Richmond Vacation, Part 2

On Saturday morning, we woke up and after breakfast, mommy, daddy, Adelaide and I went on a Canal Walk. Our hotel was located close to this great place to run and explore. Adelaide and I took our job of trying to decide the route very seriously.

We walked over this really cool bridge.

We spent some time "resting" on the steps.

This is a picture that I took with mommy's camera. I got very excited when I saw the train coming by. I asked mommy if I could use her camera and she let me snap a quick photo.

We're just doing some more exploring. We did run into Erin and Jeff who were running along the canal.

We ended our walk by playing hide and seek with mommy and daddy.

Daddy had done some research and found a children's museum right in Richmond. It was a really fun place to go. He did a good job finding something fun for us to do on Saturday.

We thought this contraption was really cool! We put the scarves in and based upon which vents were open, the scarves quickly flew through the pipes.

Daddy and I fixed the car.

We got to play store!

I told mommy that she was the student and I was the teacher. I was a tough teacher. Mommy didn't know all the answers:)!

We also got to play at the apple tree where we picked the "apples" and then went inside the tree and put them back on.

I was DETERMINED to catch a butterfly with my shadow!

I got to spend some time with Uncle Tom!

On Saturday night, mommy and daddy went to a wedding. They hired a local babysitter named Kathryn to take care of us. She came to our hotel room, played with us, took us to the hotel restaurant and put us to bed. We had fun with her.

Richmond Vacation, Part 1

Wow, we had quite an adventure this past weekend! Mommy and daddy told me a few weeks ago that we were going on an airplane. Every day I started asking mommy and daddy if it was time. Finally, on Friday morning we got up and drove to the airport. When we got there, I was SO excited I could hardly contain myself. I kept on looking out the window to see if I could find our airplane.

I think I see it!

Once we were on the airplane, mommy and daddy told me I could open my backpack. I looked inside and there were a few surprises to keep me busy during the ride. I had a new coloring book, some crayons, a new Mickey book and a transformer!

Takeoff was really fun. I looked out the window and said really loudly "We're flying!" The other passengers started laughing. I guess because I was so excited? I'm not sure but either way I was very excited to be in the air. I also liked opening and closing my window.

One of the other highlights of the flight: the drink cart! I picked out apple juice and drank it very carefully. Here's a picture of how excited I am to see the drink cart.

Looking out the window while doing some coloring.

We landed and our Richmond vacation was officially about to begin!

Here I am waiting for our luggage with Nonna and Papa. Nonna and Papa were also on our flight. It was really fun to look behind my seat and see Nonna there!

Haunted Treehouse

The end result of our project!

One afternoon this week, mommy and I decided to do a Halloween project a little early. We picked up a kit to make a haunted treehouse and when Adelaide went down for her nap, we got to work!

We had to call Uncle Mike to bring us some super glue to get the base of the tree to stay on the green part.

Here I am playing with Mr. Bones!

Getting the tire swing ready for Mr. Bones.

We are getting closer to finishing!

The end result. This was a fun project for me to do because I love to put things together. Mommy and I worked on it for about 2 hours.

Here I am playing with my toy from the Children's Drop and Shop. I picked out a construction set that involves putting all the different pieces together.

This past weekend we went to the North Beverly playground.

I had SO much fun going down the biggest slide there. I would yell 1-2-3 Cheese and then slide down as fast as I could!

Also, I should note that this Gap sweatshirt is quickly becoming my favorite piece of clothing.

These last few pictures are from apple picking. I tried to carry the bag to the car but it had 20 pounds of apples which was too heavy for me!

Dawn is showing me a worm hole in one of the apples. I thought that was pretty cool!

Being 3 Rocks!

Yes, I do have my moments. In fact, these moments occur at least a few times a day. But, it's part of being three and even though I'm trying to work through being a three year old, most of the time it's fun!

On the first day of school, mommy took my picture on the bench. Well, since then, I've liked having my picture taken there every time we leave for school. Unfortunately, on Tuesday, the bench was wet so I had to settle for a standing picture. I didn't keep the hood up all day...just wanted to test it out!

I also had another swimming lesson. I got in much sooner than my first lesson and did some swimming by myself with the bubble and holding onto the noodle.

One night after our baths, we were all feeling silly and cozy so so we took some pictures.

You know, mommy never had an older brother so she gets a wee bit frustrated with me when I push my sister's buttons. But, I'm just trying to toughen her up a little. If you ask daddy, Nonna or Papa, their siblings all did the same thing. Don't worry Adelaide, when you get older I will be your protective older brother.

All dressed for school in an outfit from Nonna! Here is a recap of what I told mommy about Thursday:

"I hopped on one foot."

"I jumped in a circle."

"Today was circle time."

"We read a book in the circle. It was about us!" (They had to bring in pictures of themselves on the first day and they filled out a sheet about themselves. The teachers then made these picture sheets into a book about the class.)

"We didn't feed the hamster."

"We didn't feed the fish."

"The green beanstalk was closed, we went on the yellow one."

"I didn't use the potty."

"Today Mrs. T was here and Mrs. M was getting the bookbags."

"I raised my hand for cheese and crackers."

I brought home something for my family that we made at school.

Mommy and I took my puzzle apart and did it together that afternoon.