What a fantastic vacation! Let’s see, where did I leave off? Oh yeah, Papa John! Daddy and Mommy took me to Pomona to meet my great grandpa Papa John. He held me and we stared at each other for a long time. Daddy showed me pictures of my great grandma Grandma Connie when we were there too. Then we went to lunch at the Olive Garden and had desert at Papa John’s favorite place, Wendy’s! He loves Frostys the way I love milk. Then we drove to the house that Papa John lived in for 40 years, the house my daddy’s daddy grew up in. Then we drove back to Papa John’s place and met his lady friend, Jackie, who was very nice to me and knew just how I wanted to be held. Then we drove back to Long Beach and mom and dad went in the hot tub while I hung out on the edge in my chair. It was a great day!

Then we left for Sonora to visit Uncle Ben and Clare. On the way out of LA we dropped Great Grandma Millie off at her house and then drove and drove until we got to Sonora. Ben and Clare took me to a reservoir where I watched mommy and daddy swim. Uncle Ben showed me around the building that his newspaper is made in, which was awesome. The newspaper has an ice cream store across the street from it so daddy got a peanutbutter milkshake.

Then we drove home, stopping at Caleb’s house on the way for a night. Caleb’s sister Natalie is coming on Friday so we’re so excited!

And that’s it, my first vacation!

Mommy and Daddy drove me all the way to California! It’s awesome! First we stayed the night at my friend Caleb’s house in Medford. Then we spent the night at my friend JJ’s house in Oakland. And then we drove to Great Grandma Millie’s house in LA. It was amazing to see the house that my Daddy’s Mommy lived in for so long. Grandma Millie is so sweet and I loved it when she held me. She showed me Poppy’s office and said “Poppy, meet Eli!” Then we drove to Long Beach to visit Eddie (Nanny’s brother), Susie, and Jamie. Today all of us hung out at the hotel pool all day long and then went to dinner. It’s been a wonderful vacation so far. Tomorrow we go see Papa John!

The fun never ceases… I had another monster poop the other day, even bigger than the one I wrote about last time, if you can believe that… I’ve been smiling at Mommy and Daddy a bit, and I can tell they love it… last night I went to Andrea and Mark’s wedding rehearsal dinner and Mommy dressed me up really cute for it… Mommy’s friends were complaining how they don’t get enough blog time, so check out their picture below… last night I slept for 7 hours straight… this morning my kitty climbed up on the neighbors roof… that’s a lot of excitement, huh? phew!

Hi Friends - I’ve benn having so much fun latelty. Mommy and Daddy have been feeding me so much and I’m always so full and it makes me happy when I’m full. Today, after not taking a poop for over a day, I unloaded all over the place. My little diapers could not contain it. When daddy was changing me and complaining to Mommy about what a mess I made I thought it would be a good time to show daddy what a mess really looks like, so I grabbed a handful of it and smeared it all over myself. It was awesome!

Yesterday we had a baby shower for my new friend Natlie Johnstun. She’s still in her Mommy’s tummy, but I’ve got a good feeling she will be fun, just like her brother. All my friends were here and we played in the yard all day long. I’ve known most of my friends for my whole life, and I know I’ve said it before, but they are so cool.

Today I am one month old! Can you believe that? I’ve only been around one month but I feel like I’ve met so many people and done so many exciting things.

This week I met the Svensons. They lived next to Daddy when he was growing up and John and Lyneé were like second parents to him. Mrs. Svenson was Mommy and Daddy’s kindergarten teacher. Daddy says that he and Erik used to play all the time. Erik and his wife Alisa have made a friend for me to play with named JJ. I had fun playing with JJ and we will get to play again in less than two weeks.

Grammy and Pop Pop came over the other night and we went on a long walk and I saw a verry pretty gray kitty. But not as pretty as my kitty Rogue. And then everyone ate Shish Kebobs, except me… I ate milk because it’s my favorite food!