Strawberry Season

It is officially strawberry season! All of the local berries are red and ripe and in the stores. They taste delicious. Mom says this is the way they used to taste out of her Grandma's garden. I think Mom has been eating strawberries for a whole week straight...and so have I!!!

Cowboy on a Trike

I am really good at riding my tricycle now.

I have been practicing riding in circles.

I can go really fast and I keep getting the feeling that Mom and Dad are waiting for me to tip it over or something.

Squirt Guns and Sunny Days

Lots and lots of hot sunny weather here lately. We have been spending lots of time outside trying to find ways to keep cool. I've been eating lots of Otter Pops and Sponge Bob push-ups.

I think my favorite part about summer so far is the squirt guns! This blue one works especially well for squirting Moms and Dads.

And just in case you were wondering...YES! I still make the ham face if you ask me nicely :)

Hanging Out with Erin

My friend Erin came over last weekend and we hung out in the backyard and played in my alligator pool. It was really hot here!

These are photos of Erin and I scooting down the hill of our backyard towards the deck.

Solstice Parade

We went to the Fremont Solstice Parade again this year. We had beautiful weather and Chelsea let me wear her sunglasses.

Growing Into My Hat

This is my cool Sponge Bob hat that Auntie Heather made for me for Christmas (or was it my birthday?). Anyway, I have been working on growing into it and Mom thought it fit so nicely right now she made Dad take this picture. I wear this hat when I am playing in the tent in my room.

Going to the Park

For Father's Day we went to the park with Grandpa Dean and Grandma Trudie. Uncle Ryan and Aunt Renee and my cousins Jack and Henry came too. We had lots of fun.

My favorite part was the bumpy slide.

I also liked the monkey bars a lot, but I'm not quite big enough yet to really do any tricks.


Of course I had to stop and have a snack. Mom brought fruit leather which is one of my favorites right now.

Olives

Have I told you how much I love olives?

Visiting the Flamingos

On Friday Mom and I went to the zoo with Aunt Dianne and Uncle Ed to see the flamingos.

They were pretty cool.

Searching for Rocks and Shells

The best part about going to the beach is definitely the ocean. The ocean is HUGE!

Mom told me we should look for cool rocks to bring home with us. She wanted to find white ones, but I liked the speckled ones the best. I found lots of white ones too!

And there were sooooo many sand dollars! We got a whole bag full so we can bring them to school to share with all of my friends.

Finding Frogs

Another fun thing to do at the Beach House is find frogs in Grandpa's frog pond. You have to stand back away from the edge of the pond so you won't slip in....that water is cold!

Dad is really good at finding them.

After he found it, we each gave the frog a kiss.

Kissing a frog is kind of silly.

Golf Lesson

We spent Memorial Day Weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's Beach House with Drs. Greg and Luz, Nicolas, and Isabella and Chad (Thriller), Sabrina, and Erin. I had a great time.

Thriller is a golf pro so he gave us a little mini-lesson. I think Erin has been practicing more than the rest of us :)

The best part about the golf course is really that is provides so much space to run around.

Hint of Summer

We had some really nice weather a couple of weekends ago...pre-summer is what Mom kept calling it. We didn't have any popsicles so Mom got some push-ups from Safeway. These are really tricky to eat when it is warm enough for them to melt. I am going to need some more practice.

Saturday Night with Nani

Saturday night I got to spend the night with Nani.

We had lots of fun.

I love you Nani!

Saturday at the Zoo

On Saturday Aunt Renee and Uncle Ryan and Jack and Henry came to Vancouver and we all went to the Oregon Zoo with Nani. I saw lots of animals but my favorites were the Meerkats, Lemurs, and Ducks....or at least that's what I keep telling people. They also have a new dinosaur exhibit that is really cool with a giant T-Rex. I am really into dinos these days. I know T-Rex, triceratops, stegosaurus, allosaurus, apotasaurus (Mom's not 100% sure about these spellings).

There was a really cool farm part in the zoo where Jack and Henry and I went to pet some goats. I also got to "drive" a tractor.

Weekend in Vancouver

We spent the weekend in Vancouver visiting Nani and Grandma Alice for Mothers Day. We stayed at the Hilton in lovely Downtown Vancouver. I had a great time. I kept telling Mom and Day: "I yike this place". I especially liked the giant king-size bed and the pool and hot tub.

Saturday morning we went to the Farmer's Market down the street and picked up some flowers for Grandma Alice. For my Wisconsin Family: Yes, those are lilacs. They are in full bloom right now, smelling AMAZING, and Mom is loving it.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Happy Mother's Day to all of those moms I know.

We will be celebrating with Nani and Grandma Alice in Vancouver.

Photos from the Oregon Zoo will be posted next week!

Sugar Babies

Aunt Renee gave me a bag of treats at Henry's party. Mom and Dad said I could have ONE thing from the bag and I chose the sugar babies. Unfortunately they forgot the video camera, but they were laughing at me while I was eating them...

Riding Bikes

It was really nice on Saturday so we brought my big wheel to Henry's party.

I had fun riding on the pavement.

Cousin Henry's Birthday

Happy 5th Birthday Henry!

Saturday we went to Henry's birthday party.

Mom made Henry's cake...I helped with the baking part.

It was a big hit!

Fun Outside

These photos are actually from last weekend....the weather here this weekend was crazy.

Snow, hail, rain.

In Seattle in April??

Anyway, it was really nice last Saturday so we spent some time hanging out outside for the first time all year. Love those spring flowers.