Zoo Trip!

Mom took Clara and I to the zoo and we met up with our friends Landon and Dylan.  It was hot but we had a fun time!

Dylan and I posed for a funny picture as meerkats!

Even though all 4 of us were at the zoo, it was impossible to get a picture of us together!  Clara and Dylan just didn't want to be in a picture at the same time! 

We found a giant eagle's nest to take a break in!

We are just tall enough to look for the gorillas by ourselves!

Look who we found at the zoo!  Daniel Tiger!  

 After walking (more like running) around so much, we needed to cool off! So we put on our swim suits for some fun at the splash pad!  Clara wasn't too sure about the fountains, but Landon and I showed her how they work and she loved them!

 Any doubt she had a fun time at the splash pad?

Pool Fun!

When I got home from my trip, it didn't take long for me to discover the new pool on the back deck!  It became our evening and weekend morning fun!

And of course our pool is clothing optional - you can see what Clara and I prefer!

Sometimes it's fun to bring out a cooler as a soaker tub! 

One night we got to go to the real pool with our friends Landon and Dylan!  We had a pizza party at the pool for dinner - no silliness from us at all...

Atlanta 4th of July!

Owen may have gotten to go to Iowa for the 4th of July, but Mom and I managed to have a pretty good holiday ourselves!  I did end up with a cold and ear infection so it was probably better that I wasn't flying on airplanes anyway!

I tried to get lots of rest over the weekend so I could recover quickly!

Grandpa Mark brought over my very own pool for the back deck!  Putting my feet in was enough for me though... 

I was more happy to just have Grandpa Mark hold me!

Mom and I met Grandma B in Marietta for the 4th of July parade.  It was hot!

Grandpa Mark joined us after he finished running the Peachtree Road race!

After the parade, we went to the Marietta Square and played at the train park!  I had fun going down the slide!  It was still hot... 

The fountain in the square is always a good place to take some pictures!  At least it was a little cooler by the water!

I was even brave enough to pet a dog!  He was little though so not too scary...

I missed out on fireworks because I couldn't stay awake, but Mom said she could see the neighborhood fireworks from our house.  Maybe next year I'll get to stay up for them!

I also learned to jump!  Well, kind of...

Mom and I had some fun playing catch too - lots of laughs!

Iowa Trip!

I must be pretty special because Dad took me to Iowa over 4th of July to see Grandma Pam and Grandpa Mike.  Just me!  We had lots of fun and I got to spend some time with my cousins!

Just in time for the trip, I got Ryder (from Paw Patrol) and his ATV.  I earned him by going to sleep at night all by myself!

The weather was really nice in Iowa (not like the super hot weather we left behind with Mom and Clara) so we spent a lot of time outside!  The mosquitoes weren't even too bad!

My favorite activity was driving around the neighbor's car!  I got pretty good at navigating all of the cars in the driveway.  And some might remember the car from 2 years ago when we good family pictures - the car made an appearance or 2 in the pictures with me! 

I even got to do some fishing on the lake!  I had some help from my cousin Lauren.

I had a lot of fun with Lauren during my visit!

It's not a trip to Iowa without having corn!

I helped Grandma make some 4th of July cupcakes!

Grandpa tried to help but Grandma and I had things under control!  Cupcake decorating is very serious work...

Here I am with the finished product!  And no, Dad didn't catch me blinking - that's just my "normal" camera face!

I finally got to taste all my hard work - it was delicious!

Here's my driving skills in action!  

Hat and More Hats!

I've become quite a fan of hats these days!  All kinds are fine...

Wearing Owen's helmet around the house paid off because I have my own now!

When Mom was going through old clothes, I came across one of Owen's hats (that he never even wore apparently) and it's become one of my favorites!

Construction hats are good to have on while eating dinner - better safe than sorry!

A hat, fingers and a lovie - a winning combination for watching TV!

Mom even found a hat that Owen likes - Paw Patrol of course!