Elliot's Top 14 Favourite Holiday Moments

Jeepers, I had one fast-paced and super fun time in America. I was kept really busy reconnecting with my American family, meeting new friends, and doing all sorts of things for the very first time. Here are some of my bestest moments:

1. Going fishing with Finn and catching my first fish!

2. Riding in Matt and Melissa's boat and licking Matt's tattoos (I know, kind of weird, but surprisingly funny!)

3. Giggling and playing jokes with Grumpy.

4. Going to the zoo with Evan and Claire and seeing real live bears wrestling and playing!!!
5. Roasting marshmallows around the campfire with Finn and Katie.

6. Playing in the snow way up high on Mt. Rainier with Nana and Grandad and seeing all the wildflowers and a deer too!
7. Jumping off the dock into the lake over and over with Mommy and Daddy at Holly and Terry's lake house.

8. Watching my very own TV on the airplane and for way longer than Mommy and Daddy usually let me.
9. Swimming and laughing and eating cherries with Amelia and Erik up at the cabin in Cle Elum. (I also really liked holding hands with the pretty blond girl--that's what I called Amelia.)

10. Getting my very first real massage!

11. Learning how to play lacrosse and having squirt gun wars with all my cousins and second cousins at the family reunion in Idaho.

12. Splashing in the pool and eating popsicles with Oliver and Claire and Evan out front of Gramma and Grumpy's house.

13. Eating lots and lots of frozen yogurt and Mexican food. Yummy! Too bad we couldn't find any cooked tuna sushi though.
14. Going to my first baseball game. I was really into it (for a couple of innings anyway) and even got my own baseball cap of the Tri-City Dust Devils.

~ Elliot