SUMMER IN CALIFORNIA
Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach (Touched sharks, mantas, and jellyfish!)
Beach, special day with Aunt Cindy (just Olivia)
Beaches
Birthday swim parties at Uncle Flavio and Aunt Cindy’s for Olivia and me
Birthday swim parties at Uncle Flavio and Aunt Cindy’s for Olivia and me
Boogie Boarding with Uncle Flavio
Bookstores
Books -- best ever Shark and Dinosaur books, 3D Animal Book, $1 classics from Target
Buddhist Funeral for Great Grandma Kay Forever
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Cars 2 Movie
California Adventure (Tower of Terror, Soaring over California, and other great rides)
Capt. Jack Sparrow in the parking lot (gave Olivia and me rings)
Chinese Restaurant with Jennie and Ray
Disneyland
Fourth of July in backyard. Great view of fireworks.
Glass Church (Wayfarers’ Chapel, Palos Verdes Peninsula)
Hummingbird Feeder with daily visits from hummingbirds
Jacaranda Cafe Saturday Morning Breakfast Group with Kei and Leon
Legoland and Water Park
Lemon Tree (Walked uphill carrying three bags of lemons for the Jacaranda Cafe)
Lighthouses (climbed to the top at Point Fermin and Point Vicente)
Los Angeles Museum of Natural History new Dinosaur Exhibit -- Awesome!
Math one hour daily with Papa Bruce. :-)
Meals outside on the patio
Monopoly, Bingo, Cards, Puzzles with Papa Bruce
Nature Walks down to the ocean
Ruby’s at the Huntington Beach Pier
Parks with ponds and ducks
Parks
Playgrounds near the house and at the beach
Playing with Cousins
Playing “Beach” and “Train” in the driveway with Olivia
Reading
San Pedro Fish Market at 5 AM with Papa. Arianna fed seals and got salmon and sea bass.
Shark Book (best ever) and shark model
Skechers shopping with Aunt Cindy
Subway sandwiches overlooking the ocean
Sushi at Mitsuwa (Konichiwa)
Swimming at Flavio and Cindy’s
Uncle Flavio and Aunt Cindy
Walking to 7-11 every morning with Papa to get Grandma a newspaper
Whale watching
