Bella had her Pre-Kindergarten appointment with her pediatrician, for her 5 year check-up, and to also get caught up on the shots that would be required for her to go in the Fall.

She was measured for her height and weight. She is now 41 3/4 inches tall and weighs 38.8 pounds! They also tested her eyesight with a kid version of an eye test and they said her eyes are normal and also checked her hearing and is perfect!

The doctor came in and checked the rest of her and said that she is super healthy! Bella did great and followed all of their requests for her exam.
Then the time came for the nurse to give her the shots. She had to have 4 today!! I didn't know how many she would be needing, but I did prepare her that she would needed them. She kind of fought the nurse and I and I really had to hold her down, but once they were done, she was fine. She chose a sticker and a pencil for her reward and was eager to leave!

When we got to the van, I told her that since she was such a good girl, she could pick somewhere for her and I for lunch. She chose Costco! She loves their churros, and I love it that since I only had $4's on me, that it would be perfect to go there. I got the hot dog w/drink, and she got her churro. After we had ordered and got our food, there wasn't anywhere for us to sit, so we went out to the car to eat our lunch. We then went back in and got their swirl frozen yogurt for dessert! It was a perfect way for her to cheer back up and she's doing great now.

It's kind of funny though, because she thinks that she was going to go to Kindergarten today, but she does't quite get that she has until September for her to go! She's so ready to go and will have so much fun and will love it!!

Daddy/Daughter-Papa/Granddaughter Date

On Friday, Alex, Bella, and I picked up Sofya from school and headed over to my folks to spend Easter weekend with them. We had some yummy Pizza Hut pizza for dinner and during the evening, my Dad saw an Ad on tv for McGrath's and they are having their Shrimp Fest right now.

So, he said that he was taking Bella and I on a date with him for Bella to get some Shrimp!! Bella is a little shark when it comes to food! She's my one child who loves shellfish! Shrimp is her favorite food, and she also loves crab, lobster, and clams! She can be kind of obsessed with it times. Last weekend, Annie, the girls, and I went with my Dad to Safeway for some grocery shopping and at the fresh seafood section of the store, they have a big picture of shrimp on the wall and she saw it from way back in the isle!

On Saturday, my Mom and Dad had errands to run, and when they returned around noon, Bella and I were ready for our Papa/Granddaughter date! As we were leaving, Sofy started to get upset because she wanted to go too and he couldn't say no to her, so she came along too.

We had a fun lunch out for our date. The girls loved the pond next to the restaurant and would talk about what animals they would see as they were watching them. Dad and I got the shrimp Trio special, which was wood-fired skewers, shrimp pasta, and coconut shrimp! I got a salad with mind, and my Dad got the chowder, which he gave to Sofy and she ate it up! She loves soup!! We also got her the kids quesadilla, and Bella got her Popcorn Shrimp!! The kids meals were huge, and I tasted some of Bella's and the popcorn shrimp was really good. It was lightly battered, so the shrimp was nice and whole and had a better flavor than most.

After our meal, we went to a couple of grocery stores and got things that we needed for Easter dinner.

Growing up, we would have these fun times with just ourselves and my Dad and we loved it. For Annie and I, he was our first real date when we turned 16!! For mine, we went to Chang's for dinner (My favorite place in the world!) and we saw Mr. Holland's Opus, which at the time was exciting because it was filmed in Portland and it even had a few people in our ward in it!! My good friend, Dawn, is in the front section during the dramatic climax of the end of the film and the song that Mr. Holland directed. There is also our friends' daughter, Jenna, who is singled out in the audience when the character plays the music at the School for the Deaf.

Annie said that they went to out to eat (Can't remember now which place) and bowling.

Thank you Dad and Papa for the fun date with a couple of the girls in your life. We love you and are so grateful for all you do for us and for always being there. Thank you for being a fun and loving Papa to my kids!