Jayden Gebers and The big Blasts at the End of the Summer

Jayden had a very busy end of the Summer. We went to fishhook with the cousins and then went to Robbie and Allison’s Wedding. That was a lot of fun because they had fun houses and toys to play with along with a great dance floor where Jayden broke out the funky moves.
The next weekend we took off to Portland and had a great time. Jayden loves OMSI in downtown Portland. http://www.omsi.edu/. There are many things to look at plus a great place for the young kids to play that Include Water Play, Blocks, Sand Play, Legos, Flubber play, legos, art, and Air play with tubes and balls. Plus there is another area with Cranes and levers and all of that. It was a great time and Jayden was really having a good time when we ruined his life by leaving. He has become what I like to call a cry-pouter, which really does drive me crazy. I lose it a times when he does that kind of thing, especially when I know it is coming… uggh.
But we will definitely visit the place again sometime in the future.

We also hit the Portland Zoo. http://www.oregonzoo.org/ They do a very nice job of having little plays with the animals and it has a great vast number of animals. We have a good time there when we go.
After that it was time to spend time on the beach in Seaside, OR. We stay at a hotel called Rivertide Suites which is awesome. Plus it is really close to a restaurant called Mc Keown’s. http://www.mckeownsrestaurant.com/ If you are looking for HomeMade Fries or a great Salmon, and the Burgers are great too, well go there. Be ready to be social because they are a little on the slow side, but we love the food and that is the reason to go.
Jayden, who is a creature of habit, made sure that every morning we did the same thing which is to ride the Carousel in the middle of a shopping mall. Then we hit the Toy store where he would play with the Thomas the Tank Engine trains and tracks. We would then proceed to the Video game store where would play bingo by rolling a little rubber ball or 25 cents a game. We would then walk to the beach and then back to the room to eat lunch.
The afternoon was reserved for the beach and we would have a blast. One time Jayden took Truck we bought and pushed it all over the beach and into the surf and then back out. Next time we made a sand mountain to drive on and then we made trails and a bridge. Finally we took a little plastic Jet Ski toy out into the waves and threw it out and tried to catch it when the wave brought it back. We got into the waves and was not afraid and loved running in and out of the waves. We also went to Cannon Beach and had a good time on the sand. We of Course ate at Moe’s.. Great Chili and Clam Chowder, and just a fun place to eat and hang out at, plus a great view of the beach. www.moschowder.com
Jayden also loved his time in the pool at both Portland and the Rivertide Suites. He loves adventure and playing so this vacation was exactly what he wanted. Plus Grandpa and Grandma Gebers came so that made it even better. He got to do twice as much with 4 people.
This week was the Fair and again Jayden could not be more excited. He got to go on kids day and ran all over the place. He walked the parade with other kids and Jonah and Kallee. Then he when the candy find in the hay and then it was time to see the animals and of course, my favorite the tractor pull. Jayden at 4 made the first pull of 25 feet and then in the finals he was doing great but got distracted with the trailer the tractor was pulling and lost momentum or I think he would have hit the mark again.
He got to ride some rides and hang out with his mom and cousins and Grandma Gebers. We went back that night and I got to watch him do so many things on his own. He did the Free Fall Drop ride with Jonah, Dawson, Madeline, and loved it. He did the Roller Coaster and got kicked off with Dawson, then did the mirror Castle and figured the way out first before anyone else. He of course did the Bungee Jump thing many times as he loves going high and just jumping. I loved the fact that Rick Springfield was playing so I got to hear his concert. That was great.
We also went to Mondays Demolition Derby and watch those drivers crash and drive and blow radiators, and drive trains, and trannys, tires, and had to be carted off. The Cars also had a beauty contest and they shoot water and candy at the crowd and I have to tell you it was a blast. We got great seats and Jayden was screaming and yelling and having a blast. (Where we stayed was upstairs in the box seats, so it buffered much of the sound and that made it great because when Jayden went outside he did not like the sound very much).
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At the start of this School year Jayden is 44.2 Inches tall and weighs over 48 pounds. He Should be starting Soccer soon so it will be his first organized sport… I am a little nervous, but if my brother survived it, I should be okay.