I missed seeing my cousins this summer. They had so much fun at grandpa’s house… swimming, barbequing, and horseback riding!

The Grandmas looked after me while mom and dad were at Burning Man for over a week! I was very good, and didn’t cry at all. We watched movies, went to the mall, and took Maggie for walks. Grandma froze a bunch of extra cookie dough so I’ve been making cookies all Fall.

Marin took me to and from school with Branson. He’s my favorite friend and I really like having play dates at his house.

Because I’ve made so many friends at Little Acorns, I have quite a busy social calendar. Freya had a party with 20 kids at her house. She has chickens in her back yard, and toys in the living room! Her place is really super fun.

We’ve been spending lots of time on the boat. Here’s me and dad riding the train from Brisbane to San Francisco.

It’s a super fast train ride from the marina. There a other fun things I like to do in Brisbane:

– riding my bike along the bay, watching the birds fish and the dogs swim

– running up and down the pier to stress out the quiet fishermen

– sitting up at the Yacht Club bar listening to dad and Jason chat while drinking beer and shots

– getting popcorn from the office and eating it in the parking lot where people fly remote-control airplanes and helicopters

Wendy and Devin came to visit for a long weekend. Wendy is almost as good at construction work as grandpa!

We took our boat to San Francisco for Fleet Week, and saw navy ships and the Blue Angels! We had a dress-up party with Wendy, Devin, Jason, Eliza, Leti, Jeff, and Kat! Then I stayed overnight with Leti and Jeff in the City!

I also stayed overnight at Leti’s and Jeff’s house in Redding, and had fun sleeping in a tent by the Sacramento river. I met Max and we played bubbles and swam in the pool.

Mom and I have spent a couple weekends together, just the two of us. After we go jogging or swimming, we ride to the toy store. Sunday mornings, she likes to drink mimosas and build Lego fire airplanes and flatbed tow trucks.

We often go out to lunch, and I load my chariot with tons of toys to keep myself entertained until my dessert arrives.

Mom and dad both like to put me to work. I’m good at windexing, swiffering, and watering.

And at mopping up the bathroom floor after flooding it…

Mommy and daddy finally got their citizenship! Not sure why it took them 9 years… I got mine, no questions asked!

Here are some things I say that make mommy laugh:

• While sitting red-faced on the toilet: “This is taking too long. It’s wasting my time. It must be 16 pounds!” (In fact, it was.)
• After puking in my own bed, and then again in mom’s and dad’s bed: “Where are we gonna sleep now?”
• When asked to clean up my toys: “Not gonna happen. Not happening.”
• When mommy spots an airplane before me: “Ah, my didn’t notice that!” And when I see one before her: “Ha! You missed it.”