We went to the the world famous Coney Island! It took, like, an hour on the subway, but I love the subway, so no problem. Plus, I was super duper crazy excited.
Don’t I look miserable?
I rode The Phoenix!
Daddy had a Nathan’s hot dog for lunch, OF COURSE.
And, of course, the subway back to the hotel.
Video time!
Uncle Mike and Aunt Sarah had a wedding reception in Yonkers, NY. I got there early and got to run around the place.
I sat by Daddy’s old friend Seth and Seth’s dad. They brought me stamps and Mad Libs to play with!
Afterward, we got to ride the Metro North and NYC subway back to our hotel. I love New York mass transit!
Hersheypark is one of the best amusement parks in America. So, of course, we went! That doesn’t mean I’ll let Mommy take a picture of me in front of the sign, though.
I had to check my height to know which rides I could go on. I’m a Hershey bar!
A really cool thing that happened was that I stood in line with a real roller coaster YouTuber! He was really nice and we talked a lot about roller coasters. It made the line feel really fast. And I got to ride Laff Trakk with him!
This is just a cool funhouse mirror in the queue for Laff Trakk.
We survived Lightning Racer! (FYI, the Thunder side is much better than the Lightning side.)
Also, we stayed at Hotel Hershey and THIS is their pool!
Now, enjoy a vlog that I made at Hershey Park!
Bye, 3rd grade! You were fun!
Kenji and I celebrated my 10th birthday at the Great Wolf Lodge!!!
There was so much to do there. First, we hit the arcade.
Then we went into the Moonstone Mine and discovered gemstones with a sluice.
Then we went to the waterpark, OF COURSE.
And there were so many other things! A dance party, arts and crafts, gigantic desserts, glow-in-the-dark mini golf, and a magical scavenger hunt called MagiQuest.
It was so freaking fun! I can’t wait to do it again.
Cayah’s birthday wish was to go up to Mt. Hood and hike to Trillium Lake. So we did! I’d never done anything like that and it was both super fun and tiring. We did a lot of sledding, ate snacks on the trail, and made it back to the car in the dark. What an adventure!
River Canyon Run is my favorite water slide at the Great Wolf Lodge. You sit on a raft with up to four other people and go whooshing down a big slide before landing in a pool. I was really afraid the first time I rode it, but grew to love it. I especially love riding it with Kenji!
Last night, we ate pizza and stayed up late. Then we were up early for another day at the Great Wolf Lodge!
We started the day with some morning yoga.
Then it was time to hit the wave pool.
And, of course, we had to hit my favorite water slide, River Canyon Run.
It was an amazing weekend celebrating Kenji’s 6th birthday and we had so much fun!
For Kenji’s 6th birthday, he had a party at the Great Wolf Lodge!!! That’s one of my absolute all-time favorite places.
They have an arcade, which I looooooooove.
They have a wave pool, which Kenji loooooooooves.
And there are lots of activities, like…storytime…
…exploring the Moonstone Mine…
…and finding gemstones at Oliver’s Mining Company. Stay tuned for Day 2!
I went out to the backyard to do some bug hunting! We have lots of leaves and stones to uncover, so we knew it would be a promising place.
Almost immediately, I found a centipede!
Then look, it was a pill bug!
It rolled up in my hand when I picked it up.
Rolling over rocks is a good way to find some bugs.
Millipede! You might not want to pick them up if you don’t want to experience pain. They can release a toxin that irritates skin. I learned that the hard way.
Snail finding!
We uncovered paving stones that had tons of worms and snails.
And this green stink bug!
We’ve seen lots of brown ones, but this was our first green one.
Why was I so excited here?
Because I found newts! NEWTS! These were under a rock in the park across the street.
I mean, how cool are these?
I found out later that they release a toxin, as well. It’s not painful, but wash your hands after you hold them! And definitely don’t eat them.
Then I found the baby! Wow, what a super successful bug hunting expedition!
