Can you guess what I drew on my first day at the Acorn School? Nope. Guess again. Nope. Don't you ever use your imagination? Look again. It's obviously a whale, silly!
Photo by Grandma Diane. Click in it to enlarge. © 2008 TEKfoto

Yesterday was my first day at the Acorn School. I guess I have to be serious now. Even though I loved it, I need to buckle down and study hard. Yeah, right!

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It's all right, Mommy. Just hold on tight to me and we'll be okay on this Giant Turtle Whip Ride. I have to admit, it's not one of my favorites, but don't let Nana see that we're not 100% thrilled. She thinks I'm a daredevil!
Photo by Nana Jan. Click in it to enlarge. © 2008 TEKfoto

Say, "Cheese." Here we are at our best friend Brian's house. He's the handsome boy on the left. My kid brother Blake is in the middle. We're all posing for his Mom, Kelley, to take our picture together. She caught just the right moment, didn't she?
Photo by Brian's Mom. Click in it to enlarge. © 2008 TEKfoto

I'm not supposed to smile. Papa tells me to look away from the camera. I don't think it's punishment, but everyone else tells me to smile and look at the camera when they take my picture. What's up with this?
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Whee! We're flying Dutchmen! Well, Dutch women, maybe. Well, Mommy actually has control of the flying lever. It seems this Dutch girl loves to bounce in the shoe as compared to flying. So Mommy has control, not me. Oh, well. It's still fun. Maybe not as much, but fun anyway.
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I'm about to go up in this balloon ride at Storyland. I'm supposed to sit still, but I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!
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Most of the time Mommy drives my brother Blake and me to places. Today, I was able to return the favor at Storyland.
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Here we all are with Humpty Dumpty at Storyland in Glen, NH. Mommy's holding me back, Blake's in the stroller and Nana's helping Mommy keep track of us while we're on vacation.
Photo by a helpful tourist. Click in it to enlarge. © 2008 TEKfoto

Ummm. Okay. I wetted my lips. Now shouldn't I smile when you're taking my picture?
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I don't want to smile. I'm just gonna keep my lips sealed and not look at the camera.
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Oooh! That spray from the garden hose feels so good, doesn't it, Kaden? This is perfect on a hot, humid summer day.
Photo by Kaden's Mom, Vickie. © 2008 TEKfoto

Oomph! This crazy tricycle is hard to pedal. In fact, I'm not sure if it's even called pedaling since I'm not using my feet but my hands and arms! Who the heck invented this? A gorilla?
Photo by Nana. Click in it to enlarge. © 2008 TEKfoto

It's okay, Nana. All the sailors had to climb like this back in the days of tall ships. Not too many were lost overboard. I'll be just fine.
Photo by Nana. Click in photo to enlarge. © 2008 TEKfoto

Blake, do you ever wonder what lies beyond? Or how far we could go out there? Or, more importantly, why is this beach all rocks while others are all sand? How in heck are we supposed to make a sand castle out of this stuff?
Photo by Mommy. Click in it to enlarge. © 2008 TEKfoto

I'm really not sure I want my picture taken. But, okay, Mommy. I just don't want to say "cheese" again.
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This was taken at a park in New Hampshire. I'm sitting on the left next to cousin Ava, who's holding my little brother Blake and on the right is our cousin Camille. We had a fun day together.
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Visiting the Children's Museum is supposed to be about education and inspiration. As you can see, I learned something about finger painting. Its about painting WITH your fingers, not actually PAINTING your fingers!
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I really feel like a princess when I wear this gown. For some reason I couldn't locate my tiara or my glass slippers when I was getting ready for this picture. I hope you don't mind.
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I've got another cousin again! I'm holding my newest cousin, Mia Nicole. I got to feed her, too! Auntie Nicole and Uncle Brent are so happy that Mia was born exactly on her due date without any problems at all. I'll always be her big cousin and watch out for her.
Photo by Auntie Nicole. Click in it to enlarge. © 2008 TEKfoto

Papa says I'm a very determined young lady. I'm not completely sure what it means, but I certainly will do everything I can to find out!
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Everyone tells me to say "Cheese", but Grandma says she likes my serious poses better than my smiling ones. So I hope she likes this photo that Papa took.
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Blake, you follow Dakota and me. When we slide down the slide here in her school yard you'll see its safe for you, too. It's not tricky or very hard at all. Trust me. We're older. We know these things.
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Wow, this is fun! I'm learning to paint, abstractly, of course. I select the colors, squirt them creatively on a spinning canvas and, "Voila!" A masterpiece! I'm still waiting to hear from MOMA or The Guggenheim, but I'm sure they'll be contacting me soon. Stand back now. This could be serious!
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Here I am with Grandpa Dave. I'm practicing to smile like he does. Almost. Not quite there yet. Maybe when I get a little bigger. But will he be able to hold me up then? Being little does have its advantages.
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