10 years 5 month

IT is that time of year!!! EASTER!!! The BIG HUNT… mum gets very excited about the egg hunt.. she plans for months… lots of stuffing eggs… I set up tables and take them down to practice setting up for the big party.. .I love BIG get togethers .. .love all the food and setting up… I really do like to show off and be around people but I also like to disappear when I feel I have had enough…. EASTER is lots of kids…. Lots of little kids but that is ok.. they are occupied and busy with all the things that The “Michelle” have for them to do… that is my mom and another Michelle … They always have something Silly… I don’t normally do the games but do like to watch the others and laugh with them not at them of course… (it isn’t nice to laugh at people ) We had over 3000 eggs it seems to grow.. Although a tote with eggs was missing so we had to get more..

EASTER is behind us and now to focus on the best part of this month…. BUC-EE OHIO IS OPENING… THAT MEANS…. 2 Buc-ees going up and then 3 coming home .. means party at Buc-ee ,

We headed out … driving to OHIO … Stopped in Smith Groves and Dane was not there but met Annette.. Super sweet and new friend!!! Headed on to Ohio and stopped at the next Kentucky Buc-ees .. two down … two EGGS , TWO pics with my beloved beaver, of course potty time… TEA…. New cup… :) And back on the Road to OHIO… I love these road trips.. I look for Tundra’s and 4Runner… mum said they did slug bugs with my sisters but we do the Toyotas I find a lot of mum and dad vehicles … we yell and say the color… it is sooo funny…. I love to open the sunroof and stick my hand out and love to make the seat go up and down… We made it really late to the hotel well a little later than planned but we got in and got settled… I took a long shower it was hot and nice. Then played game for little bit while mummy showered and then bed time to get up BRIGHT And early for the opening day of OHIO….

Up at 5 and onward to BUC-EE wow…. Soooooooo packed already at 5:15 we had to park at the gas pumps. Mum filled up to have that behind us and finally after meeting a lot of cool people and sharing my story we were ready to file inside.. 1st thing inside picture with Buc-ee…. This is a smaller store so it was packed more than any of the opening days I have ever attended. Lots of news people, all of the corporate people except my sweet Miss Kelly she had already left to go back home so sad we missed her… This really nice news person name Meg and Mike with a TV station WTOL 11 out of Toledo OHIO …they were standing there talking and they let me hold the microphone and act like a news person. I did a small interview with them… well Mum did it for me.. LINK TO THE WTOL 11 interview :

https://youtu.be/Oi3Xegxwocs?si=H16zXPhdBwML2tZ2

I was jumping around and happy though .. Always happy at Buc-ees. My BEAVER FAMILY is the best. I saw WES yay.. he got me a shirt and my BIG OHIO Bucee for me since I couldn’t reach the ones that were out and it was super crowded .. he personally gave to me.. so excited to see him.. I took pictures and got to spend some time with him between all the cooking and “HOT BRISKET ON THE BOARD”. He was super busy with all the people and getting food moving and things sorted in the new store!!!

We went outside to eat a little and mum of course talking to everyone met a new friend from Hawaii named Olivia.. her kids got there early in the morning .. EARLIER than me and went and sat at the doors until opening.. I needed a little sleep and honestly being first wasn’t what I was interested in… I wanted to see Buc-ee Dada and do my routine of bathroom , see Buc-ee, take pictures and get my toy egg. So Olivia lives in Indiana so we are hopefully going to get to go there so I can get another state for my list …. I am at like 35 states and 5 countries so far..

