Lake Camping

Hi everyone,

We seem to be getting out of doors a lot as of late. The weather here has been so beautiful and warm, so when Mommy and Daddy are not painting the house or mowing the lawn and weedwacking we try to get out hiking, biking, and camping.


We went to a new state park over Memorial Day weekend and we had a lot of fun. There were a lot of Canadian Geese to keep us company, camping neighbors to keep us entertained, breezes, willow trees and grassy fields to keep us cool, and junk food to keep our tummies full. I got to eat a few things that I normally don't get to eat at home and I was introduced to smores for the first time. I only took a bite and decided I could take it or leave it.


We had a great time! I even went to bed at my normal 7:00pm bedtime. I think Mommy and Daddy were a little surprised since we were tent camping, but what can I say, I'm a good sleeper.

Until next time . . .

Island Hopping on Bikes

Hi everyone,

WARNING!! WARNING!! Long post with lots of pictures!

We went bike camping this past weekend with our friends, Alex and Sheila. A fun (and tiring) time was had by all!

We thought we'd get a picture at the beginning
of our trip looking fresh and clean.

Getting ready to start out from the ferry terminal.

Relaxing at the campsite.

I got to stop at a library to read books. We've been to this
island many times and the library has never been open before!

Walking on the beach.

Rock hopping with Mommy.

Family picture on some rocks by the village.

Stair climbing with Daddy.

A little fuel for Dad who pulled my trailer most of the weekend.

Getting ready for dinner.

I like to sing "Bouncy, trouncy, full of fun, fun, fun"
(out of Winnie the Pooh) while jumping around the tent.

The incredible view from our campsite!

Listening to some tunes on Dad's ipod while on a ferry ride.

We stopped and had lunch by one of the lighthouses.

I helped the captain steer the ferry boat!
(Not really, but I thought it looked like it.)

I would only walk on the hard sand that felt like a sidewalk.
No soft, squishy sand for me!

Taking a walk with mom while Dad stayed cool in the shade.

Playing games in the evening. I think I must have already been
asleep in the tent because I don't remember this part!

Waiting for our last ferry to come pick us
up to take us back home.

Ride 'em cowboy!

Until next time . . .

It's Officially Summer

Hi everyone,

For those of you who don't know, summer officially began last week. What, you say that summer doesn't officially start until June 21st. No, no, summer starts when a little boy gets his first scraped knee of the season. Actually it was my first real scraped knee-blood-tears-peroxide-neosporin-bandaid wearing scrape of my life.

It is now officially the second week of summer and I now have two scraped knee-blood-tears-peroxide-bandaid wearing scrapes. It happened when I was walking the dog over to get her nails clipped. Mommy couldn't tell if I was more upset that I scraped my knees or that we had to turn around and go home to clean them up.

I tell you it sure is going to be a long summer if I get scraped knees with the mathematical equation above. How many weeks of summer are there, you ask? We'll see how many scrapes I have by the end and I can tell you for sure.


Until next time . . .

For a Limited Time Only

Hi everyone,

I had a video of myself giving out my name, address, birthday, etc. so that my far away relatives could hear a little of my voice and see how smart I am, but Daddy and Mommy only wanted it on the blog for a limited time since they don't like people having easy access to my information. If you missed it and want to see it you can always email Mommy and ask her to send it to you!

Until next time . . .

Swingin' and a Slidin'

Hi everyone,

As promised, here's a little more of my playground. We got the steering wheel on and we have the canvas cover to put on this weekend. I am really enjoying my swings lately. I especially like to swing on my tummy.


Until next time . . .

Roads made of Pasta?

Hi everyone,

I was helping Mommy make dinner last week and I got a little distracted. One minute I was helping her layer lasagna, the next minute I was lining the lasagna noodles up like a road and running to get my cars and trucks. Mommy stopped me en route and I came to my senses realizing that I shouldn't drive hot wheels on the noodles that we are going to be eating for dinner. Maybe one of these days Mommy will boil some noodles just for me. A boy can always hope!
Until next time . . .

Sick, Sick, Go Away, Don't Come Again Another Day!

Hi everyone,

What a month we've had around our house health wise! I think Mommy has declared May to be "stay at home and get better" month. I had the start of a rash about a month ago and when Mommy took me into the doctor we found out I had Fifths Disease. Kind of a yucky name, but it's just a viral infection that has to run it's course. Here's some interesting trivia, the name comes from the fact that it was the fifth disease to be discovered, how clever is that! Anyway, it took about two weeks for it to work its way out of my body and then I had some other viral stuff that did a number on my tummy.

I am now feeling better and have officially passed the torch to Mommy and Daddy. On Saturday Mommy spent 3 1/2 hours in the urgent care clinic for huge swollen glands in her neck that hurt to do anything. The culprit, strep throat. She unknowingly passed it along to Daddy because he just went to urgent care today and also got his sick slip. Now I may get my first experience with antibiotics because they both have it. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

The good news, Daddy had the weekend to cut down our neighbors lilac trees (with their permission of course). Now, Mommy can come out and play on my new "playground". She pressure washed it last week before getting sick and they are planning to replace the canvas top and get me a steering wheel and stuff. I LOVE sliding down my slide and I'm even enjoying swinging! (The picture is from the yard of the people we got it from before it was hauled off and cleaned.)

Until next time (when we are hopefully all happy and healthy) . . .