Jersey Shore

These are the friends that made the trip so special: Tristan, Selah, Finn, Sam, Lily, Ellie, Jack, Brenna, me and Noah

I spent the whole week putting my head in the sand. I loved the sand so much that I was frequently caught eating it. Everyone thought I was silly, but I liked how it felt in my mouth.


Noah checking out the waves. We both enjoyed the water, but Noah was more bold then I was and would go in by himself all the time.

Me and daddy contemplating different things. Here, I'm wondering how the sand tastes.


Noah, fresh off of an ocean swim.

Mr. Murgatroyd playing circus master as he flies a kite for Noah, Brenna and Sam.

Me in Cape May among the hydrangeas.

Driving to Stone Harbor, daddy saved a terrapin turtle in the road. Isn't he a hero?

Auntie Leslie brought Kyle, the walrus, on vacation and he came to Stone Harbor with us. Check out how cool Noah looks in his sun glasses.

Noah and Ellie "fell" into a hole while daddy, Auntie Leslie, Mr. Murgatroyd and I look on.

Me and Lily playing in the shallows.

Me, Noah & Kyle going down the twisty slide.

Since it was Brenna's birthday during the trip, and mine right after, we had a little celebration that included an ice cream cake, candles and a birthday song.



We just got back from our annual summer trip to the Jersey Shore with some of closest friends. The weather was beautiful, the company was great and the memories were priceless! We had 15 adults and 10 kids under the age of 4 and still had so much fun that we're going to do it again next year!

Happy Birthday to Me! - Preschool Style

So although my birthday is a few weeks away, let the party begin! Tomorrow I'm having an early celebration with my preschool friends. Mummy and I made some cupcakes to celebrate and as you'll see, they're quite a sight (they're supposed to be frogs in case you can't tell). Let the celebration begin!

Boating

Noah and I went boating today. The water was calm, the skies were clear and our boats were out of this world!

Colorado Adventures

We went to Country Boy Gold Mine as one of our first adventures. Let me tell you, I don't think any of the Goodalls are cut out to be hard rock miners! I didn't really like the cold, dark, wet mine tour, but I did like the donkeys that roamed around outside.

After the mine tour, while I was making friends with the mule, cousin Sierra was panning for gold. Although the weather may look lovely, it was pretty cold outside and it randomly snowed.

Another adventure was a tour of Old South Park. There were lots of old fashion buildings, but more importantly there was a train! We were able to get into the caboose and explore. Here is Anna checking out the train staff's bed in the caboose.

I don't think that stagecoach travel is for me.

Anna is checking out the old fashion desk in the 1-room schoolhouse. Grandma said that this was the kind of desk that she had back when she was in elementary school.

We made it onto a real train with the Georgetown Loop train. It was awesome! I really do love trains!

In preparation for my big horseback riding debut, we went to the stables a day in advance to get me comfortable. Here I am am feeding Maggie the Mule an apple.

My horseback riding debut! I was too little to ride solo, so daddy and I shared a ride and had a blast!

We just got back from an awesome week in Colorado with friends and family. We stayed at a condo in Breckenridge and had all sorts of adventures. Here are a few pictures to illustrate the fun that we had.

75th EN KA Street Fair

Just as proof that Lily and Anna were with us. They didn't make it on any rides this year, but maybe next year they can join us out of the strollers.

Sam and me on a cool double motorcycle. We also go to drive a cool quad car on another ride.

The caterpillar crawl ride. It was so much fun! We also got to go on a rocking pirate ship ride that ends in a slide.

Speaking of slides, how awesome does this one look?

Walking to the rides we had to go past a fire engine that was open to really check out. I LOVE fire engines and was all too happy to hop inside and take the rig for a spin!

Every year there's this street fair in Winchester hosted by the EN KA society. This year instead of driving by it, we actually meet the Gordons and had a blast! We never got out of the kiddie ride section, which was fine by me. I had so much fun that I think this may need to be an annual event!

Splashing Around

Simba had to check out the kids in the water. He's a smart dog though and stayed out of arms reach so he did manage to stay try.

It took me a little bit to acclimate to the whole pool situation, but once I did I had a great time.

Our neighbors have a police car that Noah was filling up with gas. Although we have a similar car, because it's not a police car it's not nearly as cool.

I like both our car and the police car. Our car is great because the key comes out and I can try and eat it. :)

As warmer weather starts to roll around, the backyard fun amplifies. Today we broke out the pool and it was awesome. I really think that this summer is going to rock because I can actually play with the toys now instead of just aspiring to get off the blanket. Bring on summer!

Easter

One day we went to an orchard in Maryland that had a little zoo, an egg hunt and a tractor pulled straw ride. It was lots of fun. Check me out hanging chillin' in the straw.

Noah at the egg hunt.

Coloring Easter eggs. The blue came out the best. It was through this experience that we learned that Noah loves hard boiled eggs. Over the weekend he probably ate a dozen of them!

On Saturday we visited our friends the Watsons. Ellie, Jack, Noah and I got to do another Easter egg hunt and spent hours playing. It was great fun and I'm looking forward to reconnecting with them in New Jersey this summer.

Family photo at Gran's church on Easter after the Easter egg hunt. Seriously, 3 Easter egg hunts in 3 days, what more could a kid ask for?


We made time to get to the Philly Zoo to visit with mummy's friend, Heather, and her 2 kids, Will & Jillian. Since Anna loves her stuffed giraffe so much we all thought she should be in a picture with a real one.

This year we celebrated our Risen Savior by taking a trip to Delaware to visit Gran. We had lots of adventures and fun times, but I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.