I spent the last several days meeting mi familia from Arizona. They are super-duper! I received lots of love from Aunt Nay Nay, Uncle Jon and my big cousin Brookybutt. We had so much fun splashing in the water at the Wilderness Resort in the Wisconsin Dells, going shopping for my new wardrobe, relaxing during our movie night, and cruising around the Mississippi River with some friends. It was a much anticipated visit that didn’t last long enough. I was so sad when they had to leave and I miss them already. I wish Arizona was in my backyard. But mom says even though family lives far away, they’re always close at heart.

Aunt Nay Nay (Helen Renee) holding me for the first time!

Meeting my big cousin, Brookybutt

Uncle Jon loving on me

Me & mom at the margarita bar

Introducing Aunt Nay Nay to Thunderpants

Me & mom at the wave pool

Selfie – Take 1

“Enjoying a coke with Amanda”

Floating along the lazy river

Whoops… no wonder they call it a lazy river!

The water park kicked my butt

Hanging out with Uncle Jon

Leave me alone… I’m sleeping.

Laying out

Selfie – Take 2

We visited Uncle Norman & Aunt Gerry!

The dollar sale: 3 hours and 75 wardrobes later, we were out of there!

My two oldest cousins!

On the river, getting choked by mom. Just kidding… she was only burping me.

Me & Rob

Touring the Cass Street Bridge

Relaxing with Aunt Nay Nay

Brooklyn showing me how not to build a sand castle

Brooklyn rocking me to sleep

Some of the boat crew

Momma & Aunt Nay Nay

7 years ago, on this day, the universe gained one of its brightest stars. Momma says that my Nana Florence’s love shines down on all of us. Today and everyday, remembering her is easy. Yet missing her is still hard. But, as the saying goes, “Life has to end. Love doesn’t.” And so we love on…

Nana Florence being her silly, beautiful self

Grandpa & Grandma (Nana) Florence

Nana with my Aunt Cha Cha, mom, & Aunt Nay Nay

Nana and the gang celebrating mom and dad’s wedding in Mexico

Nana holding me! (Thanks, Photoshop!) I love you, Nana!

I got another week of camping under my belt, which came along with some new experiences too! This was my first time to Hayward, WI and the town welcomed me with fireworks! I’ve never seen those before. It was quite the show… lit up the whole sky! I’m not sure what I did to deserve that, but I really appreciated the gesture. It also happened to be the 4^th of July; just a coincidence I think.

On Friday I went on my first boat ride and caught my first fish! (Okay, my dad caught the fish, but I was there for moral support, which probably contributed to the catch, so I should get some credit too.) Then, on Saturday we went shopping in downtown Hayward, and along the way, we stopped by the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum so I could give kisses to the giant Musky.

Everyday was filled with fun, campfires, yummy food, nice weather, and good company. I love the outdoors… I am definitely a happy camper!

Zzzzz

Cruisin around the lake

Helping dad drive the boat

Eating lunch on the boat

Our headquarters

Me, Garrett and Morgan

Boom!

Ooh. Aah.

Smooch!

Happy camper

Meeting of the minds / learning about chainsaws

Yummy kabobs

Hanging out with Grandma Goodenough

Reading a book to mom

That’s how you do it

Garrett’s holding me!

Grilling out

4th of July strawberries

I rolled over today! All by myself!! I’m not sure how I did it, but it happened. I was on my back one minute, and then all of a sudden I was on my stomach. Yipppee! The next stunt I will attempt is a triple salchow, like they do in figure skating! Or, maybe I’ll just stick to the rollover for now.

Oh happy day! I met my brand new cousin this morning, Sonia Camille Arain-Khan, which means wisdom and perfection. Uncle Nizam called her 6 pounds of stardust! I love her already. Welcome to the world, Sonia! Call me when you can come out and play… we can hang out at my crib.

Prepare yourself for some snapshots from my first photo shoot. My modeling agent says I’m incredibly talented. (And by “modeling agent,” I mean my mom.) (And by “incredibly talented,” I mean I was well behaved for the photographer.) I probably could have smiled more, but I thought it would be funny if I played hard to get. Somehow that lady managed to get a few decent poses out of the ordeal.

If you were my agent, which pose do you think would get me an audition for America’s Next Top Model?

Check out some of the faces I’ve been working on!

Which one is your favorite? 

Yesterday we went to see my cousin/bff Ashlee at her horse show! She looked like a professional out there. Congrats, Ashlee! You were the star of the show in my eyes.

Sitting in the stands with the fam

Ashlee and Summer

Ashlee on her horse in the background

…rainbow! I saw my first rainbow!! Wow, I didn’t know the sky could do that. Neat-o!!

Am I the cutest giraffe you’ve ever seen, or what!? Mom & Grandma Goodenough took me to a photo shoot yesterday. This is a sneak peek at one of my outfits. I can’t wait to show this picture to all of my buddies when I’m in high school… they’ll think I’m too cool for school!