Summer Fun with Friends and Family

Hi there everybody!  It has been a fun-filled couple of weeks!  

Two weeks ago I went to Community Days with my friend Mary, had a cookout at her house, and then watched the fireworks together.  It was a blast!!

This week Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Ned, and my cousin Megan came to visit.  We had a great time together!  It's hard to remember everything that we did, but here are some highlights.  We spent some time at a place called Fun Fore All.  

There were lots of amusement rides and games to enjoy. 

We also visited the National Aviary.  It is one of my favorite places. 

We saw penguins, and eagles, and finches, and a whole bunch more of different birds.  The most beautiful birds live there.  I took lots of pictures with Mom's camera.  I brought my bird Heather to visit with her friends.

Later on in the week we played a round of miniature golf

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Mom and Dad said it is the nicest miniature golf course they've ever played on.  The whole course in under the shade of big tall trees and there is a stream running through the center of it.

Having all of this fun made us hungry.  So Megan and I made pizza together.

We also took a trip to the zoo.  It was so hot that even the animals need to take a breather.  The snow leopard was zonked out.

It rained really hard while we were there.  Fortunately we were in the aquarium at the time.

I guess the painted dogs were feeling sleepy too.

Finally, we took a trip to the Children's Museum.  It is awesome.  There are always fun activities to do.

The featured exhibit was all about the Wizard of Oz.

We had so much summer fun together!

Hope you had a great week too!

Birds and Rocks and Baseball

Hi everybody!  I hope you found somewhere cool to beat the summer heat.  It has been in the high 90's all week.  Mom and I have spent a lot of time at the swimming pool!  

Last week, Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Mike came to visit.  We spent a nice afternoon together.

Mom made salmon for lunch and a delicious Key Lime pie.

After visiting us, Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Mike headed off to see the home that Frank Lloyd Wright designed called Fallingwater.

On the Fourth of July Mom and Dad took me to a Pirates game! 

I asked Mom and Dad for a giant foam finger the last time we went.  Check out what I got!

 We had great seats.  We sat behind home plate but up far enough that our seats were in the shade the entire game.  Good thing, because it was really hot that day!  I sat on Dad's lap to see over the crowd, and ate lots of ice cream to stay cool.  The Pirate's beat the Houston Astro's!  Go Bucs!!!

This week Mom and Dad bought me some books on bird watching and rock collecting.  We spent some time in our backyard looking for rocks and birds.  I found a piece of quartz.and saw a house wren and a house sparrow.

At the end of the night I caught some fireflies in my bug catcher.  When it was time to go inside I had Mom and Dad put their hands together with mine and we let them fly away.  

I hope everyone has a great week!