SCENES FROM THE NEW NORMAL

Here we are, another week at home, with no end in sight. So we played some music…

…and just kinda collapsed on stuff.

I also practiced skateboarding in the kitchen.

The neighbors probably got used to seeing me make the mail run in my pajamas.

Another day, another pair of pajamas.

I drew lots and lots of pictures.

Daddy and I drew amusement parks together and made tons of them in the last week. I’ll post my favorites some day.

I also liked to climb on things.

Garden update: We thought all of our snap pea babies died in the snow, but one little guy prevailed!

We also soaked this dried up corn cob we got from a friend a couple years ago. It began to sprout, so we’ll put that in the deck container garden next week.

SCENES FROM CONTINUED ISOLATION

We finished our third full week of being housebound. I told Mommy, “it feels like we’re under house arrest.”

As usual, working on my many Planet Coaster parks was a top priority.

I also rode rides at my in-home amusement park.

Our potato sprouted!

We chopped it in half and put it in that pot of dirt.

We continued to make progress on our puzzle. It’s only fitting that it’s actually a Christmas puzzle, because that’s probably when it will be finished.

I drew, colored, and named birds.

Daddy and I drew a whole bunch of amusement parks.

And we saw a pretty rainbow outside our window at sunset. What will next week bring???

J. WILLY’S

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!

HAIRCUT AND PLAYGROUND

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:

CHOCOLATE CROISSANT

We went to St. Honoré on a super duper rainy day.

I ordered the chocolate croissant. Turns out I really like the croissant part, but not the chocolate. Go figure!

KENJI AND ME VIDEO

Here’s a video of Kenji’s trip to West Linn last week!

NEW YEARS DAY 2020

For New Years Day, we took a little jaunt to Oregon City.

At Black Ink Coffee, we built a bunch of little LEGO creations.

Then we walked to the record store so Daddy could ask someone about getting his record player fixed.

And then I tried to avoid Mommy’s camera, as usual.

HANUKKAH 2019 – NIGHT 5

For the fifth night of Hanukkah, I was presented with a really big present and it was this awesome Hot Wheels track with a double loop!

HANUKKAH 2019 – NIGHT 3

For the third night of Hanukkah, I got an electric NYC subway train set!

Daddy and I built it together.

I like to stop it at its stations.

There are lots of people who need to ride the train!

HANUKKAH 2019 – NIGHT 2

Before lighting the menorah, I dressed Abby up in a nice dress for the occasion.

Then I got down to the business of lighting two candles.

Tonight, Grandma and Grandpa got me a NYC Subway “D” train…

…and a book about the creation of the NYC Subway map.

This D train is running express up 6th Avenue!