Monday, July 12, 2010

What Is Cool About Summer Vacations by Baby E

MONDAY: and Baby E posts it:

Well, we're back from vacation and I told my mom the first thing I would do when we got home is run around my house. I'm going to go do that again. I did it already when we got home, but I'm doing it again now. Wait for me...I'm back...do you feel my heart, mom? How fast did it go?

That was a L.O.N.G. plane ride. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG. With a capitol L. We went to visit my gramma and grampa in California. They live in a place called LaJolla. And the crazy thing is that it was cold there. EVERY DAY.

I saw my cousins. They are cool. They are grown-upish teenagers. I like to be with teenagers. My favorite thing to do was to go in the clubhouse and play games. I learned a lot of new games that my mom just shook her head about and my dad said, "he's havin' fun."

GAMES I LEARNED:
I learned my new favorite game from my cousins. It's called poker. And it is fun. Everyone said I'm a natural at it. I made everyone go bankrupt. It is easy to learn. And you play with chips that are money. And it is fun to throw the chips on this funny shaped table and pretend like you're in a movie. I got to have soda, too. I don't get soda at home.

I had sheer awesome winningness power. All the time.

I liked it when I was the dealer. The best way to play is to bet small when you get low on money. I like the sound the chips make when you throw them across the table.

MY OTHER NEW GAME I LEARNED:
I learned pool. That was fun, too. My teenager cousins taught me that, too. I never played this before, either. It is a long table and it is so fun to listen to the balls drop in the holes. I like the sound the balls make when they hit each other. I wasn't so good at it at all. But it was still cool to do.

WHAT I LOVED ABOUT LEGOLAND:
Legoland is ultracool. I love the giftshop there. I bought a game that isn't in stores yet.

WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO:
The zoo has cool animals we don't have here. Like a water cat that likes to swim in water. I love the giftshop there. I bought a stuffed animal I don't have at home.

WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE BIRCH AQUARIUM:
I loved the cool feeding time in the big tank. I love the giftshop there. I got a glow in the dark angler fish T- shirt.

WHAT I LOVED ABOUT BALBOA PARK:
This place is so cool. It is all old buildings left over from when the World's Fair was in San Diego and now the buildings are all different museums. We went to the Fleet Kid's Interactive Science Museum and the giftshop there is the hardest to pick out something out from.The.Hardest.

I got a spider that you build and it crawls up walls there. I love the giftshop there the most.

I spent the whole day there because it was all "hands on." That's what you call it when you can touch stuff and play it. The signs said "hands on" but for some kids it should've said "hands off" because they'd come in and just run in and knock everything down then run out into another room. They reminded me of locusts, I told my mom.

I spent one hour! there building a tower that was 2 times taller than me that I had to stand on a bench and reach the top of it-- it was that tall.

Like when I stand on a park bench and STILL I'm not as tall as my grampa.

What is neat about vacations is going places and we all do stuff together and my dad isn't at work.

We still have to go to Door County to see my other cousins and then Wisconsin Dells that has the best giftshops ever because every single step you take is a giftshop!

Oh! The picture of me and my dad is at the top and it is me and my dad playing giant chess that was so much fun. This chess set you had to pick up the pieces with both hands and that made it fun. This was in downtown LaJolla and the store it is in front of had the neatest books that I didn't know I liked and we bought and I read on the airplane. It is the Stinky books. And there was a toy store, too, and me and my brother got paper robot kits to build robots with.

And I really love summer vacations.

OH! And when we were at a place called Torrey Pines there was an earthquake! The park guy said it was a 3 and lasted 15 seconds.

OH! AND A MONKEY PEED ON US AT THE ZOO!!!! My mom said they should at least have a warning sign, and if they won't do words then at least a picture of a monkey with yellow drops coming out on top of people.

Bye.

50 comments:

  1. Gotta watch those teenagers! They'll teach you all kind of things that will make your mom's heart skip beats. Glad you had fun!

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  2. Oh yeah. Teenaged cousins rock, right? Sounds like a fabulous vacation!

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  3. The giftshops are my favourite too!

