FUN STUFF!!

This past weekend Mommy, Daddy, and I went to the park to feed the ducks, BUT no ducks! You can't feed them right now because the Moorhen has eggs in her nest and if you feed the ducks, the seagulls come and will prey on the chicks....I looked for the Moorhen but couldn't find her in the reeds so I said "Go swing!". We headed up to the playground and I played on the swings and the slide and ran around for a good bit. After the park, we decided to go to one of my favorite places to have lunch...I call it the "Yellow Castle"! Mommy and I come here every Wednesday with our friends Alice and Camilla after our sign class to have lunch and play. This time, I pretty much had the whole place to myself. Here are a couple of pictures from this trip and one with Alice from a recent trip there with her. Having some fun in the ball pit!

BALMORAL

The last weekend in April we drove out to Balmoral Castle to have a "little" look. Balmoral is owned by the Queen and she uses it as her "summer" home. It is situated in the Scottish Hills between Ballater and Braemar. The river Dee runs right beside the castle. We took a walk around the grounds and were able to go into the ballroom and view an animal exhibit. I REALLY had fun listening to the animal recordings and kept saying "push this one". (meaning, push the button again so I can hear the fox, the deer, owl, etc.) I had a good time running around outside and sitting in the Queen's garden. They were having the Balmoral 10K marathon that day as well so there were LOTS of people there. We watched a few runners coming in after the 5K race. I clapped and stood on the fence for the people who were coming in to the finish line. I even "raced" with Mommy and Daddy out to the car! After the castle visit we stopped and had lunch at a great tea room at the Falls of Feugh. It was fun to get to see a little bit more of Scotland before we move to Argentina.

Balmoral Castle

Me, Mommy and Daddy by the River (I started getting really upset ("no cheese, no, no, no,no")b/c some stranger was taking my picture with Mommy's camera!)

Hanging out in the Queen's Garden (her roses weren't blooming yet so we sat by the tulips and pansies) Running around outside the tea room after we ateA Closer View of one side of the tea room...Mommy loved all the flowers!