California

At the end of June we got to take a trip to California to see Colin and Lela. We flew (which went pretty well) and my parents drove. My parents were kind enough to sponsor the whole trip, and it was really nice. The four of us stayed with Lela in their one bedroom apartment (they slept on a mattress in the living room while we took over the bedroom), and my parents stayed in a little hotel just up the street. We got to go to Long Beach Aquarium, Huntington Beach, and Downtown Disney. We didn't think Curtis was old enough to justify the cost of going to actual Disneyland. We'll go when they're old enough to appreciate the experience. Also, Curtis was sick toward the end of the trip, so there was a lot of hanging around the apartment to let him get some good napping in. We also ate a lot of Korean food since my sister and her husband live in a mostly Korean area. John Mark liked it, but I was more than happy to patronize places like Five Guys (my first time) and Rainforest Cafe.

Long Beach Aquarium

Wesley touching the stingrays

Not sure about meeting this Stingray...

but Wesley decided he could trust it enough to turn his back to it for a picture.

Huntington Beach

Wesley wasn't so sure about the water, but he was a huge fan of playing in the sand. He even got buried in it! Curtis, on the other hand, was more than ready to be set free in the ocean and take it on alone. It was pretty tough to hold onto his hands when the waves came! I had a death grip on that little guy.

Reading a book with Misha back at the apartment.

Curtis was still feeling pretty good at this point. :)

Lela and Colin got some fun video footage of the trip that is posted on her blog. If you watch it, notice how Curtis cautiously approaches the ocean from about 20 feet away in the second video. It's pretty hilarious.

Here is one last picture of Wesley with Lego Woody at Downtown Disney. The Lego Darth Vader scared him (it made deep breathing noises), but he perked up quite a bit upon seeing good ol' Woody in the corner.