we had visitors!
mitch, marci and their kids, came to visit us on their way to mexico.
we have been seriously missing having family around, so this was such a treat.
we got to meet up with them 3 times during their trip.
#1 - they came to pasadena for the evening, after they flew into LAX.
we ate chick-fil-a at a park, played at our house, and the dads took the kids on a late night fruit-raiding adventure!
#2 - we spent a day exploring the santa monica pier and the venice boardwalk and beach.
we ate a combined 11 churros, matt and mitch (reluctantly) participated in some crazy street show, we admired the venice beach body builders and skateboarders, crammed 12 people into a minivan, saw a sea lion, hunted for sea cucumbers, played in the waves, ate lunch with the most intrusive flock of pigeons on earth, and did all sorts of great people watching.
#3 - we went to disney california adventure! as your may remember from years past, amusement parks aren't my cup of tea - i am a total chicken when it comes to rides, crowds, and germs. BUT this day was a lot of fun! my mom offered to come visit us a couple days earlier then she originally planned so that she could keep tad at home with her. at first, i felt really bad leaving him. but i quickly realized how much he would have hated it.. and how much we would have hated his bad attitude! (next time, tad!) matt decided to take chet and holden on the tower of terror very first thing. uhhh... haha. although neither of them say they liked the ride, i think it was fun to get them right into it! the park was definitely busy, but we still got on plenty of rides and into a show. i think everyone's favorite was soaring over california, with radiator springs racers as a close second. and the one that scared the crap out of all of us was goofy's flying school! haha i would not be one bit surprised if that ride killed some one.
the day was busy busy, but so special!
the day was busy busy, but so special!
