Self Portrait

I know you see a lot of photos of me on this site.   But at school I drew a photo of me, mom said it was something called a self-portrait (you may remember that blog post).  Well,  I finally got to bring my self-portrait home and here it is.

Dad made a not nice joke that my self-potrait has something that looked like a mustache, because I was mirroring the pencil marks I drew on my face that day.   But truthfully,  I was just bored while drawing, started thinking about cars,  and lost track of my hand motions. What can I say,  I like cars. 

Peace Out,
Phin

Car Wash

I love car washes.  I love watching a car pull into the tunnel, get soaped, get noodled, get washed, and get dried.  Maybe it is watching a car get really dirty then clean then dirty again that I love.   Or maybe it is just because I love cars.  There is just something fun about it.  Either way, I love to play car wash at home with my cars (Mom even has a car wash game on her tablet that I love). 
 
On Monday, it was nice and warm outside and our car SUV was covered with pollen, so I told Mom we should play car wash with our car.  She said "sure, but let's put on your swimsuits first."
 
So, we put on our suits, brought out our short hose, borrowed Ed's (our neighbor) long hose, and we washed our car.  I have included a few select pictures below.  We had so much fun washing our SUV that we even washed Ed's car afterwards.  My only problem washing the cars is that I am too short to clean the roof.

Afterwards, Dad said I should open up a detailing shop; but, I'm not sure what details I need to work on. 
 

Soaping up our SUV

Amelia supervising the situation

 

Amelia looking for more bubbles... she loved the soap bubbles

 

Hosing off the SUV

 

Washing the cars was a lot of fun.  I hope to do it again soon.

Peace Out,

Phin

Inflection Point

Not sure what the word inflection means,  but dad says it is appropriate.  Tomorrow,  Monday May 26th is an important day in my life...exactly 22 months and 3 days ago Amelia was born.   But,  exactly 44 months and 6 days ago I was born.   That means tomorrow I will have spent half of my life with Amelia.   And on Tuesday I will have spent more of my life with her than without her.  Oh Ameemoo.  Love you.   Here's a recent photo of us doing a hike around the neighborhood (prepping to go camping next week).

Peace Out,
Phin

Hmm, that looks like art to me

At school I get to work on all kinds of cool projects.  Can you guess what kind of project I am working on here? 

Hint:  I am doing art...




Answer: I'm working on a self-portrait - literally.  Although I was the only one who portraited myself instead of just the paper.  Mom and Dad were amused at the amount of marker and pencil on my face.  I will continue to draw my self-portrait (on paper) over the next few weeks at school - I'm sure it will turn out as handsome as I am.

Peace Out,
Phin

Hidden Pond Park - Fun Adventure and Impromptu Photo Shoot

Now that it is nice outside, I have been itching for an adventure.  Sure, Mom takes me out during the week to story time at the library and we go to the park/playground nearly everyday.  But, I had a yearning for adventure, for the outdoors, and for some snakes (I like snakes).

A few weeks back we met some friends at a new nature center near our house - Hidden Pond Park.  We had a great time and wanted to take dad next time.  So last weekend we took him to the park and (not surprisingly) we had a fantastic time.

We hiked through the woods...

We hiked across bridges...

And then, we hiked across bridges in the woods...

In addition to a lake and trails in the woods, Hidden Pond Park has a nature center full of turtles, snakes, and frogs, as well as a playground.  If they built a swingset at the park, I would venture to say that it is the perfect park!

Check out all of our photos from this great adventure, which turned into a surprise photo shoot (it has been months since we had one).

Lots of Love,
Amelia Rose (aka aMeeMoo)

Here We Go Wisconsin, Here We Go!

About a month ago, we took a trip to Wisconsin to see Papa and Nana and celebrate Passover with the family.  While I’m still learning about the holidays, we did plenty of passing over – we passed over Maryland, we passed over West Virginia, we passed over Ohio and Indiana and a big lake. 

It was great to go back to Wisconsin.  As you know I’m a veteran traveler – I’ve been flying for about 3 years and this was my second trip to see Nana and Papa’s new home.  Believe it or not, Dad had never been to Wisconsin – so we made sure to show him all the sights, so he would want to come back again. 

First we tried on Cheesehead hats – because they like to make everything out of cheese in Wisconsin.

Then we went to the Jelly Belly Factory.  I like it because they have Jelly Belly’s and a train ride around the warehouse.  Dad liked all of the different samples; Amelia’s favorite flavors were Grass and Boogie (gross Amelia – but, it makes sense since she likes cows). 

Then we went to the Wisconsin Car Museum.  My favorite part was the model train exhibit.  I love trains (in case you forgot). 

Then we went and played at Nana's school.  They have a great playground.

Then my bigger cousin Tyler from Chicago (he’s one year older) taught me how to bowl… you pick your ball, then roll it down the ramp, then knock over the pins, then dance.  And then (best part), you get to do it all over again.  I bowled a 94 – Dad says that’s better than Aunt Mimi has ever done!

After bowling, we went back to Nana and Papa’s and had a sedar with a lot of our cousins.  I need shorter cousins… I’m a tall guy, but it is tough being the third shortest.  Oh and at sedar Cousins Julie and Lisa sang some songs (much nicer than when Dad sings).

After the cousins left, we went to the Children’s museums downtown for a fun adventure.

Then, to wrap up the visit (because it was blizzarding in April) we toured Nana and Papa’s clubhouse – I got to play my first motorcycle video game.  I beat Dad; but he says he beat me.  To which I reply “Dad, I’ve been in the car when you’ve driven – trust me, I drive much faster.”

After all these sites, who can believe we missed some attractions.  I told Dad next time we’re in Wisconsin we can go to the Mustard Museum and the brewery (I’ll drive home) – but only after another tour of the Jelly Belly Factory (He has to save some sites for next time).  In the meantime, you can check out all of my photos from Wisconsin here.

Peace out Wisconsin,

Phin