August 27, 2012 - 1st Day of 1st Grade

Today is my first day of the 1st grade. I met my teacher on Tuesday of last week and she's nice. She's been a teacher for 32 years and a first grade teacher at my school for 25 years!  She's an old pro! Here are the pictures of what I wore to my first day! Me and mommy picked out what I will wear all week...

Hope it's a great 1st day for me!

- The Doodlebug Princess

End of Summer 2012

Well, my summer of fun has ended, but I know Mommy and Aunt Brenda are planning some really cool stuff for later this fall, especially for mine and my cousin's birthdays in October!  So it's something to look forward to.

We finished out the summer with a day in Charlotte with Mom's "Law School Dad" John and went to to the popjet park. I also got my hair cut. We brought my cat Brittney back with me so I have some pictures of her that Mommy needs to get off her phone to upload here, so those will be added later.

Popjet park in Charlotte

First change of earrings after getting them pierced in June

My first real haircut...Mom let me do it, even though she didn't want to. We love it!

Pictures at the park

Pictures at the park

Me stylin' at the park

So, it's back to school for me and my Mom. I went to class with her all last week, but now it's my turn to go to school too. I'm excited to be in the 1st grade now.

August 3 & 4 - Carolina Beach Hopping

Oh my goodness, we spent Thursday night, Friday and Saturday at the beaches of North Carolina...well some of them! We went to Wilmington and saw the USS North Carolina. We went to Wrightsville Beach where the water was almost as pretty as Panama City Beach! We drove around and went to Carolina Beach and Kure Beach that day too! We stayed in a hotel in Wilmington Friday night then went to Wrightsville Beach again on Saturday. It was awesome!  I love the beach and Mommy said she would check in to me doing surfing lessons there!

Out of the car and heading to look at the USS North Carolina...but I wanna go to the beach!

With Savannah and USS North Carolina behind us

At Fischer, a military thing for Civil War soldiers

Playing on the boogie board...I wish it was a surfboard

Me and Mommy in deep part

Me and Aunt Brenda right after a big wave!

I can't help but smile when I'm in the ocean

Mommy snapped this picture just as a wave was going over us!

I'm a sand mermaid!

Carolina Beach

Pretending we're scared and running from the waves

Doing handstands and cartwheels on the beach

At Kure Beach leading Savannah into the surf

Sunburnt & getting ready to leave Wrightsville Beach

I'm heading to Missouri with Aunt Brenda and Savannah so Mommy can finish her summer class work. Then she's coming to get me and spend a little time in Missouri. Then it's back to school for the both of us.

- The Doodlebug Princess

August 1, 2012 - Pisgah National Forest

I had a great time with my Mom, Aunt, and Cuzzy at Pisgah National Forest. Savannah was too scared at first to go down Sliding Rock but she eventually did. I hurt my leg and panicked in the water so I didn't want to go down anymore either. But my Aunt went down and so did Mommy. I went down 4 times I think. We also went to Looking Glass Waterfall and I got a furry skunk from the gift shop at the Ranger Station. We also got to feed fish at the hatchery. It was a great day! We picnicked in the park too for lunch.

Me and Savannah at the Sliding Rock sign

Chilling out at the Ranger Station

Me pretending to be an old man before we ate lunch

Playing in the water after lunch

 - The Doodlebug Princess

July 28, 2012 - Surf Lesson

I had my first surf lesson at Panama City Beach, Florida on Saturday. It was so much fun! I was the youngest and littlest person in the group that was going that day. I had an 8' surfboard that was blue. I can't wait to go surfing again!

The group that was part of the surf lesson on Saturday

My surf instructor!

Heading out for the first time!

I fell off my board

Riding in a wave on my belly first

My other teacher who liked my spiked bangs

Hitting the surf with Dave

Riding a wave

Another wave rode

I'm standing on the water! (Sorta!)

Falling off the board

Cruising back out to try again

 - The Doodlebug Princess

July 16 - 25, 2012

I spent 10 days with my Aunt Brenda and Savannah in Mansfield. I had so much fun. Here's a few pictures of me having fun at "home."

Me and Savannah with Poppy

Playing in the water

A cucumber and banana peppers from Poppy's garden.

Rolling down the hill in the trash barrel

At the Nature Center with my friends

At McDonald's

At a Rest Area on the way back to North Carolina

 - The Doodlebug Princess

July 7 - July 15, 2012

Last week with Mommy until I go to Aunt Brenda's for 10 days. We aren't doing much since Mommy has class but we"re having fun anyway.

On July 7th, I got to meet SPIDERMAN!!!!!!!!!!! He was at the mini-golf place and I gave him a big hug! It was SO cool!

Me hugging Spiderman

Spiderman signed my bat "To Sheryl Stay Sweet - Spiderman"

Mommy and me went rollerskating after I met Spiderman. We rollerskated for 4 hours! I made a new friend named Alyssa. She was really nice and gave me cotton candy and a couple of orange rings from tickets she won from games she played. I had a really good time. Mommy skated too and didn't fall, but I fell alot!  My butt still hurts!

Rollerskating

July 8th - Me and Mommy hung out at home. Mommy trimmed my hair and I blew bubbles outside. We watched "We Bought a Zoo" and "The Day After Tomorrow"...two of my favorite movies. I ate a burrito and I had popsicles and ice cream.

Blowing Bubbles in the Backyard. Some were HUGE!

Nuzzle with Mommy!

My new hair cut. Mommy cut my bangs a little too short, but they'll grow back.

The back of my hair. I like it!

I made up a joke: What was the penguins favorite ice? A block of fish!

My neighbor friends came over on Saturday and stayed most of the day. It was so much fun building a tent and playing Sorry with them.

July 14th - Met Aunt Brenda and Savannah in Nashville to go with them for 10 days while Mommy gets her class stuff done. We went to Nashville Shores/J. Pearcy Priest Dam and Lake this evening after we ate at IHOP. We saw a DOUBLE rainbow. Pictures to come soon...

Me hugging my cousin at IHOP

Mommy will add the pictures from Nashville update with pictures of me that Aunt Brenda sends her throughout the 10 days! I'm gonna miss my Mommy!

- The Doodlebug Princess