XYZ is for The End

 XYZ is the end of the alphabet and this is almost the end of the
Doodle Days of Summer because soon it will be the first day of
school for some of you including . . .

one little person who has an August Birthday and is Cute,

Daring, Eddy's little sister, Fun-loving, Granddaughter #1

and a Happy, Independent, Juicy, Kindergarten Kid

 and Loud, Little Lady who is also a Mother-hen, Nice,

Parker's big sister, and a Quilt-snuggling Rascal who is

 Sassy, Talks alot and has Unending Vim and Vigor and

Wonders when this list will ever end!

Before your back-to-school homework piles up, and 

before the Suitcase of Summer Surprises is totally empty,

maybe you could write one last list in your Doodle Book

of the ABCs of you!

Happy back-to-school all and . . .

Happy Belated Birthday Lindsay Lu!

Love, Grandma

Ll is for Lindsay Lu

Lively, little Lindsay Lu  turns four years old today!

Happy Birthday Lulu!

Love, Grandma

Look who turned three years old today!

Happy Birthday Lindsay!
Love, Grandma

84. Look who's having a birthday today!
Can you guess who?

And how old is this little lady?
(She's giving you a clue!)
Two-year-old Miss Lindsay Lu is showing you her two ears.
Two things LuLu loves to do are climb! and eat!
(she has become quite a chatterbox, too--
so make that three things she loves to do)

L is for Luke and Lindsay Lu

Let's take a little break from Alpha-bugging to play a little guessing game. This will be more challenging than past "Guess who?" games because there two "Guess who L is for" kids. Plus you have to guess which clues go with which kid. So turn on your little brains!

1. Who is a little "L"?
2. Who is a larger "L"?
3. Who has a birthday this summer?

4. Who just turned two years old?

5. Who will soon turn one year old?

6. Who has two big brothers?

7. Who has one big brother?

8. Who loves to eat?

9. Who loves to wear ruffles and polka-dots and cute pink clothes?

10. Who loves to wear nothing at all?

11. Who crawls all over, climbs a little bit, and is learning to stand?

12. Who runs everywhere especially away from Mommy?

Let me know which clues you think go with which "L" and who those "L's are, and what you love about each "L". I'm sure I can come up with a fabulous little prize or extra tickets for the winners!

Love, Grandma

Bb is for Babies

You may wonder if doing the alphabet backwards this year has confused me . . . but don't worry. I haven't gone bonkers throwing this "Bb" in out of nowhere. The day after the birth of a brand new baby boy--Owen Brady Pickett--seemed like a perfectly lovely day to talk about babies.

Besides that, it's also a big day because now I have ten grandchildren. That's every single finger and thumb on two hands if you're counting! It also seems like a good day for another guessing game.

Look at all the baby photos above and below and guess which one might be you . . . which one might be your mom . . . and who are the rest of the cutest babies in the world? Correct guesses are worth big bucks (I mean tickets) to the X-box Shop grand-opening in only one more week!

Happy Birthday baby Owen!
Love, Grandma