WILD WAVES

Kenji and I went to Wild Waves Theme and Water Park! I was sooooo excited!!! The first ride I went on was The Wild Thing roller coaster. It had a vertical loop and two corkscrews. It was great, and also my first Arrow Corkscrew.

Then I went on Timberhawk: Ride of Prey, an S&S Sansei wooden coaster. It was so fun, I went on it 3 times. It’s my new favorite coaster!

Here’s Mommy and I riding in the front row before our first ride.

Here’s a video of my off-ride reaction!

After riding the 48″ and up rides, I found Kenji in the water park and he came with me to ride some more rides!

His first ride there was Kiddie Coaster, a Zamperla Tornado powered coaster, one of only four still operating in the world.

Then Kenji rode with Daddy on the ferris wheel.

We also went on what I believe is the worst carousel in the world.

But Frog Hopper was so fun!

So was Red Baron! I’m flying in the red bi-plane and Kenji is in the white one behind me.

That’s a wrap on Wild Waves. It’s my new favorite amusement park I’ve ever been to!

Jun 5

WILLAMETTE RIVER @ CLACKAMETTE PARK

I got it in my mind that I really wanted to put my feet in the river. So we drove to Clackamette Park on a chilly spring day and I got my wish!

May 7

ADRENALINE PEAK

I went to Oaks again! As you can see, I am officially 48″ tall, which means I can go on a lot more rides.

And guess what??? I went on Adrenaline Peak! I was super scared, but super brave. It was my first inverting coaster (three inversions, actually!) and past vertical drop.

This is me on Adrenaline Peak! Who wants to go with me next time?

Another new one I can ride has become my very favorite: Disk-O! I went on it 3 times.

I also went on Rock and Roll…

…and an oldie but goodie, Chipper’s Choppers. Plus a bunch of others. It was an awesome day! I can’t wait to go again!

Jan 31

COVID-19 VACCINE – DOSE 1

A few days ago, Mommy got a message from OHSU that said, because I was autistic and “medically fragile,” they were in Phase 1A for the Covid vaccine and to sign up for a big vaccine party at the airport.

So we drove up there and found lots of other people there, too.

We brought lots of snacks and I entertained myself by taking selfie videos.

After two and half hours, we could see the tent where Mommy and Daddy were getting their vaccine. I was just happy I wasn’t getting a poke!

Daddy got his first.

Then Mommy.

Then we waited for 15 minutes before they set us free.

They got cool Band-Aids, but I still don’t want one!

Jan 1

NEW YEARS DAY 2021

This is what we look like on the very first day of 2021!

Aug 13

EAST FORK LEWIS RIVER

We drove to Battle Ground, WA to have a socially distanced river outing with some of Mommy’s friends and their kids.

I decided I didn’t want to go floating in the river after all (so cold!), but I did use our raft as a couch while I had a snack.

The East Fork Lewis River is really cool. I drive over it every time I go to Kenji’s house! While wading in it, I saw tadpoles, river snails, and caddisfly larvae!

Aug 10

CAMPING AT POWDER CREEK RANCH

I went on my first camping trip! We headed west to Powder Creek Ranch in the Shiloh Valley. I loved the creek immediately and spent most of the afternoon there.

Next thing you know, it was time to start a fire. I collected kindling around the campsite and Daddy got the fire going.

Then I spotted a deer who came for a snack from the nearby apple tree!

On our first night, we had chicken sausages for dinner, cooked on our propane stove.

Once it got dark, it was time for bed. But then we woke up to this beautiful view of our creek.

We went for a walk around the ranch to look for farm animals – and we found them!

When we got back, it was time for an oatmeal breakfast. A bunch of moths were sleeping on our picnic table. I gently poked one and it fluttered away.

I loved this hill and rolled down it on my skateboard, dubbing it “The Campsite Coaster.”

Then it was time to wade in the creek again. My goal was to walk all the way to the Nestucca River, but the rocks were too slippery to make it. Also, the water was cooooooold!

For lunch, we had ramen cups. They were good!

And then it was time to make a fire again. We had a lot of firewood, so we got it started early.

For our second night, we made pie iron pizzas on the fire.

And s’mores, of course!

It was super fun and I’m already thinking about where I want to go camping next summer!

May 10

MOTHER’S DAY 2020

Feb 14

DRAGONS LOVE TACOS

On Valentine’s Day, my kindergarten class got in a big school bus…

…went to the Newmark Theatre in downtown Portland…

…and saw the play, Dragons Love Tacos!

This is what the stage looked like.

This is what we looked like while we waited for everyone to get seated. It was kind of boring.

This is what me and Mommy looked like.

And after the play was over, we got to look out at Broadway while we waited to go back to our bus. (I’m the one in the blue comfy coat because, of course I am.)