Bella has had a lot of fun times at the park this week. I've taken her twice and my dad has taken her four times! Her favorite things to do there are the swings and slides.
Later in the week, we had a fun night at Chuck E. Cheese. Here are Jodi and Bella looking at themselves on the cartoon screen.
Of course, the slide was a very popular choice for Bella. 
She also played a few games. 
Auntie Lori hit the jackpot a few times while playing the games so we ended up with a lot of tickets! Bella was able to get a ball, stickers, and some candy!We're heading back to New Jersey tonight. Our plane doesn't leave until this evening. It's going to be a late night for us, but we're really looking forward to seeing Daddy!
I think this picture is pretty cool. If I zoomed in really close on her eyes, you could see my reflection in them.
And here she is in the middle of a meltdown. This one was probably my fault though. I was taking too many pictures for her liking. 
My mom's club had a pot painting party. Bella got too distracted at the event, so we finished up the painting at home. 
Her main method was to dip the brush in every color and then apply it to the pot.
That's how she achieved the grayish color that is all over the pot.
It's always fun to get a little messy!
I tried to take some pics of Bella but she was so not in the mood for that. Most of them look somewhat like this - her trying to get away from me and my camera.
In this picture, she is actually telling me, "camera away, PLEASE!" I complied. She did, after all, say 'please'. 
Andy headed back to Wisconsin for a few days to officiate in a wedding of some good friends. Bella and I have been fending for ourselves while he's been gone. Up until tonight, I would say that everything has gone relatively smooth. I hit a little bump tonight. We have an alarm on our house. Normally Andy doesn't set it until right before we go to bed. Since I've been alone, I've been setting it pretty much after it gets dark. Just after I set it tonight, I went to change over some laundry. While I was moving it from the washer to the dryer, the washer lid slammed down; causing the alarm to go off (it will go off if a door/window opens and when there is a loud sound). Within seconds, I punched in the code and the alarm stopped. A few minutes later a woman from the alarm company called, checking if everything was alright. I told her that it was. A few minutes after that, two police officers show up to check things out. Embarrassed by it all, I told them everything was fine. While I was talking with them, my cell phone rings. It's a trustee from our church saying that he had been notified that our alarm went off. . . he's on his way. Thankfully I got back to him before he left the house. I wish I could say this is the first time I accidentally set the alarm off. . . the good news in all of this is that I have an even greater confidence in our security system.
Bella's new favorite thing is to do gymnastics on the couch. She thinks she is so funny. 
. . . that Bella still needs an afternoon nap. She decided to skip her nap a couple of times this week and ended up like this at dinnertime. 
I actually got a little scrapping done. . .
Whenever we go to Target, Bella goes crazy over the bin of balls. After saying "no" to her several times, I decided to treat her one day to one of the $2 balls. She picked the pink one and was very happy with her choice. 
We decided to take the ball outside to play with it.
Bella and Daddy tossed it back and forth.
Daddy accidentally threw it in a tree. 
As time went on, we noticed that the ball didn't seem as full. 
We thought the cold air outside may have restricted the air inside the ball. Later on, we heard air coming out and knew that there was a hole. 
This is our second ball casualty. We suspect the thorns from the rosebushes to be the perpetrator (they also gave me a pretty good cut on my leg). We'll have to be more careful next time. 
Daddy loves his little girl. 
And, look what popped up in our yard this week! I love spring flowers!