11:30 and I knew Buc-ee Dada would be arriving soon for ribbon cutting was excited to say thank you and take a picture with him .. I see him yay!!! Picture time.. they wanted me to wait but I wanted to take a picture.. I had waited so long he is always so nice and took a picture with me… I met Crissy she is the one that helped get my BIG Buc-ee delivered…

When they were headed outside there was a nice looking guy that reminded me of a GRANDPA figure so I decided hey I wanted to hug this man.. I grabbed him and hugged him and there were some people all around him mum was like I am sorry and his wife said it is ok… we love kids.. I said well since he appears to like you can I have a picture.. Of course I wanted a picture this man was a little , grey haired sweet grandpa type man and I was wanting to be around him … So I took a quick picture as they shuffled outside for the ribbon cutting ceremony…. The sweet man name was Mike Dewine.. apparently he is a big deal in OHIO.. mum said she found out he was the governor of OHIO… not sure what that means but he was nice and I liked him and he hugged me back.. I mean I am huggable..

Finally time to get back on our way to Tennessee— But first we have to stop at Buc-ees in Kentucky to see if Dane is there.. he was the one that did my birthday yell out and gave me my first STAFF shirt.. Love My Crossville team… Dane, Wes, Ashley, Delaney .. Slowly meeting new people but they made me feel apart of them.. they are my Buc-ee family forever…

So now that Scott Shae got my other toilet plug done and Grandma sent me the new Toilet I had to find a new obsession… so it was Fireman Same and Postman Pat transformers and of course they don’t have them here!!! WHY!!!!! I have found them but they are all in the UK .. I want them , but I can’t order.. Tried on Sissy phone, daddies, mums, mine and realized I have to ask someone there or Book a flight and I tried booking but I don’t have a credit card I can pay with… I need a credit card.. I need to go to the Fireman Sam Store or the postman pat store and get this like yesterday!!!!! Every plane I see I know they are going that way and they need to take me . I keep telling mum to tell Anna to get me the postman Pat and fireman same but she hasn’t bc I haven’t gotten it. Mum Friend in Scotland Jen Found them both and she got them ordered and mailed them to me… now waiting for those .. I hate waiting…

Southern Roots - We left Friday for more Buc-ee time.. got to stop in Crossville and met a nice new friend named Annette…. Wes isn’t there b/c he is stilll in Ohio helping with setting up and training for the new store…. But BUC-EE week this is the best week ever.. Got my bathroom, egg, picture with Buc-ee and Daddy got some food and I got snacks and eggs…. :) love the yowi eggs a lot…. We stopped again at the one in Sevierville. After that we drove the rest of the way to our event in South Carolina.. First stop was the place we were having dinner.. good thing b/c I am starving…. We went in and all of our Kleefstra Family was there. All of the girls call me Buc-ee Liam b/c I love Buc-ee soooo much. We ate and mum talked and then we went to the hotel to get a little rest for the next day/. Joh came and hung out and helped put a stroller together .. it was pink.. mum said Liam it isn’t yours.. was a little sad not going to lie thought hey finally they got me something so I can just sit.. I do have my chair but this was pretty cool.. Next morning we got up and Daddy and I went downstairs to get a little food and hang out with Jon and Jen. Mum had something she ate from Buc-ees but she came down . She brought the Stroller down and gave to the little girl it was for. She climbed up in it and mum was so excited to see her like it. She said she would get a picture sat the reunion we were going to.

We left there and went to the park where we would eat and hang out for hours I MEAN HOURS… honestly It has a lot of food, music, and is fun.. But mum and dad hang out and talk and if they will let me stay at the table and enjoy my game I am good being anywhere..

Marie and Ashley our new friends from last year came and saw me again.. they brought me a new buc-ee lunch box I don’t have and some other neat things.. They are so sweet. Miss Marie was not feeling well though and Daddy had to go all Paramedic mode but we got her something to snack on , had the fire , police come over and she was okay after drinking a little and getting hydrated and a little snack.

