Burnett___Family-O-Rama

Hi everyone!
Thea here.
My, but we do grow up fast, don't we? One minute I'm a toddler, the next minute, I'm a bride.

Actually, the big news here is our recent trip to Michigan. We went in late July/early August for what we call the Annual Grandparents' Tour.

And a good time was had. Hoo boy!





I got to play dress up at Papa & Nana's house, where I was treated like a well . . . you know. Here I am with Nana and Papa and Tootsie the cat.





They also hosted an early birthday party for me.
Here I am with just a few of my "crazy cousins."
We had a giggly, silly, hyper, bossing-each-other-around, good time.







We also visited a farm, where I got to pet a pony, see a rabbit get a haircut, and pose coyly by a barn.






The crazy cousin time continued at Grandma Cyndy's house, where the Play-Doh's always fresh and the mac n' cheese is abundant.
I really loved her collection of little books and the big-enough-to-ride-and-hence-fight-over-with-your-cousins stuffed pink pony.

Our visit with Grandmama Rose included a trip to a park where we could wade in the river.
We also had fun going to church with her. I found their children's worksheets a stimulating foray into the realm of preschool religious education (in other words, I found all the words in the word search).


We also got in a little park time with all of mommy's family. Talk about crazy fun! We went swimming and played on the beach.
Here's a picture of mommy and I going out on a canoe with Thomas and Ethan (two of my older, cool boy cousins).
Michigan appears to be a place where everyone just plays and has fun all the time!

On our way back west, we stopped to visit some of our friends in western Michigan. I became good friends with Mazie the Dog.







I'm glad to say, we also got in some quality beach time. I mostly built sand castles and, of course, a scale model of the Great Wall.








We just happened upon the Blueberry Festival in Grand Haven Michigan, and there I met a REAL princess. Her name is Miss Michigan.
Very cool.











Then, just when I thought the fun was over, we stopped at a rest stop in Minnesota, and there was my buddy Matthew and his family! Matthew's one of my best friends at my school. Nothing like a little sliding with a friend to make your road weariness disappear.

Hope all of you have enjoyed your summer too!
Love,
Althea