We went to the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge to find more bugs!
I love finding ants and having them crawl all over me.
It was a really pretty place and we saw critters in the water, had snacks, found holes that someone probably lived in, and caught and examined bugs in my bug box.
And, by the way, you may have noticed it’s called Oaks Bottom. Well, it just so happens to have a view of Oaks Amusement Park!
We went on a hike with the family of one of Mommy’s friends. And that included their son, Phoenix. He’s a few years older than me. He looooves hiking. And I love looking for bugs. And we found some, including this really cool centipede pictured below.
I went on a bug and creature hunt with Aliah and Cayah at Mary S. Young Park. We always see a lot there. This time, I had ants crawling all over me (which I love!) and we found a newt, a bunch of huge millipedes, cool looking snails, and a lot more. I brought my book of Pacific Northwest bugs to identify them.
While the Taylor gang was here, we visited Nana and Papa at their house!
Papa took Kenji and I to the driving range and putting green.
Then Kenji went on a walk with Mommy and climbed trees. He is a true dare devil!
I went on a field trip to the Oregon Children’s Theater to watch Dragons Love Tacos with my class (AGAIN!). Those sussy boys next to me are Gavin and James.
The green slide is my very favorite slide at school. It’s insane!
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.
We like picking up food at Oregon City Brewing Company, which we’ve gotten in the habit of calling “Corner 15.” It’s filled with food carts and all outdoors, so it can get cold while we wait for our food! Thankfully, they have FIRE.
