What a year it’ s been! It was full of new travel destinations, many firsts and so much fun. Between adventures with my brothers, Cavan and Kieran; family trips; and starting first grade, I’ ve had the best year yet.
This summer, we went on our second Hamilton family trip, this time to Oglebay. All the cousins came, and we got to swim in a big pool, feed kangaroos and wallabies at the zoo and explore Oglebay Park. For my 7th birthday, I had a red panda-themed party at Love Your Selfie, and then our family went back to the Good Zoo, where I got to feed real red pandas. Cavan and Kieran turned 5 and had a birthday bash with their friends before our family went to the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks show.
One of the biggest things I did this year was start horseback riding lessons. I even went to two horse camps. I dressed up as Merida from the movie“ Brave” for Halloween and loved every minute. Mommy says I’ m following in her footsteps, and she’ s pretty excited about that. We also took a trip with our family friends to Stonewall Resort, where we hiked, swam and explored together. Then we went on our first beach vacation as a family of five to Ocean Isle, NC. I swam all day, built sandcastles, drove around in the golf cart and ate as much ice cream as I could.
Last fall, I started first grade, and Cavan and Kieran started Pre-K. We love our teachers and are learning so much. Thanksgiving and Christmas were super special because we celebrated at Mommy’ s new office on Kanawha Boulevard. We got into the Christmas spirit by visiting Light Up the Night at the Dirty Birds Ballpark and riding our first Ferris wheel. We also did a lot of sledding this year because there was a ton of snow!
Spring break might have been the best yet— we went to Key Largo with our friends, the Castos. We got to take our first plane ride, swam every day, played on the beaches at state parks, swam with dolphins, fed stingrays, saw amazing animal shows at the aquariums and had some more ice cream.
Thanks for reading about our year. I can’ t wait to see what adventures will come next! •
XOXO, Quinn Nicole
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