I love Fall for so many reasons, but mostly because of all the candy at Halloween! Branson was my favorite: a Transformer!

I was a Brave Bot to get my shots!

Mom and dad came to parent-teacher conference, and they were so pleased with Ms. Brittanie’s report: Nov2015 report card

We went on a field trip at school to the UCSC Gardens. We found eggs in the chicken coop, tasted fresh apples and peppers, and gathered pretty leaves.

When I started Karate classes this Fall, my teacher sent me a letter in the mail!

We spend most weekends on the sailboat, and I practice riding either my bike or the Harbor Master’s 😉

I’ve been helping daddy dig trenches in the back yard and fill them with truckloads of gravel. We also built a garage to cover the boat for the winter.

We went to a pumpkin farm and got lost in a maze of hay bails. Mommy and I dug the seeds out and roasted them.

It’s that time of year where we’re staying home a lot, doing indoor things like baking bread and muffins.

At school, they’re teaching me to sew, so I made a little pillow for my teddy. I sewed tight stitches so the rice stuffing stays inside.

On cold days, Daddy takes me to the park, to the beach, and then to the hot tub to warm up.

We had Thanksgiving twice. For the long weekend, we went camping in our Burning Man trailer at Sunset Beach. Branson’s mom made an amazing turkey dinner and roasted the turkey over an open fire. We played on the beach and flew kites while our moms drank mimosas.  The next weekend, Jason and Eliza came over for a big bonfire and champagne-basted turkey.

 

To count down the days to Christmas, mommy hung chocolate-filled Advent calendar balls on the tree so I ate one every morning. We don’t have a chimney, so mommy said that Santa Claus will slide down a rainbow instead!

On Christmas eve, we smashed walnuts and sipped whiskey, and tracked Santa’s route on mommy’s computer.

And then Christmas finally came! Santa brought a remote-controlled robot dinosaur that I named Chomper. So far, I’ve taught him to sit, dance, run, burp, and fart. I got books, stickers, special rocks, a Jenga game, and a fossilized shark tooth. Mommy and daddy cursed Santa for bringing K’Nex, which they hated putting together. We walked to the park in my new yellow rubber boots, splashing all the way.

Courtney and Justin came to visit and brought me The Good Dinosaur from Disneyland! We had a great time together at the Aquarium.

And now we’re going to end the year with mom off work for a whole week, spending time together at the swimming pool and on our bikes. Yay!