Sea World with Padre

Dad came down to visit this weekend, so Alyssa and I dragged him to Sea World. Our favorite place in the world. We had a lot of fun.

Alyssa in front of the manatees.

Cirque de la Mer



The view from the buckets over Mission Bay.



We went to go see the new Sea Lion and Otter show. Biff always comes out before the show starts to entertain the crowd. We almosted died laughing because this Biff looks just like Doug!

Pets Rule!


And, of course, we had to take dad to go see his favorite...the Clydesdales! :o)

Free Kid

I've been going through pictures of my family over the last couple years, while I've been working on my scrapbook. I came across this picture of my cousin and thought it was so funny.


So I decided that I needed to have a picture like that of Alyssa. This is what we came up with.


She was a good sport about it. We couldn't stop laughing. I think I'll keep her! :o)

4th of July

This year for the 4th of July, Doug and my dad came to visit! Yay! (I love when they come see me!) We decided to go to the Lake Elsinore Storm game and then watch their fireworks afterwards, a 2 for 1. :o) We also brought Doug's friend Roger who we've known for years. (He's basically another brother.) It was fun hanging out with my family and watching baseball. You can't get much more American than that. Here are some pics from the night!










It was a fun night, except for the crazy traffic after the game. But on the way home, we stopped at a red light and the car next to us was some friends I hadn't seen in a while. They had been at the game too, but we didn't know. Weird...but it was good to see them too! :o)

Hanging out in Midway

We spent most of our time in Midway hanging out in the condo watching movies or swimming in the salt water pool! It was the first time in a long time, where I didn't have a bunch of stuff planned during my vacation. We just relaxed, it was nice.

Olympic Park

While we were in Midway, Diane took Alyssa and I up to see the Olympic Park in Park City. It was neat to see what it all looked like in person and without the snow. It's still used all year round for people training.

It was neat to see how they've accomodated it so that the ski jumpers can practice their tricks without the snow. The built a pool below the jumps so that they land in the water. They use air bubbles to cushion their landing so that they don't hit the water as hard.



Alyssa and I in a bobsled. When we got back to the condo, Cool Runnings was on tv! I love that movie! :o)

The view from the top of the ski jump, I didn't realize how high it was on TV.

Family Vacation- Drive to Midway

We spent our family vacation this year in Midway, Utah which is near Park City. The drive up there is lovely and weather was beautiful! I think that my favorite part was the waterfalls that you can see on the side of the road.

Chloe & Clementine

Remember a few months ago, I posted about how my dad and Diane got an adorable new little puppy. Well she's definitely not little anymore! She's as big as their full grown chocolate lab Chloe! Here are some pictures so you can see for yourself!