While Mommy and Daddy Were Away...

Grandma Hanon, Aunt Betty and I did all kinds of cool stuff while Mommy and Daddy were in Japan. We went all over California and saw lots of cool stuff. Here are a few pictures of our adventures.

Yosemite National Park

There was snow on the top of the mountains.


And some cool waterfalls.


And mountains.


And more waterfalls.


And more mountains.


We saw some snow.


And some nice views.


And some deer!


Pacific Coast



We saw this cool tree on the beach.


We were looking for whales, but saw this seagull with a star fish in his mouth. He was really happy, but couldn't figure out what to do with it.


We also saw some seals.


Aunt Betty and I


Here was a beautiful sunset!


California's Old Faithful Geyser

Now why am I standing here Grandma?


What's that?


I'm outta here!


The Petrified Forest

We went to Petrified Forest, it looked like a lot of rocks shaped like trees to me.







Light Houses

Grandma really likes lighthouses! We went to quite a few!






These bears were carved out of a dead Douglas Fir tree.


We went down Lombard Street.


See you later!

Mommy & Daddy in Japan...Again

My mommy and daddy recently took a trip to Japan. Mommy had a tech conference she had to attend and Daddy went along because he had never been to Japan. I decided not to go, because I am not a fan of Sushi. I was going to stay home and get some things done, but my Grandma and Aunt Betty came out to keep me company. I'm glad they did, we had a lot of fun (and it would have been pretty boring with just Halley and I). Every morning while they were away, I would ask for Mommy and Daddy, and Grandma would say 'Now where are Mommy and Daddy?', I would respond 'Mommy and Daddy in Japan...AGAIN."

Here are some of my favorite pictures from their trip...

Walking Around Tokyo

Mommy and daddy were told to go check out the Emperor's Palace, and the gardens, little did they know that you can't actually go and see the Emperor's Palace. There are big guard stations with guns. They did have some cool moats and nice green space around the Palace.


This is a popular spot in Tokyo called Shibuya. Mommy and Daddy said there is a scene in the movie 'Lost in Translation' where they show this area.


Here is a Japanese temple in downtown Tokyo.


Mommy liked this statue of a short stocky guy.

Mommy and Daddy took a walk to the coast from our hotel, this was a very long dike, and there were some fisherman at the end.

They saw these concrete things that are used to break the waves. They look like cat food, and wouldn't you know it, there were cats living in them.

Tokyo Disney

Mommy and Daddy said they did not intend to go to Disney while in Japan, but they said the train into Tokyo from their hotel went right by it every day, so they just HAD to go. That's OKAY, I'm not upset...alright, just give me a minute...

Disney was already decorated for Christmas.

They had a big Christmas tree...

That was much more impressive at night.

Mickey and Minnie winter scene.

And here is my favorite. Mickey's Castle!

Here is the proof Mommy and Daddy at Disney without ME!

Looks like the deserts were just as good as they are at Disney here.

Meiji Shrine in Harajuku

Here is the entrance to the shrine.

Mommy liked the cool street lamps...

and the cool phone booth.

And lots of little Japanese girls dressed in their Kimono.

There was a lot of nice looking flowers and Bonsai trees and other unique flowers at the shrine.

Mommy and Daddy at the shrine.

There was a wedding the day my parents went to the shrine, and yes they were the tourists getting in the way and taking pictures at inappropriate times.

Daddy holding up the shrine wall.

Mommy drinking from the cleansing purification fountain.

Picture of the inside of the Shrine, this is where the wedding ceramony was held.

Back in the hotel

Here is a picture from their hotel room with Mommy going to her conference.


Another view from our hotel. There was quite a bit of polution in Tokyo, but it made for great sunsets.


Also from our hotel, in the morning you could see Mt. Fuji.

Halloween Night!

Well it was a successful night of Trick-or-Treating. I know, I know...everyone has been waiting for the big announcement of what I decided to be for Halloween. Well your wait is over. I am Jonas the Vampire! Here I am all dressed up - and SCARY:









Ready to go:


Trick-or-Treat:


Daddy said it is always hard to buy candy for your first Halloween in a new house, you never know how many Trick-or-treaters you are going to get. Well, he was right, we didn't get a single person looking for treats. So we have A LOT of candy left.


I guess it didn't help that all the houses next to us were completely dark all night long, but don't you worry Daddy, I will help eat the left over candy!

More Pumpkins!

Well, I didn't remember this many pumpkins last October, I think my parents are going pumpkin crazy! First we went to the pumpkin patch in Georgia.
(see my post from October 14th)

Then last weekend in California, we went to Half Moon Bay (in the rain) to buy some pumpkins. One for Daddy, one for Mommy and one for Me!



Then last night, Daddy said we needed to carve our pumpkins, so we cut into the pumpkins, scooped out the gross stuff inside and cut out scary faces on the front, and even though Daddy wouldn't let me near the knife I was a BIG help!

Here is Mommy's pumpkin (Mommy said this was a screaming pumpkin but I thought it was a sad-crying pumpkin, I kept telling the pumpkin it would be alright, but it didn't help):


Here is Daddy's pumpkin (Daddy said his name is Jack, but I have never seen him before...):


And here is my pumpkin (I like lots of scaby(scary) teeth):


And everybody's pumpkins, all together:


It was a really nice day out today, so we decided to go back over to Half Moon Bay to ride bikes. But then, just when I thought all this pumpkin stuff was over, we went to another pumpkin farm and saw the biggest pumpkins!

A couple of big pumpkins:


AN EVEN BIGGER PUMPKIN:


THE BIGGEST PUMPKIN I HAVE EVER SEEN!

Park Activities

Climbing!

Daddy says I have turned into quite a climber. I am always very methodical in my climbing approach. Here I am warming up on the Chain Ladder.




Next was the Crooked Ladder, this one was harder than it looks.




Here was another fun one, the Bendy Bars.





And the most difficult climbing of the day was on the Cork Screw Ladder, Sorry, Daddy had to spot me on that one, so no video.

And last but not least is another one of my favorite activities.

Tennis Ball Diving!