Fore!

Last weekend, Daddy and I played golf together at my longest course ever--Buchanan Fields. When I was in England, I got a lot better at golf. My longest drive was 70 yards! Daddy figured that with my newfound power, we could play some bigger courses with actual par 4 holes. I did really well. In fact, on the 6th hole, I managed to get down in 5 strokes. Even without my handicap, this tied what Daddy shot on the hole.

I've now been practicing putting at home to improve my skills. While not as good as baseball, golf is a pretty good game.

Tooth Fairy

 

My loose tooth fell out shortly before we left from England. I didn't want to put it under my pillow for fear I would get useless English money. Boy am I glad I did. Instead, I waited. The other day, I put the tooth under my pillow and woke up to find ten whole dollars--what a great return on my investment.

York

 

Last weekend, the whole family went with Nainnie to York. It was kind of interesting riding all sort of different trains. We rode the "Cross Country" line and then the "National Express" train from Peterborough to York. The second train was very crowded. When we arrived at York, we went to the National Railway Museum. This was the best train museum ever. It was filled with beautiful trains and interesting interactive things to do.



I also went up on the York Wheel--an enclosed Ferris wheel. We got to go around 4 times. The picture above is me gazing out of the Wheel. I really loved the Wheel but it wasn't as good as the London Eye, which is the most amazing ferris wheel type thing I've ever been on.

York sure is an interesting city.

Loose Tooth

I've got my first loose tooth. It's one in the front on the bottom. I'm trying not to lose it while I'm still in England since the Tooth Fairy will give me English money. I'd rather have American money. Hope I can last that long.

Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs!

Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs!
Originally uploaded by Aidan.Morgan

Thanks Nainnie for some of the best videos ever.

Kraft! Mmmm.

 

One of the things I miss most about being in England is the great taste of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. Fortunately, Nainnie "imported" a couple of boxes when she came to visit us. I just had the last box today. Mmmmm, delicious!

Regatta

 

Yesterday before it started raining, Daddy and I went out and had a paper boat regatta along the canals of the Cam. This was one of the most fun things I've done ever. Our boats sailed all over the place. Sometimes they would get caught on the banks of the river or in som overhanging foliage, and we'd have to wait to see if the wind would rescue them.

Along with Robot X in the afternoon, I pronounced today the bast day I've ever had in England. Yet amazingly, I hardly left the house!

Robot X Returns

It was a rainy day yesterday afternoon in England. Along with the girl who was visiting next door and Daddy, I built a paper city for Robot X to destroy. In this version, Robot X is a Lego creation that I made while over in England. We then filmed it and added a soundtrack. Can you tell who the bird tweeting is?

Check it out here:

Road Runner

My latest obsession is with the cartoon show, Road Runner. I first learned about the show through my Hot Wheels Dodge Road Runner car. Whenever it would race in Gravity Cup, Daddy would sing the Road Runner theme song

Road Runner
That coyote's after you
Road Runner
If he catches you you're through

Well, last night, I asked Daddy about the song and he told me about the cartoon. He described a number of the plotlines from the show, and it sounded really interesting. Next, we found a bunch of episodes on the web. Check them out here.

I love this cartoon. It combines many of my favorite elements in shows. First, there is no danger the Road Runner will ever be caught, which is good. Second, the coyote invents lots of crazy machines. Also good. Third, the machines often involve a variety of explosive or other forms of destruction. Excellent. Finally, at about 45 seconds to 1 minute per plotline, the pace is outstanding.

Great show. I give it four stars.

Kindergarten Concert

 

Today I performed a bunch of songs at the Kindergarten concert. Many of these songs also had some cool dance moves. It was great. I had a lot of fun. The only bad part was when I was given a cow puppet for the alphabet song. That song lists many different animals including Queenie the Quail and Willie the Weasel. However, a COW is not one of the animals listed. I thought I was going to cry, but held back tears. Eventually, I was able to get a fish puppet for the "going to the zoo" song that followed. That made me much happier.

I liked that my whole family was in the audience. I waved to them.

Here is a slideshow.

Best Game Ever

Friday was easily the best baseball game I've ever been to. Daddy's colleague Maria offered us tickets to see the Sox battle the A's. we got there early to get autographs. Our seats were right near the path the Sox take from the dugout to the locker room. Pretty soon, one of the Sox showed up---Kevin Youkilis---I knew him from many games of balloon baseball with Daddy. He's quite big. He signed my ball (with a nice black Shrpie Daddy thought to bring along). I asked him plaintively,

Could I please get a ball? I really want one.

Youkilis searched his pockets, but no luck. "Maybe later kid." he said.

