Meet Woods!

Hi everyone! My name is Woods and Mr. Ryan adopted me and gave me to Molly for a Valentine's present....awwww!

See, here's my official adoption papers, er tag....

Today was super fun because the Tillamook "Loaf Of Love" tour came to San Diego (the La Mesa Ralph's, to be exact!) This is their Volkswagen bus - it is only 9 feet, 6 inches long!

I even got to sit on it (since I only weigh 5.25 ounces!)

This is way cool!

The Tillamook people said that this baby goes an amazing 45 miles an hour at top speed!

Wouldn't it be fun seeing this going down the freeway (in the slow lane, of course!)

The nice people gave us two buttons as souvenirs!

I LOVE their license plate! They have Yum1, Yum2 and Yum3.

They're located in Tillamook County Oregon. Maybe I'll go to their factory someday!

Since Miss Sarah was at her friend Julie's birthday party, Molly and Ryan went to dinner at her favorite restaurant Tartine's in Coronado. Here I am going along for the ride (and reminding Molly that it rained just enough to mess up her windows!)

This was our view after dinner. We walked over to the Ferry Landing Park. This is one of the most beautiful views in all of San Diego. The skyline looks lovely all lit up!

Molly let me play on the beach for a little while.

Then I decided I wanted to go somewhere so I thought it would be fun to climb in the mailbox to find a new adventure!

Molly didn't like that idea at all. She said she'd miss me terribly. That made me want to stay with her and the family!

We got back to our car and whew! I'm glad they stopped enforcing the parking meters at 6:00 p.m.!

The Teddy Bear Show 2010

Today I got to go to the San Diego Teddy Bear Show! It was held in Mission Valley at the Sheraton Hotel. Molly got to see her dear friends Janis and Krys who traveled quite a distance to take part in the fun! There were three rooms filled with bears and dolls and so much more! Come along with me!

Here we are - oh goody, oh goody!


This bear was kind enough to offer us directions!


He was a big feller but such a nice and helpful bear!


After Molly paid my entrance fee, the kind man stamped my hand so I could go wherever I'd like!


He even gave me his microphone to make a few announcements. I wasn't nervous - well, not too much!


Oh my stars! Look at this big tiger!! He looks so fearsome but he was really just a giant pussycat!


He took even took me on a ride around the room!


There were some very lovely bears at this table. I stayed and talked with them for a while.


Such a strong resemblance, don't you think?


When I got tired of walking around, I took a break. Ryan let me use his iPod touch to check my e-mail.


Molly adopted some new friends! Oh I am so happy to bring them home to meet their new family!


This young feller was handmade with love by a bear company called "Whatabear". The man who set up the adoption was so very nice! He was glad that Molly was bringing him to such a lovely home!


This is Mozzarella! Isn't she a cutie patootie?



I even got something out of the deal - a brand new sweater!


And such a grand lady indeed! She even has shoes, something you only see on the more fancy bears!


This little guy is very, very little but he's got a big heart!


And I simply couldn't come home without something for Lancelot! I bought him this fun teddy bear vest!


We had such a lovely time. We can't wait for the show to return to San Diego in August and next January!

A Day In The Life.....

...of my family! Kinder Bear reporting in today. Since my family is on vacation, we decided to make the day special with things that didn't cost too much as Christmas has pretty much put us on a very long-term, very tight budget!

We decided to take Chloe the Dog along and she said I could ride in her harness!


Our first stop was Chik-fil-A.


Now many of you know that my mom Molly is a vegetarian so why stop at Chik-fil-A? Well for the cow calendar of course! Mom LOVES cows and each year Chik-fil-A puts out a wonderful cow calendar - this year the subject is "Great Works of Cow Literature". Miss Molly used to only be able to get a calendar at the Chik-fil-A in Lansdale, PA when she would visit Mr. Ryan's parents. But since they have opened a location here in San Diego, she just has to swing by the one at the Sports Arena. While there, my family decided to have some lunch.


Mr. Ryan got a chocolate shake. It's almost as big as me!


Miss Molly got french fries.....


....and cole slaw too. :-) Miss Sarah feasted on the chicken sandwich and their legendary lemonade. Mmm....good!


Next stop was Petsmart......


...to get the kitties their food (I think my family's food looks a lot more tasty but....)


Our next stop was beautiful Balboa Park. The trees are all so wonderful and perfect for climbing and lounging...


There were some gorgeous clouds, but no sign of rain, unfortunately.


Look at this cool tree - it's bent at a 90 degree angle!



This tree will be filled with leaves as soon as Spring arrives.


And this ficus has the most wonderful, gnarly root system.


We took Miss Chloe to "Nate's Dog Park" which is just West of the big Cabrillo Bridge.


Chloe wasn't quite sure what to do first but she soon figured out her plan.





When we were walking back to the car, Miss Sarah took these pictures of Miss Molly and Mr. Ryan - still in love after 16 years of marriage!



This is a wonderful view of the Museum of Man.


And it's even a prettier view with Miss Sarah in the picture!


The sun was blocked by the clouds and trees.


We decided to take the scenic route back home so we could go looking for trains. We saw this engine from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe parked in front of Petco Park.



We drove further south and saw this BNSF waiting to be dispatched.


On the way back, we had to wait for the Coaster to cross our path.




Bye Mr. Coaster and bye for now everyone!

Love,
Kinder