Hard at Work this Summer

There is no rest for the weary in the Kinnaird house. Mom makes me and Charlie earn our keep. We had to wash the cars and fix our bikes. The Kinnaird boys make a good team. Mom says it's preparing us for our Kinnaird Brothers Racing Team. Charlie and I still can't decide who is going to be the driver and who is crew chief.

Annual Duck Race and Saxapahaw

Charlie turned 2!

Charlie is 2! Charlie had a great birthday. We gave him a huge chocolate cake and even took him to Red Robin for cheeseburgers. He had fun playing on the wiggle board from Uncle Keith and Aunt Siobhan, reading new books from Grandma and Grandpa, and with the t-ball set from Aunt Christy. Me, Mom, and Dad literally bought Charlie the farm (and then spent all weekend putting it together). Mom couldn't pass up a deal at Costco. So far Charlie and I like playing together with these new toys. The best part of the weekend was getting to try out Kyle's motorcycle. Charlie really wanted to go for a real ride. He's very serious when it comes to motorcycles, which are his favorite. Don't worry Nana he knows that you have to wear a helmet to stay safe!

Charlie passed his 2 year well child visit with flying colors, well sort of. He actually was pretty sick during his doctor's appointment with a virus. Then he gave it to me and I was sick. Charlie also got to go visit the doctors at UNC and now he is going to get little Carolina blue tubes in his ears. He is scheduled for OR on June 27. Mom says the doctors will take very good care of him and maybe he won't get so many ear infections anymore.

As for me, I am getting ready for the BIG school. Did I tell you I got to tour my new school? I thought it was pretty cool and was most excited about the computer room. Mom and Dad also signed me up for soccer already. And best of all the pool is OPEN, so life is grand. I can swim like a shark and I have fun earning "patches" from daddy. Last night I earned a trout patch for swimming the short length of the pool all by myself.

Easter 2011

Not only did the bunny come to Chapel Hill, but so did my cousins from Michigan. Ellie, Decker, and Sam brought Aunt Laur and Uncle Paul for a visit. We had a great time! I got to have 4 Easter Egg hunts this year! So did Charlie. I taught him to shake the eggs to find the ones with jelly beans. At our neighborhood egg hunt I won a huge jar of jelly beans because I guessed the number closest to the number of jelly bellies in the jar. My guess was 1182! I took the jar of jelly beans into school to share with my friends. Charlie found the golden egg so he won a special prize too. When my cousins were here we got to go to the museum, to a soccer game, and I took them to one of my favorite restaurants, Tyler's.

This week is extra special. Today I went on a tour of the school I will go to next fall. And mom registered me for kindergarten. Tomorrow I go to the zoo with my school.

Fun in Sunny Savannah

After a long wait, we finally got a chance to see Grandma & Grandpa in Savannah at their new house. Not only that, my cousins were there too. I love long car trips because mom and dad let me watch DVD's and eat junk food. Charlie enjoyed the ride too even if he was cranky towards the end. Where do I start? Fun with Sophie & Lucy, trips to Tybee Island, the aquarium, golf cart rides, new playgrounds, trips to the pool, movies every night, a walk around Savannah with a trip to the candy store, and we even got to go to a Civil War fort (some of the pictures are mine). You may not believe it but I even got to ride in a hearse (i think that's what mom and dad called it). I heard that only dead people ride in it but we drove around in it and listened to scary ghost stories.

There are so many reasons why I love to go to Grandma and Grandpa's. They take such great care of me and Charlie. Plus, you wouldn't believe Grandma's kitchen (and I am not talking about the awesome gas stove!). She makes sure that the kids are in junk food heaven! Mom and Dad say it's OK because we are on vacation. The first thing Charlie said when he woke up in his own crib Sunday morning was "grandma's kitchen, eat now"!!

I can't wait until the summer time when we go to Michigan. I'll get to see Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Rob, Aunt Beth, and Sophie and Lucy again!

Spring has Sprung

Spring has arrived in Chapel Hill. That means spring soccer, Snoopy dancing, rain drops, a trip to the zoo, and of course basketball. My new soccer team is called the leapfrogs. My buddies Andrew and Sam are on the team. Charlie and I love to shoot hoops. We play every chance we get. We are also getting ready for the big tournament. I taught Charlie how to say boo Duke. Charlie is saying a lot of words now. He really thinks he's as big as me.