On August 19th, 2020, Mommy and I drove to Tillamook to pick up our new kitten, Finley!
Isn’t he the cutest?
He is the king of naps.
He loves paper bags.
And watching the birds through our screen door.
He also likes lounging in his cat tree.
One of his favorite things is the packing paper that comes in delivery boxes.
Sometimes I find him in the strangest places.
He’s my new buddy. I love him already!
We drove to Battle Ground, WA to have a socially distanced river outing with some of Mommy’s friends and their kids.
I decided I didn’t want to go floating in the river after all (so cold!), but I did use our raft as a couch while I had a snack.
The East Fork Lewis River is really cool. I drive over it every time I go to Kenji’s house! While wading in it, I saw tadpoles, river snails, and caddisfly larvae!
Nana and Papa left for home today after a four week stay in the Pacific Northwest. I am tracking their two-day journey on Google Maps.
It was fun having you here, Nana & Papa!
Nana does YouTube Zumba almost everyday. I join in once in a while.
I drove all the way to Seattle and crossed 23 rivers to meet my brand new baby cousin, Sakura! Isn’t she so cute??
Oh yeah, I played with Kenji, too! I was taking a little rest, but he kept on jumping on the bed.
So I decided to join in, too.
We played with Hugs, too…
…and just looked handsome.
I also created an amusement park in his house. This ride is called the Stair Coaster.
And Kenji has a pool! He’s the most amazing splasher and water gun shooter ever.
And then I just wanted to look at cute Sakura some more.
After a while, I wanted to go for a walk around Kenji’s neighborhood. I navigated.
We walked more than one and a half miles! Kenji needed a camel ride home.
Before I went home, I really wanted to hold Sakura. She was so heavy and comfy.
Then I had my bellhop take my suitcase to the car. It was fun meeting you, Sakura!
There’s not a lot we’re able to do during coronavirus, so we decided to go for a picnic. The weather has mostly been really nice and warm, but somehow, we chose one of the coldest days to do it. It was still fun to get out!
Nana and Papa are here for a few weeks!
Papa loves online jigsaw puzzles, and Nana and I help him whenever we can.
We also go on a daily walk. Papa can walk far!
And he shows me stuff about plants, like variegated foliage.
I think I pretty much just hung out at home and did school this week? I can’t even remember anymore.
Our fourth grade buddies left video messages for us! I sent response videos to Ari and Evie.
I also built a balance for math class and we weighed stuff. Hugs was a little bit heavier than a lime.
And we saw a rainbow!
It was Teacher Appreciation Week and my school made a video to show the teachers at their virtual staff meeting. This is my picture that went in the video!
I also continued with virtual school, of course. One of my math assignments was to make several equations that equal the number 18. We were told to use objects, like rocks or marbles, to help us. My object was drawings of amusement parks!
And we did a lot of walking…
The deck garden is coming along nicely.
And I participated in my first birthday parade. Happy 9th birthday, Phoenix! We, and a bunch of other people, drove past his house, honking our horns and waving.
