Stay-cation Day #3: Long Beach I picked up my other nephew, Luke, from the airport on Monday morning. We flew him in from Missouri so that he wouldn’t miss any of the fun. Then we figured a sort of low-key place to hang out is the aquarium. All 3 boys seemed to really enjoy it.…
Stay-cation Day #2: Disneyland! (You knew this was coming right?) We actually went to Disneyland twice during this stay-cation. I know, it sounds nuts. My sister and I just knew that when we went with a bigger group, we wanted to be flexible and not feel like we had to squeeze everything in. So we…
There are going to be a bunch of Going Places posts coming up since we had a busy little week over here! My sister and nephew came to visit. Of course we had a great time. You’ll see. For now, let’s start with Saturday at the Farmer’s Market. It’s become a weekend tradition of ours…
Once in awhile, Paul has to work weekends. And when he doesn’t, it seems like I do! Weekends where we just relax are pretty rare these days. This particular weekend, he had a real estate shoot. I wouldn’t normally go with him, but we figured since it was in beautiful Newport Beach, he could quickly…
This time we went to the Orange County Fair. And daddy got to join us! We mostly wanted to go a little closer to the coast so we could have some nice cool weather. That did not work out in our favor. It was hotter than Satan’s armpit. Shaved Ice was a necessity. But we…
The Ventura County Fair is one that always makes me sentimental. I remember going often as a kid because my Grandma Ina sold her honey there. She was about the cutest little bee-keeper you ever did see. I don’t really remember riding the carnival rides or anything, but I do remember the atmosphere. And I…
One day last week, I felt brave. I felt really brave. Brave enough to try taking Stevie to the beach. All by myself. I completely expected it to be a huge failure. In my head, it went a little something like this: We drive for 2 hours, haul all our stuff a mile to get…
Once a year, I guess Downtown Los Angeles closes its streets to normal traffic for several hours and opens it up to people who want to bike, walk, skate, whatever. This was a few months back, and we were able to get a good group of friends together and participate. We had such a great…
A few months ago, Stevie and I schlepped our way around Downtown L.A. to see the “Play Me, I’m Yours” Tour. It was so fun. Kind of like a scavenger hunt trying to find all the different pianos (each one decorated by a different organization). I think we found like 5 all together. While I wish I…
Wanna see some pictures of the cutest place ever? A little place known as Radiator Springs? Oh man, Disney. You have outdone yourself with this one… I’m kind of glad I chose to bring my camera instead of my kid. (Mean mom alert!) So my pal Heather and I had a cool opportunity. As Annual Passholders…