Wednesday, September 10
Thursday, September 4
The ABCs of our California Vacation
We went to California for a week, and so I have TONS to blog about. Rather than give you all a boring monologue, I decided to tell you all about it using the alphabet. So please excuse the HUGE number of posts I am putting up. Just read what you want, look at some pictures, watch a few videos. Whatever. Enjoy.
A is for Angels
Matt’s dad, Lyle, is a devoted Angels fan. He’s had season tickets to their games for ages. I’ve now gone to a few games with him, and I love it! We went Monday night and Thursday night. (Thursday’s game was intense and awesome.) Amy had a great time at the games too, eating, playing, staying up way too late, and making friends with all the people anywhere near her.
Open pocket, insert foot.
When Carol took us shopping on Wednesday we bought Amy some Angels attire to wear to the game. Here she is showing off her hat (and making a funny face.)
Angels Stadium
Open pocket, insert foot.
When Carol took us shopping on Wednesday we bought Amy some Angels attire to wear to the game. Here she is showing off her hat (and making a funny face.)
Angels Stadium
B is for Boat; C is for Church Swim Party.
B is for boat.
Lyle and Carol’s back yard is water. It’s beautiful. They have a little boat tied to their dock. On Tuesday we were playing outside and decided to check out the boat.
C is for Church Swim Party.
Not the most creative letter choice, but we wanted to mention that on Saturday we went to a swimming party with Lance’s family. (Lance is Matt’s brother.) It wasn’t really a church activity, just a party thrown by a ward member. It was very fun to play in the water some more. When Matt and I were ready to leave, I talked to Lance for a minute who was still in the pool. Amy decided she wanted to get down, and climbed back in the pool. So Lance and I played with her some more with me just sitting on the edge with my feet in. Silly Amy.
Lyle and Carol’s back yard is water. It’s beautiful. They have a little boat tied to their dock. On Tuesday we were playing outside and decided to check out the boat.
C is for Church Swim Party.
Not the most creative letter choice, but we wanted to mention that on Saturday we went to a swimming party with Lance’s family. (Lance is Matt’s brother.) It wasn’t really a church activity, just a party thrown by a ward member. It was very fun to play in the water some more. When Matt and I were ready to leave, I talked to Lance for a minute who was still in the pool. Amy decided she wanted to get down, and climbed back in the pool. So Lance and I played with her some more with me just sitting on the edge with my feet in. Silly Amy.
D is for dock.
This is on the dock behind Lyle and Carol’s house right after playing in the boat. Amy was fearless and wanted to go swimming.
E is for Exercise; F is for Funny Faces
E is for Exercise.
Lyle and Carol live on an island in Newport Beach. A couple of mornings, we went running around the island for exercise. It was beautiful weather, cool and only a little humid, and all the people we passed were very friendly. It was a fun place to run. Also on the island is a playground right by the water. Matt used to play there when he was a boy so he was very excited to take Amy there.
F is for funny faces.
No further explanation needed.
Lyle and Carol live on an island in Newport Beach. A couple of mornings, we went running around the island for exercise. It was beautiful weather, cool and only a little humid, and all the people we passed were very friendly. It was a fun place to run. Also on the island is a playground right by the water. Matt used to play there when he was a boy so he was very excited to take Amy there.
F is for funny faces.
No further explanation needed.
G is for Gifts
Amy’s birthday was Sunday so we made the most of it by having two birthday parties – one Wednesday night with Lyle and Carol and one Sunday night with Lance’s family. Carol bought Amy some new clothes, and we got her some new toys. Here she is enjoying her loot:
Opening Presents:
Amy's new blocks...or are they Daddy's toys?
I love how she is playing with most of her new toys that we got her at the same time - blocks, stacking cups, and a new book.
Opening Presents:
Amy's new blocks...or are they Daddy's toys?
I love how she is playing with most of her new toys that we got her at the same time - blocks, stacking cups, and a new book.
H is for Hair; I is for Ice Cream
H is for Hair.
This is after she finished eating her cake – we gave her a bath right there in the sink. We love crazy hair pictures.
I is for Ice Cream.
Of course it is. This is Matt’s family we are talking about. For months, Matt has been telling people that they were not allowed to give Amy ice cream because he gets to be the first one to give it to her, and it has to be Ben & Jerry’s, and she gets it on her birthday. So finally the time came. And Amy loved it! Matt bought 8 pints, one for each of us and gave Amy a bite of everyone’s before they got to have any.
