Memorial Weekend at Red Bluff Ranch

Memorial Day Weekend, we decided to take a much needed trip out to the ranch.  We had a fun drive there on Friday, and immediately set off to explore.  I took my new Spider-man bucket and went hunting for rocks.

 My favorite spot on the whole ranch is the picnic table on the bluff.  Every time I asked to go on an adventure, I made sure we took a trip over there!

 Aunt Elizabeth had crafts waiting for me when we arrived.  She set up some paint for me to decorate the rocks I found on our first adventure.  I painted three and brought them home for my room.  The rest of my very large rock collection is waiting for me to come back another time!

 I was always on the lookout for wildlife with my binoculars.  I got to see some cows, turkey, quail, a rabbit, and some other birds.

 

 The only bad part of the weekend was the WIND.  It was blowing really hard the entire time we were there.  That didn't stop us from having hot dogs and s'mores...even without a campfire!

 Uncle Johnny and I made sure to take in a few Rangers baseball games over the weekend too.

 On day two we went down to the river and looked for some more rocks and fossils.  I can't get enough.

 

 We also went into town to get some ice cream and go visit the buffalo at Caprock Canyon State Park.  We got to see the whole herd!  I only got up close to the stuffed one in the gift shop though.

 

 Later, Uncle Johnny and I helped ourselves to some watermelon.  It was the perfect snack on a very warm summer afternoon!

 What a wonderful Memorial Day with the family....and my power ranger!

Since then, I have been a busy bee.  I finished up school for the year and have been home with Mommy all week.  We go shopping, play upstairs and outside, and I even help her out with the chores.  Need anything fixed?

 At the end of this week Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle John came to town.  Today they took me by myself to run around table.  Uncle Johnny and I both got brand new left handed baseball gloves!  They also took me to lunch, bought me a book about the ocean and took me on a carousel ride.  What an awesome day!

 To make it even better, Nana and Wilson arrived this afternoon and the girls came over to play.  For me, it doesn't get any better than some crazy play time with my cousins!

Next summer adventure....the beach.  Look out Florida, here I come!!

Crazy Month of May!

The end of the school year is always crazy, and this year is no exception.  For starters, my new swing set came in, and now my backyard is officially awesome!  I love climbing the rock wall, flying around in my "rocket ship", going down the slide, swinging, and most of all flipping around on the trapeze bar!  I love it!

During a recent storm, my trampoline took quite the journey.  It flew over the fence, across the street and into the neighbors tree.  We got it back home, but it was too damaged to repair so we took it apart and said farewell.  Luckily my Nana bought me a new one and my dad put it together for me.  I'm one spoiled guy!

In early May, Daddy's whole family came into town for Kaly's first communion.  She looked so beautiful and  we were all so happy for her.  That night, we hosted a birthday party for Dylan!  We ate, played and had baseball cake.  I can't get enough of playing with my cousins!

Over the past week, we had our last soccer game and had our end of season soccer party.   Before the part started, I ran to my closet and changed so that I looked just like my Daddy.  He is the best coach ever!  At the party we ate hot dogs and cake, played outside and got our trophies.  I loved having my friends over to play.  

 At our last make-up game, we lost a hard fought battle against a team of five year olds. We stayed tough and had fun anyway.  I ended up with 32 goals over five games, so I was satisfied with my season overall. Now I get a few months of rest before we start back up in the fall!

For Mother's Day, I surprised Mommy with breakfast in bed and a wonderful card.  Then she surprised me and Daddy with a trip to the zoo!  It was a beautiful day, and we had so much fun.  I directed us all around the zoo using the map.  It was awesome how it used pictures of the animals to show me where to go!  My favorite part was getting nose to nose with a giraffe.  We got to see baby chimpanzees up close, and it seemed like all the animals were out and ready to be seen.  We all had a wonderful day!

For Mommy's birthday, I wrapped up my rock collection and gave it to her.  She especially loved the heart shaped one.  I had been saving those rocks in my bottom drawer for months!  It was a pretty normal day of school and swimming lessons, but we did manage to have a cupcake after dinner.  I sure do love my Mommy!

This weekend Uncle Daniel came to visit, and Nannie came along as a surprise.  We had a fun weekend of playing around the house and making a trip to Top Golf.  I showed Uncle Daniel how it was done by scoring a few points and fist-pumping to celebrate!

In other big news, I finally got to harvest some tomatoes from my garden.  They look delicious!  I can't wait for some of the other crops to come in.

Also, my allergies got a little out of control, so I had to do some breathing treatments like Mommy.  I thought my dinosaur mask was pretty cool.  Luckily I got  better pretty quick.

Only eight more days of school stand between me and plenty of new adventures.  Look out summer, here I come!