Seattle...week 2

We have been in Seattle for 2 weeks...

and I'm still having so much fun!

Last Saturday we spent the day with Grandpa Jones and Grandma Mim.

We hung out on Grandpa's boat while he got it ready for Banks.

I pretended like we were driving to Seattle...

and we played on the trampoline.

Cooper was smiling till I started to jump...then he didn't smile so much any more.

On Monday, we went to see Ice Age 4...I LOVED it!

and then we had "conveyor belt sushi" for lunch.

I eat the orange chicken...

I get it off the conveyor belt all by myself and I think it is the coolest!

On Tuesday we went to the park.

I think mom and her sister's had as much fun as me and Cameron.

The digger is my favorite toy at the park.

Cooper went on his first swing ride all by himself...

and boy did he love it!

And then it was Wednesday and Mom had a birthday!

Mandy brought her a Happy Birthday Breakfast Muffin!

Mom turned 35...she says she is not getting any older!

For mom's birthday she wanted to go to a place she used to go when she was growing up.

Green Lake

Mom's grandma and grandpa used to live really close to Green lake and mom would walk down with her uncle and brothers and sisters and swim in the little kiddie pool.

I really like this place too!

And for mom's birthday dinner, she left me and Cameron with a babysitter so just the adults could go eat sushi...I was a little sad, but I told mom it was ok!

On Thursday, we finally got to head out to our first camping trip.

We drove for a little long way to Banks Lake.

We floated...

and fished...

and played on the beach...

and we used these things to do one of mom's favorite thing...

We skied...

and I can say "we" because I did the skim board...

and it was SO AWESOME!!!

I also rode on a jet ski, jumped off the boat, jumped off a big floatie island and swam with just my vest in the deep water and wasn't even scared!

But my favorite thing about our camping trip...sleeping in a tent!

It was another busy and fun week!

One more to go...and one more camping trip too!

Camping with mom's family...without mom

Me and dad got to ride on an airplane.

We went to Washington.

We camped by a lake.

Mom couldn't go "because of the baby".

But most of her family was there.

And I had the best time ever.

I swam.

and fished.

and rode on the tube.

I even got to drive Grandpa's boat.

The best part of the trip was all the fun I had with my cousins.

especially Kensie.

Kensie was very brave...she skied on the skimmer.

Dad tried to get me to do it...but I said no.

That's ok.

Cause Kensie didn't care that I didn't ski...but she was very proud of herself.

You can call us Rock stars.

When we weren't playing and playing...we were relaxing.

Uncle Steve is very silly.

I sure wish we didn't live so far away from each other.

It was a super fun week.

I didn't want to leave.

BUT...I was very happy to see mom.

At bedtime I asked mom when we could go camping again...

she says that maybe next year we can go...

and we can even bring our baby!

A day on the lake

Friday we got to go on Rick and Teri's boat.

I went when I was 2...I was much more brave this time.

I liked Daddy to do lots of things and I wanted to do things too.

(mommy did nothing..."your belly again?" said with heavy sarcasm)

I've been practicing at the pool to float with my vest.

I'm really good at it...but I didn't want to try floating in the big water.

I was having a great time sitting on the ladder splashing Addie until...

I fell in.

My face went under.

I wasn't happy.

(mom said something to dad about when I am 15 maybe she will tell me what really happened....I think maybe mom may have helped me "fall")

Don't worry...that little mishap didn't discourage me from the water.

I got over it.

Daddy went on the wakeboard.

I thought he did good.

I also got to drive the boat.

and then I went on the "big round floaty raft"

and boy did I LOVE that.

Addie and her friend bonked heads when it was their turn.

To make Addie feel better I invited her to come with me.

I think she liked going slow with me.

No bonking heads and no tears.

I also got her friend to get back in.

I just love the "raft".

It was a really fun day!

I can't wait to go on a boat again!

On Labor day I rested...well...if you call this resting!

This is Rick. Today Rick (and his wife Teri) took me and mommy and daddy out to the "big water" on "Rick's boat"...It was the most fun EVER!

This is the tube...I went on for a "little ride...boat go slow".  

Mommy and daddy "go fast"!

"daddy go on wakeboard"

"daddy go on knee board"

"mommy go ski" (daddy didn't take picture)

"mommy go on wakeboard"

When mommy all done skiing I point at ski and say, "don't do that again!"

While mommy and daddy were doing all these things...

you could find me in one of these places!

I liked to be on the boat a lot...I hope we get to go again!