Teddy Rogers — Summer & Fall Adventures

6 → 7

Meet the Explorer

Hey, I'm Teddy!

Six years old for a few more days. This summer I climbed the rigging of a 250-year-old-style tall ship in Norfolk, spent about a hundred hours in the pool, drove a go-kart faster than my dad expected, and rode the carousel at Busch Gardens more times than anyone was counting.

Now it's fall — first grade has started at Laurel Lane, hockey season is back on the ice, and I’m still hunting for Bigfoot, still building in Minecraft, and still eating broccoli on purpose. Big things coming: I turn 7 on September 23.

⛵Tall ship climber

🏊Pool all summer

🏒Hockey player

🏎️Go-kart driver

🏗️Minecraft builder

🍌Banana hunter

🧐Cryptid hunter

🥦Broccoli fan

🎒First grader

Teddy, Dad and sister in front of the tall ships in Norfolk

Teddy climbing the rigging of a tall ship

Norfolk, VA

Sail 250 & Harborfest

Tall ships from all over the world docked in Norfolk for America’s 250th, and Teddy went aboard. He climbed the rigging, held the wheel, inspected every rope he was allowed near, and posed with a pirate who did not blink once. Best day of the summer, by his own ranking.

Teddy and his sister carrying pool floats

Neighborhood Pool

Pool Days

A dragon float, a unicorn float, and the long walk to the pool. Teddy went from doggy-paddling to swimming the whole length underwater this summer.

Teddy with a shopping basket full of bananas

Grocery Quest

Minecraft Banana Hunt

Find the bananas with the Minecraft stickers, earn rare in-game items. Teddy took this extremely seriously and came home with a basket full of loot.

Full Throttle

Go-Karts Plus

Helmet on, seatbelt tight, foot all the way down. Teddy discovered that the fastest way around a corner is to not slow down for it.

Teddy on a carousel horse under the Busch Gardens sign

Teddy and Dad in an old-time cowboy photo

Williamsburg, VA

Busch Gardens

Carousel horses, a waterfall, a very loud gift shop, and one old-time photo where Teddy and Dad became the most serious outlaws ever to stand outside Uptown Willie’s Saloon. Not a single smile in the frame — that was the whole point.

Teddy and his sister boarding the school bus

Laurel Lane Elementary

Back to School

New backpack, new shoes, and a first-day photo by the sign that has now happened enough times to be an official tradition. Teddy walked onto that bus like he owned it.

Teddy in full hockey gear on the bench with his stick raised

Back on the Ice

Hockey Season

Full gear, name on the back, stick in the air. Teddy is back at the rink in Yorktown and he has opinions about line changes now. Stick raised on the bench is his signature move, whether or not anything has happened yet.

More Fall Adventures Coming Soon

Pumpkins, costumes, leaf piles, and whatever else October decides to hand us. Photos will land here as soon as they're taken — check back after Halloween.

🎃 Pumpkins 👻 Halloween 🍂 Leaf piles 🎂 Birthday No. 7

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