Target?

As I get older, my mom gets to have more time to herself.  She tells me she's taking a class.  I ask if they have story time or circle time or painting time.  She says no and she tells me the class involves hiking rough terrain, bows, arrows, and a target.  Target?  What kind of class takes place at Target and why is she hiking there?  We just buy things from there isn't it? She tries to explain some more, but eventually gives up. I don't get it.  All I know is when she goes missing early Saturday mornings, she's at Target.

What nap?

It's the weekend, so who needs a nap?  When my mom made me, I made sure I fought her every step of the way.  So I kept coming out of my room telling her I don't want to take a nap.

I'm not about to let her win this game.  No way.

She let me be and then she found me here in the hallway.  Napping. She then tried to take me back to my bed.  I threw a big fit.  But of course. Flailing arms, kicking, squealing...all the works.  How dare she remove me from a perfectly comfortable nap spot.  I like bonking my head on the wall and moulding.  She put me in my room and closed the door.

She checked back on me after ten minutes because she heard some snoring.  This is what she found.  Who said I needed a nap?  Obviously, I really don't need one...

Gone fishing

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Maya:
Wherearewegoing?Whyareweonthefreeway?Mommy,canIhavegum?Theorangeone?We'regoingtoIKEA.BaaBaablacksheephaveyouanywool...Arewethereyet?Whatbuildingisit?Whichone?Leftorright?Theblueone? Whyisthatcarloud?Whatcityarewein?WhatisCovina?CovinaandIKEArhymes. Dowehavemilk?What'dyasaymommy?Mommy,whatdyasay?Whoooaaaaaa!Thisisgonnabetricky... wearetuuuuuuuuuuuurning...  arewenotonthefreewwayanymore?Iwanticecream. Canwegeticecream?

Mommy:
OMG MAYA! Can you please stop talking for a minute?? PLEASE!!!!  Good gah!

Maya:
Okay then mommy, I'll just turn myself down right now.
(Makes motions turning a knob down on tummy and start mouthing words as if on mute).

Parents start laughing and shakes weary heads.

San Diego

We went to visit my daddy's daddy over the weekend. We went to the zoo and visited my daddy's favorite spots as a child. 

It was kinda hot as we walked about the zoo.  Even the meerkats just want to hang in the shade.

Koalas really have it good.  They just hang out and eat all day.

The zoo has a new exhibit called Elephant Odyssey.  Very impressive facility.  Reminds me of the dinosaur cages in the movie Jurrassic Park

We all wished we were swimming with this huge hippo in this yummy green water.

Daddy found another source of lunch.  Eww.  I just really want to ride this big kitty cat.

I got to sit in a helicopter.  I'll fly one one day.  Oh and the polar bears were roaming about not wanting to dip in the icy water.

Sunset Cliffs are always part of our agenda when visiting San Diego.

       

With the parents at sunset.

We drove around and saw daddy's childhood home and also the playground he played in.   

   

I think I'm hanging on the same climbers he used as a child. Then we got to ride a train around Balboa Park. You see that guy I'm sharing the train car with?  Cool huh?  He doesn't talk much.

Choo-choo!