Uncle Chris

Today is my Uncle Chris's (Daddy's brother) birthday. He is 2 years older than Daddy. He is married to Aunt Sarah. Between the two of them, they have 4 girls. They are all older than I am, but at this point, they are the only cousins that I have. Unfortunately, they live a long way away, so I don't get to see them very much. They live close to where my Grandpa and Grandma live, so when we go visit, we always stop by. Sometimes, we even spend the night at their house. It is so much fun. I am always up late when we stay there. And in the morning, Uncle Chris cooks breakfast for us all.

They live in a big house in the country with a huge yard. They have rabbits, that weigh as much as I do! They have chickens, and I even got to see a baby turkey the last time I was up there. They even have deer that come into their yard, but you have to get up early in the morning to see them. I usually miss them because I am sleeping.

Someday, when I am older, I will get to stay with them all by myself. I am really looking forward to that. We will get to do all the fun things that you can't do living in the city.

Uncle Chris also has three cats. I like to chase them around their house. That is the only time that I have seen a cat. Now whenever I look at "My big animal book" and see the picture of the cat, or even the kittens, I give them a big kiss.

So HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Chris, see you soon.

Fall

The weather has started to turn cold here in Michigan, and as many of you know, that means pumpkins, cider mills, apples, and warm clothes. Last weekend I had an opportunity to take my first trip to a cider mill. I really didn't know what a cider mill was. I heard Mommy and Daddy talking about one by Grandma and Grandpa's house, but I still didn't understand what really happens at a cider mill. Boy was I surprised.



This is a picture of my friend Kassie. She lives in the Chicago area and her and Yishe, a family friend of Mommy's, made the trip to Detroit for the weekend. This is the first time that I had met them. We played alot. Kassie taught me how to twirl, and we read books, and played with stuffed animals and ran around the house. On Saturday, we went a Cider Mill in Plymouth. The first thing that we did was go on a wagon ride. It was a very nice ride thru the apple orchard and then we stopped at an area where they had pumpkins laid out for people to buy. Mommy bought me a pumpkin earlier, so we didn't buy any, but Kassie did.

At the Cider Mill, there was a small petting farm, where they had lots of little animals to look at. They had goats and Alpaca's, pigs, ducks, and chickens. I had seen chickens before at Uncle Chris and Aunt Sarah's, but the other animals I had only seen my my "Big Animals Book". It was really neat to see them in real life.

They also had these big cutout of different things that you could stick your head in. Kassie and I decided to put our heads in the flower and bee cut out. That is me in the bee cutout. Before we left, we went into the building and Mommy bought some apples and donuts, and Daddy got some caramel corn. They also bought a gallon of apple cider. Now I have had apple sauce before and I have had apple juice before, but this apple cider stuff is the best. I drank alot of it over the next couple of days. Not only is it a delicious beverage, but it also keeps me regular, which I sort of have a problem with when I eat a lot of cheese.

I was also at the doctor's recently. I weigh 24 lbs and I am about 30 something inches long. The doctor had a hard time measuring me because that crinkly paper they put on the bed kept scaring me. I am also starting to get more teeth. My molars are coming in. Those really hurt. Other than that, I am as healthy as a horse.