My bearthday!

Today is my bearthday! I got some cool stuff in the mail to celebrate. 😀

First, I received a postcard in the mail from Little Fox. Little Fox also went to Colorado this summer. Next time, we will have to meet up. Thanks Little Fox!

I also got a card in the mail from my friend Droopy. Droopy is known for making greeting cards so I wonder what he came up with this time.

Yeah, that's cool!

And he also sent me some bear buttons. I could sew them onto a shirt or make something with them. These are really cute, thanks!

Finally, my mom got something for me from Build-a-Bear Workshop.

Inside was a pinstripe vest with tie!

I put it on immediately.

Okay, what do you all think? I really like it! Thanks for all the bearthday wishes!

H.I.V.E. Headquarters

Pssst! Agent Ajdin here.

A few days ago, I received an urgent TOP SECRET message from Agent Ooogie requesting that I go to H.I.V.E. Headquarters to meet the director! (H.I.V.E. stands for "Honey is Vital for Existence.")

I am at HIVE Headquarters right now waiting to meet the spy director. I have never met him before. HIVE is the most elite spy agency in the world! Only the best of the best of the best stuffies get to become secret agents for HIVE. I wonder what he is like. He must be extremely intelligent and clever and brave and...

"Mrs. Tibbs?"

"Oh hello Ajdin!" she said sweetly.

"You? You're the Director of HIVE?" I couldn't believe it. HIVE was involved in some of the most complex international espionage cases dealing with some of the worst criminal networks out there. And Mrs. Tibbs was the nicest stuffie.

"Yes, that's right!" she said.

"MOM???" Uncle Tibbs couldn't believe it either. "I thought... I thought... I thought you owned a catering business!"

"Oh, that was just a cover company!" she said. "Come now, don't look so surprised!"

"I... still... can't... believe... it..." Uncle Tibbs shook his head.

"WOW, YOUR MOM IS SO COOL!!" I was beary excited.

Suddenly, I saw someone sneak up behind Mrs. Tibbs and try to steal one of HIVE's honey jars.

"Mrs. Tibbs, look out behind --" I tried to warn her. But I didn't need to.

HIYAAAAA!!!

With speed and power like nothing I've ever seen before, Mrs. Tibbs knocked out the intruder cold with a combination of judo and muay thai moves.

"Oh thank you, Ajdin," she said, "but I saw that one coming from a mile away." She adjusted her scarf.

"Okay, let's get down to business," she continued. "The reason I had you come to HIVE Headquarters was to attend some briefings on upcoming missions. There are concerning developments in the honey trade that we've been monitoring..."

Mrs. Tibbs. Mom to Uncle Tibbs. Fantastic cook. Enjoys knitting.

And also... Director of HIVE, international spy agency.

Who would have thought?

SPY MISSION

Hey everyone, today I want to blog about --

"Aaaaaagent Aaaaaajdin," said a familiar voice.

"Huh? Ooogie, is that you?" I said.

"Myyyy naaaaame isssss Aaaaaaagent Oooooooogie," he replied.

"Oh yes, of course! Agent Ooogie, it's been a long time!"

"Thissss issss an uuuuuuurgent caaaaaable froooom heeeeeeadquartersssssss."

"Hmm... really urgent, huh?"

He handed me a folder marked "TOP SECRET."

"Goooooood luuuuuuuuck, Aaaaaaaagent Aaaaaaaajdin."

"Thank you, Agent Ooogie."

Hmm... I haven't heard from headquarters in a long time. I wonder what could be inside.

Hmm... hmm... okay... hmm... okay... wow!

My presence is requested at spy headquarters! I am to report there as soon as possible! Sounds like another TOP SECRET spy mission!

(Some readers may remember a few years ago when I went on a super important, super top secret mission on behalf of H.I.V.E. Headquarters - Honey Is Vital for Existence. Video link below.)

Mission ImPAWsible Film

Star Trek: Phaser Testing

Captain's log, stardate 41254.7.3.298.38.11.00.33.something something.

Our ship, the USS Enterprise, is responding to a distress signal by an unknown vessel located in the outer edge of the Romulan Empire near Vadris III. If we were going warp speed, we would get there fairly quickly, but since Daaataaaa is at the helm, we are traveling at 5 miles per hour.

But like any good captain would do, I have decided to test our weapon systems in the meantime, in the event we encounter enemy fire.

It's time to test our phasers!

I haven't fired a shot with one of these things since I graduated from the Starfleet Academy. I'm sure I'll remember how to ---

KABOOM!

"Captain! Captain, are you alright?" It was Lieutenant Commander Tibbs, Chief of Security.

"Whoa... I think... THAT WAS AWESOME!!" I exclaimed.

"These phasers pack a punch! Look at that!"

"But perhaps just a little less firepower, Lieutenant?"

"Yes Captain!"

This is Captain Jean-Lox Bearcard signing off!

Fun stuff

Hey, I got some fun stuff to show ya!

My friend Au Fox from Indonesia recently sent me this cool cactus pen in the mail.

On the envelope, I noticed that he also has his own postage stamp. It looks like he is attempting to do a cartwheel or flip or some kind.

Next, I received a cool Stanley the Bear pen from my Aunt Joyce who recently went on a cruise. Did you know that Princess Cruises has a mascot named Stanley the Bear? He gets to travel all around the world going to exotic places!

Here's another picture of Stanley. Okay, I've gotta admit... I am just a tiny bit jealous of Stanley. He is a bear that knows how to live it up! I really must ask my mom to go on more trips.

I also received a postcard in the mail from a new hedgehog friend, Cindy Cheesecakestein. She recently went on vacation to Cape Cod - how lovely!

Thank you for the fun stuff, everyone!

Colorado, part 2

Let's continue on our Colorado trip! Next, I went with my mom to Pike's Peak, which is a mountain in Colorado Springs that rises over 14,000 feet high!

Here is a Big Foot Xing sign. I didn't see him though.

We drove up the mountain and stopped many times to take photos. There is the summit in the background! We drove up to 12,000 feet and took a shuttle the rest of the way to the summit.

And here I am at the summit! 14,115 feet to be exact. I have never been up this high before (except when flying in an airplane).

It is SOOOO windy at the top here! Unghhh... I think I might fly away... AHH... somebody help me...

Oh phew, my mom is holding me here. She would be beary upset if I was blown away.

Not a bad view, eh? Though it is a little hard to breathe up here, and the snack supplies are running low, so I think we should go down.

We drove down Pike's Peak and then headed toward Aspen.

This mountain range behind me is known as the Collegiates because they are named after universities like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia.

It took us twice as long as expected to reach Aspen because we stopped to take so many pictures.

Now at this point, something terrible happened to our camera. It did not sync photos properly and the rest of the photos - particularly the ones with me in them - were deleted. (This is what happens when a stuffie is not in charge of things). It was beary upsetting, but I was able to salvage a few more photos from the trip.

Colorado National Monument in Fruita, CO

Independence Pass

Maroon Bells, Aspen

Dillon Reservoir

I hope you enjoyed this Colorado adventure!