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 saw a sign in our neighborhood for a lost kitty. So I wanted to go on a walk to find her. We never found her. But we put the catnip back down on the deck to see if we can lure her in. The search continues!
I had to wear a face mask for the first time since coronavirus started. I usually just stay at home or go for walks in empty places. But I went to see my pediatrician for a late 7-year check-up.
I look pretty cool, right? It took some practice, but I succeeded in wearing it the whole time I was there!
My 7-year stats!
Height: 3 feet 10 1/4 inches
Weight: 50 lbs
Favorite foods: Pomegranates, nectarines, corn on the cob
Favorite game: Planet Coaster
Favorite YouTubers: Theme Park Crazy and PewPew Peew
Favorite thing to talk about: Roller coasters! And Hugs and her whole family.
Favorite things to do: Draw amusement parks with Daddy, build my indoor amusement park, watch roller coaster videos, pretend to go to amusement parks in Mommies, look at amusement park websites, and play Planet Coaster.
Compare with my last checkup!
Today, I am a kindergarten graduate!
We decorated our car for the drive-thru parade at school.
I got to see Chipper the Squirrel!
And Mrs. Flagg, too! I also got to see lots of other teachers, therapists, and paraeducators. See you next year, in one form or another!
I am still doing school. Can you believe it??
I wrote words in white crayon and painted over them to reveal…magic words!
I also built a race car track and recorded their distances using different variables. This was my first attempt, but it didn’t work out. (Too fragile.)
I went back to the drawing board and came up with this one. It worked great!
I also started building LEGO creations while standing on this ladder (aka The Puyallup Rollback, a ride in my indoor amusement park).
And we went on walks, of course.
It was fitting that we should find this ladybug on one of our walks, because we were studying ladybugs in school!
Last week, I read a book about roller coasters while sitting on my homemade roller coaster.
Then Hugs and Baby Rosie rode on my homemade roller coaster.
For school, I wrote a “web list” about roller coasters…
…and drew a diagram of Kingda Ka.
Then, sadly, I actually had to do a lesson about bees.
And I saw a cute cat on our walk.
That was cool because I like cats, too!
This past week, my school started “Distance Learning For All,” which meant I actually had to do school work. All of my teachers posted lessons and assignments on Google Classroom.
We got to upload a picture of ourselves for our Google Classroom. I instead opted to make a Memoji on Mommy’s phone and used this as my avatar:
Here is my work about hibernators:
I also did some math work using my LEGO roller coaster cars…
…and read from one of the books Grandma sent me. (Thanks, Grandma!)
My PE teacher gave us several options to choose from. I decided to do the “40 Mile Challenge.” So Mommy and I went on a daily walk and logged my distance. I walked over 3 miles last week! I’ll keep counting until I reach 40 miles.
Outside of school, I watered the plants with my water gun…
…and built a new indoor amusement park ride.
Mommy also taught me how to play checkers.
Puzzle update: We’re getting close! Do you think we’ll finish it this week?
Garden update: We planted some individual corn sprouts, but we’re still keeping this cob growing as a science experiment.
For Leap Day, we went out to dinner in the historic Willamette neighborhood of West Linn. Daddy and I played Tic-Tac-Toe while we waited for our food.
I chose the restaurant, J. Willy’s, because they had pizza on the kid’s menu. It was really good pizza!
It was haircut day! While I waited for my turn, I did what Daddy and I call “the joke dance.”
Here’s the “before” picture:
Then after my haircut, we went to my school’s playground to play.
Here’s the “after” picture:
It’s that time of year again…
Don’t let my sort of smiling face fool you. I can’t stand this place. It’s my very least favorite medical requirement. (I was kind of happy at this moment, though, because the hygienist was done with her horrible work and the dentist just does a quick look.)
Then I was FREEEEE! (No cavities!)
