay when they go away on trips but they always bring me great treasures back from their adventures. From Germany they brought me a yodeling bear (yes, it really yodels!!!), a BERLIN t-shirt and a beautiful German doll. They brought me some really neat beach balls too. I named the yodeling bear-- YOYO. Mommy and Daddy make sure I take YOYO and Belly Belly (a singing bear that Uncle Jay won for me at Starfire Restaurant) with me when I go visit them. Uncle Jay loves to play with all my noisy toys!

I love going to Flo & Jay's house. My favorite things to do there are...slide down the stairs with Uncle Jay, play in their BIG tub (they have colored covers we put over the light), play in the fountain on the sun porch and go downstairs to the garage and visit the cars. I am fascinated with the concept of a garage (the car's have their own room). Aunt Flo and Uncle Jay love to play hide and seek with me (I always hide in the same places). I think I might wear them out. Uncle Jay some times lets me get in the shower with all my clothes on and put my Princess Umbrella over my head to keep me dry. That is sooo cool. Aunt Flo let me go downstairs and pretend to drive Uncle Jay's BMW. I am sure Uncle Jay will let me really drive it someday. I love my Aunt Flo and Uncle Jay!

My Imagionary Friends

I have lots of imagionary friends that come to play with me. Sometimes we have all of the Disney Princesses or Tinkerbell over and other times it is all seven of the dwarfs. Then there are some 5-7 imagionary friends which I call my "children" . They are are here 75-90% of the time. I do take them to school with me. But my Mom says they really need to stay at home while I am at All Saints. Especially the princesses. I don't like for people to sit on them and I am very protective of the princesses. I definatley have twins in my belly (a boy and a girl- no names), then there are some friends I have not given names to but there are some main "children" I definately must never forget. I have two friends who's names are Tunken and Plinklin. They are with me most of the time. I have to get them in and out of buildings, the car, stores, church and the house. They are sneaky and do funny stuff. I talk to them all the time. Sometimes I get mad with them and they get in trouble. A few days ago, Tunkin wouldn't let me put my feet on the couch at naptime. I told her my Mommie would talk with her about that. My Mommie talked to her and she then let me put my feet up on the couch. Tunkin is the oldest. She is bossy and often tells me what to do. I tell Mommie and Daddy on her alot. However, if she goes to her gaga's house, I call her on my princess phone and tell her she needs to come on over here to my house. Plinklin is the youngest and appears to be the quiet one. She doesn't get in trouble or cause trouble much. She plays nicely with me and is more likely to share than Tunken. Tunken usually sits in the front seat of the car with Mommie because she is older and plinklin sits in the back with me. My Mommie had to have a talk with all of us the other day when Tunkin and Plinklin helped me find a green magic marker and we drew on the stool in my room. She told us that if Tunkin and Plinklin couldn't help Mary Catherine behave and not write on things, other than paper provided by Mommie, then they would have to go home and would not be allowed to play at our house anymore. They also have to help me pick up my room. Mommie explained to me that I am responsible for all of my children and the things they mess up or toys they leave out...I have to make sure they pick them up or clean them up. It is hard work keeping up with all these kids. I often tell my Mommie these kids are just wearing me out! We also have an imagionary puppy dog at our house. It is a brown dog and I call her Apaintheia. Mommie and Daddy are wondering if I am part Greek as I come up with these "greek" sounding names. So far the puppy just hangs out and chills. My Mommie and Daddy laugh alot when I am talking to my "friends and the puppy"....I just do not understand why!

GREEK FESTIVAL

My Aunt Flo and Uncle Jay Vinson are so much fun and are very cool! This year we went to the Greek Festival together. Both Aunt Flo and Uncle Jay had to try on my scarf with the coins. They are so silly! We rode the train, played in the jumpy castle and went down the big slide. They had as much fun as I did at the festival. We had so much fun we went twice!