We went to San Diego with Daddy. Daddy went to work (mostly) and Mommy and I got to play (mostly). We went to the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Birch Aquarium and the beach.
At the zoo, I was really interested in the aviaries and making new friends. I “adopted” a 2.5 year old girl named Lillian and we walked around with her family. I loved having her to hang out with.
At Sea World, I tried the “wet rides” I was excited about but I have to say they seem to be more for bigger kids and I only tried each one once. I LOVED the Blue Horizons show and was really excited to see Bubbles the famous pilot whale perform. I was telling people that Sea World has the only performing pilot whales in the world over and and over. I also got to pet a dolphin briefly and the dolphin gave me a cool whistle before it swam away. That was really cool.
At the aquarium, I mostly wanted to check out and touch the tide pool creatures and wanted to teach the other kids all the things I knew. We saw other fishes, though, and they were cool. We even saw some dolphins splashing in the ocean.
I tired myself out doing all of this and playing at the beach. I love the ocean! I run in and out of waves and tried the boogie board. Daddy seems to like that more than me.
Speaking of tired, the last couple of days, I wanted to laze in bed after breakfast listening to Laura Ingalls Wilder audiobooks. A girl has to know her limits! Tonight I fell asleep on the couch after dinner. Zzzzz. Check out the photos in my gallery.
I told Mom & Dad that my tooth hurt and it was loose. Mommy was skeptical but she wiggled it herself and confirmed my findings. I’m very proud. Mommy promptly took me outside and took a few photos of me with all my baby teeth before it is too late! Mommy suspects the tooth might be around a bit longer.
The whole family went up to Frog Lake on Mt Hood for a sled dog race (thrown by the very nice Cascade Sled Dog Club). Mommy and Reika planned to skijor race and Daddy and I were going to hang out. Scout was going to get to sniff around. THEN a nice lady, Kim, asked if I was going to do the PeeWee race. What?
We signed up for the race and I borrowed a nice black lab, Duke, and a sled and raced! I didn’t use my brake at all and I kind of hit a pole but I was having so much fun I couldn’t believe it when it was time to stop.
There were three kids competing and they timed each of us. We all got the same time! We all won! We got HUGE chocolate bars, medals and stuffed huskies (so cute!). It was really great. I want to be a sled dog racer again. Don’t forget to check out the photos of me racing in the gallery.
We all went up to the cabin (Chimney Rock A-frame on Trillium Lake, Mt Hood) right after Christmas and stayed for Daddy’s Birthday and New Year’s. It was rainy when we arrived and when we went it but it quickly turn to LOTS of snow and the rest of our trip had excellent weather. I really got the hang of skiing and skied out all 1.5 uphill miles to the car. (Mommy gave me some help up the hills.)
I made friends with a girl in the cabin next door and we had a playdate. We also went sledding a little bit and enjoyed an igloo. Having new friends was definitely a highlight.
As you can see, we are quite the scene pulling all of stuff in sleds out from the cabins and two dogs. That’s the way I like it.
