I'm so glad that mom planted a garden for me. I just love the taste of just picked, fresh tomatoes!! It is so much fun walking through the garden with Emma, feeling the breeze on my bare bum, and pondering which plump tomato I'm going to shove in my mouth first. Apparently, my cheeks can hold quite a few of them (learned that trick from my chipmunk friends). The best part about summer tomatoes? It doesn't matter if they're red or green, they are all delicious!
Mom and I have had a very busy week. I was a little sick on Monday so we just lounged around and listened to the huge rainstorm outside. More rain on Tuesday, but we spent the afternoon taking care of Emma since she had a tooth pulled that morning (I was extra gentle to her and let her sleep in peace). On Wednesday, we went to the Ecotarium which had tons of cool animals (like the possum in the picture) and all sorts of activities for kids like me. My favorite was this electricity exhibit where you had to put different batteries onto each shelf. Once you had the right amount of batteries on a shelf, a light would go on. Mom had to drag me away from it, but she was right it was time to go. Today, we spent a few hours at the mall since dad's car needed a new battery installed (so cool seeing where sick cars go to feel better!). In the afternoon, we headed to the lake to enjoy our first day of sunshine this week. I loved throwing rocks on the water and watching the boats go by. Mom says we're going to the beach again tomorrow, but I just hope it's warm enough. Then we're going to the Vineyard tomorrow night with dad and Emma for even more beach time. Hope they let me take a nap in between all these beach trips!
We have been having so much fun this summer, especially enjoying the hot and sunny weather (makes for a perfect beach day!). But today it is rainy, grey and cold!! Makes mom sad to think that summer weather might just be on the way out. I have my fingers crossed that we'll have warm weather this weekend, just for her. 
We had an awesome time on the Vineyard with dad's family earlier this month. I loved hanging out with grandma Bina and grandpa Cal, and I loved spending time with my cousins, Paige and Jessica. Have I told you how cool my aunt Shawn is? But I am kinda scared of uncle Marc; hopefully he'll be less scary the next time I see him (or maybe I'll be braver by then!). We hung out at the beach (check out the cool sand octopus that Paige created at Gay Head!), ate a ton of yummy food and just wasted as much time as we could doing nothing. Talk about a relaxing vacation!
This weekend, we went back to the Vineyard since mom wanted to take me to the Agricultural Fair. It was awesome!! There were big rides that made cool noises, yummy fried dough, and the hugest horses you've ever seen! But the best part, by far, were the tractors. They were actually having tractor pulling competitions, so it was cool seeing them in action. We also saw some cool photos, vegetables (there was a pumpkin that was as big as me!), and handmade quilts that people had entered into the fair contest. Mom liked the preserved foods the best, but dad always loves the photos. Mom says they're both going to enter something in next year's fair. I can't wait to see if they both will win a blue ribbon! 
