Kenji is here!
He wasted no time in touching all of my toys, all before even taking off his jacket.
Kenji got to celebrate the sixth night of Hanukkah with me.
We both opened our presents at the same time.
Kenji got some rainbow scratching paper…
…and I got some metal trains. Kenji drove them on their tracks and I drove them on him!
Happy birthday to my favorite cousin, Kenji! We visited Seattle to celebrate his big day. He specifically requested a rainbow cake.
He liked dipping his finger in the frosting.
Then it was time to blow out the candles.
SUCCESS!
One thing I gave him were my old Duplo blocks.
He liked them as much as I did.
Then the next morning, we went to brunch. Kenji loves to put Daddy’s hood on his head! Happy birthday, Kenji!
Before we went to the farm yesterday, Kenji and I turned letters and numbers into robots with my Alpha-Bots.
And when we got back home, it was time to protect the homestead with our water shooters.
I was also determined to be able to pick up Kenji.
But it just devolved into a group hug.
Before Kenji left this morning, we noticed he and Daddy were wearing matching shirts! It was fun having you here, Little Captain America!
Kenji is here!
He’s a big animal lover, so we went to Triskelee Farm in West Linn. I was also excited to see the pigs and llamas (turned out they were actually alpacas) because they’re my favorites in Minecraft!
First, we waited for our farm guide in a cool barn.
Kenji and Aunt Lisa played a game of ping pong in the barn.
While we were waiting, Kenji and I liked running down the little ramp outside the barn.
Then it was time to see the animals. The goats were first.
Kenji went right in and immediately started feeding them.
I was pretty scared of them and terrified at the idea of feeding them…but I did it anyway because I’m super brave!
Then it was time to see the pigs. Daddy liked this fella, Fungi.
And Kenji and I hung out with Shiitake.
Then it was time for the alpacas.
I definitely was not going to feed them, but Kenji did!
It was around this time I was wondering when the farm tour would be done…
…But there were still ostriches to see!
Kenji was immediately ready to feed them some corn.
Daddy liked feeding them, too.
I liked holding the big soft ostrich feather.
The ostrich I liked best was the one in this cage…
…the baby!
Then it was off to see the horses. Daddy loved them!
Thanks for the tour, Triskelee Farm!
On our final day visiting Kenji, we went to Volunteer Park. First, I explored the playground on my own.
Then Kenji and I went climbing on stuff.
And we found my favorite playground thing – the swings!
Aunt Lisa even took a secret family photo of us!
Me, Mommy, and Daddy did a quick weekend trip up to Kenji’s house in Seattle. When we got there, Kenji was napping, so I took a long walk around the neighborhood.
By the time we got back, I was VERY tired.
But Kenji was awake! I gave him one of my syringes and extension sets because he likes playing with them in the water.
Then I showed him the joys of Minecraft.
Mommy gave him an octopus t-shirt she made and he strutted around like a real runway model.
And Daddy played blanket jail with him. Kenji’s a real goofball.
We went up to Seattle and had an early Christmas celebration with Kenji. He found his gift almost immediately and wanted to open it right away. It was a set of mix-and-match animal parts and he wasted no time getting to the business of assembling them.
It was also the 7th night of Hanukkah, so I opened my gift from Grandma and Grandpa. It was a Hot Wheels race track! Daddy assembled it and Kenji and I raced our cars.
Before heading back home, Kenji and I went to the Wunderkind LEGO cafe near the University district.
And after saying goodbye to the Taylor gang, we stopped at The Old School Pizzeria in Olympia, WA for lunch. And this is what their bathroom looked like.
While we were in Seattle over the weekend, Aunt Lisa and Uncle Ryan went out to dinner, so we took care of Kenji!
First, we had a big dance party.
Then Kenji took Mommy’s shoes and keys and tried to escape.
Eventually, Kenji wheeled in his Radio Flyer. I pulled him around for a little while…
…Then it was his turn to wheel me around. I think he had fun being my chauffeur!
Kenji is Seattle’s most infamous ice cream thief.
