No More Pictures

By the time we got to Ireland, I was pretty tired of everyone taking so many pictures. No pickie! No pickie! Although the scenery was beautiful...

Hello London!

On one of my first days in London with the Nickel family, we rode the London Eye. What a great view of the city, and a great start to our summer travels!

Palace at the Palace

While Shinteki was having a meeting, I built a castle! It's really big, but I had a lot of time to build it, so it wasn't as hard as I thought.

Visiting Papi and Mimi

I had a good time trying to decide what to order at Honeybee! They have lots of delicious breakfast there. I ended up ordering a short stack of chocolate chip pancakes. They were more than enough for me to eat! Thanks Mimi and Papi!

Marin County Fair

Stephanie's paintings won third prize and an honorable mention at the fine art exhibit! I also met R2D2 and got to pet a llama, pig, sheep, wallaby, chickens and goats. Mom might have enjoyed the petting zoo even more than I did!

Airport Day

We were trapped inside our plane for nearly an hour! There was a thunderstorm in Denver and the crew could not get out of the plane for safety reasons, then we were stuck in the airport even longer. It was pretty boring, but at least we didn't miss our connection. 

Telluride River Play Day

I had a great time at the river! I arrived two days ago after dinner. The water is so cold today. It is also overflowing because it is hot, so more snow melts in the mountains.

Zen and the Art of Holding On Tight

Uncle Christian took me for a ride around the cul-de-sac on his scooter. Matthew's old helmet is just right for me!

Tennis

After a week of tennis camp, we went to visit Rich and Kiki. They have an awesome back yard where I can show off my new skills. Summer vacation is off to a great start!

Fairy Door

Whenever I'm at the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park, I like to check on the fairy that lives there. I knocked on the door but nobody was home, so I left a note.

May is so busy

This month has been crazy, with Mom & Dad working long hours, all sorts of year-end activities at Jefferson and final exams in Mandarin. But we still had time for the whole family to attend the Junior Olympics. My relay team got second place in the 6 by 70 meter race!

Stone Soup

My class performed the musical Stone Soup today. I was a narrator, although I knew all the other lines and songs, too!

That's a Big Cat

The SF Zoo had an employee party last week, and we got to walk around after closing time. I got so close to the tiger! It was cool, although I don't think the tiger enjoyed having people around at bedtime.

We Escaped!

While we were in Seattle earlier this month, I played in my first escape room game, Puzzle Break - 20,000 Leagues. Our team, Will Bananas Blend, set the new record for fastest escape! The next day, Daddy's team (including Todd, Rich, Jonathan and the Youngs) won the Microsoft Puzzle Hunt. They're pretty good at puzzles!

Mom's Birthday!

This morning I surprised Mom with breakfast, coffee and a homemade present. After school, Daddy and I took Mom out for burritos and extra hugs.