Off to LA

Today we are using the second half of the 2 Park Pass we got when we went to Disneyland with Mike and Kim. The other park you get to go to when you buy this pass is California Adventure. The last time we were there, we went with our friends the Seymour family. They graduated last spring and moved away to England, and we miss them! So going back to California Adventure without them this time will be a bit sad! But going together as a family will still be enjoyable, I'm sure! The weather at least is forecasted to be good -- about 75 degrees F (24 degrees C).

Fun with Mike & Kim

Here are some more pictures from Mike and Kim's visit! This is a picture Kim took of the kids while we were getting Wild Animal Park passes figured out. Our passes had expired in January, so we're getting some new ones here, which makes me very happy!

The lions. I love this picture that Kim took -- it looks like it could be a painting...

One of the park guys wandering around with some kind of animal I have never seen before, and I forget its name. He said it was part of the bear family, though.

This giraffe was eating, and after he swallowed, you could see the food bump moving all the way down his loooong neck.

This bridge sways and rocks when you jump on it, so December's trying to get it to shake with her measly little weight.

This dik-dik had just had a baby. I think it was super recent, too, because the newborn was still wet! It was completely adorable and so tiny!

Watching the cheetah talk. I was impressed at how well the cat obeyed his commands, like sitting, as you can see here!

On another day, we went out to the ocean and walked along the pier, looking at all of the boats docked there.

A man was feeding seagulls (and one large pelican) on the beach, and he kindly gave December some bread to feed them, too.

Isaac playing in the sand.

Mike and December on the beach.

Warming Up

It seems like we, as well as most of our extended families, have had really nice bouts of weather lately. Here it's been close to 80 degrees F (close to 27 degrees C) this entire week, and we've been LOVING it! We've been going for walks to the grocery store, constantly playing outside, putting on the sunscreen, going to the beach, etc. Please come visit and experience it with us! We won't be here much longer, so we're really appreciating every nice day.

These pictures were taken yesterday afternoon, when the kids were playing out on our deck. December is making chalk pictures.

Isaac is playing with his vacuum (as I watched, always desparately wishing that it actually worked) and sitting on December's tricycle, one of his favorite things to sit on.

A Family Picture

Finally! A family picture. We hadn't realized how few of these we have until people started asking us for a family picture recently, especially during Brad's interviews. Then we realized that our last family picture was taken this past summer, when Isaac was about six months old. So it was time for a new one! But we had reason to take this picture, because the seminary needs a family picture for the commencement program, and the picture needs to be in today. So this picture was taken about two hours ago! :)