Recent trips

I have done a lot of traveling in the last two months. At the end of September, I went to Dallas for the annual Greek festival with Granny and Grampa. It was nice to learn about Granny's culture (as she grew up Greek/Romanian Orthodox). I really enjoyed the music and all the bright colors.

Later, in mid-October, Daddy and Mommy took me to Balmorhea State park with Uncle Larry, Aunt Heidi, Lauren, and our friends, the Loutons. There is a natural spring there, where you can go scuba diving. I'm too little to know how to swim, but Daddy and Mommy had the chance to do some diving. We also went to the McDonald Observatory to see the stars. I had a great view from my stroller, but fell asleep before the "show" was over. We also did a little hiking in the Davis mountains. I tried out my Baby Bjorn carrier for the first time. That was cool. I liked being higher up looking out at the world.

At the beginning of November, I went to Dallas again. This time, we were there to support Aunt Heidi in the 3 Day Breast Cancer walk. Last year, I walked inside Mommy's tummy, but this year I just helped cheer for Aunt Heidi and play with cousin Lauren. I was so proud of Aunt Heidi. She walked without the rest of our team and raised over $3,000. :-) While Aunt Heidi was out walking, I also got to go with most of my cousins to the zoo on the DART train. It was the first time I'd ever been on the train or to the zoo. Like cousin Erica said I'm lucky because I got to go before any of them ever did - when I was only zero! I had fun watching my crazy cousins play and seeing all the animals. I liked the otters and gorillas the best. That night, after the zoo, I got to go somewhere else new. It's called Chuck E. Cheese and it's full of kids, bright lights, and interesting sounds. Mommy says I'll like it even more when I'm older. I know my cousins did. It was a nice place to celebrate my cousin Sara and cousin Lauren's birthdays.

In a few weeks, I'm going on another trip - back to Louisiana to see some of Daddy's family for Thanksgiving. I'll tell you all about it when I get back.

Love,

Erin