Mommy and Daddy’s birthdays are both in June, so we all went out for a little birthday adventure.
First, we headed to BG’s Food Cartel for some lunch.
Then we went to the Portland neighborhood, St. John’s. I’ve been wanting to cross the St. John’s Bridge for a long time!
Then it was off to Cathedral Park for some bridge gazing and drawing.
Chubs had a nice time, too. His favorite thing to do is sleep in the grass when it’s warm out.
It was Mother’s Day today! First thing in the morning, I surprised Mommy with a LEGO creation I secretly made at Bricks & Minifigs.
I also made her an awesome painting!
Then we set off to Oregon City to go for a little walk. Mommy is one of those people who likes to go outside when the weather is nice.
I wanted to test out every bench along the walking path.
After passing about a dozen benches, we found Willamette Falls.
Oh, and a pedestrian bridge!
Then we headed back to the car because it was really hot and our winter skin was not accustomed to such sunshine. Mommy had a great time!
Kenji visited our house on Easter weekend and one of our favorite things to do was color eggs.
Kenji really liked the egg dye and got his hands so messy, he had to go inside to clean up. So I continued on my own.
I got my hands very colorful, too!
Kenji could barely stand watching me have all the fun by myself through the window…
…so he came back for Round Two!
Whew! That was some hard work, but we walked away with some very cool eggs.
After Kenji had a bath, he had some fun coloring with my old baby crayons and pushing around the stroller. It was fun having you here, Taylor gang!
I’m five!!! My birthday wish was to stay home all day in my pajamas. And it was fulfilled.
One of my gifts was a stroller for Hugs!
Hugs just loves doing stunts and riding over rough terrain.
After dinner, I had my choice of cupcakes and mini cheesecakes and Daddy helped me blow out the candles.
Kenji and I set a world speed record in present-opening after we finished what felt like the world’s slowest breakfast. Must grown-ups really eat breakfast on Christmas morning???
After we were done, Kenji and I decided to stand up on our boxes and scream.
Kenji liked all of his gifts, but I think the packing material was his favorite.
While Kenji napped, I opened up my new Playmobile airplane and got to some serious playing.
Also, we had snow! So I made the world’s tiniest snowman.
We headed up to Kenji’s house on Christmas Eve. The first order of business was to check out the presents.
Then I joined the boys in watching something riveting on TV. (I think it was either “The Polar Express” or “The Smurfs,” and in both cases, I had no idea what was going on.)
Chubs liked watching us eat dinner.
After Uncle Ryan’s delicious dinner (the soba was my favorite!), I did some drawing.
Meanwhile, Kenji wondered if his Uncle Eric actually tied poop bags around his arms.
Later, while the grown-ups were busy, I did a little babysitting until it was time to go to bed before Christmas.
Nana and Papa got me an Advent house to count down the days to Christmas.
I made a little improvement to the interior…
Here are the goodies that I got!
My dentist had a winter scene set up for pictures, because everyone wants a photo from the dentist, yeah?
Tonight was the grand finale of Hanukkah 2017. Here’s a rundown of the last few nights:
For night 4, Grandma and Grandpa got me a floor puzzle of the United States and I immediately make sure Oregon is there, safe and sound.
I’ve been kind of obsessed with babies lately, especially baby girls. So for night 5, Mommy and Daddy got me a doll, who I immediately named Hugs (she’s the baby girl who lives on Mommies). I take really good care of her.
On night 6, I got another airplane of an airline I don’t have yet – Allegiant!
On night 7, I got a jumbo road atlas. I already have a four-month road trip planned out that I informed Mommy and Daddy I want to take when I’m 5 years old, almost 6.
On night 8, it was time to set the firetruck menorah ablaze! I also got an indoor trampoline to help me get rid of the excess energy I have these days. Daddy and I are going to set it up tomorrow. Thank you again, Grandma and Grandpa, for the great gifts!
Hanukkah is upon us, y’all!
Check out this super cool Cessna airplane toy I got on the first night.
Last night, I got a really neat atlas with fun facts about the 50 American states (did you know there’s a vacuum museum in Portland???) and, most importantly – MAPS!
Then tonight, I got two more airplane toys (Alaska Airlines and WestJet!), proving you can never have too many airplane toys.
Thanks for the fun gifts, Grandma and Grandpa!
