Peep Flies!

A few days after we watched the movie Up, Peep and I packed up our overnight bags and headed north to see our friends and family. We decided our new plan was much too good to keep to ourselves and we had to share it as soon as possible.

The first part of our plan was to buy balloons. You can't fly like the house in Up unless you have balloons! Since it was almost Christmas, all of the stores were packed full with people buying presents and chocolate and decorations. And balloons! We hoped there were still some left!

So on our way, we stopped at a very large supermarket. In the section where you can buy flowers, you can also buy balloons. Peep and I looked at every single balloon there to pick out our very favorites. There were lots to choose from: elephants, tigers, hearts, stars, turtles, rainbows, fish, lions, zebras and even flowers. We searched and searched for dinosaur balloons, but didn't find any. But that didn't matter! Peep is a dinosaur, right? We bought so many balloons! And then we brought them all back to our friends' house. This was going to be so much fun!

Finally, we arrived at our friends' house and it was time to do a test flight! We did it indoors so he wouldn't accidentally fly away. I tied the ribbons into a big loop and fitted it around Peep. It became his flying harness! Then I let go of Peep...

Look, Kate! Look! I'm flying!!

And Peep flew!

He giggled so hard from excitement, and I could tell that he really wanted to hop and bounce all around, but he had to be careful he did not fall out of his flight harness. I hopped and bounced and giggled all around the room instead!

Peep floated all around the room. He visited everyone he could to show off his new balloons!
First, he saw Lee:

Lee! Lee! I'm up so high, I can touch your nose!

Then he floated over to the Christmas tree:

The tree is so sparkly! Hello, Miss Bunny!

Can you see Peep's big smile in that picture?

Peep floated around some more...and found another dinosaur!

Visiting more family!

He was a very quiet dinosaur, so Peep didn't notice him before. They visited for a little while, and then Peep discovered something even more wonderful!

Woof! Woof! I can fly, too!

We had a few extra balloons and Alice heard Puppy asking to fly just like Peep! Alice had made a little flight harness for Puppy, so he got to fly, too! Can you see him in the picture? He's very small - even smaller than Peep!

Then it was time to go.

Peep and I could barely sleep that night because we were both so excited. The next morning, we were going to try a flight outside!

So, when the sun came up the next morning, we hopped and bounced and giggled around the house. It was so hard to eat breakfast! Then, we went to Peep's family's house. Alice was all set to go. She was going to help us with this flight while I took some pictures so we could show you what happened!

But, first, Peep asked if he could fly around in the house again. It was a different house than the night before and he also wanted to see the sparkly Christmas tree up high.

This tree is even sparklier!

Then we went outside! Alice carefully tied an extra long ribbon to Peep's harness. Then she put a loop on the other end so she could keep a firm hold on. We didn't want Peep to fly away with no way back!

Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! I'm flying! Look at meeeee!

And then Peep wanted to go higher! So, Alice climbed up to the roof of Lee's car. Look at how high that is!

I can see the whole neighborhood from here!

But the house in Up flew for hundreds and hundreds of miles on a great adventure, so everyone decided that Peep should get to have an adventure flying places, too! Off we went on a walk while Peep flew above us. Alice held on to the ribbon! Peep giggled and laughed the whole way and so did we!

We went to the soccer field...

We can play lots of games here!

Then we went to look at the neighborhood farm...

Shhhh! The fields are sleeping!

Peep looked for chickens and goats, but couldn't see any, even from way up high. He thought they must be in the barn keeping warm. We thought so, too. Even the fields looked cold. It looked like the farmer had put down some hay on one patch to keep the rows warm!

Then we all walked along the dike. Peep wanted to know what a dike was  - we explained that a long time ago, the river flooded the whole town and lots of buildings and houses were ruined. Everyone had to use boats to get anywhere. Peep thought that the boats sounded like fun! But, we explained, when the river went back to its normal level, some people didn't have houses left - the river had washed them away! So, a bunch of people got together and built a high mound of dirt all along the fields between the river and the houses - that's the dike. That way, the river could flood the fields when it got too high, and the mound of dirt kept the houses safe from the extra water. And it made a great place to go sightseeing!

Peep was quiet for a minute. Then he said he thought that the dike was a pretty good thing.

Alice and Peep, best buddies!

Alice walked all the way down to those dark green bushes you can see in the picture, and Peep flew right along with her. Then they came all the way back!

Peep was still giggling and Alice was hopping and skipping along! But soon, they were both cold and shivery. The rest of us were a little shivery, too, so we all decided to head back to the nice warm house. Alice held Peep close to her so he could get a bit warmer. He is so small, after all!

Brrr!

He just giggled and grinned. We all had such a great time, and Peep said that it was the bestest adventure of his whole life! When we got home, he crawled onto a soft, warm blanket and fell asleep right away with a big smile on his face. 

So, the very kind little purple dinosaur got to fly and see the world from a different point of view, and Alice, Aerin, Lee, Al and I got to help. That means that everyone went on an adventure! We think that's just about the best kind of adventure you can have. 

I wonder what our next adventure will be?