Our Baby Boyer 2: 9 1/2 Years Old...End of summer fun!!!

This month started with more adventures in Tucson. It was so good to see Papa Rick and Nana Peggy again! We also got to see our Uncle Sammy for the second time as well as his girlfriend Catie. Nana Peggy took us to a Mini Museum and we go to see a lot of miniature houses, etc. Marie and Todd and Michelle came over too one night. We played pool volleyball with them, and I stayed in the room and read most of the time. They were really nice, but I was more interested in my book.

The next day, we traveled by car to Puerto Penasco to Papa Rick and Nana Peggy’s Mexico house. Even though it was cooler there, it was so humid and gross! We went swimming in the Gulf of California the first afternoon, but it had a lot of seaweed in it and was not refreshing at all. It was warmer than bathwater. Mom and Dad went swimming the next morning and said it was better, but I’m glad I stayed in the air conditioning. Later that day, we went to CEDO where they worked for over 30 years. There was an ecohouse there that was made of tires and soda cans, a huge whale skeleton, and we saw a baby coyote that they took in to rehabilitate. Later that hot afternoon, we went on the Mexican Rodeo Drive to go shopping. I bought amethyst earrings and a Pokemon toy for Camille who was dog and house sitting for us. That night, we walked around downtown like a tourist and had ice cream. Our last day in Mexico, we drove to the estuary and had lunch. Ellie and I were fascinated with the ground squirrels and tried to feed them.

We headed back to Tucson and enjoyed the pool that afternoon, as well as some yummy (and gigantic) pizza. Sammy and Catie came over again. Our last full day, we drove up Mount Lemmon and enjoyed lunch where it was 22 degrees cooler toward the top! Papa Rick cut up a watermelon and we had a blast seeing how far we could throw the rinds! On our last morning, we had a morning swim and lunch with Sammy and Catie. We made it safely to the airport, but our flight was delayed. We had to sprint through the airport and barely made our connecting flight. When we got back to Columbia, we found that our luggage did not make it with us. What an exciting end to our trip!

I had my last swimming lesson and really impressed Miss Corrie with how much I have improved. I got to go swimming with Avonlea the next day and had so much fun swimming like the big girls. Then, I had a sleepover with Autumn. We watched a family movie (The Parent Trap). We had a get together with dad’s family at Papa Rodney’s office to talk about our summer adventures. Autumn came over again to play, and Leivann came another day. It is so much fun getting together with friends! Mom’s friend and her family came over for a BBQ one Sunday night. She has twin 6-year-old boys, and they were rowdy! I didn’t know what to think about them, but I was very welcoming and kind. I had a haircut and decided on my own to get three inches cut off. Everyone said it looked so good!

I finally got to have my days at Grandma Kathy’s! We hung out a lot at their house, but my favorite thing was when we went to Purina Farms and saw all the animals. I love my time with Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom! When Mom brought me back to Columbia, we went to the MU Black and Gold volleyball game. I’ve decided I really don’t care to watch or play volleyball and they are making me because we got four season passes to the games.

It is almost time to go back to school. Nana Arden came and delivered lunch or a treat a few days after Mom and Dad went back to work. Mom took me to the Church’s swim party and I had so much fun with my friends in the (cold!) pool. I was able to go to Meet the Teacher Night this year since I was in town. My teacher is Mrs. Sexton and she seems great! She likes creative ideas and even knows algebra! I can’t wait to be challenged in math! Our Church had a blessing of the backpack to get ready for school. We went to Corinne’s birthday party at Papa Rodney’s office, and Ellie had Jump Start day the day before school started. It’s happening soon!

First time on a plane