Happy Happy Park Days

Yesterday was the mom's group at Atlantis Park, or "the dragon slide park" as it's officially known at our house. Superstar wanted to climb this tree, so I boosted him up. Then I decided I wanted to climb it too, so after several unsuccessful tries which ended up in me swinging upside down from a branch. Finally I got up there so we had to have a picture. I was so sappy; I still have sap on my feet which is a mystery since my bare feet never touched the tree now that I think about it. Yep, it's confirmed, I'm a sappy girl. ;) Then last night we went to Disneyland with Luke and Diva. Luke's favorite missionary companion was in town with his family, and they invited us to go too so we went for a couple of hours. It was fun, and I could see why he was the favorite companion. And his wife was cute and sassy so I liked her too. We rode on Star Tours and the ride shut down right when the spiny icy things come at you so we sat in there for a while and made friends with the other passengers. I kept thinking this would be an awful place to die, all sealed up and stuck in our seatbelts. Daddy was on the other side of the ride in another row, due to those annoying Disney employees. The intercom kept going back and forth on whether we were staying in the ride or getting off. Finally they opened the doors and took us to another space shuttle. This time I stretched the seatbelt over my knee so if we got stuck again I could get out. But it went smoothly that time so it was all good.

Girly Fun

Look how cute my niece is! I had her today so my bro-in-law could go shoot guns with his friend. She was so cuddly and I got to do her hair and tie a bow in it and get my girly fix, so that was fun. She even wanted to stay with me when her daddy came to get her. I love it when kids like me! It doesn't happen very often. Maybe because most kids I just tolerate. There's only a few I really like. Is that terrible?

So the chocolate chip cookies won by a landslide. Hope you like the new poll!

Tree Hugger

So I really wanted to be Wonderwoman for Halloween, but all the costumes look like I should be working on a street corner so that's just not going to work for me. But last night I was with the Young Women learning how to make orange rolls and delivering them and one of the Young Women was talking about being a tree for Halloween and then we started talking about someone needed to be the tree hugger. Well that just sounded about perfect for me. I mean really, if I can't be Wonderwoman, then a tree hugger is the next best thing, right? ;) So I went to this cool T-shirt website that Daddy's friend told him about and I had so much fun making up designs! They had so many cool fonts, and I loved this Asian one. This design is Daddy's favorite, so I'm going to order it and wear it with some other funky hippy stuff and run around on Halloween saying, "Peace man," and "Make love, not war." Oh and I can have peace signs painted on my cheeks. This is getting better all the time.

Sunday Dinner

So Sunday we went to Luke and Diva's for Korean BBQ. I was so excited because Daddy had been bragging about how good it was for a while. Of course I packed a PB sandwich for Superstar who is not the most adventurous with food. Then he just played in the dirt anyway and I had to run home and get him clean clothes; he was so filthy! Well the BBQ was so delicious! I just wanted to eat and eat! I even tried kimchi. I always like to try everything once and give it a fair chance because it bugs me when people say they don't like something they've never even tried. Hello! So anyway, I didn't like it, but I tried it. And we had the best watermelon ever. Then we played ping pong and I kept hitting the ball over the fence in the yard of their really nice neighbor, but I felt bad because we kept going over to get the balls. She was really sweet about it. I was actually better than I thought I would be, but still not really good at all. It was super fun though. Then Luke made us peanut butter cookies, yum!, and we played karaoke on their Playstation. I had no idea there was like skill involved and stuff. Next time I'll be better; I've been practicing so look out. :) Then we went for a little walk on the sidewalk by the beach. Thanks for having us guys, that was really fun!

Dog Beach

So these are our friends I've been talking about in the last couple of posts. They are so high maintenance; they demanded their own code names. So from here on out they'll be Luke Skywalker Esquire and Diva. And of course you already know Baldo the Wonderdog. So Tuesday is Dog Beach Day and Luke and Diva came for dinner and then we played a little baseball in the backyard and headed for the dog beach. It's my new favorite day. Hello, walking dogs and the beach and my family and friends, how much better could it get?! So fun.

Look-a-likes

Baldo the Wonderdog

This is our new friend Baldo. Our friends have been gracious enough to let Superstar and I walk him. I love to walk dogs and needed a little extra exercise and Baldo needed walking, so it's a perfect match! I'm so happy! The neighbors stared at us like they'd never seen a dog walked before. So I just waved and smiled and enjoyed it.

Last Day

We have been having so much fun with our friend from church. Yesterday was our last day with her before she went back to school. She has been really fun for Superstar and for me since I have to borrow girls to get my girly fix with hair and nails and shoes and shopping and all that. We went to Disneyland and to her ice skating lesson and to her grandma's house. It was a great day. Long, but happy.

Growing up

My superstar is getting so old! He asked me for a sandwich and I didn't get it for him quick enough so he made his own. I came into the kitchen and there he was with the 2 pieces of bread a little crooked but together with peanut butter, just like he likes it! I was so proud I had to take his picture, of course. On Sunday he wanted spiky hair like always but he didn't wait for me. He went in the bathroom and wet his hair down and got the gel out the medicine cabinet and put it on his hair and spiked it and then sprayed it with hair spray. I couldn't believe it! I helped him shape it a little, but man oh man he is growing up.

Labor Day

So we are certifiably crazy, but we had so much fun at Disneyland on Monday even though it was 108 degrees! I have never had so much fun in such high temperatures. Usually I get very grouchy, but we had good friends and Dole Whip and apparently that's what I need for a good time! We had ice fights which was fun but left us wet in some unusual places. There's a certain ATM machine in Disneyland that got the worst of it, but I have terrible aim and it was irresistible to attack a stationary target! Mama's sister and her family were there too so we met up with them for a few rides. We were excited to get to see the fireworks too, since that was the last weekday night they would be showing before the early fall hours start. It was a good show, and I can never resist taking fireworks pictures. They're so cool!