...a budding photographer

This past weekend I drove over the mountain to visit my folks and celebrate Dad's 78th (a week early). Arlene came from Boise and brought Jadyn as a surprise. Jadyn is now 3 1/2 and still just as busy as ever. I had been taking pictures of her all evening, then asked if she would like to give it a try. Of course she said, "Yes!" It was so much fun to watch her with the camera so I got out my cell phone and snapped a couple of her in action.

"Antique drawer pull"

"Great-grandpa's footwear"

"Wood stove"

"Gamma and Great-Gamma at the table"

"Henry the dog"

Of course there were many that were blurry and heads were chopped off, but she got a really cute one of Great-grandpa!

...Jadyn, of course

"Farmer Joe" came to see if I was awake in the morning... then crawled in to cuddle for a bit.
Chasse looks so beautiful with a necklace on her head!

A little tease didn't want me to make the bed.

With her "Gamma"

Giving mommy big hugs.

I love this one--all smiles!

...my favorite 2 1/2 year old

Last weekend Arlene was able to bring Jadyn to Cove with her again. (Her mommy and daddy had to work. Too bad!) We thoroughly enjoyed this impish little girl.

Early Saturday morning--not quite awake yet.
"I do it." (Filing her nails.)

Hopping down the steps to the back yard. She'd hop, then giggle and look back at us.

Playing with the Fischer Price house while we planted flowers.

She discovered that the old lilac bush out in front was the perfect "tree" for her to climb.

What a tease--she'd take a spoonful of Arlene's dessert, act like she was going to feed it to her,

then pop the spoon into her own mouth and giggle.

Great-gamma's "pool" was a lot of fun.

Climbing once again.

Thanks Steve and Coryn for sharing your sweet little girl with us!

...Easter fun with Jadyn (a very busy little girl)

Happy Easter, Daddy!

Want a bite of my "cookie?"

What a tease! She was "hiding" again by covering her face with her dress. She looks like Arlene as a little girl in this one.
Trying to blow bubbles, although she had already spilled the bottle!
Helping with her new rake.

Chasse, want some cookie?

(Chasse had chocolate on her forehead for the rest of the day.)

Helping mommy in the garden.

Run, Gamma, run!

Wheeee!

Throw it, Gamma! Me do it!

Time to say goodbye....

...Jadyn

Finally! A video of Jadyn from February. Last weekend while in Cove I copied pictures that mom had taken with her camera and combined them with the few I was able to get on mine. (I have learned my lesson--take camera battery charger with me--even when the camera appears to be fully charged, it's not!) Jadyn is such a sweetie (and a bit of an imp!). She reminds us of her dad when he was little, yet she also looks like her mom. And, she looks like her grandma as a little girl. She's a beautiful combination of her gene pool!