A day at the beach

How much fun can you have in six weeks?  

I don't know but we are trying to find out.  Everywhere I go, my grandmother asks the following:

WHAT CITY ARE YOU IN?

WHAT COUNTY ARE YOU IN?

WHAT STATE IS THIS?

And then she gives us a history lesson about the area we are in.  Things like the names of the people who were born there before caucasian people decided they wanted to live there.  

AFRICAN WORLD FESTIVAL DAY 3

IT'S DAY 3 and we still haven't seen everything there is to see.

Today we visited the table of #GLAAQN.  The initials mean Great Lakes African American Quilting Network.  They are a group of women who love everything there is about quilting.  I made a 9 patch quilt block.  It's so cute!  Here is a quilt that one of the GLAAQN ladies made.  One day, I'm going to make some quilts with the women in my family.  Will you?

After quilting, we stopped and watched a few of the drummers and some dancers as they came on stage and performed.   

African World Festival

Day 2 of the #AfricanWorldFestival 

So, we're back because there is so much to do!  We saw a rainbow and my Auntie told us to run to the end.  We ran for what felt like an hour and never, ever got close.  It was fun!

There was a lot to see as far as fashion was concerned and so much music that we actually had to come back on the last day.

The #AfricanWorldFestival is the place to be!

One of my favorite places to go every summer is to the African World Festival!  There are so many live concerts and things to do.  This weekend, I'll be sharing some of the things I love about it and a few of the things that I don't.  





Today, I watch the lead drummer getting ready for the festivities but tomorrow, I'll be dancing!

Jokes at bedtime

I bit the dust!

At gymnastics, I thought I was going to hang upside down but....

Awww man!

We drove for what seemed like hours!  I think I am still tired from going somewhere every day.  My grandma calls them #Staycations.  That means you take day trips to places you've never been before that are less that a days drive from where you live.  Staycations are really cool.  If you've never done it, you should  do it because there are so many things right in your own backyard that I bet you didn't even know were there.

Today, during our staycation drive, we pulled up to the museum.  I was disappointed.  I don't really like museums.  My grandma said, "what do you mean you don't like museums?  I bet you'll like this one!"  "It's made just for children."  Guess what, she was right. 

Not only was she right, I learned a lot.  Did you know you can learn a lot of things just by playing?  Like H2O is one part hydrogen and 2 parts oxygen.






I learned about weight and brushed up on things I remembered like gravity, flexibility and the food pyramid.  

Gymnastics day

Today, we had to get up early.  We were told that we were going to a fun place.  We all wondered where we could possibly be going.  The adults in the house wouldn't give us any clues so we just kept guessing.  

When we finally arrived and went inside, I just knew we were going to have lots and lots of fun.  Guess what, I wasn't wrong.  I think this might be one of my most favorite places in the world.  Do you have a favorite place to play?  Where is it?  Why is it fun?  

Even though it wasn't the pool, I kept saying "cannon ball."  This was a great place to have fun.

Cookie decorating

Today, my grandmother and I went to a cookie decorating class. I had to get supplies. If I had known that the supplies didn't come with the class, I would have called my Auntie and asked to use hers. My Grandma didn't seem to mind that she had to purchase anything. She just kept saying, "All I want, is for you to have a great time!"

Well, I really did have a great time and I made a few new friends.  If you like baking cookies and decorating them, you can do it at home but if you want to make new friends or learn something new, you should check out your local #Michaels arts and crafts store.  They have all kind of fun classes.

I've got to have the cutest cookies to share so I'm really focused.  Do you and your grandmother, mom or friends do fun things?

Circus, circus

Are we having fun yet? 

Wow!  This summer has been full of surprises and a whole lot of fun!  

I forgot to post photos of our day at the circus.  I can't find them all right now but if I find them, I'll post the rest. 

It rained that day but I still had a blast.  My dad and I saw a motorcycle show, camels and elephants. 

At the end of the day, I was exhausted! 

Did you go to the circus this summer?

Who do you look like?

When people find out who I am, they always say you look just like your mom.  When I'm with my dad, they say I look like him but I really, truly think I look my uncle.  

Here is a picture of us at the same age.  What do you think?  Don't we look just alike?  Do you look like someone in your family?