They came back later and we got a proper picture… :). We had a great evening and went back to the hotel and I got Chinese food, we got a little gift and took to my kleefstra Sister Quinn it was her birthday… Our trip home I got two Buc-ees again!! Mum met many more people even some that were on their way back to McEwen.. seems she always makes the right connections to make more friends… Daddy and I just want to go in go to the bathroom and do the picture routine and maybe get some snacks for the road .. :) and of course TEA!!! Nothing like Buc-ee tea to fill up my BUCEE cup…

Daisy is playing Softball and I go to the games.. I humor them in the games they are ok.. Sometimes they seem long but she came to my therapy and never complains so the least I can do is see my sissy, hubby and cheer on my niece in her game. She would be cheering me on. Sissy birthday as today but we didn’t get to take her to eat.. Mum of course got her a cake .. She always does a cake b/c having a Christmas birthday she wants to make sure everyone gets a cake. We had some pork chops so she took her some of our food in case she wanted it for lunch the next day. Miss having birthdays with them but she was tired after the game so they went home. I got her a GI Joe too….

My sister Kaytlynn and baby Rett came into town .. we did a Happy birthday for Kaytlynn and Rett while they were here . We had dinner , Auntie Lisa and Auntie Kyrstin, and families came over …. Sissy, Bubba, Daisy, Darley and their friend Daniel came and we had burgers, ribs, salmon for dinner and then we had CAKE… We sang happy birthday gave Rett a cake to play with and had strawberry cake Sis Blunt made and had cookies for Rett from our favorite Hidden Cottage bakery.

WE have been filming for a story about me with Saddle up most of this month with Patrick. He has been coming to my sessions at Saddle up and recording me. He even came to our house and did an interview with mum and dad and recorded my room and other stuff to learn about me and my interest.. My interest are easy for sure… BUC-EES and fireman stuff, patches, coins, anything that has to do with a firehouse, policy, EMS emergency… my favorite cartoon will probably forever be Fireman Sam… naughty Norman makes me laugh.
I love to sit and make the sounds of the firetruck….

At saddle up I have a new horse her name is Izzy she is a Brabamt mare-Belgian Heavy Draft, she is super BIG she’s beautiful. Willie is not doing well and said he probably won’t be able to be rode anymore. He is the sweetest horse but his legs are not doing ok.

Toby is going to be going home to his owners… he was just on loan .. So Izzy and I will be new friends. I have had some really nice side walkers … I do miss, Ms. Stephanie a lot though.. hope she is doing ok.. she dedicated a lot of time to me.. I miss Leah also… hopefully I will see her again if I move back to Thursday.

Dophins is over.. .not sure why I won’t get in I just don’t want to swim.. not sure why. It is the one thing I give mom a really hard time over.. I just don’t want in the pool anymore.. she makes me get in and I do what they ask for 30 min and then I am done.. I want out of the wet clothes and lets go to TARGET Please!!!

I am still waiting for my fireman sam and postman pat from Jenn… hurry up plane, hurry up customs, hurry hurry.. mum said to look for it in 2 weeks b/c it has to travel. She put tracking on my iPad..

Daddy got a swing set put together for the littles and for me.. I actually got on all of it and was swinging.. I am kind of excited. Been going outside a little more .. like walking around and exploring a little … it is nice to go outside but want to be inside when I want to be inside..

We have had a few really bad storms and mum and I sleep in our basement section where we are safe on those days… it is nice down there. Quiet , cool and our air mattresses are comfy.. we are working on making the toy room there so hopefully soon we will have it done we have our get togethers down there and I love to set. Tables up and take them down … it makes me laugh to set up and put table clothes on and set them up and then take them back down.

Daddy has trophies on the little table I set up .. but I have been going and getting mums.. I am strong so I can move things to get to them.. she just shakes her head..

This month was a BUC-EE filled , Kleefstra hang out type of month.. WE got to gift a Stroller for one of our Kleefstra families for our first thing we got to help with from our 501 (3) that we created to help other kids with Rare... can’t wait to see what all we do.. Then again maybe I can wait…. It will mean mum talking and doing things and me wanting to chill… one day she will hopefully learn to just sit and do nothing… but probably not in this life time.. ..

Love you all… BRING on May and lets get thru Spring Storms for mum please..

Liam

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COMING SOON……. VIDEO OF ME AND SADDLE UP ……. CAN’T WAIT TO SHARE.. SO MUCH THIS MONTH…