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!
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!
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.)
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.
Today was my last day at Oaks Amusement Park before they close for the fall and winter.
Goodbye, Scrambler.
Goodbye, Up Up & Away.
Goodbye, Chipper’s Choppers.
Then it started to rain and it was time to run.
Gee, I can’t possibly see why they close all fall and winter…
See ya next spring, Oaks!
Today was my final trip to Oaks Amusement Park before school starts. It was a cool, drizzly day, but I scrambled my brains out on The Scrambler!
I also sat in this Screamin’ Eagle practice seat, just waiting to become 48 inches tall.
Speaking of waiting to become 48 inches tall, I watched Adrenaline Peak go about 100 times before finally heading home.
Oh funny, did someone put Oaks Amusement Park into Mommy’s phone calendar? Oh yes, I think that was me.
We went to a tiny fake town called Dairyville at a Portland dairy farm called Alpenrose.
There was this wild animal named Daddy who tried to bite me!
Also, I’m not sure if Santa lives here?
Despite my smiles, I actually thought this place was super not fun. But Daddy kept me happy by swinging me around, so I could pretend I was on a rollercoaster!
We went to Sushi Hurray for Mommy’s birthday. I love to watch the food go around and around…
My favorite sushi is…the watermelon!
Here’s the card I made Mommy, too!
