The Booga Wooga & Little Sister Sophia: June 2007

Saturday, June 30, 2007

aday@thecarnival-circus

Dreamland Carnival & Victoria Circus

Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park

June 28th - July 7th!

Guess what? My Mommy, Grammy, and Pop-Pop took me to something called a "carnival-circus" today! What can I say...I was just in awe of everything I saw and heard. At the carnival, I got a chance to ride on some really fun things, eat, walk, and run until I was ready to drop. My Mommy's friend, Marsha, came to the carnival too. They got on some rides together and both of them screamed a lot. My Pop-Pop got on some rides with me but there were other rides that the people at the carnival wouldn't let me get on with him because they said I was too little. My Grammy was just running around taking pics of everything in site!

At 7:00pm, the circus started and I saw a man walk across a wire with a pole, then he rode across the wire with a bike, and then he walked across the wire with a pole and a black hood on his head! There was one moment when everyone got real scared because he almost fell off the wire. Somehow, he didn't fall and we all clapped for him when he finished. Then, I saw two guys on something called "motorcycles" riding around in this big round ball! I thought they were going to crash into each other but they didn't. A clown came around and asked all the kids if they wanted a "coloring book?" Since I don't know how to color yet, I told Mommy she didn't have to get me one (Yeah, right!). Just as it began to get dark, all the lights on the rides came on and everything looked even better. Shortly after dark, we all headed for home. I give the carnival-circus for fun and your kids will too!

Here are all the pics my Grammy took to share. There were so many that she put them all in grid blocks. Make sure you click on them so you can get the close-up view of all the sights! Grammy told me that there will be lots of fun things to do around Philly this week because we are going to celebrate something called "Independence Day" on July 4th. I'll even let you in on a little secret...if you click on the Sunoco Welcome America logo, there's a Philly Fun Guide schedule with all the things you can see and do this week hiding behind it.

Don't tell Grammy I told you!

FOOTNOTE: If you decide to go to the carnival-circus, admission is free. However, you may want to consider purchasing a wrist band for $ 20.00 (as opposed to tickets) so you can ride as much as you want at no extra charge. The cost for food is about the same as you would pay at the movies (higher than it needs to be). Pass it on!

Saturday, June 23, 2007

All Day Music

My Mommy, Grammy, and Pop-Pop took me to something called an "outdoor concert" today. We drove to a place called the Cheltenham Mall to park the car and got on some funny looking thing called a shuttle bus. I liked the ride on the bus and it took us to a place called West Oak Lane. When we got off the bus, there were people everywhere, lots of food, and music! There were a lot of people selling something called art too.

We decided to get something to eat and then we sat in the chairs we brought for the concert. My Grammy told me that we were going to see an "ol' skool band called WAR". I didn't know what ol' skool meant and I didn't know who WAR was either. My Mommy said she knew who they were because Grammy and Pop-Pop played their music around the house all the time. Anyhoo, WAR came on stage and the concert started. I liked the music a lot so, I started doing my "Booga Bounce". After each song, everybody clapped their hands so, I did too.

When the concert was over, we got on that funny looking shuttle bus again, rode back to the mall to get the car, and went home. The concert was a lot of fun and I hope to go again sometime. Here are some pics that we took to share. The last day of the festival is tomorrow...click on the logo above for more information and check it out!

Cool Slideshows!

Ol' Skool Trivia Question: The title of a WAR song is mentioned as a part of this post. Hint: The song is the title track from an album the band released in 1971. Can you find it? If this was before your time, you are excused from class!

Sunday, June 17, 2007

From All of Us...

Pop-Pop, Grammy, Mommy, & Me!

TO: My Pop-Pop

Grammy & Mommy too!

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Color Him Father

Today was all about someone very special to me...my Pop-Pop! Hanging out with him is always fun and we spent the day doing whatever he wanted to do. Two of his favorite things to do are eating out and going to the movies so, that's what we did. First, we took him to the Bahama Breeze restaurant in King of Prussia, PA. The food was really good and I had to share the attention I usually get from all the waitresses with Pop-Pop because it was Father's Day.

After we ate, we took off for the movies. While we were there, we saw a family named "The Simpsons" (Whoever they are?) sitting on a couch in the lobby. My Grammy wanted us to take some pictures with these people but, they seemed kinda strange to me. They didn't move or talk at all! My Mommy said that they were on TV and will be in a movie real soon. It seems like we always run into somebody famous whenever we go out.

My Pop-Pop had a nice time and we just wanted to let him know that we think he's the best. We love you Pop-Pop!

Outside Bahama Breeze