9 years 5 months

This month trying to get back to normalcy from Boston travels…Music and horses 🐎 it’s been a while . Excited to get to see Toby , Miss Stephanie and Miss Kate. I love my horse ! Just hope I get to have him next session….

We were out of school bc of weather. Mummy is scared of the weather so we’ve been camping in the basement . I like doing my 3D prints and hanging out but sometimes I want to go upstairs . It’s been weird and I really want my bed . But she said I won’t get up in emergency and she wants me to be safe so I’ll just do what she needs to do. She normally has good reason. But sometimes I want to do what I want to do. Even try using the bathroom to get what I want . But she is catching on!

My last swim for this session and I made my instructor Kailia a name plate . She seemed to really like it. :-) She was so sweet and was teaching me so I wouldn’t be stressed about putting my head in the water . If we get to continue I hope I get to keep her.

The time has come to go to Southern Roots BBQ for our kleefstra family get together and fund raiser for IDefine! I don’t mingle but mummy does. We go and she has a great time visiting and I get to take a lot of pictures with my Kleefstra Brothers and sisters but honestly my favorite thing is knowing I get to go to 2 Buc-ees on the way there .. We got there late on Friday, mummy was sad she didn’t get to see everyone at the dinner but we did have fun at Buc-ees he was out and Wes was there so I got to say hi and take a picture of course…. Saturday am we got up had something to eat in the lobby of the hotel with other kleefstra families.. I sat with Mallori and Gavin b/c mummy always wants to talk and Daddy and I ate .

We went to the big event and found our table to sit and hang out with people. . Daddy and I walked around and found some food there were a few things I really liked and some not so much but there is A LOT of food there. We were closer to the front this year so we got to listen to the music . It was a little loud but that was ok. I played Minecraft most of the day. Did talk to GAVIN until his daddy told him there was a bug and he does NOT like bugs and Gavin got really upset.. I like bugs but I don’t want to pick them up I prefer for you to touch them and let me look..
Gavin ended up leaving early.. they should have taken me too, but I got to see my kleefstra brother and sisters and say cheese a few times of course.. I met these really nice Buc-ee friends named Ashley and Marie.. They like Buc-ee’s as much as me and were at the event just b/c it was something cool going on locally for them. Mummy offered to send a shirt to Marie b/c she wanted the Easter one and didn’t think she would get by to get one. They became instant friends and we gave them a bracelet for them to follow and keep in touch. Finally it was time to go back to the room and we stopped with Gavin and family for pizza party!!! I ate a lot of cheese pizza not the best for my gut but it was good and it was a fun occasion.

We got back and Mummy and Danielle went to the store and got a Cake for Samuel his birthday is same as sissy’s . She got back and Samuel came down and we had a cupcake together and he liked looking at my game with me. . he also talked to grandma on the phone with me. He and I are close in age .. IT is nice to see others like me . We are all similar but different.
NOW the hotel.. there is this weird thing in the bathroom… I was like what is that . Mummy sat me on the toilet and all of a sudden this warm water started washing my bum or spraying my bum I should say.. I was not sure what this was… Mum said it cleans my bum. Hmmm my potty at home doesn’t do that and at the end it even dried my bum.. like what in the world.. honestly I sat there b/c it was interesting but didn’t understand why in the world this was doing it. That toilet was nice tho b/c it was heated so no cold seat in the am….

Finally time to go home… or I thought… nope breakfast and chat chat chat….. I was really ready to get back on the road to Buc-ees …. Finally we were off and Danielle rode with us for a while to the first Buc-ee’s .. Daddy talked and mummy actually sat by me .. I loved having her in the backseat with me.. I talked about Buc-ee and the car wash and of course the potty and the big bucee!!! I love taking my picture…. And of course we got there with Buc-ee running around seeing everyone so I got my picture made.. I was in my Buc-ee outfit so we matched… I like to be the same…. Danielle went on with her family and we got back to head to he next Buc-ees. YAY. Home store… Crossville … Buc-ee knew I was going to the next one so he got in the car and drove over there to see me again!!! I got to see my friend one more time before leaving to the house..
Bathroom and on the road after pictures with Truck Buc-ee and statue Buc-ee…. We started down the Road and daddy stopped again.. I was like there is no buc-ee here!!! But he wanted mummy to drive.. that is normally a good thing for me b/c we get home faster b/c she doesn’t go thru the big city traffic (she avoids it at all cost) and she NEVER stops unless it his a Buc-ees or she is super tired!!

