Aunt Margie’s (by Walden)

I got to feed Tex a carrot.

Woo-hoo! I'm having a great time on our big trip already! Mom and Dad say I'm growing up really fast. But I don't listen to them much.

I especially loved visiting Great Aunt Margie’s house in Knoxville, Tennessee (from March 7-10). She has a big, steep hill that we had to drive up and down to get to her house. Mom didn't think our car would be able to haul the Burro to the top. Dad said, "No problem." Luckily, Dad was right! (Okay, Dad made me write that part).

When we arrived on Saturday evening, Margie's daughter, Haleigh, was there too, and we had lots of fun playing puzzles and with a giant pen that they gave me (I pretended that the pen was a car wash).

Me and Daddy playing with the dogs. 

Margie's house is SOOOOO much fun. She has two dogs (one that was afraid of me, and the other that liked jumping up on me), one kitty cat (that hissed at me and threw up a lot), one bird (that likes to fly around the house and dance to the Andy Griffith song), one guinea pig (who I had fun chasing around the kitchen), and one horse (who lives in a fence outside and likes carrots). I got to help feed the animals and throw balls and Frisbees for the dogs. She also has an upstairs filled with really cool toys (Dad calls them "classics")... the LITE-BRITE was my favorite. We loved running up her big hill chasing the dogs. Sometimes, they even listened to me! We heard frogs, saw an owl, and picked up worms. I also loved riding my tricycle REALLY FAST down the hill (Dad helped me a little).

I carried that stick in my hand the entire hike.

On Monday, we went to a restaurant with Dad's cousin Trina and her daughters Trinity and Keara, and Great Uncle Gerry and Great Aunt Julie who were visiting. What fun! Afterwards, we went to a neat place in Knoxville called the Ijams Nature Center. The nature center had BUTTONS that made the inside of a tree light up... and now, every time we go to a nature center or visitor center, I always look for the buttons. They do neat things! We also hiked on an amazing boardwalk built on the side of a cliff over the Tennessee River, poked sticks at newts in a pond, listened to the frogs singing, and jumped on rocks over a stream (which made Mommy and Daddy very nervous).

Here is the fun natural play area.

We were sad to have to leave Great Aunt Margie's house and all of the animals. Mom and Dad were very thankful to have such a neat place to stay. But they said that there would be more adventures to come! And, luckily, our car was able to pull the Burro up the big hill!

Thank you again, Aunt Margie!!!!

Me, Mommy, Daddy, and Aunt Margie.