~ March 2008 ~

Check out my lolly pop; the Mother of all lolly pops. I'm talking about the lolly pop that's the size of my noggin!! My Dad & Mom drove us to Joplin, MO a couple weekends ago. That's where we found Richardson's Candy House. The building has been there since the 1800's & has been a candy shop since 1970. My Mom found a little video about the candy shop on youtube and now understands why she only got half way up the stairwell and decided it was too creepy to climb all the way to the gift shop on the second floor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjlTPujUYJ0. The candy was delicioso and the visit was ~ spooktacular ~. You've gotta try it if you're ever in the neighborhood :)



We also found a little place in Joplin that the locals call "Grand Falls". It was a chilly day when we were there, but it would be a great place to have a picnic in warmer weather. I had fun jumping puddles and exploring.

Easter egg hunts are fun. I found a basket load of eggs at my playgroup's egg hunt! Again, it was chilly out, but a little breezy nip in the air is no excuse to miss out on a potential sugar over-dose. There must have been a gazillion Little Peeps treats at this place. I think Easter might be my favorite holiday so far.

My Dad's cousins came to visit us from Delaware this past weekend :) I really love Annie & Abbie. I felt like a big girl hanging out with them. We visited Eureka Springs together. We climbed a big rock! We ate at a cool restaurant that had a play area right beside the table ~ so we didn't even have to sit at the big table and listen to the grown-ups talk. We listened to street entertainers and gave them a whole dollar! Visited ANOTHER chocolate shop! And we played on THREE playgrounds while they were here! What a fun time :)