Strawberry Fields Forever

Made our first trip to Bowman Orchards this season for strawberry picking. I only picked about 10 berries. Of those, maybe 4 made it into my basket. After snacking on strawberries in the fields, I said hello to the animals and played at the playground. Then finished off my Bowman experience with an ice cream cone.

I'm a graduate!

Today was my KinderCare graduation ceremony. Kindergarten in the Fall!

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Day of the Cicada

On the way back up from visiting Ken & Tom at their new place in Dobbs Ferry, we stopped at a park with a fun playground in Wappingers Falls. Up the hill from the swings, on the edge of the woods, were hundreds of bugs, flying and crawling around and making a lot of noise. Dad told me they were called cicadas, and they only show up for a few weeks every 17 years. They were big, with red eyes and cool looking wings. Dad said they were harmless and he let them land on him and crawl around. I figured I'd give 'em a chance, too. They tickled as they crawled up my arm where I got to inspect them up close. I'll be 21 the next time the cicadas show up at that park.

Vegetable garden

I drew this at school today. There are some clouds and rain, the sun, a rainbow, a scarecrow holding a watering can, a crow (I guess he wasn't scared), some peppers, carrots, tomatoes, and a pumpkin.

mi-Pad

So, Mom and Dad got an iPad recently. And I have to admit, it's been a lot of fun using it to play games (even the educational ones), watch shows and listen to music. But, in case you're worried that I'm turning in to an always-plugged-in computer zombie, I want to assure you that I'm still a big fan of other forms of entertainment, like my Thomas trains, reading books, Alphie the Playskool Robot, and LEGO blocks. 

I built this.

 

Starting Summer a little early.

It was still 3 weeks before the official start of summer, but time for our first trip to Cape Cod! The weather was beautiful and warm and sunny. The beaches were not crowded at all. The hammock was relaxing. It was great!

Hulk hands?

I decided to use markers to draw a spider on the palm of my hand. Then a ladybug on his other hand. Just a little green marker to add some grass. Then things got away from me a little. Dad is convinced that I was trying to turn into the Hulk.

Niska-riffic

Today was Niska-Day in Niskayuna. It starts with a parade that goes right past my street. The Co-Op grocery gave out free snacks, water and balloons. Freddie Freihoffer was there, too, handing out cookies. And when the floats go by, they throw candy to the crowd! My friends (and former neighbors) Jake and Kyle (and their mom, Kim) came over in the morning and watched the parade with me, mom, dad, and Mr. Ron, Ms. Sarah and my pal Caleb! After the parade, it was off to the Craig School for the food and rides! Caleb and I went on lots of fun rides, including a super tall slide with dad, and a ride with Caleb's dad that spun around really fast! And then we ate. Pulled pork, fried dough, kettle corn, cotton candy, a huge lemonade, and some apples and bananas (for something healthy). I'd say that Niska-Day was a lot of fun and a big success!

It's not ice cream, but it's not too bad.

I'm trying to decide which is the better frozen yogurt, sweetFrog or TCBY. I think it may take a few hundred taste-tests to figure it out, but one thing I know is that they're both good to the last drop.

Age 7-12?

I built a LEGO truck today (well, I started it yesterday and finished it this morning).

All. By. Myself.

I let Dad help me look for some of the pieces, but I did all of the building. I used the instruction booklet and went through all 45 steps to build a cool pickup truck. The box reads "Age 7-12", but I don't pay attention to that stuff.