Rooster Days

Yesterday we went to the Rooster Days Parade in my town. It was kind of chilly when we got there so we brought our blankets, hats and hot chocolate to keep us warm.

I was so excited for the parade to start. First we saw the Indian Chief!
There were clowns, kids in karate class, and lots of old cars! There was also guys playing the bag pipes. They were cool!
But, then my favorite came...the marching band! I love to hear them play music. Most of all I like to see the snare drums. That's what I'm going to play when I get bigger.
My mom thought it was funny that I would march as the bands went by. I stopped when the drums went by because they're so cool and then I'd start marching again after the drums. Mom took a video of me doing this (Dad wants you all to watch for the silly lady marching at the end of the video!)

Parades are so much fun!

Easter in Iowa

While I was in Iowa I went to an Easter Egg Hunt. My Grandma Lou was the Easter Bunny! My cousin Tate was also there. We caught a lot of Easter Eggs - my basket was so full!

On Easter Sunday I went to church with my Grandpa Carl and Grandma Donna. Then, we went to eat dinner at my Great Uncle & Aunt's house. It was so fun! I saw my baby cousin, Hugo, and my Grandma Pearl! They hid eggs for me to find and they were full of candy! Uncle Brian moved one of the eggs and we all had a hard time finding the last egg...silly Brian!

I had a lot of fun in Iowa. I love seeing all my family.

The Farm!

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I have been learning all about the farm in school. When we went back to Iowa for Easter I asked my mom's best friend's mom if I could go see her farm. She said YES! (Her name is Carol, just like my mom's name). There were other kids that were my age that were also at the farm. We were best friends. I got to see the baby cows, the milking machine and their fun dog! When we were done seeing all the cows and playing games my friends and I had some John Deer fruit snacks! They were great!

I had a great time at the farm. Thank you, Carol, for letting me visit your farm!

Today I helped my mom and dad outside. It was a long day and a lot of work!

We dug up some plants out of our planter and replanted them on the side of our house. I had to use the wheelbarrow to take the plants to their new home.

The white dog who lives next door wanted to help too.

Here's out planter before and after. It's not done, but it looks better!
Here's the side of our house. We're going to put a walkway in the middle, but we've started planting!
We also decided to plant a wondundrin (rhododendron). We need to water it so it will get bigger than dad!
After we got done planting we went to get some ice cream! It tasted good after working hard.

**Note from Mom and Dad: It was definitly different digging up sandy-clay soil rather than the nice rich black Iowa soil!***