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  4. Baby E- your blog posts make me smile. Every time. Please keep writing! Your Friend, Lucy

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  5. Looks like you had lots of fun. A cat that likes to swim in water? Wow. That should be one special animal.
    Have a nice day...:)

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  6. This is the best vacation post evah! Methinks there be a shopping gene in that child. Eek!

    Dude, your description of poker and pool were spot on!

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  7. "Sheer awesome winningness power" = Gold.

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  8. Another great post, little man! Tell your mom to watch you when you get older and go to Las Vegas. Loving the sound the chips make is why I had to stop playing blackjack and move away from that city after 6 years of living there.

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  9. Baby E, i'm glad you had fun. I bet that was a long plane ride. We like playing poker & chess in my house too.

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  10. I'm so glad you and your mom are back, Baby E. San Diego is one of my favorite towns. My kid, who I call Boy Wonder, is 7 and we want to take him back to LegoLand. LegoLand rocks, doesn't it? We are hoping to move to San Diego next year. Maybe if you go back to visit your cousins, you can hang out with my kid sometime. Congrats on learning poker. it's a good life skill to have.

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  11. When is Baby E starting his own blog? He is definitely not a regular person like us.

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  12. Sounds like a fun holiday you had, Baby E!

    Oooh... earthquakes are scary! I used to live in Wellington, New Zealand, for the past 2 years and they have earthquakes over there all the time!

    Have fun and say hi to your Mum!
    ~Sabrina~

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  13. ewww a monkey peed on you? WTF?

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  14. hahahhaa ... thanks for sharing. Now I need to rest :)
    oxox
    Denalee

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  15. E,

    sounds like you had a wicked cool vacation...the monkey peeing on you topped it off well...lol. Legoland sounds really cool. my boys are really into playing star wars lego on th PS2....

    sounds like you got to do alot of fun things. the fact you werer happy that your dad was not at work really touched me. a little secret, us dads cant stand going to work because we dont get to hang out with our boys. smiles.

    welcome home and glad you wurvived the long plane ride. have fun running around the house.

    b

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  16. ... and to THE EMPRESS: Just read your comment on my blog. Wow! Thank you! Thanks for the compliment and THANKS for the name for my hair :)
    oxoxoxo

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  17. If he loves gift shops he should go to Disney World (if he hasn't already). They have gift shops after you get off almost every ride. No kidding. It's pretty sweet.

    Btw poker rules!

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  18. Welcome back, Baby E and mom! It sounds like you had a great time, and did and learned about alot of cool stuff even despite the cold weather! I love how happy you sounded. It must mean alot to your parents to know that you love that time together so much. :-)

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  19. I went to La Jolla YEARS ago with my husband and had a grand time. Did y'all see any seals along the coast? That was a real thrill for this Kansas girl!

    I know my son would love to go to Legoland... actually, I would love to go to Legoland, too! : )

    Glad you all are back!

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  20. Older cousins are great--that's how I learned to play poker, too! (many moons ago, of course) And let Baby E know I'm not very good at pool, either, but it's really fun anyway :)

    And, considering what monkey are known for (at least those without their Helper Monkey certification...), pee might be the better option!!!

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  21. Great vacation post. Thanks Baby-E for bringing a cool perspective to it. Sounds like a lot of fun. :)

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  22. Summer vacation from a kid's eye has got to be the best. Especially when it comes from one like this. My own children are grown and this brings back great memories. Thank you for sharing.
    Kat

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  23. You made me want to go back? I haven't been out there in 20 years! I'm glad you're all home safely now, but what a wonderful trip!

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  24. What a fabulous vacation Baby E - you are so very lucky having a wonderful Mom and Dad to take you on such great trips.

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  25. First off, I have to tell you, you cannot, CANNOT tell my boys you went to Legoland or I can't be your friend anymore. Do you KNOW what kind of trouble I'd be in if they knew I knew some people who went there?! Astronomical amounts. So, shhhh on that. My guys also love the Lego games. Which one did you get? GO you for winning at poker!! I'm awful at pool, too. Freaky about the the earthquake!! Glad you were safe! And I totally think you should design the Monkey Pee sign.

