BAAAAADDDD blogers.....

Drew is at school, which she loves so much, so I thought that I would "help poo" ("help you" in Drew-ville) Drew get a blog or two out there for friends and family, if there's any one left that follows us!

James' birthday was last week, April 13th! Auntie Mare Bear was kind enough to let Mama and Dada sneak out for a bit to eat to celebrate. Drew got her Dada a new tool "box" for lack of better words which he loved so much. While we were gone Drew and Meredith planted 2 plants, 1 rosemary plant for James and 1 flower pot for Drew. The plant above is Drew's, she is VERY proud of it and carries it around ALL the time :o)

Drew is really turning into a little horticulturalist. At Easter she got a sun flower Sesame Street kit from her Grandma Nina and Grandpa Bob. They are about 6 inches now and need to be planted in the yard. Drew just hasn't picked the perfect spot yet. We will update the plants progress!

Will Work for Food!

Drew loves to help herself into her highchair, shouting "Nana" and climbing! She loves to eat!

Drew is Teaching Anatomy Classes!

We were lucky enough to get a "Flip" video camera for Christmas so we will be able to upload videos of who else... ME! I have been learning many new words. A couple on my list are:

Mouth, Nose, Eyes, Dada, Mama, Good Girl (aka Cholla), Hi, Bye, Peeze (please), ball, dog, well to tell you the true, the list goes on and on! I also love to sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus and The Alphebet Song. I let mom and dad sing it so that they don't see quite how smart I am.

I have become very helpful by climbing in to my own high chair by myself, putting my own dirty diapers in the trash and now when I'm done reading a book I put it back on my shelf before we read another one.

Like mom says, "I'm SO advanced!"

Love, Drew-B

Nana's, Mud and Candy

I love Nana's, Mud and Candy!!!!

Boo Balen

We know it's been a long time and I blame Mom of course! Here's the update from Halloween! I was a CrAzY monkey for my first time to go trick or treating! There was a carnival at my school where Mommy and Daddy participated by decorating Dad's truck for a "Trunk or Treat" event. Everyone kept asking Mommy what "he" was a mouse or a monkey.... and I didn't know who they were talking about because of course I'm a "she." I told mom maybe next year I should be a fairy or a princess! The other thing I got to do is carve a pumpkin! Our new neighbor Cate was so kind to get me my first pumpkin and Mom and I carved it together. The stringy stuff on the inside was NASTY and I did not like the way it felt at all in my hands. Mom had to get me a spoon to scoop it all out! We had a ton of fun that day, Thanks Cate!

School is Cool!

This has been a CRAZY week at the Balen House! We have finally sold our house and are looking for a new home. Cholla doesn't know yet because she gets a little anxious so we are just keeping it a secret until we know where we are going! I started school this week and have made so many friends. Being the social butterfly that I am I have tried hard to make friends with another little girl who is a little scared at school. Daddy makes fun of my new friend because every time he comes in to pick me up she's sitting in the corner, with a Binky, staring at all the other kids. I just reassured her everything will be A-OK and it's fun to go to school! This is my first day of school outfit, Mom made me take pictures even though I wasn't to excited about it. I was so exhausted from my first day that when Daddy picked me up we went home and I caught up on some cartoons. I couldn't help but fall asleep after all the excitement! Daddy said I slept for almost 2 hours on the couch with Cholla guarding me! I don't know what I would do with out her... probably fall off the couch. That's the latest and the greatest at our house. We miss and love you all!

Last Days of Summer

We have a lot of catching up to do! Last weekend we all went to the Arboretum for some of the last days of summer. The Arboretum is botanical garden that is by our house and the lake. It was very fun to walk around, smell the flowers and try and crawl into the fountains when Mommy and Daddy weren't looking! There was also a sail boat race that we could see at the lake. I took some pictures to share with you. Little did I know then but it was our last family outing before school started on Tuesday....