We got home and had to get myself ready for normal life again… Back to school. Back to reality.. BUT not for long b/c EASTER is coming up. I have a BIG EASTER Buc-ee in my dining area that goes up and down.. Mummy said he goes back to the box after this week so I am enjoying him.
EASTER is Sunday and we have our annual EGG hunt at the house !! There are always a lot of eggs, food , people an candy.. Idon’t really eat candy unless it is chocolate But it is fun picking up the eggs. Miss Kyrstin, Elouise, and Isaac came and helped stuff eggs that am, and then mum stuffed and Lisa and Sissy Joy Joy finished stuffing while mummy mowed the yard for the egg hunt. I slept with Mummy and daddy… well sort of .. I kicked daddy out of bed he went to couch and I had more room .. :) just lay sideways you get the whole bed!!! Sissy Kaytlynn, Bubba Isac, Bubba Nicholas, and Sissy Olivia with Ollie and Rett came while I was sleeping .. I woke up to a house full of family!!! BUT I was good with that .. Ollie and I have a lot of fun.. Everyone helped get things together and I printed more eggs for the chocolate for everyone on my 3D printer.. Daddy came home from work for a few hours so he could be apart of the egg hunt or watch all of us hunt for eggs. IT was finally time after pictures to do the egg hunt. Yay!! The EASTER Bunny came hopping down during our egg hunt and took pictures with some … he helped get eggs for others and was making sure we were doing his egg hunt correctly.. .then he hopped off and out of there to go check on other egg hunts to make sure people were doing things correctly… We didn’t get a good family picture but I cheese so much I didn’t remind mum…. Deklan and his family stayed a little later and we took them to the firehouse so Deklan and his sisters could see the fire engines and take pictures in then. I love Deklan he is one of my Best friends ! I’m lucky to have him Gavin and Kade .

Daisy and Ollie put up my firetruck tent in the living area and they slept in that all night long. The next day we all woke up to EASTER baskets with goodies in them.. We all got ready and headed to church was nice to have my entire family at church…. We had a big Candy rain afterwards .. I didn’t really go after the candy . I have plenty at home and don’t really eat candy… but was fun watching it all fly in the air and all the kids and ADULTS chase it…
We got home had lunch and Sissy Kaytlynn, Bubba Isac, Bubba Nicholas, and Sissy Olivia … Ollie and RETT all headed home.. Time for clean up for mummy and I am going to enjoy my room again.. Mummy is washing everything and changed my bedding back to my Bucee stuff but was washing a few things so I just laid on the floor and fell asleep.. Don’t know why I was so tired but I was..

I had to go see my sleep doctor this week for a follow up. Her nurse Tammy is very pretty… I Told her she was beautiful in Sign all by myself. Even gave a big hug. . She took my blood pressure.. (it was good ) and she listened to my heart and weighed and measured me .. I am 93lbs …. Dr Lana came in and she is always so amazing. BUT she wants me to do another sleep Study to check and make sure things are still ok. She is so sweet and always willing to go the extra mile to get me what I need. She listens and understands things .. She also helps us to get appts to other doctors when we need them.

After my appt we went to Vanderbilt to meet up with Isabelle to let her see how the stroller was fitting Liam. They are almost done with it. I sat in it and they pushed me around .. I had so much fun letting them roll me all over the place. It is nice and comfortable .. they made the seat purple for me. It has a little bag on back for mummy to put things and has breaks on the handles for mummy to stop .. not like she is going very fast pushing me but they are there if she needs them. We headed home and picked up Maggianos that Grandma bought us for dinner. I love the bread ate almost a whole bag on way home.. WE stopped at Sonic and got me some sweet tea also :)

We went over to Michelle and Josh’s house to hang out after church Sunday and I played in the play room. There is soooo much there .. They have a Gallileo as well … Kade wanted to play on it but nobody would help him … I would have but didn’t want to get in trouble .. I need to show him how to turn it on next time I am there so he can do it himself. He loves the Galileo.. The vibration is definitely nice!! But sometimes it makes my ears itch ..

We are headed over to ENGLAND… Had no clue that was coming… My GREAT Nan passed away.. She was 103.. I used to see her every year until Covid happened and then I didn’t get to go over to see her.. Mummy said she is with Jesus now so I can’t see her anymore.. But we are going to her house in England…. We packed our bags to get ready to go .. I am very excited about the BIG airplane- Not excited I don’t have a Buc-ees on the way but am EXCITED that I get to go to Paddington STATION and see Paddington .. I have not seen him in 5 years ..

The first flight we got the very front seat (it was a little plane). Frederika helped us get our seats lined out so I could be comfortable.. I was right by the window!!! Stacy and Marie were the fight attendants and were so sweet.. Stacy loves Buc-ees as much as me and is excited she is getting one in Virginia where she is from. …. Marie gave me treats while we were flying …. We landed IN North Carolina and walked to our next gate for the BIG plane to LONDON…. WE had to wait for about 3 hours so we went and got something to eat while we waited and then we went and I watched the planes take off from the window until it was time to board for the UK… WE got middle seats… I was a little upset b/c I didn’t have a window but mummy found Paddington movie on the tv and gave me headphones and I watched that.. They brought food out but it was not my favorite… I ate some of the fruit but decided I would just go to sleep. The bathroom on the plane was small and I didn’t like the walk to the back or in the plane.. Figured if I went to sleep I could just not have to go to the bathroom and it would be easier….
WE arrived!!!! And yes that is the cut off for April…. Arrival in the UK… Security… Chocolate… Car Rental…. And Drive to Cornwall with no Buc-ees and still have not seen paddington.. coming soon…….

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