We got a bunch more autographs and then the game began. It was a great game. The A's pounded starter Tim Wakefield. When Frank Thomas hit a homer and jumped up and down quite happily. I then gave Daddy a big, long hug. The cameraman spotted it and put me on Diamondvision---soon the whole stadium got to see Daddy and me. Later, when the 7th inning came around, I sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" with my usual aplomb. The cameraman liked this too and I got on Diamondvision again. Hooray---two times!

Still, at the end of the game, I was a little sad.

I still haven't gotten a ball, Daddy.

I said. Daddy suggested I wait as the Sox filed into the clubhouse. Sometimes they give balls to fans. No luck. The Sox were pretty steamed about their loss an zoomed into the clubhouse. But one person was more leisurely. The home plate umpire, Tim Tscheda, strolled slowly toward the clubhouse. He came up to me and grabbed a ball from his little pouch of balls. He said,

Here you go kid. Nice game.

And it was. A nice game. The best game ever.

Hoedown

 

Last weekend was the hoedown at the Alamo School. My job was to be the ticket taker for the petting zoo. There are lots of fun games at the hoedown including the one pictured here. My job in this game was to throw wet sponges at people to win tickets. There was also a game where I won a cake as well as some other fun stuff. The hoedown is great and, best of all, I now have a new can of silly string. Yee haw!

The Best Week Ever

In addition to getting a Wii, another great thing happened to me last week--Frank Thomas returned to the A's. He's still my all-time favorite baseball player. What was even better is that he's wearing his old number, 35, and looks just like he did when he was last on the A's. He's awesome.

If you'll recall, I was planning to punish the A's by rooting against them when they got rid of Danny Haren. But now all is forgiven with the return of Frank!

Wii

Last week, Daddy got a Wii for the household. It may be the most fun thing ever. While most video and computer games have you sit and press some buttons, with the Wii you stand up and move around to make your character do the same thing. In Wii baseball, you make a pitching motion to throw a pitch and you swing the Wii controller to bat. In tennis, if you jump up to get the ball, the Wii player jumps too. Right now, we have Wii sports, which features baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, and boxing. I love it.

sleepy

 

After a hard morning of playing baseball, I decided that a nap was in order. Stuffies makwe great pillows as well as being wonderful friends.

Opening Day

Saturday was opening day for tee ball season. We got new uniforms (nice bright yellow shirts), came up with a new team name (Dragons), and had a new coach. Well, actually a sort of acting coach. Coaches are in short supply, so Daddy was the coach. It was very cool that Daddy is coaching the team. There are several kids from my Kindergarten class on the team as well, including Christopher and Steven.

Before we played, we did some exercises--jumping jacks, sprints, and so on. We also did a bunch of drills. Ground ball catching, fly ball catching, and throw and catch with partners. Catching the ball was really emphasized. We then played a team dressed in green uniforms called the "Green Slime". We caught lots of the balls they hit and played pretty well. I had fun.

Let's Go Oakland

 

This Saturday, I saw my first major league game of the year---the A's versus the Royals. It was a beautiful (but cold) day. The whole 3 family went along with our #1 A's fan, Maria. She has diamond level tickets with the A's and a bunch of connections. In fact, she was able to get us some excellent seats coutesy of her friend Aaron, who works for the A's. It was an outstanding game. The A's feel behind 4-0 and then rallied in the late innings to take a 6-4 lead. One of my favorite players, Huston Street, came in in the 8th for the save. He gave up a run in the 9th, but the A's won 6-5. I was jumping up and down and cheering. I also mamaged to start a couple of "Let's Go Oakland" cheers in the stands all by myself.

I love the A's.

Talent

 

This Fraiday was the talent show. I got to go third on the program. I was a little nervous while waiting my turn in the library, but was relaxed and happy on the stage. I couldn't believe the lights---it was hard to see who was in the audience. A bunch of people called "Aidan", so I waved to the audience. I did my song---Take Me Out to the Ballgame---and everyone seemed to enjoy it. In fact, the applause and screaming was so loud at the end that I had to cover my ears. It was great!

Check out the photo album here. Warning: Owing to lighting conditions, these are not supercrisp Aidan photos---don't order prints about 5x7.

Arizona

I had a blast in Arizona last week. The hotel we stayed at had a huge water park on the grounds. It also had lots of pretty fountains and passageways to explore. Daddy and I went on a photo safari on the first day we arrived, and I got to discover all sorts of neat parts of the resort. The picture above is one Daddy took during a break on the safari. Since we've been back, I've asked a couple of times when we can go again. Of course, I also love the saguaro cacti too. The desert is great.

Easter Eggs

 

We decorated Easter eggs just before we went to Arizona. Here are some of the highlights.