Yay! Today we will arrive in South Dakota!!

On the way to Aunt Karen and Uncle Corey's house, we stopped at De Smet, SD to see Laura Ingalls Wilder's house. I even got to see baby horses and barn kittens. We even road a covered wagon and the driver let me drive for a little while. I even got to see how people lived during the 1800s. While on the covered wagon, we stopped at a one room school house. I sat at one of the desks to see what it felt like.

Once we left De Smet, SD I was so excited to hear that we would be in Gettysburg, SD in a few hours. A few hours later, I was playing with Reagan and Harrison!

Malls and Bats

Our 2nd stop will be to stay in Minnesota overnight. On the way, we stopped in Wisconsin so that we could get some exercise, so we walked inside the mall and then mommy and daddy let me play a little bit on the playground. Once we arrived in Minnesota, we went to the Mall of America. Was that mall huge. There was an amusement park inside with a roller coaster! I also saw some other children playing with legos in a store. For dinner we went to Rainforest Cafe. This was the first location to open. I liked the mac and cheese, however, I did not like the elephant noises, storm noises, and I was afraid of the bats flying around. Mommy and daddy told me it was for pretend that all of those things were not real.

A Two Week Family Excursion

Yesterday we left for our two week road trip to South Dakota to see Aunt Karen, Uncle Corey, and my cousins Reagan, Harrison, Kennedy and Madison and on the way home we will be stopping in St. Charles, MO where some of mommy's family lives. The first stop was to stay overnight in Cleveland, OH. Today on the way to Chicago, we went stopped in South Bend, IN to walk around on Notre Dame's campus. However, it was too hot so we had lunch at Legends and mommy lit a candle for a friend. On the way to Notre Dame, we stopped at a travel plaza and inside was the South Bend Chocolate Company. Mommy had bought a Mexican hot chocolate with cinnamon for her and daddy. She also bought a chocolate bar for all of us to share. The chocolate was soooo good!

Swimming Lessons

Mommy and daddy enrolled me in a two week swimming lesson class to help me get acclimated to the water. They were thinking that each summer I am really scared to go in the water that this class would help me get over my fear of getting in the water and they were right. The swim lessons were held in Bethesda. I had so much fun and I did not have any problems with jumping to the teacher in the water!! I even jumped off the diving board.

Hitting the Beach Before Hitting The Road

I have been having so much fun at the beach with my Cousin Abbey, Aunt Amy, Uncle Scott, Pops, Gams, and Mommy and Daddy. I got to play in the pool on the deck and play games with Abbey. I even went to Funland in Rehobeth and had a great time. Daddy and I even got mommy to go on the teacup ride. Mommy forgot how fast it went and I do not think she liked it too much.

Sports Skills

Today mommy and daddy took me to Sports Skills at Gymboree. The class was canceled today but at least I still got to play instead. It was like having an extra Playgym!! I really loved seeing Kim today at Gymboree as well! I even got to see her yesterday while I was there for School Skills. I even got to see my friend Carlos there which is a boy I met last week at Playgym. Mommy used to teach him at Gymboree. I cannot wait to go back next week!!

Thai's Special Treat

Stephanie came over today to see us. While daddy took me to the pool, mommy and Stephanie stayed inside the house. Mommy and Stephanie decided to give Thai a taste of tuna fish. So mommy put a spoonful in a bowl. Thai ate it right up and begged mommy and Stephanie to give him more. Thai was not happy because he could not have anymore. The tuna was his birthday celebration from yesterday. Here is a picture of Bobby giving Thai a birthday hug.

Fourth of July Weekend

This weekend was so much fun and we did so much. First we went to see grandma and grandpa Fosko. Then we went to see Uncle Gary, Aunt Carolyn, and my cousins Emma, Kensie, and Maddie. I had so much fun drawing with the side walk chalk with them. Then we went to daddy's friend's house. I did not like going in the sprinkler and I did not like water balloons hitting me but I did like throwing them at other people. I also thought I would also help out with some vaccumming. Here is a picture of me riding on a vaccum cleaner as one of daddy's friends was pushing it.

Happy Birthday America and Thai!

We drove home today after a fun weekend spending time with my cousin Abbey on Friday, then with Grandma and Grandpa Fosko. Saturday I got to see my cousins Emma, Kensie, and Maddie and then that night we went to a BBQ at one of dad's college friend's house. I loved playing with the water Balloons. Today we got back home and spent time with Thai who turned one today. Mommy and Daddy even let me stay up late to watch the fireworks on TV. I really liked the fireworks and had a fun-filled weekend.