Saturday, July 23, 2011

Oregon Aquarium

On Saturday, we got up early to drive to the Oregon Aquarium.  Aunt Shelly didn't have to work so she joined us!
Watching the river otters...

Maylee's favorite animals at the aquarium were the seals and sea lions.  A sea lion swam in circles right in front of her and she had a huge "surprise" face.

Thanks Uncle Kevin and Aunt Shelly for the awesome aquarium experience!

Friday, July 22, 2011

Oregon Zoo

Aunt Shelly had to work so Uncle Kevin took Maylee to the zoo with Wendy and Ammie in tow.  The last time Maylee was at the zoo she was 10 months old and she stayed awake and loved it all!  We had no doubts that she woud love it again!  Only this time she knew many of the animal names and sounds they say.
 She kept telling the little bear "No chewing!"
Aunt Shelly's favorite...a cougar!
Maylee happy that she saw the cougar move...
 The farm animals...
 She liked watching the otter swim and play with the ring...
She said "roar" for all the wild cats...

She liked the zebra and though the giraffes were hugging...
She liked watching the monkeys play and swing around...
 Maylee was fascinated the most by the animals that decided to do their business while she was watching (I think this is due to her potty training).  When we were petting the goats, she stopped to watch another goat poop.  Then, she watched the polar bear back up to the water's edge and drop a stink pickle.  
 She still talks about how the "polar bear pooped in water."

I love these pictures of her playing at the zoo...

She also got to see the train go by on our way out...

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Oregon Trip in July

At the end of July, "Big Ammie" (Wendy's grandma), Ammie, Wendy and Maylee took a road trip to Portland.  Uncle Kevin and Aunt Shelly wanted to experience the zoo, Oregon Coast, aquarium, and Tillamook Cheese factory with Maylee before they move to Denver in August. 

A couple of times on the trip, we let Big Ammie's dog, Yankee, ride on Maylee's lap...
 At Aunt Jan's house, Maylee made Ammie and Big Ammie get on the floor and play "Ni-nite" with her...

We left Big Ammie at Jan's house so she could spend time with Jan's family while we went on to Portland.
We stopped by Kev's distant cousin's house to see them and one of Cinder's puppies. 
They choose a loving chocolate female named Payton.  Maylee enjoyed their trampoline!

Next, we went to Uncle Kevin and Aunt Shelly's apartment.  It was surprisingly close to Kev's relatives, just three blocks away!  Wendy helped Shelly get dinner ready while Uncle Kevin and Ammie took Maylee to the closest park.  Two days later, Wendy walked Maylee down to the same park and at every intersection Maylee told Wendy how to get there.  She also knew how to get back to the apartment, including which set of stairs and apartment door!  The other amazing thing she said was "That's Papa's bike!" while pointing to the motorcycle in the back of Kevin's truck.  What made all of our mouths drop was that she last saw the bike three weeks prior in Ammie's garage and no one told her that the truck was Kevin's.  Kevin never once walked to his truck prior to her saying this.  She didn't know that Kevin came to Idaho to pick it up weeks earlier and the truck was just parked on the street like a dozen other vehicles.  She is very observant!
She loved the purple flowers on this plant found along the walk between the park and Kevin's place. 
She told Ammie to take her picture...


Wednesday, July 20, 2011