RooGaRoo aka Garrity Family Reunion

For those of you who don't know what RooGaRoo is it is a swamp monster from Louisiana and it is also the name of my Momma's family reunion with her brothers and sisters. RooGaRoo happens every year this when Daddy got to meet all of Momma's family 5 years ago for the first time. He had been telling me it was a backwoods experience and boy was he right.
I want to share some of the fun times I had at RooGaRoo.

Kalee Jo taught me the importance of playing in mud puddles.
Aunt Christilynn taught me that even though it is fun to drink no matter how many times Uncle Johnny makes shots you should stop early.....
Even though for Aunt Christilynn's lesson I was asleep in bed with Daddy, I learned alot.
Climbing all by yourself is much more fun than having help.

Sliding is even better.

Swinging with Momma is always a favorite past-time at RooGaRoo.

Blowing bubbles with Nanny is more fun than swinging though.

Driving to the fishing hole would be more fun if this Jeep was moving.Uncle Brady and Rowan caught the first fish while I was more interested in driving the Jeep.

Katie and I are in deep thought, mainly I was concerned about my bubbles.Spending time with Daddy was much needed after all the craziness and not to mention I did not get to see him for 1 whole week after RooGaRoo!

The family picture by the silos which will now be a tradition.
The special art project for the year everyone gets to leave their family mark at RooGaRoo. Even Granny Marie and Papa JJ left theirs. Without them none of this family fun would be possible.

Azaleas

In Charleston, right now the azaleas are in bloom. I asked Momma and Daddy if we could go to Middleton Place Plantation to look at all the beautiful flowers. Momma was very excited because she loves azaleas and secretly wanted to go too. Daddy of course wanted to go because his 2 favorite girls wanted to see the flowers.
One thing that we did not know about Middleton Place Plantation is that they let the sheep roam around the grounds. Every time I saw the sheep I wanted to run after them but the sheep herder was always close by so I did not get to play with them. I also got to see 2 alligators and many families of ducks. I tried to pull a fast one on Momma and Daddy when I was on the hill looking at the ducks by running down to the river to see the ducks up close but I did not get very far. I sure am glad that Daddy took us on this adventure. It was alot of fun to see all the pretty shades of pink and all the different types of animals I do not get to see on a regular day.

A Dress from Grandma Debby

A few weeks ago when Grandma Debby came to visit she brought a dress she had been making for me. I got to try it one for size but she took it back with her to Atlanta. I did not understand why she was taking it back with her after all I thought it was for me. Well I know why she took it back - she had to put the finishing touches on it.

Easter Sunday

Easter was a lot of fun this year because I know what all the excitement is about regarding the Easter Bunny! For starters he leaves eggs right out side your bedroom door. If you follow the eggs they will lead you to your Easter basket. Which had a lot of fun stuff in it like chicks and bunnies, play doh, an egg magna doodle, bubbles, jewelery and of course candy. For some reason I have not seen any of the candy since it was in my Easter basket. I do not know what happened to it.
After you get to play with your Easter basket goodies, you must eat breakfast before going to Easter Sunday Mass. In a very special dress made by Auntie Pam. Come to think of it the candy disappeared after Mass, maybe it had something to do with the way I behaved in Mass?

Play Dates

On St. Patrick's Day I was so busy. They day started with a trip and picnic to the park with some of my friends from Momma's Making It Group. We had a lot of fun playing and hunting for Easter Eggs. When we went home an Momma put me down for a nap but she did not tell my that my friend Ellisyn would be coming over to play. So I woke up to a great surprise! We played with our dolls, read books and Momma let us watch Sesame Street.

Later that night my day full of play dates continued with Daddy. We worked on building towers. It is very important to use precision when building towers for you do not want them to collapse. Even though it is really funny if they do.

A New Career

Since my hair cut I have been busy practicing lots of 'careers' that I might be interested in when I am older.

Sister Isabella Marie

I just finished taking up my collection for the new children's center.

IT Specialist
Explaining to Momma why the computer will not do what she wants.

Horticulturist

Teaching Grandma and Grandpa about the Angel Oak in Charleston, the largest oak tree in the world.

Wine Connoisseur
Picking out a bottle of wine for dinner with Grandma, Grandpa, Daddy and Momma, who of course was not drinking.

Beauty Salon

After 19 months, Momma and Daddy decided to let me get a trim. It was quite a different experience than I had expected because I got to drive a car while getting my hair cut. I have been preparing for this day for a long time by getting my hair blow dried every night and getting my hair fixed every morning while looking in the mirror. I followed most of the directions with the exception of a couple of times when I had to have my head held by the beautician or by Momma. In the end instead of getting my hair blow dried, I got some curl booster put in my hair. I was really excited to get a new do-- as you can see I was striking a pose.

Biking on Folly

In less than 2 weeks I was blessed with seeing the ocean. This time with Momma and Daddy! We loaded up our bikes for a nice Sunday afternoon picnic and bike ride along the beach. The weather was wonderful for such a fun day at the beach in the winter. Here are some of my tips for picnics at the beach:

#1 It is best to eat your lunch while laying on the sand. It is a plus to empty all of your gold fish out of the bag on to the sand. This gives is a nice gritty taste.
#2 It is important to bring the towel with you to the beach not leave it in the car; when playing in the sand mainly the wet sand. Getting back into the bike trailer can be tricky with wet sand all over your body.

#3 It takes exceptional skill to balance a ball on sea foam. Only those who are really talented can master this task. I am one of the few. It is not a good idea to leave it in the trailer with me because I like to throw it out and sometimes Momma and Daddy are unaware of this trick.

Dre comes to Charleston

My cousin, Andrea came to Charleston to spend the week with me because she was on break from school because of Mardi Gras. I call Andrea, Dre becasue it is easier to say. Dre likes to shop so we went to lots shops which was fun and I was very good in all of them. We went to Folly Beach one days since the weather was in the 70's. We had fun at the beach playing in the sand and letting our hair blow in the wind. I really wanted to get in the water but Momma said it was way to cold. I didn't even get to put my feet in!

We also went shopping on Friday. On Friday's I like to go have lunch with Daddy then go home to take a nap because I go to school on Friday's and I play really hard so I am extra sleepy. But since Dre was in town wwe went shopping after school on Friday but I didn't even make it to the stores.

The last day Dre was in Charleston, we went downtown to the Battery where we found a park and of course I had to swing! Here are a few pictures of some of the houses along the Battery and Rainbow Row.

Picnic at the park

On Sunday, it was so nice outside that Daddy thought it would be a good idea to go get some Popeye's and go to the park for a picnic. Momma said it reminded her of being at the parades since we had Popeye's and she promised someday soon that I will get to go to Mardi Gras. At our picnic Daddy gave me my first taste of cole slaw and I loved it. After we ate our lunch it was off to play. Daddy was swinging me high and low and wiping the drool every time I needed it. We had so much fun at the park and Momma was sure I would take a long nap but I surprised her with just a 45 minute cat nap.