FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN

Today was my first day of kindergarten!

I was a little bit nervous, but I had studied my school map, learned my class schedule, rehearsed my morning routine, and practiced opening and closing my lunchbox. By this morning, I was ready and excited!

We start every day in the school gym for “Morning Meeting.” (The lady next to me in the pink sweater is my teacher, Mrs. Flagg.)

After our meeting, Mrs. Flagg walked us to our classroom.

This is when we took our lunch boxes out of our bags, right before Mommy and Daddy said goodbye.

And this is me, super tired and carrying a really heavy backpack, when Mommy picked me up. But I had a great time! Kindergarten is way more fun than preschool!

Aug 24

LEGO ROAD TRIP

I created a new game and I LOVE IT. It’s called “LEGO Road Trip.”

First, I drop a bunch of pins on Google Maps and have Mommy write down the addresses. Then I pick a bunch of LEGOs for each stop and put them in their own baggie. Finally, we drive to each location, park on the side of the road, and I build a LEGO roller coaster car!

I even picked out a place to have lunch (El Indio in Portland) and built a roller coaster car there, too. We’re definitely doing this again!

Aug 22

MUSIC IN THE PARK 2019: GIRL CAN’T HELP IT

It was my last Music in the Park for 2019. While next Thursday’s summer finale is happening, I’ll be sleeping soundly in my bed to be ready for school the next morning.

So I made it a good one! First, I love walking to the park from our house.

I also love the bouncy castle. And this slide is amazing!

Finally, I love walking home as the sun sets. I can’t wait for next summer!

Aug 22

CEDAROAKS OPEN HOUSE

Today was the Cedaroak Park Primary School open house. We all got to meet our teachers and drop off our school supplies.

They sent me a map in the mail and I studied it thoroughly, using it to walk all around school.

This is the library.

And this is my classroom. I am sharing a table with Maddie, Alex, Andrew, and Milo!

Aug 21

OAKS AMUSEMENT PARK VI

Today was my final trip to Oaks Amusement Park before school starts. It was a cool, drizzly day, but I scrambled my brains out on The Scrambler!

I also sat in this Screamin’ Eagle practice seat, just waiting to become 48 inches tall.

Speaking of waiting to become 48 inches tall, I watched Adrenaline Peak go about 100 times before finally heading home.

Aug 20

DIETITIAN CHECK-IN

We’re squeezing in a whole bunch of appointments before I start school next week. And one of them was a visit with my dietitian at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

They have a statue of a dog outside that I’m now tall enough to ride!

I don’t remember what I was doing here, but it was probably pretty great.

We rode the tram, of course!

And after my appointment, I was really hungry and got my favorite food from the cafeteria – falafel wrap!

Aug 15

MUSIC IN THE PARK: ANTS IN THE KITCHEN

Now that I’m feeling better, we went to Music in the Park for a picnic and some soul music from Ants in the Kitchen!

Aug 14

SIDEWALK RAMP

I found this ramp on the sidewalk and just had to run down it over and over and over again.

Then I got my haircut and acquired a new balloon…and ran down the ramp some more.

Aug 2

OREGON ZOO 2019

It’s turning out to be my summer of animals, as I actually asked to go to the Oregon Zoo.

This is the animal I specifically wanted to see – the Pacific Lamprey. It’s an eel-like fish that’s been around for over 450 million years. And it eats poop!