Mommy’s friend, Aliah, recently had surgery, so we brought some dinner to her house in Vancouver, WA.
Aliah loves gardening and she was walking around enough to give us a tour. She took some strawberries from her plant and they were the best strawberries I’ve ever had!
We went to Ikea, and Daddy and I pretended to have a conversation in these matching parenting and child wing chairs.
Mommy and I went to the Enchanted Forest near Salem, Oregon.
It started with Storybook Lane, which had weird things to go in and pass through.
But then we found the rides, which is what I really cared about. One of my favorites was the Bumper Boats.
I also liked the Tiny Tune Train.
But my very favorite was the Ice Mountain Bobsled Roller Coaster!
Elle, Cherry Mae, and I by the river:
The store, Comfy Coats, in Mommies:
The slide I want to go on at Mt. Hood:
A couple of logos I plan to put on my future soapbox derby cars:
Huggebina (a creature that lives in Mommies that stings really badly):
Two bees and a Huggebina:
Enderman from Minecraft:
Players on a goat milk field:
A rollercoaster with an Audi logo:
A variety of cars from the Cherry Mae Coaster and the Dexy Coaster:
I went on a little walk round the neighborhood to find some sticks for my pea plant to grab on to.
Success! I found a couple and my pea plant is doing great.
Grandpa wanted to go to the Ham Radio Convention in the coastal town of Seaside. So, while he and Daddy went there, Mommy and I hit the beach!
The first thing I noticed was a swing set!
Then it was time to dig to “the void.”
I also wanted to get my feet wet, but I was kind of scared of the cold water.
But I did it and spent the next hour running away from waves!
Here’s a video of me running away from those waves:
Grandpa was excited to find out that a kit aircraft company he likes is in Aurora, Oregon – a town close to where we live. So we went there for a visit!
It just so happened that a factory tour was about to start. After seeing a bunch of the parts in their warehouse, we got to see some of their planes.
I even got to go in the cockpit.
I liked moving the flaps on this one.
This was my favorite plane overall: the RV-10.
This was the last one. It was cool, too!
Grandma and Grandpa came to visit and arrived on Grandpa’s birthday.
I was already asleep by then, but the next day, we went to Lake Oswego to look at apartments. They’re thinking about living here for part of the year!
Then they took me to a toy store in Portland called Hammer and Jacks. I got to pick out this awesome marble run.
At night, we gave Grandpa his present. I was especially excited for him to read his card because I think it’s the funniest thing ever.
I am officially a graduate of Cherry Hills Preschool!
My Pre-K class had an ice cream party to celebrate. Here I am on the swings with Haroon, Auden, and Wesley.
This is one of my favorite places to go during recess. I call it “the upper level.”
For our last circle time, Ms. Tami asked if anyone had a song they wanted to sing. I said “The Bumblebee Song!”
I love this song and laugh at lots of the parts.
After the party was done, Johnny, Haroon, Auden, and I played with the bubbles that came as part of our gift from the teachers.
Here are my final pieces of school art.
And here’s a video of my last goodbye song at Cherry Hills. Next fall, it’s Cedaroak Park Primary School!
Ever since we got back from Disneyland, I’ve been dreaming about going to Oaks Amusement Park in Portland. I put this day in Mommy’s calendar and, even though it was rainy, I wasn’t going to miss it!
Here I am on Up, Up, & Away!
And looking tough on Chipper’s Choppers.
As the rain started to come down, I went up on the ferris wheel…
…and saw Daddy way, way down there. Do you see him with his hands in the air?
We went under cover on the Oaks Park Train and Daddy pretended that he wasn’t soaking wet.
This was my favorite ride – Sky Fighters!
The last ride of the day was Go Karts. By this time, I was a soaking wet sponge. Despite my glum face, I rated this as my second favorite ride!
All in all, a successful day!