This is after she finished eating her cake – we gave her a bath right there in the sink. We love crazy hair pictures.
I is for Ice Cream.
Of course it is. This is Matt’s family we are talking about. For months, Matt has been telling people that they were not allowed to give Amy ice cream because he gets to be the first one to give it to her, and it has to be Ben & Jerry’s, and she gets it on her birthday. So finally the time came. And Amy loved it! Matt bought 8 pints, one for each of us and gave Amy a bite of everyone’s before they got to have any.
J is for Just Married; K is for Kalamazoo; L is for LPJ; M is for Mountain of Sand
J is for Just Married.
Saturday we went to the LA temple while Amy played with her cousins. The sad part about it was that the temple was closed. We decided to at least walk around and take pictures and enjoy the temple grounds for a little while. Matt showed me the spot where couples come out after they get sealed. We decided to take a picture there like we just got married.
K is for Kalamazoo.
This one is a stretch. While we were eating at Ruby's Diner with Lyle and Carol, the song that says, "I got a gal in Kalamazoo" came on. While we were staying with them, we went out to eat a lot. It was really fun and kind of them. At this place called Woody's Diner the waiter was proud of himself for figuring out a way to manage Matt's custom order. That is something to be proud of. Another funny out-to-eat thing was when we went to California Pizza Kitchen. We sat at a table where Matt's direct line of sight was at a booth with two people who appeared to be on a date. Amy was too short to hide behind, and he felt awkward gawking at them. I thought it was funny.
L is for LPJ.
That would be for Lyle Parks Jr and his company, Lyle Parks Jr. Inc. Tuesday morning we visited Lyle at work. Matt worked there a few summers so he recognized some of the people there. The main reason for our visit was to show off Amy. Lyle carried her around telling everyone about his granddaughter - that she prefers men and that her birthday was Sunday. I loved seeing Amy with her grandpa and seeing how much he adores her.
M is for Mountain of Sand.
Amy loved playing in the sand at the beach on Friday. She crawled all over the place in wet sand or dry. She helped herself to people's toys and crawled right up to this nice family to climb their chairs. So I ended up talking to them for quite a while. It was very fun.
Saturday we went to the LA temple while Amy played with her cousins. The sad part about it was that the temple was closed. We decided to at least walk around and take pictures and enjoy the temple grounds for a little while. Matt showed me the spot where couples come out after they get sealed. We decided to take a picture there like we just got married.
K is for Kalamazoo.
This one is a stretch. While we were eating at Ruby's Diner with Lyle and Carol, the song that says, "I got a gal in Kalamazoo" came on. While we were staying with them, we went out to eat a lot. It was really fun and kind of them. At this place called Woody's Diner the waiter was proud of himself for figuring out a way to manage Matt's custom order. That is something to be proud of. Another funny out-to-eat thing was when we went to California Pizza Kitchen. We sat at a table where Matt's direct line of sight was at a booth with two people who appeared to be on a date. Amy was too short to hide behind, and he felt awkward gawking at them. I thought it was funny.
L is for LPJ.
That would be for Lyle Parks Jr and his company, Lyle Parks Jr. Inc. Tuesday morning we visited Lyle at work. Matt worked there a few summers so he recognized some of the people there. The main reason for our visit was to show off Amy. Lyle carried her around telling everyone about his granddaughter - that she prefers men and that her birthday was Sunday. I loved seeing Amy with her grandpa and seeing how much he adores her.
M is for Mountain of Sand.
Amy loved playing in the sand at the beach on Friday. She crawled all over the place in wet sand or dry. She helped herself to people's toys and crawled right up to this nice family to climb their chairs. So I ended up talking to them for quite a while. It was very fun.
N is for Napoleon Dynamite; O is for One
N is for Napoleon Dynamite.
This picture has nothing to do with anything. I just thought it was funny to have a little Napoleon. Gosh!
O is for One.
Here's Amy's birthday cake. We forgot to get a candle so Carol creatively made do with a match.
This picture has nothing to do with anything. I just thought it was funny to have a little Napoleon. Gosh!
O is for One.
Here's Amy's birthday cake. We forgot to get a candle so Carol creatively made do with a match.
