On Friday, August 27th Dad, Mom & I traveled to Duluth, MN for our friends Amy & Allen's wedding. As you can see Amy looked beautiful and Allen looked handsome. Their son & my friend Gavin was styling in a tux too.
We got to blow bubbles at them as they walked down the aisle after becoming Mr. & Mrs. and here is Grandma & Grandpa Prestegard and I practicing. I love bubbles!
We had a lot of fun at the reception, especially with the photo booth. Mom, Dad & I got our pictures taken and I even got one of me upside down! At dinner I even ate my first pickle or rather sucked all the juices from it. I got to stay up past my bedtime and even played with my girlfriend Ava's grandparents or rather, my future grand-in-laws Randy & Sue. Here we are:
On Sat., August 28th Mom and I woke up early to go swimming and we had the pool all to ourselves! I hadn't been to an indoor pool before so I was a little unsure of what to expect & worried it would be cold. Here's me before we went in, in my wet suit & trunks:
The water was an awesome 72 degrees which was perfect. I didn't chatter my teeth once! Mom and I explored the deep end but mostly hung out in the shallow end.
My favorite thing to do was to stand on the stairs, yep I could reach, and hang on to the bar & swing underneath it. I think I worried Mom a couple of times as she said I was a little slippery to hold on to but I had a ton of fun. I can't wait to go again soon! Did I mention I really liked slapping the water and watching it splatter all over Mom! It was pretty funny. Since then I've taken that slapping the water skill home & use it in the bathtub during bath time. So much fun to get everything & everyone wet! I can't say Kato likes it too much though.
After my morning nap we decided to go & explore downtown Duluth. We met up with our good friends Steven & Mandy and started out our afternoon with lunch. At lunch I got to meet Captain Morgan, my first celebrity, and Dad & I even got our pictures taken with him!
Dad thought since the Captain was wearing a cool hat that I should wear one too. Note that Dad is not wearing a cool hat even though he said it was the cool thing to do. I wonder... After lunch we explored the shore side of Duluth's Canal Park along Lake Superior and even went to the Maritime Visitor Center. There we got to be "real captains" and steer a ship! Here's Mom & me being ship captains:
We also got to see the Aerial Lift Bridge which operates with pulleys and lifts the entire bridge up & down rather than breaking & lifting in the middle. It was pretty amazing to watch. Afterwards we went on a carriage ride with the Top Hat Carriage Service and our horse's name was Babe. I thought that was the name of some pig but I guess a horse can share the name too. He was really gentle and it was fun to look at everything from up high with a nice breeze.
While in Duluth we also learned that Bob Dylan was born there and that Judy Garland lived there in her formative years. On the way home we did some shopping in the Cities and got some good food. It was a great family trip.
On Mon., August 30th I had to return to daycare, no more partying, but hit a big milestone...I feed myself! We had been practicing up until now with puffs, cheerios, etc., however, on Monday my friend Murron was eating bananas and I snuck a few for myself! I wasn't sure what I had put in my mouth exactly but it tasted good so I had another. So on Tues., August 31st Mom & I practiced with rice crackers and sure enough I knew just what to do and ate them like a big boy without any help. Here's me munching away:
I've also feed myself graham crackers & strawberries too. Getting a little better each day!
