I went on a really big adventure this week!  We flew all the way across the country to visit my mommy's family.  On our way we had a layover in Philadelphia, that was much longer than we hoped due to weather.  but we did find the rocking chairs:

 After hours at the airport, I finally fell asleep right before getting on the plane:

 Our flight to Manchester was canceled, instead we got a flight to Boston, which meant we got to see Dave and Time!  Dave picked us up and brought us to Tim's house where we got to spend the night!

 We got to NH a day later than planned, but I didn't waste any time playing with Mem, my great great grandmother!  She is 98 years old!

 These balls are soft, by the way!

 That night we had dinner and my mom's dad's parents, Grammie and Grandpa's.  This is me talking on the phone with Granpi Steve, and that is Grandpa Henry behind me:

 They gave me some early birthday presents.

 Mickey Mouse rocks!:

 I got to play with my cousins, Daysha and Nate:

 That night Memere read me some stories...

 ... and I fell asleep:

 the next day we went to Hampton Beach:

 We played in the water

 and went for a long walk

 and played in the sand

 When we got home that night, I pulled my carseat over to Mem to have a snack with her :)

 and Pepere and I colored!

  This is my great grandmother, her name is Violet. 

 The next day we went to Canobie Lake Park with all sorts of cousins!

 Here we are in line for our first ride, the Ferris Wheel:

 Mikaela and Arianna and me on the Ferris Wheel:

 We went on all sorts of rides!

 My mommy's aunt Doreen and her husband Larry were there too!

 And my mommy's cousin Eric and his wife Jen!!

 Highlihgt of my day = driving a car!!

 My mommy's cousin, Nicole and her daughter Arianna:

 My mommy's cousin, Lisa and her daughter Mikaela:

 The next day I had my first Dunkin Donut at Grammie and Grandpa's:

 and met my cousin Dylan:

 I also met Jacob and my cousin Nate:

 This is my uncle Adam:

 And my uncle Chris and his girl, Kristen:

 Grammie!

 cousins

 Grandpa Henry!

 My uncle Chris:

 This is mommy's Godfather, Mykey:

Me and Pepere in Memere and Pepere's backyard.

A bunch of Mommy's friends visited us one day, and I got to see Tim again!

 This is mommy's cousin, Travis and his girlfriend Michelle:

 we played blocks and cars

 silly me

 One day we went to Polar Caves with my birthday buddy, Steph!

 covered bridges are famous in NH

 going on a hike

 there were lots os bridges and boardwalks and benches to explore

I wasn't really too sure what I thought of the caves

 but I climbed

 granite doggies:

 i like feeding ducks

 and hugging polar bears

 the whole polar bear gang

 FIVE GENERATIONS!!!! Memere, Mommy, Me, Grandma and Mem

 and pepere

 me and mem :)

Alki 5k and Evergreen State Fair

Mommy Wendy and I ran a 5K on Alki Beach in West Seattle. It was super foggy. The Puget Sound is behind all these people stretching, but we couldn't even see the water!

Pre-run
Post run ice cream (free):

Later that day we went to the Evergreen State Fair and had tons of fun! We saw pig races:
and exhibits:

Cheese!
and animals:

"Hi Pig"


Cutest animal on the planet!
Wow! So that's where milk comes from?!
Tractor rides with Grandma
Mid way with Wendy
Late night ice cream and looking at all the lights on the midway!!
The whole gang at the fair :)

Tuesday the 23rd and Wednesday the 24th

On Tuesday Mommy and I went to O.O. Denny Park and went on a hike... this was only like 10 minutes from our house! One of the first excitements on the trail was this big tree... we could fit lots of kids inside!

I was excited when it was my turn to go inside all by myself too!
Here I am hiking on the trail.
We saw the biggest tree in King County! Her name is Sylvia.
This is Sylvia:
And this is moss!!Having fun!!
After our hike, we had lunch by the lake and ran around. We found some holes in the ground and filled them up.
Then we played near the water... which quickly turned into IN the water.
She found a shell!
We liked throwing rocks in the water.
And... this is me without pants on. They got really wet.
And before you knew it... mommy took off my shirt too! WEEE! SO MUCH FUN! I really love love love water!
Then today we went to Country Village in Bothel. We went on a train ride. I really love train rides toO!
This big rooster greets you as you enter Country Village.
There was a fun playground, but also Ducks! We fed them bread... they were super fun!

AND! A real rooster! He cock a doodle dooed for me and everything!
I got to play with some new friends today too. I really like to play with the older kids who run around a lot. I love to play chase and run around in circles the most. Imitating the big boys is fun too. I love ducks, they are so fun to chase around (mommy ways not to though, she doesn't want me to scare them too much), so I decided to quack at them instead "Quack Quack!"

cock a doodle dooooo

P1070633 a video by Jenn Carlin on Flickr.

reading about monsters

P1070583 a video by Jenn Carlin on Flickr.

in the lake again :)

P1070613 a video by Jenn Carlin on Flickr.

dancing to caspar babypants

P1070556 a video by Jenn Carlin on Flickr.

front row

P1070579 a video by Jenn Carlin on Flickr.

Tots N Tunes

Today Mommy, Grandma and I went to a while day of music just for meeee! The Mariner Moose was there too, and I got his signature. :)

There were lots and lots of bands! This was Justin Roberts, we hear a lot of his songs on Toddler Tunes on the radio.

In between the concerts (The Not Its, Board of Education, Recess Monkey), we visited with Evan... and his wife Jessica... and BABY OSCAR!! Yaay!

And, or course, our favorite band, Caspar Babypants! They are the best!

Another Fun Fun Fun day! :)