    Glad you're back, but I missed you guys!

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  26. You were practically down the street from me! Okay, not really, more like maybe an hour. But still! And yes, the weather was AWFUL last week. Now the sun is out, but it's still not hot. Very odd! Glad you had fun!!

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  27. Well - I used to live in Green Bay and my mom worked in Door County. LOVE that corner of the world...
    Glad you had a super awesome vacation ;)

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  28. Hi Baby E! I'm so glad you had a good time in California. California is one of my favorite places on the planet. I was in San Francisco during an earthquake one time. I get motion sickness very easily and the supposedly people like that can feel earthquakes before anyone else can. The earthquake was actually miles away, but the minute it happened I felt the floor rolling beneath me. No one else did. A few minutes later, on the TV, they broke in with the news of the earthquake. Pretty cool stuff.

    Tell your mom I'm back from vacation, too. I'm so glad to be back in blog world.

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  29. Glad you made it home safe and sound! Sounds like a fantabulous vacay :O) Poker!! hmmm, you are one up on me kiddo, I don't know how to play. PS....bet the money was darn funny, my boys would have laughed like crazy if it happened to them!

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  30. seems like Baby-E had a wonderful vacation! I like the giant chess board!

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  31. pop, poker and pool? wow, what a trip! LaJolla is a nice place. I have been there and like it.

    so glad you all are back!

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  32. And another shopaholic is born. Excellent.

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  33. I have a feeling Baby E will soon be on the TV in one of those Texas Hold 'Em tournaments. I can picture it. The mustache is a must.

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  34. Baby E, I love that a monkey peed on you! That is so awesomely gross. Lucky boy.

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  35. Sounds like you all had a great trip! Really...a monkey peed on you?!

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  36. LOL Except for the Monkey Pee sounds like a pretty fab vacation...actually even the Monkey Pee sounds pretty fabulous:)

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  37. this boy LOVES his gift shops! and poker, apparently. watch out, Vegas! here come baby E!

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  38. Sounds like an absolutely wonderful vacation, Baby-E! Although I'm rather surprised mom didn't censor the bit about the monkey urine ;)

    I got pooped on by a bird once. They say it's good luck... I tend to disagree.

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  39. Your child is totally ready to star in a remake of The Color of Money. He probably plays pool better than I do. Sigh.
    Glad you had a fun vacay!

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  40. Baby E, you are living the dream! I second the call for a Baby E blog!

    Sounds like a truly fantastic vacation.

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  41. My mom still tells the story of me coming home from my first trip to the circus and excitedly telling everyone that "I saw an elephant poop and a man sweep it up." Animal waste ... there's nothing quite like it! =>

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  42. Baby E you buried the lead!! How did you wait until the end to tell me that the a monkey peed on you??

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  43. I'm glad to say I haven't been peed on by a monkey yet! But the rest of your vacation sounds awesome!

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  44. We had almost the exact same vacation as you in April, Baby E! How cool! Legoland was the best ... I loved their gift shops too. It occurs to me that you should visit Epcot in Disneyworld .. it is just one gift shop after another!

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  45. Oh I love this boy. He is a gift shop junkie. I'm sure my three daughters and he would do just fine together. I think it sounded like a pretty awesome holiday. You make sure to give your mom and dad a great big smoochie kiss to say thank you!

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  46. Wow, poker & pool? You are one cool cat, Baby E! Welcome back from your awesome summer vacay:)

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  47. Ahhh, teenagers, they really do teach the "life skills" don't they! Sounds like you had a ton of fun!

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  48. Hilarious Baby E. I'm loving the perspective and gift shop reviews. He, he. Cracking me up big time, you are.

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  49. Thank you for stopping by and saying Hi to Baby E. He enjoys reading the comments, checking on the comments, clicking over to see who's commenting.

    It's quite a process.

    Thank you!

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  50. I used to work in a children's clothing store and we had a monkey and he peed on me when I had to feed him. My best friend worked there. He didn't pee on her. Somehow, I love monkeys. I guess because they aren't ashamed to express their opinion.

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