My playgroup is called the Little Monkeys. This year, I invited all of my Little Monkey friends to a birthday party at… where else but Funky Monkey! Now I am four years old!

We ate pizza and cupcakes. Mmmmm!

I got to drive a fire truck!

I also learned to play Skee Ball. Making faces helps the ball go into the right hole.

Thanks to my Monkey friends for helping me have a great birthday!

Last week, I got to take a trip to the emergency room.  Not that it was any fun.  They said I had a high temperature and the stomach flu.  Yuck.

But M&D and the doctor took good care of me.

It’s always fun when Avery comes to visit.

This time we went to the Farmer’s Market, and we saw a band playing some music!

I also got to do story time with Avery (& Mommy) before naps…

…and before bedtime.  As an extra treat, Uncle John read us stories!  And he even let me hold on to my ambulance while we read Emergency!

We also went for a hike together.  Avery didn’t wear a hat, so I wore two.

And nothing makes bath time more fun that a giggly cousin!

Avery, you can come visit any time!

Lately, I’ve been an extra good helper.  And I have my safety vest so I can be extra safe!  Watch me in action!

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Today, I’m going for a special walk with Mommy. We are walking to support our friend Taylor who has Neurofibromatosis. Taylor is also walking today—although he is down in San Diego walking in the official Children’s Tumor Foundation walk. We couldn’t go to San Diego this weekend, but we wanted Taylor to know we were thinking of him.

Go Team Taylor!

This year, I was really looking forward to Halloween.

We started the day before by making our Jack O’Lantern.   I drew the face, Daddy did the carving, and Mommy scooped out the pumpkin guts!

And I helped transport the guts to the greens bin.

On the big day, I got the candy ready to hand out by sorting out the best kinds.

After handing out candy for a bit, I put on my fireman costume, and went out with Mommy.

When I got back, I got to have some of the candy I’d gotten!  Kit-Kats and Milk Duds.  Mmmmmmm!

After that, it was back to handing out candy for the rest of the time until we ran out.  M&D said we had 236 trick-or-treaters come to our door!  I’m only 3, and even I know that is a lot!  When we ran out of candy, Daddy asked me if I wanted to give away the candy I’d gotten to the trick-or-treaters that were still coming.  I said, ‘No’.

Our trip started with a visit to Aunt Barb and Uncle Steve.  We had lunch and dinner with them, and while I was there I got to pick some really big lemons from their tree.  Thanks for the lemons, Barb and Steve!

Then we went to our hotel in Monterey where I got to move all our stuff inside with the cart.  I really like those carts they have at hotels.

The next day, we went for a walk out to breakfast.  I tried to stop Mommy from taking my picture:

For breakfast, I had a Mickey pancake with whipped cream!  Mmmmm….

Then it was off to the aquarium.

This was the first tank I saw.  There were sharks!  And a diver was cleaning the floor with his vacuum.  Just like we do at home!  So, what’s so special about this aquarium, anyhow?

Later, I touched some sea creatures at the touch tank.  Kinda slippery!

Then there’s the tank where the fish swim in circles.   Around and around.  Seems like they would get dizzy.

After the aquarium, we stopped for ice cream.  I got to finish off the sundae we shared.  Mmmmmm…

My favorite animals at the aquarium were the otters, but somehow my photographer didn’t take any pictures of them, so I can’t show them to you.  Maybe next time.

Well, it was that time of year again to meet with our favorite photographer, Jeneanne.  We had fun going out to the lake and taking some pictures.  And I got to ride on Daddy’s shoulders!

It’s always fun taking pictures with Jeneanne. She brought her friends and made me laugh!

Here’s more pictures from our sneak preview.

We went to the Sonoma County Fair yesterday, and I got to go on the BIG ferris wheel with Daddy.

You go really high up on the big ferris wheel, and you can see everything from up there.

After the excitement, it was time to rustle up some grub.  Daddy found some yummy french fries.

M&D promised me some ice cream after dinner, and boy did they come through!  I got a big cup of chocolate – with a cone!

While we were there, we saw a parade that had horses, and black and white spotted dog, and dinosaurs!  We also saw some sheep, cows, and a puppet show.

On the way out, we took a tractor-pulled wagon ride in the parking lot.  I think that was the most fun of the whole day!

Last week, Avery and her Mommy and Daddy came to visit.  It started with a pickup at the airport.

It wasn’t long before I was giving rides on my trike to my cuz’.

The next day, we went to see the big trees.

Yep.  They’re still really big.  We had fun collecting sticks.

On Saturday, I took Avery to my favorite park where you can feed the ducks.  We found out they like bread better than lettuce… just like us!

After that I got to try out a REAL power digger.  With this one, you pull the levers to move the scooper from side to side and up and down, and there’s one to open and close it, too!

And after that it was time for a ride on the train, and then one on the merry-go-round.

Wow, was that a fun day!

On Sunday, Uncle John and Aunt Heather took us to a castle!  It had a moat, drawbridge, and what Daddy says is called a “portcullis”, which is a really spiky looking front door.  Boy could you see a long way from the top of the castle.

After the castle, it was time for a ride to the park.  I went in front so that Avery could follow me because I knew the way.

We mostly went on the slides and bars at the park.

I turns out is is really fun to slide right into the wood chips.  The bigger the pile, the better!

After we were done at the park, we got a tow back home up the hill.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Thanks for coming to visit guys!  I had a really fun time!  Come back any time!