Gabe and the Dreamcatcher

I came home from school with a dreamcatcher on Tuesday and daddy filmed me talking about it, and what I think is a good dream, and a bad dream. I would have kept talking but I had to go pee.

News From Shitago Part Two - Fishing!

So, after little Michael's baptism, we drove for a long time in the car to go up to Aunt Maureen's cabin in northern Michigan, on the Cisco Chain of lakes. The drive would have felt really long but we stopped at a place on the way that had lots of cheese and I made a new friend:

When we got to the cabinet (Gabe-speak for 'cabin'), I was surprised at all the cool stuff there! A big lake, a four-wheeler, boats, a fire pit and lots and lots of grass to play on!

Uncle Tommy took me and my daddy and older brothers on a fishing trip, and I caught my first fish - perch and large mouth bass. I also got to drive the four wheeler with Uncle Tommy, feed a deer, and ride on a pontoon with Aunt Maureen. We also saw some real bald eagles and fed them some of our fish!

One day my daddy tried to take me on the inner tube behind the boat but that didn't go so well. I got over it with some S'mores that night. Here are some of my favorite photos from the trip:

I will post some more photos of my brothers and everyone else in the next few days. There is a lot to share! Over and out for now. I have to go put out some fires...

News From Shitago - Michael's Baptism

Hey readers! My family just got back from our trip to Chicago - or as I pronounce it, Shitago. We went to get my little brother baptized. We let my older brothers run the cameras so the photos and videos are all over the place but some of the ones I like best are below.

Michael did great even though the masses lasted for about 14 hours, and afterwards there was a fun party for family at Aunt Maureen's house. I slept through most of it but I hear it was really great.

For now here are some photos from Michael's big day. Tomorrow I will post some stuff from the rest of the trip where we went to a cool cabin on a lake, caught fish and rode four-wheelers! Yay vacation!

Firehouses, Dump Trucks, Beaches and Stuff!

Hi everyone. Wow, it's been a long time. We've all been super-D-duper busy, though. Mommy went back to work (boo), and Lisa is back at our house helping out (yay). I go to school three days a week now and have one day with Guya and Fridays at home, and I like that.

Baby Michael is doing all sorts of cool stuff now -- he can roll over and over, he smiles a lot and he likes to talk in a high screechy voice! Alex and Cameron are in the middle of their lacrosse seasons and I like going to their games because most of them are at parks with play structures or sand boxes.

We have had some fun family visits. Kerrianne and my little cousin Connor came out in March, and it seems like I have seen almost everyone from my Midwest family in the last couple of months! Except Timmy - get out here Uncle Timmy!

Just a couple more things and then I have to go night-night. Mommy took me to see a real firehouse, and I got to go in a fire boat too. And just last weekend we went to Dozer Day, where I got to ride in two dirt movers and work a giant drill. Totally cool.

Well, I will try to be better about updates but that's it for now. Here are a few pictures of the stuff I have been up to:

Settling In With My New Family

Wow, so much to report on this time. My brother came home about a month ago, and he met everyone else in the family -- my older brothers, Guya, Papa, and even Uncle David and Aunt Sherry and some of mommy's friends from work.

Right after we got home it snowed one day -- it all melted the next day but daddy and I had enough time to build a cool snowman and throw snow at each other. Fun!

We have also had lots of mommy's family come to town. So far, Grandma Green, Aunt Patty, Uncle Paul and Aunt Maureen all came for visits. I kept them all very busy with numerous requests for fort building, fire station remodeling, and book reading.

One of my favorite things we did was to hike to the top of these waterfalls called Multnomah Falls. Daddy had me in the backpack and we hiked all the way to the top. I told daddy I was tired part way up and he laughed because I wasn't really walking. But hey, fresh air does that to a kid!

We also went to Guya's for a nice birthday dinner for her. It was a great gathering and all of the brothers were together. Here are some photos from the last couple of weeks:

Meeting My New Brother

Wow, what an exciting week! First of all, I got to stay at Guya and Grandpa's for the whole weekend. We went to a Santa party and like I said, I wore my Santa suit and it was super de dooper fun.

Then, I got to go to the hospital to visit my new brother, Michael. He is soooo tiny! His little feet (we call them 'stinkas') are so small! I got to hold him and kiss his head.

The next day, Michael came home from the hospital and my older brother Alex met him. Today, Cameron will meet him and we'll all be together.

I was also excited to go back to school yesterday to see all of my friends. They made a big deal out of me being a big brother now!

Finally, I am getting really excited for Christmas and keep asking when I can open my presents. I also hung a new stocking for Michael so he's covered too!

Gabe Gets A Big Brother!

Well, I am typing this from my Guya and Papa's house where I am staying while my mom and dad are at the hospital. My little baby brother is there with them, and he was born just two and half days ago!

I have not met him yet but hope to tomorrow when we all get back together at home. I can't wait to show him my new Santa suit and all my cool toys.

For now, here is a picture of me in my new Santa outfit. I wore it all week, and the kids thought it was neat when I wore it to the Santa party in Guya's neighborhood.