Art Camp

The community center just up the hill from our house offered some mini-camps for kids my age this summer and my favorite one was Art Camp. We started off by painting fish various colors and then printing them onto either t-shirts or canvas bags:




After our first activity, we got to hang out and hear stories read by one of the older kids:


Snacktime revived our energy and helped us get ready for the next fun activity:


We all gathered outside to help paint a really neat house:




One of my favorite things was a lightbox table where I would stack different colored shapes:

The whole art class together:

3 year stats

Yesterday morning my mom brought me to see the doctor for my annual exam. Here are my current stats:

Height: 38 1/2 inches (75th percentile)
Weight: 36 lbs (75-90th percentile)

Later my dad brought me somewhere much more fun -- a Mariner's game!

Hip Hip Hooray - I'm 3 today!

Well, I'm not exactly 3 years old yet (my birthday is in three days), but don't tell anyone. We celebrated my "Red Balloon" birthday with all the family this weekend. What a fun time!


A proper party hat is a must!
Cousin Yamima getting into the spirit

Nana, Auntie Rabya and mom hanging out:

Uncle Matt doing a terrific job at multi-tasking:

Uncle Andrew and Grandpa chatting it up:

Papa and mom using the same dramatic hand gestures:


The little party favor (photo magnet) as a thank you to my guests:

Grandpa spent a lot of time visiting with my sister, Fiona. They make a great pair:

Grandma teaching me how to fly my new airplane:

Here goes:


Whoops! I should've paid more attention to what she told me. Thankfully Uncle Matt saved the day and rescued the airplane:

Chatty partygoers:

One of the many pinwheels that were hanging around:

Fiona and mom sharing some good food:

Yamima was great to have there - always ready and eager to play:

Fiona plotting to throw the ball at me when I'm not looking:

Hugs all around for the great day:


Pondering what I should wish for:

Mission Accomplished! I blew them all out!

Adventures at Seabrook

At last I decided to take a break and update the blog about our trip to Seabrook on the Washington coast. We stayed there for a week in a place that I now refer to as the "Shuffleboard House" as I constantly ask my parents to return.

Here is a photo of our rental cottage, "Shifting Gears" (each cottage had a name):

A vista of the huge, beautiful beach just below the bluff from where we stayed:

I learned how to fly a kite while there, though I had a hard time deciding between using the rainbow kite or the smiley face kite. Hmmm.....


Saying "howdy" to the horses:


Fiona learned how to eat sand and get it into every opening on her face:



One of the best things that we did was to make s'mores at the firepit across from our house at night. Yum!!!



This is a photo of me after I ate my s'more and the sugar started to change me into a little goblin:



Going on a hike with dad in the morning while Fiona napped:


There were two great playgrounds right nearby and so Fiona demanded that we spend time swinging every day:

Here is the shuffleboard that I still refer to... though I didn't really learn how to play. I just liked pretending that I was a serious player:

A photo my drawing of the best things to do at Seabrook (while waiting for my food one night):