P is for Pop Jet
On Thursday we went to eat at a mall that had some fun things for kids. So we played for a while.
Here she is on the carousel. My question for you is, who looks more excited, Amy or her parents?
They had a decorative fountain that we decided would be fun to play on for a minute and then moved to the really fun fountain. It shot water up. Amy loved it; she and Matt got pretty wet. There was a cute boy named Logan that was so interested in Amy.
Here she is on the carousel. My question for you is, who looks more excited, Amy or her parents?
They had a decorative fountain that we decided would be fun to play on for a minute and then moved to the really fun fountain. It shot water up. Amy loved it; she and Matt got pretty wet. There was a cute boy named Logan that was so interested in Amy.
Q is for Queen of Eating
Amy ate SO much while we were in California. I think every time we went to eat anywhere she was the last one to finish. Lyle and Carol think we starve her. We were just as amazed by her appetite. And despite what this post looks like, we didn't JUST give Amy treats. It was her birthday after all.
This is Amy's first time eating pudding:
Amy didn't like frosting on her hands as we see here:
But she did like the chocolate cake:
This is Amy's first time eating pudding:
Amy didn't like frosting on her hands as we see here:
But she did like the chocolate cake:
R is for Rally Monkey; S is for Seaweed
R is for Rally Monkey.
The Angels have a funny monkey called the rally monkey that they put on the screen to get the crowd rallied up. They sell stuffed monkeys to swing around in the air when the rally monkey is jumping on the screen. Amy liked holding/ wearing the rally monkey. In these pictures she is showing all her Angels garb that she got for her birthday and borrowing the rally monkey.
S is for Seaweed.
We really didn't have any experiences with seaweed except that Matt got some on him in this video. I think his face at the end of the video is hilarious.
The Angels have a funny monkey called the rally monkey that they put on the screen to get the crowd rallied up. They sell stuffed monkeys to swing around in the air when the rally monkey is jumping on the screen. Amy liked holding/ wearing the rally monkey. In these pictures she is showing all her Angels garb that she got for her birthday and borrowing the rally monkey.
S is for Seaweed.
We really didn't have any experiences with seaweed except that Matt got some on him in this video. I think his face at the end of the video is hilarious.
T is for tongue; U is for Upholstered; V is for Vacuum
T is for Tongue.
We never get sick of seeing what funny things Amy can do with her tongue:
U is for Upholstered.
On the way home we stopped for a break in St. George to visit my friend, Tawny. We had a great time visiting and watching Amy play with Tawny's son, Cooper. I know it is a stretch, but the U is for upholstered because I took these pictures on Tawny's swing that she recently reupholstered.
V is for vacuum.
Saturday morning we went with Lance's family to clean up their church building with them. We were enticed by free donuts.
We never get sick of seeing what funny things Amy can do with her tongue:
U is for Upholstered.
On the way home we stopped for a break in St. George to visit my friend, Tawny. We had a great time visiting and watching Amy play with Tawny's son, Cooper. I know it is a stretch, but the U is for upholstered because I took these pictures on Tawny's swing that she recently reupholstered.
V is for vacuum.
Saturday morning we went with Lance's family to clean up their church building with them. We were enticed by free donuts.
W is for Waves
This is Amy waving to Grandma Carol from their boat:
This picture is from when we went Tuesday night to the beach for a romantic walk (with Amy). When we went near the water Amy was rather nervous. I put her down on the sand (standing up holding on to my leg.) When a wave came to where we were, it was bigger than we thought it would be. It got her wet to her waist and scared her. So we took off her clothes and changed her diaper. We put her in her car seat without clothes, and she fell asleep on the way back to Grandma and Grandpa's. We thought she looked rather cute.
When we went to another beach on Friday with Deborah and her kids, Amy was not scared anymore. She loved the waves and pretty much everything about the beach.
This picture is from when we went Tuesday night to the beach for a romantic walk (with Amy). When we went near the water Amy was rather nervous. I put her down on the sand (standing up holding on to my leg.) When a wave came to where we were, it was bigger than we thought it would be. It got her wet to her waist and scared her. So we took off her clothes and changed her diaper. We put her in her car seat without clothes, and she fell asleep on the way back to Grandma and Grandpa's. We thought she looked rather cute.
When we went to another beach on Friday with Deborah and her kids, Amy was not scared anymore. She loved the waves and pretty much everything about the beach.
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