I'm three!

It's my birthday and I'm in Cape Cod with Mom and Dad, staying with our friends Ken and Tom. They gave me a great 'Dinosaur Train' set as a present and I got to go the beach twice! We caught fish and hermit crabs in a net and built sand castles. After dinner on Sunday, I got a special cupcake and people in the restaurant sang Happy Birthday! I've had a really good time on my birthday.

School party!

Mom and Dad brought some cupcakes and juice and party favors to school on Friday and I enjoyed a little party time with my friends. Everybody sang happy birthday!

I like puddles.

A lot.

Wilco.

This is my Wilco shirt. Dad got it for me in 2008, before I was even born. I was still in Mommy's belly when she and Dad saw the band in August of that year and 45 days later I showed up. Dad's been waiting since then to give me the shirt from the 'Sky Blue Sky' tour. I like it. Who wouldn't like a guitar playing frog?

Labor Day

"I don't want to work. I want to bang on the drum all day." - Todd Rundgren

Mom and Dad took me over to Uncle Blue and Aunt Shanni's house to play with my buddy Aiden. He's walking all over the place now, and he likes to share his toys! He had a couple of drums that we played. When it was time to go, Uncle Blue gave me one of the drums to take home! Dad said the Schechter's rock. I agree.

photos by Shannon Schechter

Day Out With Thomas

Mom & Dad, along with Grandma and 'Pa L brought me to see Thomas the Tank Engine, up in North Creek NY. There were wooden toy train and Lego stations, a bean bag toss game, and a place to watch Thomas videos. I got a tattoo on my arm of Salty, the diesel engine, met the head of the railway, Sir Topham Hatt (and gave him a high-five), then went for my first train ride! Afterwards, grandma bought me a Thomas balloon and I watch a few minutes of a video before heading home. Thanks for the ride - see you next time, Thomas!

 more photos here

I'm a fire fighter!

Last Saturday, while Mom and Dad were at a friend's wedding (and celebrating their 5th anniversary and Dad's 40th birthday - he's old), I went to the Volunteer Firemen's Hall and Museum in Kingston with G'ma and G'pa M. I saw some cool old fire engines and I even got to sit on one and ring the bell! I had a fun time visiting. We also did something that Dad called "hunkering down" all day on Sunday during the wind and rain of hurricane/tropical storm Irene.

Pond

I helped clean the leaves out of Grandma L's fish pond and we fed the fish and saw a little frog hopping around. 

Like my Hog?

Check out the Harley that I got from Uncle Mike and Aunt Sheila! I'm so close to being able to reach the pedals when they're farthest away. And when I can, there will be no stopping me! But for now, I'll take a little push down the road while I press the buttons to enjoy all of the motorcycle sounds. In fact, I might need to remove the baffles or get some new pipes to make this thing even louder.

Cape Cod!

Well, Cape Cod was so much fun last time, we decided to do it again this year. Once again we stayed with our friends Ken and Tom in Brewster, MA. They're super nice and I'm glad they let us visit. There's a hammock at the house and a big rocking swing and a shed with extra beach toys.

The first day there was rainy, so Mom and Dad took me to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (also in Brewster). They have lots of fun activities there, a library and a a nice little aquarium. Since it was gray and cloudy on morning number two, we went to the Cape Cod Inflatable Park in South Dennis. All I can say is, wow. There were more inflatable rides there than I've ever seen. I could run, jump, bounce, climb and slide on so much stuff. Even Dad got on/in some of the rides with me! It was all very exciting. Later that day, we all went to Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, where I got to dig in the sand and collect lots and lots of rocks that were all over the beach.

The following day was warm and sunny. Mom and Dad brought me to Skaket Beach in Orleans. It was very busy and crowded there, but I had lots of fun. Ken let me borrow a net and I tried to catch some fish with it. Then I played in the sand with Dad. On our last day on the Cape, we took a drive into Sandwich to have lunch and ice cream, then it was back to the house, where I rested in the hammock and made bubbles in the backyard.

I can't wait to go back. Here are some pictures of the fun I had in Cape Cod, and a link to even more photos on Dad's flickr page.