Here's How River Babies Eat in the Wilderness

No holding back, just grab it and shove it in...

Gnaw on it and mush it all around.

Enjoy the view...

Our FFFFF (First Fall Folliage Float as a Family)

Mid-October, mama and daddy took me on my first overnight river trip. It was Kenny's annual Fall Folliage Float down the Colorado River on the Colorado/Utah border. The weather was beautiful, the trees were golden, and the company was sweet. These are a lot of photos, it was the kind of weekend that babies all over the world dream about...
Here's our crew - mama, me, Daisy, Daddy, and Duel (mama's cousin Marty's son). We were a great little craft. I tried really hard to wear my lifejackt to be a "safety baby" but I just couldn't swing it. Good news is I could float the whole rive in this beast and never even get close to the water!

I preferred my backup safety spot - the yellow rubber duck. We put the duck in the bottom of the raft and it gave me a place to sit, play, and even nap!

Here's the rest of the crew at the campsite - Kenny, Steve, and Brian (Tim is hanging out with me behind them). One thing's for certain, these guys know how to cook, AND host a great river party!

At night time we started a fire and huddled around it. Duel held me and kept me safe from the flames. It sure was beautiful, under all the stars, with the sounds of the river, and all my friends surrounding me - ah...a little baby's dream come true.

We set up a little play area - no dogs allowed - on the sand. Luckily, Tim kept me company. He preferred to "chill" while everyone else set up camp - at least that's what he told me. (I think he said not to tell anyone :).

Daddy was our captatin. His strong arms carried us all the way down the river. Look at those beautiful fall colors!

Our campsite was at Blackrock. The canyon was awesome. All babies should be this lucky...

Here we are in our tent. It's a little small, but we're a close knit kind of family. We snuggled up under our down comforter, on the air mattress (are those things supposed to leak?), and slept really well all night. It wasn't even very cold.

This video is entitled "River Baby" - just me, the guys, daddy, the dogs, mama, and the wilderness, all hanging out together.

And this one is titled "Killin' Time on the River" - you can see the river water slowy going by and the quiet sounds - except for the roaring that Duel and I would do together to kill time.

It's Fall!

A Fall Trip to the Zoo

I finally convinced mama that it was about time for me to see the big animals - and I wasn't let down. I thought my puppy Daisy was cool, and she is, but these big animals are awesome. Here's me, mama, and baby Emmet in front of the elephants. I rode the carosel with Katja and Brennan on a peacock (there's Maria in the background). Alina and Cade rode a few other animals.

And here I am on the train. Woo hoo! It's me and the girls.

Katja wore me in the sling so I could ride up high and see everything. Such a comfy place.

We watched each animal carefully, and sometimes, stayed very very still, when they were dangerous. They said these big cats were safe, but I am not sold. (But wait until you see my Halloween costume - I can be just as dangerous!).

Check It Out - I Know How to Wave!

Finally! I figured out what all the waving is about - you put your hand up, wiggle it around, and everybody gets all excited. What a concept! These people are in desparate need of some entertainment - if this is all I have to do to get a bunch of old people excited - well, life will be a breeze...

I Come in All Colors!

Kerry has this neat-o camera that lets her pick certain colors to show...here I am in all my colorful glory... And here I am in just pinks...

And just blues (but I wasn't really blue, I'm pretty happy all the time...)

We tried it outside too - here I am under our weeping Maple...

And here I am in just pink! Look, the flowers are pink too!

Sometimes I play "hard to get" and I refuse to look at the camera. Who wants to look at the camera when Daisy's running around like a lunatic behind everyone!

Working In The Yard With Daddy.

Daddy has been working hard to get the earth ready for our new tree. We had to take down a HUGE cottonwood in this spot in July. Now, we're planting something new, but first, we have to get up all the old roots. It's a lot of work. Luckily, we have our tie dye shirts to keep us on track. Can't help it that Truckin' won't get out of my head!