What a journey it’s been. We left Minneapolis behind us for the East Coast and so many tales from then until now.
You handled our flight out of Minneapolis fine. To keep the moving day from being too traumatic, you and Daddy went to Mall of America to enjoy the rides and look at all your favorite stores one last time; Rainforest Cafe, The Apple Store, Legoland and The Disney Store.
Mommy was brave and handled the move out single handedly. We all slept in a hotel the night before our flight and whoosh, we ended our Minnesota chapter just like that, but not without making some great friends that we hope visit us.
In our NEW home we spent the first month in a two bedroom, corporate apartment. Since we had very few of our things, Daddy bought you a small Duplo farm set which kept you fairly well entertained. Fortunately, too, was the proximity to the Mall of Columbia and the public library. You got your very first library card with Mommy and you both picked out books to read. You also started spelling out little sentences with your letters. Sometimes, to great comic effect, as the last picture shows:
Your recall is a thing of wonder. You are able to remember the tiniest details about places we went and things we’ve seen. One afternoon, you held your spoon up to your face and said you were doing Starbucks. We had no idea what you meant, until you finally got us to understand that you were using your spoon like the headsets used by the Baristas through the drive through.
We also took another trip to DC to visit the Smithsonian Museums. We only got through a couple because you were a little cranky and we were all very tired from the transition. As usual, your FAVORITE thing was the butterfly exhibit in the Museum of Natural History. Even though you were tired, you and mommy spent quite a lot of time looking at the hatching, flying and perching butterflies. Daddy waited for you two at the end of the exhibit, so we didn’t get too many pictures in there.
Daddy had to spend some time in New York for work so you and mommy went to the Baltimore Aquarium, the National Zoo and some other fun places. You seemed to adjust well to the new life here, except for some sniffles, which we feared might be allergies or the damp temporary apartment.
And before you knew it, we were closing on our house; OUR house. Dishwashers to buy, boxes to unpack (and we’re STILL unpacking boxes) and new hazards for you to navigate, but you seem to be handling yourself well. You even, uh… helped:
MOST of our “fun time” has been going to Lowes, Best Buy, Target and Home Depot to buy the things we need to keep our home comfortable. And you particularly enjoy the trips to the new AMAZING grocery store near our house called Wegmans. It might just be your favorite place to eat, this side of Pasta Blitz (your other favorite restaurant which you fondly call “Booger Blitz” for some reason).
You still spend an a lot of time learning new words. Before dinner one evening you spelled “Westminster” as in Abbey. Something you learned from your London ABCs book. And you still tell me W is for “Wimbledon”.
All in all, you seem to like your new room too, which has an amazingly high ceiling. You also are an amazingly lucky kid because you have your own bathroom! Mommy decorated it with all Circo jungle stuff. You love it.
The latest things:
- You have a wicked sense of humor and constantly try to crack us up.
- You charm nearly every store clerk you meet by reading their name badge.
- The words ‘boogers’ and ‘poop’ have taken on a whole new level of hilarity.
- Speaking of poop, you’re doing an awesome job of getting to the toilet for that activity.
You continue to amaze us and keep us entertained. Looking forward to Halloween with you this year in our real neighborhood.
It's Campbell Time! 