Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving happened. I’m sure you noticed. Here’s some stuff.

Thanksgiving 01

Rode in style on the airplane. BYOS.Thanksgiving 02

Then fell asleep on the car ride to grandma & grandpa’s because being cute is exhausting.Thanksgiving 03

Searched for fish with GrandpaThanksgiving 04

Pet a dogThanksgiving 05

Hung out with Uncle Brandon

Went horseback riding
Thanksgiving 06

Then great grandpa had a banana speak to me. It was wise.Thanksgiving 07

Played in the “kitchen” with grandpa

Then it was time to go home. The airport is a little stuffy, so I needed to catch some sweet sweet air.

Thanksgiving 08

Then I fell asleep on the plane. Which, in spite of being bigger than the first plane we were on, offered far less leg room. Don’t fly American.Thanksgiving 09Then I put on my doggy headphones, watched some CG, and that was the end of that.

Mommy’s Birthday Adventure

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Way back in the olden days (2 weeks ago) we went to Wisconsin for birthday, pumpkins, and apples. What happened next was this:

Mommy's Birthday 01

Dumb photographer cut off the L in Lake GenevaMommy's Birthday 02

Walking to the lakeMommy's Birthday 03

Just a couple of dudesMommy's Birthday 04

Someone’s really excited about thisMommy's Birthday 05

Birthday hugsMommy's Birthday 06

Ultra excited about the puddle

Mommy's Birthday 07

stompMommy's Birthday 08 Mommy's Birthday 09

Oh! I found a leaf!Mommy's Birthday 10

Helping mommy open presentsMommy's Birthday 11 Mommy's Birthday 12

Time to hunt for pumpkinsMommy's Birthday 13 Mommy's Birthday 14 Mommy's Birthday 15 Mommy's Birthday 16

Oh! Look at that one!Mommy's Birthday 17

CutersMommy's Birthday 18

Too busy gazing into each other’s eyes to look at the cameraMommy's Birthday 19

Just a boy and his pumpkinsMommy's Birthday 20

Don’t take it! It’s POISON!Mommy's Birthday 21

Picking apples with dadMommy's Birthday 22

Oh! Look at my apple bag!Mommy's Birthday 23

Obligatory family selfie in the apple treeMommy's Birthday 24

Picking apples with mommyMommy's Birthday 25

Solo missionMommy's Birthday 26

It was at that moment that the apple opened his eyes and changed the world forever.

Library Cards & Ice Cream

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It’s national library month or something like that, so we went and got family library cards.

 

But before we checked out the books, he had to play on the train tracks with mommy.

Then this kid stole his trains, but he was like “whatevs.” And eventually security hauled the kid away and the table was Fletcher’s once again.

Then it was checkout time! Crystal Lake has SELF checkout! This nice librarian showed us how to use it.

It’s pretty great.

Make sure you get all the “beeps” out of the books. Don’t wanna get arrested.

 

And then we went to The Freeze because it’s the last day of the season. YESSS!!!!

He was reeeaaallllyyy into mommy’s slushy.

Put Me In The Zoo

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We went to the zoo last weekend. Here’s some proof.

Zoo 01 Zoo 02 Zoo 03

Hey look at the monkey!Zoo 04 Zoo 05

SelfieZoo 06Just bein’ cute.
Zoo 07 Zoo 08

An acorn peace offering from Bill.Zoo 09

Hanging out with KathleenZoo 10

Checking out animals with TracyZoo 11

Someone didn’t get the memo that we were smiling for this picture.Zoo 12

In awe of the Sea LionsZoo 13

Checking out monkeys with Tracy
Zoo 14 Zoo 15

Hi, penguin.Zoo 16

He really liked the fish.Zoo 17

Busy day. Tuckered out. Zonkadoo.

A Visit From Grandma & Grandpa B

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Grandma & Grandpa came to visit. We celebrated Grandma’s birthday early and I ate all her cake…

 

Grandpa played with the fire truck with me

 

And we had a nice day at the beach. Went out paddle boating. I did all the pedaling.

And then we had a ghost get into the house…

Touch a Truck

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Some highlights from the Touch a Truck thing…

Touch a Truck 1

Hanging out on a flatbed truckTouch a Truck 2

These things aren’t all fun and games. Put him right to work.Touch a Truck 3

Dump Truck!Touch a Truck 4

Driving a busTouch a Truck 5

It takes immense concentration to drive these big rigs.Touch a Truck 6

And then the afternoon took a turn…ended up in the back of a police car…Touch a Truck 7

But got chummy with the officer so he got let off with a warning.Touch a Truck 8

Driving a tractorTouch a Truck 9

Then we found the forklift. Which had a functional horn. And it quickly became his favorite.Touch a Truck 10

Putting out an APB.Touch a Truck 11

On the right side of the law now.Touch a Truck 12

Throwing mulch into the skid steerTouch a Truck 13

Wasn’t impressed with the helicopter because it was time for sleep.Touch a Truck 14

Getting scooped up with mommy.

 

Christmas in July II!

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Sunday was Christmas in July. Which means SO MUCH FUN WAS HAD.

Christmas in July II 01

Decorating the treeChristmas in July II 02

Just being cute in Christmas JammiesChristmas in July II 03

Christmas Doughnut!!! Christmas in July II 04

So excited to be opening a presentChristmas in July II 05

Oh. A garbage truck.Christmas in July II 06

Not sure who is having more fun with it.Christmas in July II 07

More garbage truck fun.Christmas in July II 08

Tackle daddy!

Christmas in July II 09

Puddle splashin’ time!Christmas in July II 10

Yo, why isn’t this guy splashing?

Christmas in July II 11

FAMILY PHOTO!

Right Near The Beach, BOY!

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Backyard is flooded, mosquitos are out for blood, what’s a guy to do? Hit the beach, of course.

At the Beach 1

Yo, check out my sand.At the Beach 2

Getting ready to do some serious swimmingAt the Beach 3

Testing the water. Not going in if it’s too cold, ya know?At the Beach 4

Ah. Glorious.At the Beach 5 At the Beach 6

Swimming with mommy