Thanksgiving in Colorado

We drove in the car for a long, long, long time to get to our Thanksgiving. We went all the way to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to celebrate with Grandma Perry's family at Aunt Janis's house. Mom & Dad drove all night long so I slept most of the way. While at Aunt Janis's, Aunt Jane brought Great Grandma Hubbard's old butter churn so that we could all learn how to churn butter. Check out the slide show to see some pictures of me and all my cousins learning how to churn butter.

Halloween 2008

I had a great Halloween this year! I dressed up as Baby Jaguar from Go, Diego, Go! There was such great weather on Halloween night here in Iowa that we didn't even have to wear coats! (Thank goodness, I wouldn't have wanted to cover my costume!) Trick-or-treating was HARD work. I didn't quite understand what I was supposed to do until about the last two houses we stopped at. I thought I was supposed to ring the doorbell and yell TRICK or TREAT right away. I didn't realize that I needed to wait until someone actually answered the door! Whew . . .

And why does everyone seem to pass out chocolate on Halloween??!! Don't they know I don't like chocolate?? (At least I tell myself and others I don't like chocolate . . . but mom and dad don't really believe me!) The first house I went to gave me M&Ms. I ran to mom crying because I don't like chocolate!! She told me I couldn't be rude and I should just thank everyone that gives me chocolate. We then decided we would just take all of our chocolate home to dad. So, being the good boy that I am, I told EVERYONE that gave me chocolate that night, "Thank you, it's for my dad!" They all thought I was just too cute! Doesn't everyone just give all of their candy to dad??

Hope you had a great Halloween! Here is a slide show of Kaden and I on Halloween and a few other pics as well.

The Pumpkin Patch

It's was our last weekend in Moline so mom and dad decided to take us to the Pumpkin Patch at "The Pride of the Wapsi." I had a blast! I got to do so many things! I jumped in the giant pumpkin trampoline, took a pony ride, went through a haunted maze (with mom), rode this REALLY bumpy train, and took a big wagon ride to "the patch" to pick my very own pumpkin. Whew! It was a busy two hours! We only got to pick one pumpkin because we are moving to Cedar Falls soon and mom doesn't want to move alot of pumpkins . . . we'll buy more and make a jack-o-lantern later. Anyways, here are some pictures of my great day at the pumpkin patch.

Mom has been slacking again (Gee, I wonder what she has been up too!) It's been awhile since she updated my website so here are some September picutres for you to see. You'll find me enjoying a Krispy Kreme donut at my Grandma & Grandpa Dammast's house, getting my haircut at Big League Barbers by Jen, sporting my new Colorado outfit from Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Vern, and having fun in the swimming pool at the hotel in Cedar Falls.

I'm 3!!

I turned 3 on August 2nd! We celebrated my birthday in Bellevue, Nebraska with lots of friends and family. I got to have a CARS birthday. Grandma Dammast found someone to make the coolest CARS cake too . . . check out the picture! I got so many great presents that mom won't even let me open them all right now. Thank you to everyone that helped me celebrate! I had alot of fun!

It's about time . . .

that mom got on the ball and let you know what I've been up to!!

Well, first I'll share some of my final pics from Australia. I just had to get my picture taken with the animal murals that were near our house. Each day as mom drove by them I would shout, "Hi, Koala", or "Hi, Crocodile" . . . aren't they great? These murals were painted under an overpass of the motorway. Mom & Dad says it's a great idea so you don't have to stare at ugly cement walls all the time. I think they are wonderful because it gives me something beautiful and bright to look at everyday.

I also wanted to share some pictures of my Kiah school. Not all of my teachers were available for pictures but I was happy to get photos of those that were there on my last day at Kiah.

I survived the REALLY LONG plane ride back to America. Mom had promised me that we would have a TV/video screen at our seats on the flight back . . . but she was wrong! I spent alot of time watching my iPod, coloring, sleeping, and wandering around. Fourteen hours is a looooong time to be on an airplane.

We finally arrived back in America on July 10, 2008. Mom & Dad had been telling me about America for quite awhile now (I don't really remember much about it from before.) Well, I got off the plane, looked around, and said, "So, where IS America?" Hmmmmm . . .

After arriving in Denver, Colorado and flying for over 22 hours straight we jumped in a car and drove for three more hours to Kimball to visit Grandma and Grandpa Perry. It was wheat harvest time in Kimball and dad wanted to try to help and also check out our farm ground in the area. I was able to ride with dad in the combine during harvest and ride with Uncle Justin in the tractor hauling the grain cart. I also had fun going to the Kimball swimming pool, playing with Bella (Uncle Justin's dog), and meeting lots of friends and family at a welcome home dinner in Kimball.

Bright & Shiny

It's school holiday time in Queensland again so we are busy trying to find things for me to do during the day. (No swimming lessons, playgroup, or gym tots during school holiday time.) Well, yesterday mom took Kaden and I to the Ipswich Art Gallery because they have an exhibit there called Bright & Shiny. It is just for infants and toddlers like Kaden and I. We had alot of fun exploring all of the bright and shiny things that were just for kids. I'm sure going to miss all of the cool things that Australia has to offer us little kids!

My Final Aussie Swim Lesson :(

Today was my very last swimming lesson in the land of OZ. Boo hoo! I love going to my weekly lesson. I actually graduated this term and was promoted to the Big Little Bears group. That means that I would have moved on to a new swimming pool and worked on independent swimming (without parents in the pool.) Can you beleive that??!! I sure hope mom can find me some swim lessons in America like these!

Here is a video of me enjoying my last lesson in the Baby Bears pool.


Dad took off work to come to my last lesson and he took lots of pictures of me having fun in the water. Check out some of my great moves!