Reading with Fisher

Here is a video of Fisher reading me a story. It's about firetrucks and he is THE expert when it comes to firetrucks. He's a really good brother to me. So kind. I apologize for the fact that I get a little upset towards the end of the video. I wanted to hold the book myself.

An afternoon in the city

Last Saturday we all went down to Chicago for the day. We spent the morning at the Children's Museum and the afternoon walking around Navy Pier. Lots and lots of fun. I really enjoyed looking at the water and all the big boats.

Look at all those big buildings. How did they get so big?

Did you guys see that big boat?

Here Fisher and I were smelling the beautiful flowers.

Sometimes Fisher helps me keep my balance. He is such a good big brother.

Birthday Party!!!

For my birthday, I gathered all my friends for an afternoon of miniature golf and cake. We had the party at a local mini-golf place that had all sorts of fun games to play. I decided that for my 5th birthday I should have a cake that has a picture of ME on it. I think it turned out fantastic!

This is a video of all my friends singing "happy birthday" to me.

I think the best part of the birthday party was the golf.

This is my special putting technique. It works very well. If the ball doesn't go in on the first try you just drag it into the hole. That only counts as one stroke.

There was often a line to tee off at the next hole. Because it was my birthday, I got to go first.

The party was a lot of fun. I feel lucky to have so many good friends.

Green Bay Packer Time!

While we were up at the water park in Green Bay, I was adamant that we get to go see the Green Bay Packer stadium. They are my favorite football team. Here I am out in front of the stadium sitting at the base of Curly Lambeau. They also had a statue of Vince Lombardi.

Here is a picture of my brick. It's pretty fantastic that my name is ON Lambeau field.

Here we are at the feet of Lombardi.

Grandpa, Daddy, and I went for a tour of Lambeau field. The even let us out on the field.

Don't you wonder what I am thinking in this picture?

It's Birthday Season

Sorry for being away for so long. So much has been going on, I've gotten sloppy on my blog posts. Good news is that so much fun stuff has happened. Most importantly, I turned 5!! I had a couple of celebrations. One of which was a super-fantastic trip up to Green Bay and the Tunda Hotel. It has a water park at the hotel.

I think Kitson enjoyed the water park as much as I did.

I spent most of my time going down the water slides. Kitson took things a little slower. Here Kitson and daddy are taking a relaxing ride on the lazy river.

Isn't she the cutest?!

A Day in the City!

We took a day trip into the city. The weather was absolutely perfect and we had a wonderful time exploring the Field Museum and strolling along the lakeshore.

A future musician?

While Fisher was entertaining himself with the dinosaurs at the Field Museum, I wandered over into the kids music area. They have all sorts of fun instruments, just right for a little kid like myself. I was most fascinated with the drums.

Here is a video of me walking around the room exploring the different instruments and exhibits. So much fun. Not surprisingly, I was drawn back to my drum.

Real Dinosaurs...well sort of.

Today we all went to the Chicago Field Museum. What a spectacular place. I was most excited to see the new dinosaur exhibit. They have created dinosaurs out of machines and use this special face recognition software so the dinosaurs can look at you and watch you move. It's super cool, but also a little scary. The dinosaur above me is named Sue. She is over 67 million years old! Wow!

Here, daddy and I are watching the T-Rex. It looked so real! I know it wasjust a machine, but I will still a little scared watching him.

This guy was really sneaky. Mommy and I were trying to play a game and learn more about him, when he started to make all kinds of noises.

The family

After repeated problems with our old computer, we finally broke down and purchased a new one...a Mac. It's got lots of cool features, one of which allowed us to take this black and while photo of the family.

Me and my stuff

Here I am asleep in my bed. Daddy thought you might get a kick out of all the stuff I bring to bed with me. It does vary from night to night. Some nights I just bring my pirate ship and flashlight. Other nights, more items are required. Tonight I needed a lot of stuff. Lots of good playing before I fell asleep...which daddy tells me is usually about 10 minutes.

The next star for the Green Bay Packers!!

While I like my purse and jewelry, I am also a first-rate athlete! In my new favorite game, daddy throws the football, and I go grab it and bring it back. Here I am showing my excellent cut-back skills. You need to be quick on your feet to allude linebackers.

Playing in the Water

Our adventure at the park also including running through the water fountain. I had to help teach Kitson what you are supposed to do. She was a little nervous at first.

Here I am in my protective castle. Nobody can get me. Kitson is on guard.

It appears that Kitson has a rather wet face in this picture.

The girls must have been talking about who gets to play with the toy.

I am showing Kitson how you dive through the water.

Water was a little cold.

Out and about with some trees

While at the park, Kitson and I decided to check out this tree. I've recently learned that tree's can give out syrup...syrup for yummy pancakes. I was checking to see if there was any in this three. I got Kitson to help.

After a few minutes, Kitson got tired and decided to chew on this piece of bark.

I've been itching to climb a tree and this one was absolutely perfect!

It's important to get in a good stable position when you are climbing a tree.

I finally made it! What a view!

Hi Daddy! Now, how am I supposed to get down from here?

A day in the Park

Today, we went to visit some friends in Oak Park. They have a little girl who is the same age as me! We took a fun trip to the park. I got to ride in her pink tricycle.

We had tons of fun on the swings.

Fisher is really good on the swings. Look how high he gets!

My best buddy, Jack

Last week I got to spend a week with my best buddy, Jack. We spent every waking moment together. We played a lot with our cars, trucks, and airplanes. We also watch a ton of videos on monster trucks and the Wiggles.

The mommies wanted us to take a picture with the daddies. We agreed and even managed to smile...after about 6 pictures.

One morning we went to visit this super cool old sailing ship. Here Jack and I are doing some steering. Good thing the ship was tied to the dock.

Two good looking guys!

We spent hours and hours playing cars.

I've decided I LOVE dogs!

This is Truman. He's the most amazing dog in the world. I spent nearly every waking moment following him around trying to play with him. Truman was such a good sport. He never got mad and was always nice to me.

The beach

We just returned from out annual trip to Galveston, TX to see our good friends Phil, Kelly, and Jack. It was a special time and some of our best moments were at the beach.

Fisher decided to take his shorts off after he got them wet in the ocean. Not surprisingly he was perfectly comfortable running around the beach in only his underwear.

Fisher and Jack are the best of friends. Mommy bought them 3 or 4 sets of matching shirts. Every day they were sporting a new matching outfit. This day was shark shirts.

Mommy and I were having fun playing in the waves. We were the two cutest galls on the beach.