Summary of July, 2011, in Los Angeles

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

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