Fun In Minnesota

We had a nice trip back to Minnesota and were happy we got to see so many family and friends while we were there. I spent many of the days hanging out with family at Grandpa John and Grandma Ellen's, and at Grandma Robin and Tony's houses, so that's pretty much the only places Mom and Dad got many pictures of me. It was kind of rainy while we were back, but lucky for me I remembered my handy-dandy rainboots so I was still able to go explore all kind of fun places.

I had lots of fun chasing my puppies around the big yard.

I still love collecting rocks and had fun digging through all of Grandma Robin's gardens in search of the coolest rocks.

Relaxing on my vacation.

I loved sitting in Grandpa John's tractors. (Mom said Uncle Tyler would've been upset if he knew I was riding in green tractors and not red ones, but I kept it a secret.)

I checked on the calves each day we were at Grandpa John and Grandma Ellen's.


I was also sure to show off my ball skills to Aunt Kelly while we visited.

And one of my favorite things was the trampoline. Now I've just got to talk Mom and Dad into buying me one.

When my little legs finally tired from all the exloring, Dad was sure to give me hand.

Guess What I Found?

Last week I found all kinds of fun animals in our yard.

This turtle hung out at our house most of the week. We named him Sid. He was outside to greet me every morning when I went out to play.

This is a Carolina Anole. We find them crawling on our house a lot.

And here's a cute little tree frog we found when we went to water the plants.

I tried to catch him, but he hopped away too quickly.

And some more recent pictures...

The swirly slide at the park is my favorite.

I've been getting really good at the teeter-totter.

Cooling off in the river.

Being silly at home...

Trying my best to act innocent. I swear I wasn't just jumping from couch to couch

Showing off my shades and my new haircut. I've been a bear lately for the nice Kid's Cuts lady, and since I love watching Dad shave his head I talked him into shaving mine too, just not as short. I think my new do fits me well.

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show!

I had so much fun at the Cherry Point Air Show this weekend! First, we went Friday and watched the cool night show. I got to see old fighter jets with all kinds of cool lights, a crazy propeller plane that did all kinds of tricks, helicopters that shot out fireworks, and lots of other fun stuff. But, the most fun was at the day show yesterday. Here's some pictures:

Huey pilot in-training

Watching an aerial refueling of some F-18s with Dad

Harrier

CH-53



The best part of the day was the Blue Angels Show. We found a great place to watch them across from the runway, and Dad got some awesome pictures!


My Blue Angels gear. We bought my cool shirt from the nicest guy. He is a Vietnam Vet who talked with Dad for a while and gave me a Blue Angels hat for free.

What Does Every Little Boy Need?

A baseball cap and a balloon!

I love my red hat because it matches my Elmo balloon.

Yep, this is the same Elmo balloon I shared with you a couple weeks ago. The ribbon is a bit frayed and Elmo is slowly losing helium, but it's still a good balloon that goes most places with me.

(Don't worry, Mom and Dad love it when I jump on their bed with my shoes on)

And guess what?! I got to see Elmo in person! Yep, Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster, Rosita and Zoe all came to Cherry Point this week! Mom and Dad weren't able to get pictures, but believe me, it was fun!

Did you know that we have the coolest grocery store? Well, I sure think so. They give me a free balloon every time I go grocery shopping! This balloon only lasted me about a day, but it too came everywhere with me, including the bathtub and my bed at naptime.

Here's a cool hat that I just found yesterday. I snuck into the spare bedroom where Mom and Dad store things that I'm not supposed to play with, but I'm sure Dad won't mind sharing his cap with me.

Outer Banks

Me, Mom, Dad, Kiara, Lakota, and Fiona and Fern (my frogs) just got back from a week at the Outer Banks. It was a really fun vacation with so many new places for me to explore.

FUN ON THE BEACH:

My first day at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore! It was a bit cool and windy, but still a lot of fun!

Ready for another fun day in the sun!

The first few days I was a little nervous about the ocean. Even though Mom said I loved the ocean last summer, I didn't quite believe her. I had lots of fun on the beach but kept my distance from the water.

FUN IN THE WATER:

My Kota puppy hung out with me on the beach too until I was ready for the water. Kota loves the ocean!

Dad built me a really cool trench one day to help me get used to the water again.

I loved splashing in my trench.

And before too long, I was all ready to try out the ocean.

I guess I do still love the ocean!


Waiting for some good waves

Racing the waves.

Finding a new spot to try out.

Taking a break and showing off the belly :)


FUN ON THE DUNES:

The sand dunes were one of my favorite places to explore. I had fun cliimbing the biggest dunes I could find, and I loved sliding back down to the bottom.

Climbing the dunes was Kiara's favorite thing to do at the beach with me. I had fun racing her to the top,

And back down to the bottom.

FUN ON THE PIER:
The Nags Head Fishing Pier was right by our hotel. I got to go check it out and watch all the people fishing reel in some cool Blue Fish.

Can't wait to visit the Outer Banks again!