JOURNEY TO ESTACADA

Today I visited the home of one of Mommy’s friends in Estacada, OR. She has four kids, but I hung out with the younger two – Indy and Phoenix. They showed me their rabbit, Small. (Their older sister, Kate, built his hutch.)

I gave him some blueberries and he ate them! (He loves rose petals, too.)

I also swam in their pool! (I had more fun than I look here.)

And I looked at the awesome map they have in their outdoor hangout area! (It’s not current, but it had Hawaii, so that’s all that matters.)

HOMEWARD BOUND

All trips must come to an end and the Boston Logan Airport sends you off with big white rocking chairs.

As soon as I got on the airplane, I made a sharp left to check out the cockpit. Luckily, everyone was really nice and I got to talk to the pilots!

While flying, the action of the week caught up to me and I took a little nap on Mommy’s lap.

While I was awake, though, I took a whole bunch of pictures from the airplane. Thanks for a fun trip, Grandma and Grandpa!

KAYAK BOY

On our final day in New Hampshire, we went out to breakfast and Hugs had a great time frolicking outside.

After breakfast, we went out to the lake.

I got all geared up for a big outing on the inflatable kayak. I named the boat Chillo. I named Grandpa’s other kayaks Lenny and Dottie.

After Mommy, Daddy, and I all went out, Grandpa took it for a spin, too.

When we got back home, Grandma read me a story as we began to wind down for our trip back to Portland.

PORTSMOUTH

We headed toward the Atlantic Ocean on a little road trip to Portsmouth, NH. I had to take Hugs because she loves long rides!

We walked the streets and I sat on them, too.

Because Daddy can’t leave a small town without visiting their bookstore, we ended up in RiverRun Bookstore where I found a cool map of Portsmouth.

LAUNCHING THE KAYAK

Today we walked down through the forest to the edge of Grandma and Grandpa’s property, where a kayak was waiting for us.

I was all outfitted and ready to go!

First I went with Mommy…

…then with Daddy. I helped both of them paddle.

When we were finished kayaking, I helped Grandma make brownies. My job was to stir the batter 50 times!

CROSSING THE CONNECTICUT RIVER

We crossed over to Vermont to visit the Montshire Museum of Science on a rainy day.

My favorite things there were the spinning table…

…a ball floating on a gust of air…

…and the elevator, of course.

Then we headed back to New Hampshire to visit Left Bank Books, just as we do every year. My favorite part was the stairs.

LAZY NEW HAMPSHIRE DAY

You know there’s nothing I love more than a lazy day. And I got to have one on our first full day in New Hampshire.

(Actually, first I got to drop pins with Daddy! That’s when I pick a spot on Google Maps and Daddy drives there. Then we do it again. And again… It’s my favorite game.)

But the rest of the day was lazy! First, I checked out the “Harry Potter room” upstairs.

Then I drove my car around the house quite a bit.

And then outside later to admire Grandma’s deck garden.

NEW HAMPSHIRE BOUND

Today I got on a plane to New Hampshire! I was pretty excited.

But first, of course, we had to be delayed for two hours. I am a total veteran when it comes to airplane delays. When it happens, I just run around the airport.

But we eventually got on the plane, yeah!

Goodbye, Mt. Hood and the other mountains behind you.

Once we got flying, it was time to get down to LEGO building and drawing, which took the bulk of the trip (excluding my four trips to the bathroom).

Hello, Boston!

Speaking of Boston, here’s a little video of me running around the airport while we waited for the thunderstorms to clear up over there.